The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-30
SOUTH BR0AD'S PAVEMENT.
COUNCIL TO CONSIDER THE CUES
TION THIS AFTERNOON.

The Warren-Scharf Asphalt COM
pany to Make n Proposition on the
Line Desired by COuncil-The Vir-
ginia Pressed Brick Company VIII
EndeavOr to Meet 1t with an
Equally Attractive Proposition.
Seems Likely That Asphalt VIII
BE Decided on, Unless a Better
Proposition Is Secured.
Council will meet this afternoon at 4:30
o'clock, for the purpose of again consid-
ering the question of paving material for
South Broad street.
Propositions will be submitted by the
Warren-Scharf Asphalt Company, the
Virginia Paving Brick Company, and pos
sibly others.
The indications now point toward as
phalt as the material likely to be adopted
by council There is likely to be an in
teresting contest, however, between the
asphalt company and the brick manu-
facturers. Maj. Geo. D. Cassels, general
superintendent of the Warren-Scharf AS
phalt Company Of New York, is in the city,
and is prepared to submit bid to council
on the line suggested by Mayor Myers, at
the last meeting of that body, for the
maintenance of all the asphalt pavements
in the city. The Warren-Scharf Com
pany will hold to it's bids of 50. Is and s1.95
phalt pavement.
Mayor Myers stated at the
last meeting of council that the
main objection to asphalt, after the first
cost, was the cost of maintenance, and if
bid for the maintenance of all the as
| phalt pavements at low figure, say to
cents per square yard per annum, were
to be submitted in connection with bid
for the paving of South Broad streeS with
asphalt, the proposition would be very
| likely to meet with the approval of coun-
| Gil. Mai. Cassels, the superintendent of
| the Warren-Scharf company, has made
an inspection of the asphalt pavements
| of the city, and, it is understood, is now
ready to submit such a proposition.
Mr.. r. H. T. Adams, president of the
Virginia Paving Brick Company of
! Lynchburg, Va, is also in the city, and
is determined to secure the contract for
paving South Broad street. if possible.
With that object in view, it is said that
he is prepared to submit a very attrac-
tive bid to council to perform the work
and guarantee the maintenance OF the
pavement for a long term of years.
The figure at which he will bid for the
work, 1t is said, will be lower than the
cost to the city per square yard, for paw
| ing Abercorn and Habersham street with
| brick.
In this connection Alderman L. A. Fall
ligant stated to Morning News reporter
yesterday that he was opposed to the use
| of either brick or asphalt on South Broad
street at present.
This is no time to put down costly pave
ments," said he especially where it is
not needed. South Broad is not a bust
ness thoroughfare, and does not require
pavement for the accommodation OF
such traffic. The best pavement for
| South Broad in my opinion is a heavy
| foundation of crushed stone with a wear
ing surface of ebert, or the Augusta gray
ell. 1t would look just as we'll and would
be as smooth and noiseless as asphalt,
and would cost just about one-third as
much.
1.-The roads which the city and county
| have constructed in this manner are ex-
cellent. The roads constructed of Au-
gusta gravel are also very pretty, but 1
am not prepared to express an opinion as
to the wearing qualities of this material"
1t is said that the company supplying the
Augusta gravel has offered to furnish the
gravel for South Broad street and to take
the city's note for a term of years with
the condition that If the pavement does not
last for a certain number of years. no
charge will be made for the material
Those who advocate asphalt for South
Broad street, however, say that the best
pavement is none too good for Savannah's
handsomest boulevard.