The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-27
FIGURING ON THE BUDGET
THE STREET DEPARTMENT TO ASH
FOR 100000.

Alderman Harmon Reviews the
Work of His Committee The Paving
of East Broad Street from Liberty
to Gwinnett, and West Broad from
Liberty to Henry, in the Estimate for
1891.
AS the time approaches for making up
the city budget for 1891 review Of what
has been done On the streets and lanes is
being made, and the improvements con T..
templated and desired by the street and
lane committee are being talked over.
A great deal has been accomplished by
Alderman Harmon, chairman of the com
mittee. with the appropriation given him in
the last budget He asked for $50. 900 and
was given $50, 200 of which s16, 900 was used
for sewers, leaving but S34, 900 for the i'm
provement of the streets and squares. This
is the smallest amount given for the purpose
for six years, aud the results achieved speak
for the management Of the department.
Alderman Harmon intends to ask for
100000 next year, as he considers that
amount absolutely necessary on account of
the magnitude of the work to be accom-
plished. A great number of crossings are
TO be put down. and the material costs g
considerable sum.
THIS YEARS WORK.
Henry street, from Drayton to Montgom-
cry street, has been shelled, and is in fine
condition, and the Smelling of this street will
be continued to Laurel Grove cemetery as
soon as the shells can be obtained. The
following streets have also been shelled:
Huntingdon. from Whitaker to the west
side OF Barnard, and Barnard about
100 feet south Of Huntingdon ;
Barnard from Broughton to State, and
around Telfair place to York street; York,
from Jefferson to Whitaker, and north on
Barnard to President street. and Wheaton
street, from McDonough's gate to the Bnbo
canal bridge.
River street, from Mcguire to Whitaker.
which has always been an eyesore, on &C
count of the accumulations Of mud, has
been paved with cobblestone
THE IMPROVED STREETS.
The following streets have been graded
and filled:
Jones, west of West Broad.
West Boundary entire.
Factory.
Guerard.
Walker.
Sims
Lumber.
Cohen.
Stewart.
Roberts.
President, east of East Broad.
South Broad, east of East Broad.
Harris, east of East Broad.
Wheaton, east of Randolph.
Zubly, west of Ann.
Margaret
Williams.
Harrison.
New.
Bryan, west of West Broad.
New Houston, west of Wnitake-.
Gwinnett, vest Of Whitaker.
Barnard, south Of Hall.
Cuyler.
Burroughs
Gwinnett and Duffy streets have been
graded in soma portions two feet deep.
All of the lanes have been cleaned and
graded twice during the year.
Retaining walls have been built at the
foot of South Broad street, and back Of the
gas house, where there have been heavy
washes during rainy seasons.
The Gwinnett street bridges over Bllbo
canal and Musgrove creek have been re-
paired twice during the during.
THE SQUARE IMPROVEMENTS.
Twenty squares have been curhed and
sodded, as follows: Monterey, Chippewa.
Lafayette, Pulaski, Chatham, Orleans,
Ebert, Reynolds, Oglsthorpe Calhoun,
w hittield, Troun Columbia, Warren,
Washington. Greene, Crawford, Franklin
and Liberty.
This completes the improvement of the
squares in the city. Twelve thousand
seven hundred and thirteen feet of curling
were required to do the work.
-Four lime walks have been laid in Liber-
ty square, two in Lafayette, four in Troup,
four in Crawford, four in Whitfield. and
three lime and one cement walk in Warren.
During the year 213 trees have been planted
in the streets and squares, and twenty-five
palmettoestin Forsyth park, every one of
which is thriving.
There were $50 wooden bridges and 159
crossings put down. Eighty-six were of
cobbiestone, go of granite blocks and 10 of
flags. Elghty-four old crossings were re-
laid, "a with cobblestones, % with granite
blocks aad 81 with cobblestones. The num-
Der OF square yards paved reached I. 1914.
over 1000 square yards of paving was
done on the streets and lanes and 572 square
yards of sidewalks were laid.
THE NEW SEWERS.
New sewers were built on the following
streets:
Montgomery, from Duffy to Anderson,
and west on Anderson to Burroughs, l 800
linal feet Of twenty-feur-inch pipe.
daoerSadm, from Bolton to Anderson
thence west on Anderson to Abercorn. 2. 423
feet of twenty-four and flfteen-inch pipe
Abercorn, from York to Perry lane. 955
feet of 15-inch pipe
Abercorn, from State to Broughton, 2O9
feet of 15-inoh pipe
Houston, from State to Brougton, 2o3 feet
of l5-lnch pipe.
President, from Price to Houston, $50 feet
of l5-iuch pipe.
President, from Lincoln to Habersham
$50 feet of 12-inch pipe.
Habersham, from Broughton to BRYAN
472 feet or 15-inch pipe
Wheaton, from McDonough's gate to
Bilbo canal, 600 feet of 15-inch pipe.
Eight hundred and seventy-fivo feet of 10.
inch pipe used to connect these sewers with
catch basins, and forty-eight new catch
basins have been built.
NEW IMPROVEMENTS PROPOSED.
Alderman Harmon intends to pave West
broad street as far out as Henry, and East
Broad to Gwinnett.
A new sewer will be built on Arnold
street, starting at President and running 20
Perry street lane. Cutters are to be cut in
the center of all streets running westward
from West Broad street, starting at Purse.
This will be done to prevent the forming OF
pools In those streets.
Between three and four hundred new
trees will be placed in the squares, among
which will be a number OF palmettoes.
Up to the time Alderman Harmon tool
hold OF the streets aud lanes no record OF
| the work done was kept. but now ayerv