The morning news., 1894-05-06
LOOKING OVER TIE CITIES.
MOnt6OmeTy'S Aldermen View SaVan-
lah'S Asphalt PaVementS.

Mayor Crommelin and a Delegation
from the Council of Alabama's Cap
ital City Spend a Day Here and
Post Themselves on Asphalt-May
Pave Their Principal Street With 1t.
Mayor John G. Crommelin, the street
commissioner, and the majority of the
aldermanic board of Montgomery, Ala,
cropped down upon Savannah yesterday
Notice Of their coming was received only
the night before, but the city was ready
to receive them and gave them a hearty
welcome.
The party arrived yesterday morning,
after flying trip from Chattanooga, and
registered at the De Soto. In the party
We're Mayor Commelin, Aldermen D. F.
Love, Thomas Howe, T. F. Harrison,
William Tatum, A. Isaacs. j. M. Kennedy,
and W. D. Westcott and Street Commits
sloner D. w. Wood
Commissioner Ford explained that
montgomery had been doing considera BILE
paving lately and has more in prospect.
Inc heavy traffic streets have been laid
win belgian blocks, and some of the resi-
uence streets with macadam and other
Aght material. Some ebert has been
used, but it was of poor quality, and upon
oack street, and the trial is not con-
Sldered fair one The council now pro-
proses to pave Dexter avenue, one of the
pIlnclpal streets of the city, and il is de-
sired to use the very best material OBJ
gdIuaole within reasonable figure. The
materials which have chiefly recon-
GeuQed themselves for this purpose are
N'rIhed brick and asphalt.
LOOKING AT THE ASPHALT.
knowing that the first named material
vas largely in use in Chattanooga. and
s sna. savannah leads the cities of the
So9U1edst IN asphalt paving, it was de-
ILueu to pay these two cities a visit. At
,-HDd oemg conveniently situated be-
JJ"oeh savannah and Chattanooga, it was
soCIteu 10 stop over there also and in
there IL" 4"io III u9e
me party left Montgomery Wednesday
nsmv' arriving in Atlanta Thursday
;roi.l ulng' Several hours were spent there
sr9FoCIlhg the belgian block and the new
TTpudIt pavement on Peachtree street.
r'ouulSuay afternoon they left for Chatta-
I'D arriving there that night Fri
ana miorhlng was spent in Chattanooga,
5r! 5ra close attention was given to vitrifed
tboA tbA pavements. Mr.. Ford said that
CTSey We're all very much pleased with
n'r, lanooga's brick pavements.
clo..ue ue orick pavements are smooth,
sou son durable, and present a very hand
W. appearance indeed" said Mr.. Ford.
loss sne q cost OF the vitrified brick is slightly
iori,yi ri man that of the asphalt and the ma
brioCiS9 oI our party seem to prefer the
ever we are very much pleased, how
asni,o WIN the appearance of Savannah's
irpaaty pavements, and shall make full
bfi,S9' gdtlon as to their cost and dura-
corSy, COMFY before leaving. There is no dis
asnboI ab,o Uu the handsome appearance of the
'P"aIt streets here"
Al, TAKEN OVER THE CITY.
strG,erinan O'Brien, chairman of the
Of frb,S rbo' o',aahd ana lanes committee, took charge
6y 'NS party during the morning, assisted
VIM Aluerman .ltl Folliard, City Engineer
for DI ~ ana az, A L. Alexander Esq, agent
at sue. sue Warren-Scharf Asphalt Company
carr ,ahnlh. The party was taken in
and ICES over the asphalt paved streets
and me me other paved streets of the city
''ouna the city generally. Mayor