The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-27
CITY IMPROVEMENTS.
What Has Been Donc on the Streets and


What Has Been Done on the Streets and
Sewers.
The work on sewers during tho year
in the way of drains has not been very
extensive, but was placsd where it ef-
fected considerable good. Most of the
pipe laying during the year, was done
on the north side of the railroad. A
sewer was placed on Mills street n e.,
from Holiday to Second avenue n. W.,
and one on Fourth avenue, from Holt
day to Jefferson A sewer was laid also
on jefferson street and small portion
OF Salem avenue. The amount of pipe
laid during the year aggregates four and
four-tenths miles.
Besides tho laying of pipes there
was considerable work done on the
natural drains. Tinker creek below
the mouth of Lick run was lowered for
dis lance of l,40O feet at a cost of
$1,000. Lower Lick run was also low
, cred for 600 feet above Tinker creek,
at cost of $1,000. Fight hundred
feet remains to be lowered yet, but the
work is comparatively light and the ex-
pense will be much less than that al
ready done.
a covered sewer was also constructed
onNupper Lick run from Shenandoah to
Fifth avenue. The creek was walled
up on either side and covered with
boards. except about zoo feet at Shen-
andoah, which Is being arched over to
admit of the approach to tho overhead
bridge. This work will cost 81, 900 when
Completed.
Besides the work of matchmaking
the streets, which was let to contract
to w. l.. Patterson, the city expended
during the year $4,000 for grading by
force account. Jefferson street north,
Jefferson street south, Campbell, Taze-
we'll, Henry and Center streets we're
graded, aggregating 1900 feet, or two
and one. third miles. The principal
amount of grading was done on Center,
TaZewell and Hcrry streets, but the
heaviest and mos expensive Job was on
North Jefferson street. This piece of
grading was but 400 feet long, and in
consequence of the deep cut the ex-
pense was very great. South jefferson
| piece of grading, and Henry was graded
between TazwJll and Ele, enth ave-
nueS.
| a few months ago seven and one
third miles of the streets were let out
| to contract to bo macadamiZed. On the
south side of the railroad there is four
and one half miles and on the north
side two and three fourth miles. The
principal streets to be macadamized on
the south side are: Jefferson, Kirk,
franklin, Campbell. and West Salem
avenue. On the north side: Shenandoah
| avenue, Commonwealth and Seventh
avenues and Fourth and Center streets.
The work has just begun and none of
1t has been com pleted, although con-
siderable matchmaking and grading
! has been done, principally on Kirk
street. Jefferson street, Franklin street
| and Seventh avenue n. e.
The new Gamewell fire alarm system
| was put in about five months ago at q
cost of $4,000. There are thirty boxes
placed in different portions of the CITY,
| and $50 keys have been distributed to
responsible parties.
The system works with perfect accu-
racy, and has never failed yet. The
battery and headquarters are at the
Vigilants' engine house on jefferson
street. A gong and indicator Is also
placed in the Junior Hose Complny's
department, and the same apparatus
will be placed In the Third Ward fro
building.
Architect BottigeI.
Gustaf Bottiger made plans for the
folloWino hnildipos com nlatad tb;s roo.