The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-24
KEEPING OF THE STREETS
WHAT THE CITY'5 STREET FORCES
ARE DOING.

The Wadley Street Improvem ent-The
New Asphalt Paving Contracts to be
Signed To-Day - The Preparatory
Work on Liberty Street-18,OOO
Feet of stone Curling to be Laid.
"There is a great deal of work going on,
and plenty yet to be done, said Alderman
Thomas, chairman of the street and lane
committee, to a MORNING News reporter
yesterday.
How many men are employed on street
work" the alderman was asked.
About seventy-six now" he replied He
then went on to tell how There are 81
men employed on the street paving, repairs,
etc, Is carts and drivers 5 men in the
parks and in the squares A force of II
men, under Supt. john Fitzgerald, are en-
gagged in laying the granite blocks on Wad-
Icy street. Bay street from the canal bridge
to Wadley street has been paved with gran
lite and makes a splendid drive. This part
of Bay street is SO feet wide and AL feet
long, with granite curbs, the crown Of the
street being s inches high.
THE WADLEY STREET IMPROVEMENT.
The force on Wadey street was reduced
last week for the lack of granite, but six
carloads arrived Yesterday, and full force
was put on, and it j, expected to complete
w adley street from Bay street to the bridge
south of river street, at the Ocean steam
ship wharveS, by the last of next week.
Tnls is being laid with Lithona granite
! blocks from stone mountain This street is
40 feet wide and will Ge about |, 100 feet
long, with granite curbs ID inches high, 9
inches of which are above the curb, and the
g.f l.,
Both the Bay street extension from
the canal bridge to Wadiey street, and
Wadley street are provided with sewer
traps for perfect drainage. The granite
blocks are set on edge, and are inches
high, to ID inches i'll length and from 81
to 6 inches high. They are well-packed
down, the interstices filled with sand and
covering of sand left on the street to be
worked more compactly in by the travel.
All the Bay street travel, in fact all the
travel south of Bay street,
will be over Wadley street to avoid the
heavy grade of River street. When Wadley
street is finished it will complete the gran
lite paving for this season.
THE WHITAKER STREET PAVEMENT
The cobblestone pavement on Whitaker
street south to And 1rSon will also be com
pleted by the latter part Of next week. The
force working there was transferred to
Wadley SIT eet yesterday, but another force
now engaged on repairs will be put on to
hurry up the work
The bricks have been delivered for the
pavements in Chippewa square, and the
work of laying them will begin in two
weeks or as soon as it is possible to spare
the men now engaged in the repair of side
walks.
1t is expected that the contract will be
signed to-day for tie paving of Broughton
and Liberty streets, with the Vuicanite
asphalt, and Alderman Thomas says that
means great deal OF preparatory work on
Liberty street to get it ready for the
asphalt company to g to work. There are
forty sewer traps to be PIT in on Liberty
street and Il, 0U0 feet of curbing TO be laid,
and the city expects to have Il force of
workmen on the street within two weeks.
Those who are familiar with the work
already done, being done, and yet to be
done, give Alderman Thomas great credit
for the energy and zeal with which he
devofes himself to the supervisory work,
and they credit him with large share of
the honor in originating street and square
Improvements.