Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-01
FOR PAVING THE STREET
WHITAKER ST,t ~ PROPERTY
OWNERS FAVOR ASPHALT.

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WHirAK ~ ST; ~ PROPERTY
OWNERS FAVOR ASPIALT.
The Conference with the STREET and
LANE Committee o Conncn- t mated
Cost az the Prnpp-. imp ovemeht-
Wnattur Properly Owner stare VIII
Be- Potion to Hsve the street Re
paved to he Circulated Do-day.
A conference between the City Council
Comnit,ee on streets and Lanes ana the
properly owners on Whitaker street be-
tween Bay aud Castor streets was beid
Yesterday afternoon to consider the O.
pavinr Of Whitaker street as far south as
CASTOR.
Alderman Thomas. chairman OF the
Street and Lane Committee, aud Alder
man Nichols represented the city. Inc
property owners present were Col. Ii, ID.
Walker, Col. William Garrard, j. X.
saussy, Esq, Col. j. H. Estili, Capt. j.
W. McAlpin, and Messrs. G. w. west, j..
w. lyman, Adam Kossel, John Lynch,
j. Is. Howard and others.
Alderman Thomas read the resolution
OF Council under which the conference
was held and submitted an estimate pre-
pared by the City surveyor OF the cost oil
the proposed improvement. The estimate
is for the repavin9 Of the street with sheet
asphalt at The same cost per square yard
as the BrOuEhton street pavement, ana
includes new curbing, the paving or
The sidewalk crossings OF the lntersectlng
streets. and the cost Of removing the old
uavement and of 30-inch sewer from
Perry street lane TO CASTOR street with
thirteen catch basins.
The estimate was made for the work by
sections. the first section extending from
iBay to Broughton street, the next from
Broughton TO South Broad, the third from
Eou.S BROAD to Liberty and the fourth
section from Liberty to CASTOR street.
The total estimated cost OF the improve
ment, including the pavement OF sidewalk
crossings, the taking up OF the Old pave
ment, etc, ia $34 642 lG.
In event a majority Of the property
owners petition for the repavlng OF tho
strect 1t is understood that the city Will
nave the CROSSINGS and will build the
FEWER. put in the eaten basins and re-
move the old pavement. This Will reduce
The total cost OF the Improvement about
kl4,000. The amount TO be paid by the
city and property owners will be as fol-
lows:
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s@ -i .~,'''' ..-..... -. 1856 %
From south Broad to Liberty
From Liberty 10 Castor ytreef..... 9,l74 OG
Total cost ofthe Improvement after
deducting the cost OF street cross
inCs, sewer and The removing OF
the Old pavement. s2O,770 20
Tity's puruon ....................s 6,2.6 4l23
" rouattV owners = est side of street h,.HS fl@q
Property owners east side Ofstrect {. 29B ilf3
Total. $20.770 25
The cost per front foot to the properly
owners on each side of the street under
this estimate will be s. Il.
The total cost to toe CITY including the
building OF the sewer, paving The cross
jnEs and removing the old pavement, will
be $40, IS3 81.
After submitting tie Surveyors esti-
matc toe committee invited an expression
of vieNs on the part OF the property own
ers. There was considerable informal
talk and vote was taken to see whether
the property owners desire the street re-
paved. They voted animOusly in favor
OF The Improvement. Alderman Thomas
suggested that in order TO geta at the matter
those interested snoud organize and APP
point a committee to prepare a petition
10 Council asking taat the Improvement
be made under me sire paving law.
Aotlug upJn the suggestion, Mr.. G. W.
West was. up"u motion OF Col. j. II.
Estul, called 10 the chair. The following
resolut on, ctfered by j. r. Sausy, Esq,
was adopted:
1rea, That the Mayor aud Aldermen Of
tn city tr r, quest cd 10 have WHITAKER street
IA ed fro i,av street 10 the south side If
t's-tou street rith nspha /. RE eost of tho
lty~W nnT exclusive II mat part chargCahle
a. al. .ttr
50 he pa.d oue-thTd by the city and two
thirds bY the respective lot o ners proper
tlOrat-ly to the lrrnlAge IN -aid street. The
citv 80 pav for any sewer ami all sewer trap.
that may lie necessary: and also 10 put down
and MAINTAIN the street crossings running
north and south on each side OF whitaker
sfrtet, SnC 10 remove the cobbie stone pave
ment.
Cd. Estill moved the appointment of
committee OF six OF which the chairman OF
the meeting should he one, 10 canvass the
property owners, with view 10 urging
Inc Improvement. The motion was car
Tied and the chair announced the COM
mittee as fellows: Col. J. II. Estill, J. X.
Sausay, Esq, Col. VIM. Garrard, Capt. j.
w. McAlpin, Mcssrs. John LyCch and G.
W West.
Upon motion Col. Esill was made
chairman OF the committee. Petitions
were prepared and were aligned by all
present, and to-day the committee will
submit them to the property owners. The
committee was sub-dIvded as follows:
Messrs. Estill and Garrard will see the
property owners between Bay and south
Broad streets, Messrs. West and Nc
Alpin between South Broad and Liberty
streets, and Messrs. N0ussy and Lynch
between Liberty and Castor.
HE WAS NOT POPULAR.
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