The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-04
THE CITY'S NEW PAVING.
THE LIBERTY AND BROUGHTON
STREETS CONTRACTS AWARDED.

The National Vulcanite Asphaltic
Pavement Company's Bid Accepted
at So 50 Per Square Yard - An
Optional Contract for the Barnard
Street Job-What the Entire Paving
VIII Cost.
The forecast in yesterdays MORNING NEWS
that the Vulcanite asphalt paving would be
adopted by the council proved to be correctly
stated The council met yesterday after
noon, and as the bids had been pretty
thoroughly canvassed the day previous, it
was not long until it decided to accept
the bid of the National vucanite company.
The Warren-Scharf asphalt company did
not give up until the last, as kilograms and
letters were before the council to strengthen
their cause. They were laid on the table,
however, and the following resolution and
report of the committee Of the whole was
adopted by a unanimous vote, giving the
contract to the vulcanite company and
adopting the 81 inch pavement.
Resolved, That the bid of the National
vulcanite company for laying pavement eight
and half inches deep for So IS per square yard
be accepted for Broughton and Liberty streets,
Barnard street TO be optional with the city upon
the same terms, if said company furnishes
security satisfactory to the mayor and com
mittee on finance within twenty-one days, with
conditions for performing the work and guaran-
teeing its reasonable performance, and for
keeping in repair for such time as may be ac-
ceptable to the committee on streets and lanes,
and agree without additional charge to cart all
earth or other substance to he removed in grad
ing the streets to such places as the committee
on streets and lanes may designate for the fol
lowing streets
Broughton street, from the east side of Aber-
corn, where the roadway is % feet wide, to the
west side OF East Broad street, wnere the road
way is IS feet wide; work TO be begun not later
than Oct. is and completed not later than Dec.
10.
Liberty street, from the west side of Wheaton
street to the west side of Tattnall street, two
roadways of % feet each, to lie connected at
every street intersection 10y paving of the inter
venng spaces 80 feet in width and between
roadway and street crossings; work to be begun
not later than Nov. and completed not later
than Jan. J.
Liberty street, from west side of Tattnall
street to the east side of West Broad street one
roadway 30 feet wide; work to be begun not
later than Nov. IS and completed not later than
Jan. IS,
Barnard street, from the south side of Con
gress to the north side of BroughtOu street, and
from the south side of Broughton street to the
south side of State, a width of 45 feet TO be be-
gun not later than Nov. 49, and completed not
later than Jan. 10. The paving of this street to
be optional with the city under this contract
as aforesaid.
The committee further report that they
recommend that the bids for furnishing curb
ing be referred to the street and lane committee
with power TO act upon the bids and to make
such contracts for the same upon such terms as
that committee may think best
1t will be seen that the bid is not in the
nature of a finality as to the Barnard street
paving, but that Broughton and Liberty
streets are 10 be paved with the Vulcanite
asphalt, the n.ire work to be done by Jan,
is next, the Broughton street pavement tc
be completed to East Broad by Dec Is
The cost of paving Broughton street
800 square yards, at 81 35 per square yard
will be $15, 745, while to pave Liberty street
it will require S64, $50 so, as there are q, 63C
square yards on Liberty street, making the
cost of paving Liberty and Broughton
streets $50, 675 so. To pave Barnard from
Congress to State street will require an ex-
penditure of 81, 2S5, if the council concludes
to pave it.