Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-02

BROTGHION STltEETS Paw e.
RIENT A SURE THING.


BIENT 4 81 ~ THING.
Eleven Contractors submit Bids to Dc
the Work-The Pavement Question
Discussed hy Council - Alderman
Wells Ordinance sud " hat II Provides
Conference Between Council and
Property Owners This Afternoon.
Last nights meeting Of Council was
not marked by anything OF more than
usual interest, except the opening OF bids
for the paving Of Broughton street from
A bercorn 20 West Broad street. Alder
man HamleCs resolution providing FOR
The paving Of the street was read and the
ayes and hayes were taken, as vote o.
fwo-thirds Of the Board was necessary 10
pass the resolution, The eleven members
present all voted in the affirmative. Al
derman Wells presented an ordnance
fixing the width Of The sidewalks on
Proughton street between Abarcorn and
West BROAD at fifteen feet on each side Of
she street. with a width between Of forty
i've feet from curb 10 curb. The ordl-
nance was read first time.
~ n. Viett's bid was the first one
onened lie offered 10 deliver 1900 feet of
PennsvIvauia blue stone curbing, 5xl6
inches. on the wharf at Savannah, for
S2,6l7 80.
A. G. Haskell, Of WaynesbOro, 5. g.,
proposed 10 lay granite blocks according
10 specifications for 81 90 per square yard,
and to furnish 1900 feet Of curbing at 70
cents per running foot. AS there are
1919 square yards Of street 10 be paved
mat bid would make the paving cost $32,-
B45 SO, without including $500 for curb
ing.
Other bids were: S. H. Venable d
Co., Atlanta, gsS ate blocks 81 80 square
ward. curbing Al cents lineal foot; X. d.
Walker, blue stone curbing delivered
S2,240; John Maxwell 81 Sons, Phila-
delphia, paving 81 81 square yard, granite
and curbing 90 cents per foot; Patrick
Mal0ney, Washington, asphalt 81 90
square yard, granite curbing 81 - per foot
laid down, blue stone curbing delivered at
wharf 20 cents, placed in position 81 cents;
q. A. Deming, paving with granite blocks
50 "a square yard, curDing IS cents loot;
II. W. Warren, sheet asphalt ~ inches
IN concrete 80 10 per square yard, with
blue stone curbing 81 cents; Stone Noun
tain Granite and Paving Company, granite
blocksS2 1216 square yard. curbing 30 cents
if paving bid is accepted; the same bidder
will furnish granite blocks at Central
railroad depot for 81 80 square yard, and
curblng at 20 cents foot; +. L. White,
IL
ward, curbing at wharf 81 cents; John 4.
Brand. Lithonia, Ca, offered to deliver
granite blocks on board cars at Lithonia
Tor $40 per LOCO, and curbing at % cents
lineal foot.
ON motion OF Alderman Thomas the bids
we're referred 10 the Council as a commit
Tee ofdhe whole to be reported on here
after.
Bids for building a sewer on Sixth
M rzyor OILS a nd vun raF
70 Council as a committee Of the whole.
Before adjourning Mayor Lester made
short statement, saying that when the tax
ordinance was being framed a statement
was made that number Of liquor dealers
had not paid the city tax. II under
stand.o he continued, shat there was to
have been an Investigation. Since then
] have heard nothing of 1t. The state
nnent was made that large number Of
taxes was not collected. / was curious
10 know IL that was so. ! thought that
there must be an explanation, and l
would like to know if the Finance Com
Inittee has made any investigation, and il
so what the result was. AS Mayor, ]
would like 70 know who is in arrears for
last year, and there are any delinquents,
how many
Alderman Hamilton Immediately re-
piled that, as chairman OF the Finance
Committee. he would state that thor
ough investigation was made. The COM
mittee did not make any report, because
they thought that the Mayor, being the
chief executive officer, would look into
the matter himself. Alderman Hamilton
added that he did not have the figures
with him, but would lay them before
Council at the next meeting if desired.
Council then adjourned until O'Clock
this afternoon, when lot owners along
Broughton street, between Abercorn and
West Broad, are invited to be present to
discuss the proposals.
The investigation which Alderman
Hamlet referred to was made by Deputy
City Marshal r. j. Wade. After Council
adjourned city official stated that Mr..
Wade reported that not a single liquor
riealer in Savannah failed to pay the tax
last year.