The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-03-03
TO CLEAN UP tbs STREETS.
The Matter to Come Up in the sani'
tary Board.

The Matter to Come Up in the sani-
tary Board.
At the next meeting Of the sanitary board
J. R. Saussy. Esq, will introduce resolu-
ton requesting the chairman OF the street
ard lane committee TO withdraw a portion
of the city force from the work of shelling
Jones and Jefferson streets and put them
at working cleaning up Whitaker and Dray-
ton streets and placing them IN good con-
dition generally.
Mr.. Saussy said Yesterday that there is
nothing sensational or unusual in his in
tended resolution. He merely wants to call
the attention OF the chairman Of the street
and lane committee TO Drayton and Whit
aker streets which, he thinks, it would be
advisable to clean up before the approach
of the hot months. He said he knows that
Chairman Harmon has placed the
entire city force at work upon
the streets which have been ordered shelled
in order TO complete the work before May.
when the ordinance against upturning of
soil in the city during the summer months
goes into effect.
MIR. Saussy thinks it wiser to place Dray-
ton and Whitaker streets in healthy con-
ditisn first, and then. if necessary. the chair
man Of the street and lane committee may
be allowed sufficient time after May to
was done last year.
VERY little more soil is turned up on the
unpaved streets in Smelling than is turned
up by the wagon wheels in ordinary
traffic." said Mr.. Saussy.
Chairman Harmon of the street and
lane committee, who was approached
about the matter, was very much surprised
to learn that Drayton and Whitaker streets
are the ones at which the resolution would
be aimed, as he had supposed from
intimation received the first part
of the week that some back street which
had possibly been neglected was to be
brought sharply to his attention. He de-
clared at once that Drayton and Whitaker
streets are in as good condition as they
usually are, or as they we'll can be with the
rough cobblestone pavement, and what is
more have only been recently cleaned up.
Better still they are destined for another
cleaning shortly. To confirm his assert ms
Alderman Harmon drove out Drayton street
to New Houston and back ON Whitaker to
Bay street. He pointed out places in the
streets OF the recent cleaning
up and showed that there
is nothing in their condition to warrant any
special action looking to their improvement
SO long as the present pavement is con-
tinued.
Judging from general APPEARANCES the
streets are neither unusually clean nor un~
usually dirty. They are just about as they
usually are rough and unsightly, with their
dirty cobblestones making the same unat-
tractive appearance.
Alderman Harmon acknowledged that the
streets are unsightly, but said there is no
help for that as long as the co blestone
pavement is continued. The only thing
that can be done now is to rake
off the streets occasionally and clean
out the cutters on the sides.
There is good deal of sand on the streets
in places, but this cannot well be helped
with so many unpaYed streets leading into
them. It has been suggested that it would
greatly improve both Dreyton and Whit
nker streets If the cobblestones were over
laid with shell throughout. The cost would
be small, as there would be very
to be done aud on account
Of the cobblestones beneath the shelling
would not have TO be very heavy. The
she'll and cobblestones combined, it is
claimed, would make very solid pavement
and one that would be much more salts
factory in every way. It certainly could
not be any worse on the score Of health
than the present style of pavement.
Alderman Harmon says that as soon as
the work upon the Jones street sewer is
completed the whole street force will be put
10 work to give all the streets and lanes a
thorough cleaning before summer.
The Smelling of New Houston street south
OF tho Park extension from Drayton TO
Whitaker Is being urged by a number of
people, especially residents in the neigh
borhood of the rark. II is probable that a
re3olution to this effect will be introduced
at the next session Of council. This would
give drive of paved streets around the
entire park and Park extension.