The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-21
FIGURING ONTHE BUDGET
MORE MONEY FOR STREET M
PROVEMENTs TO BE ASKED FOR.

The Jefferson Street Pavement to be
Extended TO Anderson Street-Pro-
posed Sewer Extensions.
AS the time approaches for making up
the city budget for next year a review of
what has been done on the streets and
squares is being made, and what improve
ments are contemplated and desired By the
street and lane committee are being talked
about
Alderman Harmon, chairman of TIE
street and lane committee, has done great
deal Of work on the squares, and other
squares are to be improved during the com
ing year.
City Surveyor Vim pointed out to a
MORNING News reporter yesterday on
drive over the city the work which has been
done thus far the present year.
THE STREET IMPROVEMENTS
Jefferson street was paved with gray
wacke from Broughton to Charlton streets.
The committee wants TO continue the paw
ing south to Anderson street, and if it is
begin extending it westward in the direc-
| ton Of Laurel Grove cemetery.
Bay street, from Farm to Bull and from
East Broad street to Lamar creek, has been
repaired, and repairs have been made to the
Whitaker, Drayton and West Broad street
pavements. The Randolph street pavement
has been relaid from Broughton to Wheaton
street, and pavement has been laid in por-
| tons OF Broughton street lane, which has
been paved between Bull and Drayton, and
paving is now in progress between Bull and
Drayton streets.
Two hundred and eighty-two new cross
| ings have been put down in different parts
of the city. Lime walks have been laid
on Drayton between Holland and Gastons
and oyster shell and lime walks have been
put down on Whitaker between Hall and
| CASTOR streets.
STREETS GRADED AND FILLED.
The following streets have been graded
| and filled:
East Broad, between Bolton and Ander-
| son.
Anderson, between Price and East Broad
Huntingdon, between Drayton and Aber-
corn.
Hall Street lane, between Lincoln and
| Habersham.
William and Margaret streets, west of
| Farm.
| Duffy, between Montgomery and West
Broad.
| Castor, between Drayton and Barnard.
| Barnard, between CASTOR and Gordon.
Gordon, between Whitaker and Barnard.
Jones, between Whitaker and Barnard,
| South Broad lane, between Jefferson and
| Montgomery.
Perry lane, between West Broad and
Montgomery.
Railroad street, from West Broad to West
| Boundary.
Jones street, west of Purse.
| Bryan street, west of Farm.
| Zubly, between Ann and Farm.
| Pine, west OF Farm
Abercorn, between CASTOR and Hunting
don.
River, between East Broad and REYNOLDS.
Lumber, from Pine to New.
| West Boundary, between New and Jones.
Harrison, between Ann and Farm.
Montgomery, between State and Bryan
Hull, west of Jefferson.
President, west of Barnard.
York, west of Barnard.
| McDonough, west of Jefferson.
Broughton, east of East Broad.
State, west of Jefferson.
New street, on each side of paved utter
East Broad, south of Liberty.
Duffy street near Cuyler, and on Rey
nolds, East Boundary and Arnold streets.
The West Boundary street sewer, which
was cleaned out, is now being kept clear by
keeping the sand out of the sewer by
catch basins, which are cleaned out after
rains.
THE PARKS AND SQUARES.
Improvements have been made TO the
squares and parks, and the grass plats OF
Liberty street, where greater attention is tc
be given, and the grass planted in these
plats is looking well. Some vines have beer
planted and are growing finely, and trees,
vines and shrubs are to be planted wher-
ever the streets and squares or grass plats
can be ornamented thereby
Four new walks of lime and asphalt have
been laid in Columbia square.
| Four new walks of oyster shells covered
with asphalt have been put down in Frank
lin and Greene squares.
Two oyster shell walks, with lime tor
dressing, have been laid in Oglethorpt
square.
A granite curb has been laid around
Telfair place, and around Madison square
Grass has been sown in these squares, ant
oats were sown also in Madison square
which are well up, and the square look
very attractive.
IMPROVING THE SIDEWALKS.
Four oyster shell and lime walks hav
been put down in Washington square, anC
a new walk of oyster shells and lime ha
been laid along the north side of Bay from
Whitaker to East Broad, and along the re-
tanning wall from Lincoln to Price, whicl
has added materially to the attractivenes
of Hibernia square. All the above squares
were graded at the time the walks wer
being laid.
All the walks in Forsyth park have beer
repaved, and twenty new rustic sette
benches placed In the inclosure.
1t is understood that it is the desire of tn
street and lane committee to pave Bull
street with asphalt from State to Harris
street; to pave Jefferson, from Charlton
to Anderson, with graywacke; to paw
Indian from West Broad to Farm, an,
south on Farm to Bay, to avoid the con
tinual blockade on Bay from Farm to Yves
Broad, where Bay street is narrow.
Other squares are to be curbed
graded, new walks laid i
them where necessary and trees plants
and grass sown, with water pipes in til
: squares, so that the trees, flowers, and gras
may be watered, and by that means kee
the squares ornamental and attractive
NEW SEWERS CONTEMPLATED.
Asewer on Abercorn street, from Brough
. ton to Perry lane, is contemplated, as ther
s is not sufficient drainage of that portion o
, Abercorn street. An extension of sewer
age to the southern part of the city is con
templated, and taxpayers from Burrough
to jefferson, and south of Duffy street ar
complaining, and will petition to council
for the extension of sewers to give them a
outlet
The Central railroad has completed il
4 n A.