The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-13
SIX MILES OF SHELLS.
SAVANNAR'S NEW STYLE OF
STREET PAVING A SUCCESS.

Eleven Streets With Shelled Road
ways-Bolton Streets Pavement the
Last to Be Laid This Year-The Shell
Pavements Almost as Durable as
Rock-Streets Likely to Be Paved
Next Year.
The last street paving work for 1892 is
now under way. 1t is the laying of a shell
pavement the entire length Of Bolton street
The curbing has been put down and the
street aud lane paving force is pushing the
work Of grading rapidly. Three blocks are
ready for the shells. Within two weeks
this part Of the work will be completed, and
two or three weeks later the entire pave
ment will be In condition for use.
With the completion of Bolton street
the WORK Of improvements in
the way OF paving will come
to an end until the next budget is made up
in January. With the limited means
allowed Alderman Harmon, chairman Of
the street and lane committee,
aud his colleagues of that
committe, have accomplished splendid
results in street paving. Savannah is now
provided with some splendid thoroughfares
both in the northern and southern portions
and there can no longer be any complaint
about the lack Of pleasant driveways 10 the
city.
SHELL PAVING A SUCCESS.
That the shell pavement introduced by
Alderman Harmon has proved a SUCCESS in
every particular is admitted by everybody.
Not only ia it substantial and lasting, but
cheap aud easy TO repair. ODce the shells
became thoroughly crushed and packed the
pavement gets almoIt as hard as asphalt,
and ts even more noiseless. All that is
necessary to keep the pavement in good
order is q watering once a day and an
occasional shoyelful Of new shells thrown
here and there as holes begin to wear.
Probably few people have taken the
trouble to calculate how much shell pave
ment Savannah has. When Bolton street
Is finished six miles will be a close estimate
The streets paved with this material are
Jones, Castor. Hall, Henry, Jefferson from
Charlton to Anderson. Cemetery, Hunt
ingdon from Whitaker to Jefferson Telfair
place, Barnard from Broughton to State,
and York from Whitaker to Jefferson.
TEST OF DURABILITY.
The durability of the shell pavement is
splendidly illustrated by that part of Jeffer-
son street from Charlton 60 Anderson. 1t is
the only paved thoroughfare running
across the city on the western
side, and in consequence is subjected to the
heaviest kind OF traffic in the shape Of large
trucks and wagons. There hasn't been a
break Ia the pavement yet, although it has
been in use several months 1t has become
SO CLOSELY packed as to be able to resist
pressure almost equal with the gray wacke
pavement Of the other part Of Jefferson
street.
The she'll pavements have improved values
OF property in the southern part of the city
to a considerable extent. besides improving
the IRE profession there incnloulably. A
few years ago when fire occurred ia the
southern section the department had q hard
time to reach it on account Of the necessity
of ERverslng heavy sAnded streets, which
oftentimes caused the stalling of engines,
resulting in a loss which could have bsen
averked had the streets been paved.
NO LONGER AN EXPERIMENT..
Shell pavement is no longer an expert
ment here. 1t is the cheapest and most
durable pavement for the residence part of
the city and probably in few years all the
streets south OF Broughton running east and
west not already paved will be paved with
shells.
Alderman Harmon has not yet begun 30
figure on street improvements for next
year, but ID is not Improbable that Macon,
Charlton, Taylor, Wayne, Gordon, Gwlnnett
and Waldburg streets will DO those paved
with shells. The paving of South Broad
street with either asphalt or shells will also
likely be considered.
The street force not engaged in the
Bolton street improvement is at work
grading and repairing other sandy streets,
filing In holes. cutting weeds, etc. Alder
man Harmon is having the work of cleaning
the city done in the most thorough manner.
When it is flushed there will Aot be
cleaner city anywhere in tbs country.