Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-08
MANY KINDS OF PAVING.
BROUGHTON STREETS IN.
PROVEMENT DISCUSSED.


CritioisinE the New Law-H0w Owners
Of Property on BrOuGht0n Street
stand.
Between thirty ana forty Broughton
street property owners, representing con-
siderably more than one-half Of the real
estate on Broaghton street between
Abereora and West Broad, met the mem-
hers OF the CITY Council Committee on
Streets and Lanes In the Mayors Office
yesterday afternoon. The conference was
invited by the Street and Lane Committee
FOR the purpose Of discussing the various
Siuds of paving material and to obtain
q general expression nom property own
ers in regard 10 the proposed improve
meut Of BroughtOn street.
Among those present we're Mr.. r. Il.
Sullivan, representing the International
Pavement Company, Of Baltimore, which
LAID the asphalt block pavement
p in front OF the City Exchange
in 1881, Capt. Patrick Maloney,
government contractor who laid the
asphalt block pavement in Washington,
ID. c., and Mr.. Schari, OF the Warren
Schari Pavement Company, representing
the asphalt sheet pavement
All the members OF the Street and Lane
Committee, consisting of Aldermen Ham
let, Wells, Mills, DuncOn, and Nichols, we're
Fresent. Maj. Hamlet, Chairman Of the
committee, presided. The act regulating
the pavement OF streets in SAVANNAH,
passed by the Legislature at its last
session. was read by Corporation At
t0rney Cunningham.
Or. j. j. Waring, who has taken an
active interest in the matter Of street
pavements, asked that a roll Of the pro-
= perry owners present be called with
We've 20 obtaining an expression as to
{ whsteipd OF pavementa majority Of those
INTEREST," desire.
Mr.. J n. w esd asked If II was a settled
fact thar Brodgbtou street is TO be paved.
Alderman Wells replied that a petition
had been presented TO Council purport-
ing to have the signatures Of a majority
OF property owners representing MAORI
~ of the real estate on BroughtOn street be-
tween AbercOTn and montgomery, asking
for the asphalt sheet pavement The pc
titlOn was referred 90 the Committee on
Streets and Lanes. IL had been found that
IL did not represent majority Of the real
estate on each block, and the property
owners were invited to prepare a new pc
titiOn, emitting any recommendation as
TO the style OF pavement, The com
mittee desired To report upon the
petition the next meeting OF COun-
Gil, and had invited the confer
ence with view 10 obtaining as fun an
expression Of opinion as possible, in order
that they might submit an Intelligent re-
port.
A continuous pavement from AbercOrn
street west TO West Broad street seemed
desirable If pavement is TO be laid ut all,
and TO accomplish this the petition must
represent majority Of the lots on every
SqfGck thS entire distance which 1t is IN.
tended TO have paved.
The matter was discussed at cOnsidera-
BILE length. In order TO get an expression
OF the property owners the roll was called
and a list of those present with the
location and amount OF property
they represented was made. There
y are GS lots OF 60 feet width
fronting on Broughton street, between
AbereOrn and West Broad. Forty-two
lots were found TO be represented in the
meeting. IL was then proposed to call
the roll on vote for or against pavement.
on this point there was a spirited discus
sion.
Capt. j. NJ. Guerard, air. j. d. Weed,
Mr.. Robert Mcintyre, Mr.. c. &. Talia-
ierror representing the Marshall estate,
End one1 or two others were opposed to
paving tie street under the law passed by
the last Legislature.
Capt. Guerard was one who pro-
tested against the passage OF a similar
bill introduced at a former session and
which was defeated. He considered the
present law unjust, and ii he were to.
make any motion he said il would be
% move the apf'et.s, ttnent Of commit
tee 10 petition its rep9al lie does
not cSNsider it right for The owners
i. 'oi properly on one street to be buFGened
with large part OF the expense Of its Inn
proyement. AZ BroughtOn street requires
paving. DO said, let the city be taxed 10
the amount required 10 do tho work. So
FAR as discussing the style OF pavement
which 1t Is proposed 70 adopt IN paving
BrOught0n street, be should decline to ex-
press any opinion FOR the reason that he
did not care To be committed by any ex-
preston thai would place nim in the light
OF iayOring the improvement under the
present law.
kuliy an hour was occupied in trying TO
arrive az a conclusion as 10 whether the
meeting, so far as the property owners
were concerned, was in favor OF paving
tiie street or opposed 10 IT,. A vote was
finally taken. and stood Individually % in
favor OF pavement and 10 against 1t.
Taken by lots II stood - for and 20 against
pavement. Although q majority OF the
property represented in the meeting voted
FOR pavement, the vote did not represent
majority OF the entire number Of lots
along which Il Is proposed 70 pave.
Alderman Hamlet stated that so far as
the vote was concerned il had no in
fuence with the Council, as the law states
that apetitiOn with the signatures Of the
owners OF a majority Of the property must
be formally presented.
After a lengthy discussion, which toe
committee listened 20 attentively. the
representatives of the various pavement
interests were invited TO present the
claims Of their material.
Mr.. Scharf. representing the asphalt
sheet pavement which is extensiyely used
IN Washington and other cities in the
North and West. referred TO the eminent
satisfaction that il had given wherever il
has been used. The cost Of the pavement
IA Washington, he stated, was 81 - per
square yard. He proposed 20 put down
pavement in Savannah for s. 10 per
square yard, providing oyster shells can
be used IN constructing the base, or 81 50
II it is found necessary 20 use imported
material. The reports Of Capt. Greene.
United States Army Engineer, and other
government authorities, and the satiHiac-
ton 10 has given as 20 strength and
durability, be regarded the best evidence
IN favor OF the pavement
Mr.. sullivan. representing the Interna-
fiOnal Pavement Company, and Capt. Ma
loney, presented the claims VI the AS
pbalt Block Pavement. Both gentlemen
referred 10 the test % which 10 had been