The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-21
SHE'LL FOR THE STREETS.
ALDERMAN HARMoN's PLAN TO
PAVE THE ENTIRE CITY.

Gall. Bolton and Jones Streets to be
paved as Soon as CASTOR Street Has
Been Finished--How the Shell Pave
ment is Laid-Its Advantages over
pavemeuts for Drives - The East
+ BROAD street Stone Pavement.
The WORK of street improvements is pro-
crossing finely. The Smelling of Henry
street has been completed, and that street is
now one Of the most popular drives in the
city.
CASTOR street is being shelled from TAFT
raIl to Price. It has been completed from
Ta.tuaII beyond Abercorn, and will be fin~
;shed in about two weeks.
Hall street will be next taken up. That
street is to be shelled from West Broad to
Price. With the completion of Hall street
Bolton and Jones streets will be shelled, the
former from West Broad to Price and the
latter from Tattnan to East Broad.
The East Broad street pavement has been
completed from Liberty to Jones, and the
force is now working northward from Lib
artv to Wheaton street. This work will be
finished early next month.
After the Smelling of Hall, Bolton and
Zones streets, and the completion of the
Fast Broad street pavement, the improve
msnt of the streets will stop until next jan
wary. with the exception of the asphaltinR
Of Bull street. as the appropriation will have
been exhausted.
ADVANTAGES OF THE SHE'LL PAVEMENT.
Alderman Harmon, chairman of the street
and lane committee, is enthusiastic on the
subfect Of Smelling streets. The shell pave
ment. he claims, is as durable as asphalt,
~ 10. =
The cost to property owners is between 80
cents and 81 per running foot, which is
outte reasonable.
The system of laying the pavement is
almost identical with that required by the
asphalt, except in the cementing. The
street is first covered and rolled, the shells
next put on, and also given a thorough
rolling. On top of the shells is put layer
of ciuders, which, after being soaked with
finished and ready for traffic. The great
advantage of 1t is that the pavement, in
stead of softening from use, becomes hard
and compact. Another thing greatly in its
favor is the fact that il is practically noise
less
The work of Smelling the streets is done
BY the city's street force under the super
vision of the street and lane department..
This is big saving and a most favorable
no contracts have to be given out.
TO SHELL ALL THE STREETS.
Alderman Harmon's intention is to con-
tnue the work next year northward, and
II be can get a sufficient appropriation he
will have every street running east and
west paved in this manner, except, of
course, those which have been asphalted
After finishing the streets east and west he
wants to begin similar work on those run
ming north and south until every street in the
city between West Broad and East Broad
streets will be paved. Ii the alderman sue
ceeds in carrying out his intentions the i'm
provement to the city will be one of vast
Importance.
Alderman Harmon Is giving considerable
attention to improving and identifying
Forsyth park He has had all the scrub
bushes and weeds cut out and grass planted
wherever needed. Elegant fiower-bearing
plants have been put in around the fountain
and among the numerous little gardens,
making the park much more pleasing to the
eye. The fountain has also been repainted,
as well as the iron railing encircling it.
A large pavilion is being erected on the
Drayton street side Of the park, near
Huntingdon street. as a shelter for people
from the rain. This is something which has
long been needed. In case of a sudden rain
storm there was no place Of shelter what
ever in the park, and those who happened
to be enjoying the cool breezes Of that re-
sort were also compelled to submit to the
endowment of a forced bath