The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-13
TO PAVE MORE STREETS.
EHE STREET AND LANE COMMIT
TEES PLANS FOR NEXT YEAR.

An Appropriation to e Asked for &C
Pave Price and West Broad Streets
The Necessity for lid ROadways
on the North and South streets.
Jefferson Street TO Be 6helled from
Charlton to Andersen if Possible
This Year.
The growth Of the city southwark is
arousing the attention OF the citizens to the
/ necessity of paving more Of the streets
running north and south. This is matter
of necessity in order to get better fire pro-
t9ction. There are now practically but
two streets available for the fire depart
ment to get to fires in the southern part Of
the city. These are Drayton and Whitaker
streets. Jefferson strest is paved as far as
Charlton, but from there the sand is as
heavy aud deep as any other street. The
firemen seldom use Whitaker street because
OF its being badly cut up with railroad
tracks.
When fire alarms are sent in from boxes
in the southeastern and southwestern por-
ton OF the city the flremen have t. make
the run along Whitaker or DraytOn streets,
and then often have to pull the heavy
machine through sand almost up to the
wheel hubs for quarter or half mile to ges
at the fire.
THE NECESSITY RECOGNIZED.
Alderman Harmon, chairman of the
street and lane committee, was approached
yes erday by a MORNING News reporter on
the subject. 'No one,n said Alderman Har-
mon, realizes the necessity of paving the
streets running north and south more than
the street and lane committee does. Very
little, or course, can be done this year, be
cause the appropriation won't permit it.
Next year will ask for sufficient money TO
pave West Broad aud Price streets as far
as Anderson with graywacke. The paving
OF Price street will not prove very costly
item to the city, from the fact that a rail
road track extends Its entire length and
the company, Of course. Will have to pave
between its tracks. This will take off cou~
siderable from the city and property
owners. The paving of Price street
with graywacke would give the fire
department splendid roadway to all fires
in the southeastern portion Of the citY, and
that Of West Broad to the southwestern
portion. If it is decided to pave Price street
the necessity ofpaying East Broad beyond
Jones will be done away with"
JEFFERSON STREETS PAVEMENT.
'Is it the intention of the city to con-
tinue the jefferson street. pave entm
Eyes" replied Alderman Harmon. JEFF
ferson street is becomi an important
thoroughfare and the street and lane com
mlrtee will recommend the continuation of
the pavement to Anderson street
| hardly think, however, that gray
wacke will ba used. She'll will
most likely be the material. Jefferson street
south of Charlton is not very wide, and
no new curbing will have TO be put down.
All the work necessary is to grade the road
way and pu5 on the shells. This will make
the cost light all around, both on the city
and properly Eners Practically the only
cost viii be the shells, and l think the work
can easily be done this yea. After the work
Of Smelling the streets provided for under the
present ordinance is completed will bring
the matter before council and hope for IA
vorable action.
"Lincoln and Tattnall streets, from Lib
erty south, and Barnard street." continued
Alderman Harmon, fought to be paved.
They are streets which are consi ierably
Travelled, and | will recommend their she'll
ing next year. The majority of the prop
erty owners on these streets are anxious for
q pavement, and think the city can afford
to have the work done.
THE SHELL PAVEMENT.
"Has not objections been raised to she'll
pavements on account of du3tP'
"Only 10y few people. replied the alder
man. ~ live on a street which is shelled,
and think l ought to know something about
it. No dust will arise from the pavement
if little water is sprinkled upon it
occasionally. | would like to
see a pavement, no matter of what
material, that will not accumulate and
give forth dust if it is not sprinkled. The
shell pavement is one of the best and most
economical pavements that can 10 put
down. 1t is noiseless, and does not give
forth the heat iu summer that the asphalt
and rock do
Alderman Harmon said that the work
of Shelliag the streets arranged for is pro-
crossing as rapidly as possible. Henry,
CASTOR and Cemetery streets have been
| completed, and the work of laying the
curbing on Hall street hes begun Two
blocks were curbed last week, and
the work OF grading the roadway and
laying shells will begin in about two
weeks. After the completion Of Hall street
Bolton will be shelled. end the Smelling Of
Jones street will wind M the work in that
direction for the present year.
TO IMPROVE SOUTH BROAD STREET.
Alderman Harmon VIII also endeavor
next year to have South Broad street curbed
and shel.ed. lie mas spoken to a good many
property owners on the street, and they
heartily approve the sch eme. Some of them
wanted tbs alderman to try and have the
work pu he'd This year.
Alderman Harmon intsnds to try and
| bring about reform in the use Of paved
streets by vehicles. He will endeaVor to
have council frame a law preventing the use
| OF the asphalted and shelied streets by
| trucks carrying cotton and other heavy
| freights.
before Broughton or Liberty streets
were asphalted,n said Alderman Harmon
this kint of hauling was done entirely
over rocked streets like Bay, West Broad.
East Broad and Drayton. There is no rea-
son why ii shouldn't be continued. The
| heavy vehicles loaded with equally heavy
frelghts soon wear out the asphalt, which
otherwise would last for years. 1t Is not a
very pleasing sight TO the eye to see cotton,
corn and such things being hauled through
Liberty street, and council had better agree
on a measure to prevent it, else the same
tale will be told about Bull street, when it
Is asphalted. There is no excuse for
this state of affairs Both the Contra,
and Savannah, Florida and Western rail-
way freight depots, and all of the wharves
eau be easily rsa ohed over cobblestone pave
ment, No doubt the uss of Broughton aud
| herty streets may make the Journey
shorter, bus the city should not allow its
| property 70 be abused simply to suit the
tastes and convenience of truck drivers or
their employers
CITY BREVITIES.
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