The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-03-13
COST OF THE PAYMENTS
NEARLY 100000 SPENT IN paw
ING IN FIVE YEARS.

The Bull Street Improvement Foots
Up Slo2, 5oo-Nearly 10000 square
Yards Of Asphalt From Bay Street TO
the Park-The Paving North Of Harris
Street Paid For-Ths City's Shell
Paving-Alderman Hsrmon's Plans.
The Bull street asphalt pavement will be
complete next week. The contract called
for It's completion by April /, but the War
rensselaer, Company rushed matters and
will be ready TO turn It over to the city a
week before that time. The asphalt has
been laid from CASTOR street 70 Charlton,
and the macadam has been put down as far
as Harris street on the west side OF Madison
square.
When completed Bull street will be one Of
the handsomest paved streets 10 the United
States, and when the little grass plats are
planted 10 will not have an equal any
where.
Few people who have watched the inter-
esting process of putting down the asphalt
have stopped to think moment about the
number Of square yards contained IN the
street or the cost Of 10 10 the city and the
citizens.
OVER 100000.
Fine pavements costs big money, and it
may surprise some to know that the paving
OF Bull street from Bay 60 the park, includ-
ing the extension from Drayton to Whit
sker streets on Bryan and St. Julian, foots
up s102. $50 09. The abutting property
owners pay two-thirds aud the city ones
third Of this amount, with the excep-
ton OF the block from Liberty Co
Harris street in front of the De Soto. the
cost OF which was borne entirely by the
hotel company, amounting to $500 SO.
or course the cost Of curbing, catch ba-
sins and sewers, necessary adjuncts Of the
pavement. are included ia the figures.
There are 3S 1854 square yards Of asphalt
In the entire pavement, costing $50, 923 60;
1900 feet Of curling, IS, 593 40; $3.50 feet
Of sewers, $3.50; 30 catch basins, 81, IT'S;
and SO quarter circles. 1854.
THE PAVEMENT BY sECrI oNs.
The first piece Of asphalting done on Bull
street was from Congress to State streets.
This contained {, 525 square yards and cost
Sl5, 1888 rs, besides 200 feet Of curbing at
$500. The second piece, from State to
Liberty streets. contained 12,S76 square
yards, costing S3025 60, and ,095 feet Of
curoing at $2,047. From Bay street to
Congress, including Bryan and st. Julian
streets. 6, 4OS.4 square yards of asphalt at
SIS. 047 30. From Harris to CASTOR streets
there will be, when completed, IL, 101
square yards. costing S26, ITO IS,
and 3,6So feet OF curbing at Sl,S44.
The De Soto asphalting contains 1850
square yards and 800 feet of curbing.
The Warren-Scharf Company has been
paid by the city for all the pavement on
Bull street, with the exception of the por-
ton 1t is now working upon, which is TO be
settled for in twelve and eighteen mouths,
dating from the beginning Of the contract.
THE CITY's PAYMENTS.
Savannah has done splendid work in the
paving Of her streets In the last few years.
The asphalting Of Broughton, Liberty Con-
gress and Bull streets represents an outlay
OF over S275. 900. The grey walking OF
jefferson and East Broad streets and the
Smelling Of the streets IN the southern por-
ton Of the city represent over 100000
more. which IS pretty good evidence that
Savannah is making rapid strides toward
becoming well paved city.
The work Of laying the Jones street sewer
has delayed the completion of the shelling
of that street. but the work will probably
be finished early in April AS soon as it Is
done Alderman Harmon intends to turn his
entire force into the work OF cleaning up
all the streets and alleys Of the entire city.
The heavy layer of sand which has been al
lowed to accumulate on the graywacked
and cobbled streets will be removed, aud
before summer sets in the chairman of
the street and lane committee expects to
have Savannah the cleanest city in the
country.