The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-09
CLEANING UP TIE CITY.
The Streets and Lanes Being Put
Order for the Simmer.

Order for the Simmer.
The work OF cleaning up the streets and
putting them IN proper sanitary condition
has begun. Alderman Harmon, chairman
of the street and lane committee has
divided his force into three divisions, one
starting from the wharves, another In the
center OF the city and the other at Andsr-
son street. The three divisions will work
toward each other and by June 80 every
street, lane and alleyway in Savannah will
have had thorough overhauling.
Besides removing ell unsanitary matter
the surplus surface sand will be carted Off
and the streets properly graded and filed to
prevent the Judgment Of water in puddles
during rainy weather.
The trouble with the Barnard street sewer
between Castor and Charlton streets has
been remedied, and the citizens will no
longer have cause to complain of the ina
billty OF the sewer to properly carry of the
sewage, or the driving back through the
pipes Of sewer gas. The complaints in this
direction became so frequent recently that
Alderman Harmon ordered the opening up
OF the sewer to see Wher Elm the trouble lay
When this was done few days ago the
workmen discovered two large abandoned
iron water aud gas pipes laid along the bot
tom OF the sewer, which caused the sewage
TO bank up and prevented the free flow of
water. The pipes had the appearance OF
having been put down long time ago. and
were probably there for fifteen years. They
we're removed and the sewer cleaned OUT,
and now the water is running free and
smooth. 1t was rather a peculiar style Of
plumbing to have the water and gas pipes
laid through sewer and then left uncon-
nected, as was the case with the ones found
in Barnard street.
The Smelling of jefferson street has been
completed and Savannah now has splen-
did roadway on its western side from Bay
to Anderson street. The pavement is con-
structed Of Baltimore live oyster shells and
clnders, and will after awhile make almost
as hard pavement as asphalt 1t will
prove a big convenience to the fire depart
ment in responding TO alarms IN the south
western part of the oity.
Alder man Harmon had a she'll pavement
laid over the oobblestones on jefferson
street, between Congress aud Broughton
streets, about three months ago, as an ex-
pertinent with view. If it stands the
traffic. to overlap Drayton street with the
material The test so far has been quite
satisfactory to the chairman of the street
and lane committee. 1t has been subjected
to the heaviest kind of travel and now
seems to be as hard as asphalt. If the
p1N6uloub NOUS Oub LOE buo u6AU bQre6
months Alderman Harmon will consider it
safe to she'll Drayton street over the cobble-
stones.
A splendid sanitary and street improve
ment, which is now In progress, is the fill
ing in and grading of Bryan street from
West Broad to Farm. For years during
rainy weather that portion Of the street
would be a small lake on account OF the
numerous holes in it. The water would re-
main in the roadway for days and the
health Of the people in the neighborhood
was always endangered by it. Alderman
Harmon secured a lot Of old brickba5s,
plaster, etc., aud had the holes filed after
which cement surface was laid. On top
of this a crowned layer of binders is being
put down and rolled. The work will be
completed IN few days. That portion al
ready finished makes hard and apparently
substantial pavement
The Jones street sewer has been COM
pleted, but the completion of the Smelling of
the street has been suspended until after the
cleaning Of the city.
No one can use it without lasting benefit;
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