Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-11
TRYING TO COMPROMISE.
COUNCIL FAILS TO AGREE ON
SUITABLE PAVING.

A Long Session bat hO Concl usiOn in the
BroughtOn street Paving Matter-An-
other Meeting to be Held This After
noon, When IL is Thought the QuestiOn
VIII be Settled
The City Council spent nearly two hours
and half IN retirement last night over the
Broughton street paving question. Gran
lite, gray wack sheet asphalt, and block
asphalt were severally discussed, bat no
conclusion was reached. Only from &C.
caslonal remarks dropped outside Of the
caucus room can anything be judged of
what Council is likely to do. just before
the body adjourned last night Alderman
Hamilton remarked that as it was late,
and as the body had considerable work to
do yet before taking formal vote. on the
paving question, he thought it best to
take a recess. motion was put and
carried to meet this afternoon at O'Clock.
some one thought O'Clock was time
enough, but he was reminded that the
discussion was not over by any means.
The Alderme think, though, that the end
is not far distant. and that the matter
Will be definitely settled at to-day's sit
ting. 1t is believed that the hitch has
been over sheet asphalt and granite.
BroughtOn street want the street paved
with sheet asphalt. A representative of
sheet asphalt company was at the meet
ing last night, aud bad on exhibition a
chunk perhaps II inches square and or
3 inches thick. He said it was taken from
the middle of Pennsylvania avenue in
Washington,
Sheet asphalt is opposed by some of the
Aldermen and property owners because
it cannot be taken up and put down for
the repair of sewers or pipes without
having an employee of the company that
makes the asphalt do the work.
Granite is objected to because it is so
noisy. AS soon as BroughtOn street is
paved, great deal of the travel which
now goes through Congress and State
streets will be diverted to the paved street,
and With granite flooring the residents
and business people complain that the
thoroughfare would be fully as noisy as
Bay street.
Block asphalt has been proposed as a
compromise, and until the meeting last
night block asphalt had very tair pros.
pect of being adopted.
Aldermen were nOn-cOmmittal after the
meeting, and it could not be learned
whether a compromise was likely on the
block paving. Its advantages are that,
while noiseless, it can be taken up and
put down by the city's force without extra
expense.
Accounts amounting TO So, 656 rs against
the city were approved and ordered to be
paid.
The Finance Committee reported ad-
versely to fixing the tax on the proposed
new hotel at $500. The report stated that
the committee felt great interest in the
project and would do whatever they could
rightly toward furthering it. An exami.
nation of the State and city laws, how
ever, did not discover any authority for
the granting OF the petition. and the COM
mittee added that they felt constrained to
report unfavorably. The report was
adopted.
A resolution offered by Alderman
OConnor was adopted, authorizing the
Mayor to instruct the police force to re-
port all places in the streets that need
repairs, so that the streets can be put
In order at once.
An ordinance granting the lot on which
the county Jail stands to the County Com
missiOners, came up on its second read
ing and was laid upon the table.
Council will meet this afternoon at 4
O'Clock.