The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-22
PROPERTY OWNERS INVITED
TO CONFER WITH COUNCIL ON THE
PAVING QUESTION.

Nearly All the PrOperty-Owners on
South Broad street Have Already
asked for Asphalt and an ArEu-
ment VIII He Presented in Its Fa-
vOr-The Work of Paving May Not
Commence Until October.
The property owners Of South Broad
street have been invited TO meet with the
city council tonight al o'clock for the
purpose Of expressing their views as 10 the
material 10 be used by the city in paving
South Broad street.
This was decided on by the committee Of
the whole at its meeting yesterday after
noon. and Clerk Manucy was instructed TO
give notice 10 this effect in the Morning
News.
MIR. A. L. Alexander. representing the
Warren-Scharf Asphalt Company. will be
present, fortified with an argument IN be-
half Of asphalt. The petition presented by
Mr.. Alexander at the last meeting of coun-
Gil in favor Of asphalt, signed by the great
majority Of the property owners on South
Broad street. will be backed up by map
and an array Of figures. The map illus
trates the frontage owned on the street
by the property owners who petition for
asphalt, the frontage owned by those who
refused TO sign the petition and
that owned by those who are
ineligible to sign on account Of legal
complications. The first is denoted by
bright carmine. the second by a dark
brown and the last is left blank. The map
Is almost entirely carmine. The figures
Frontage owned by property own
ers who have peuuoned for as
pnalt ........--...........s.-... .4sbUo IeeL
Frontage not represented on ac-
count Of absence of owners from
the city or legal complications. LOB feet
declined to sign petition -. 80 feet
Frontage Of city property, Colo
police barracks .....i.............. go feet
Total ................................7.nO feet
ed BY those favo % asphalt rs 6ss.75O
not represented '........i..,...... $3.50
Assessed valuation of property
owned by parties who declined 10
sign petition OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $500
Estimated value Independent Pres
byterian church .................... 100000
denny ................................ $500
Total value of South Broad
Deduct Isl, 10 not represented and Sc, 800
not petitioning and the remainder is ST.,
400 Of property favorable 10 asphalt
Mr.. D. F. Thomas Of Chattanooga, rep
resenting the Chattanooga Brick Compa-
ny, manufacturers of vitrified brick, is
in the city, and will probably attend the
meeting. Mr.. Thomas company manufac-
lures the Robbins block" and the "Reyn-
olds PAYER" both Of which bricks have
good records in Jacksonville and other
cities where they have been tried.
A petition long enough to stretch en-
tirely across the council chamber and
signed by several hundred business men
and taxpayers will be presented, urging
the REMEMBERING OF the streets. The pc
tition is very formidable looking docu-
ment and will necessarily require to be
treated with some consideration.
The market dealers will have in a petit
ton, requesting the council to change the
hours of the city market, so that the
market shall be opened at 4 a. m. and
closed at II a. m. from April to Oct. 1,
and opened at a. m. and Chased at II m.
from Oct. l to April l, except on Satur-
days, when it shall be open from a.
IN. to 10 p. m. The market now closes at
10 o'clock. except on Saturdays. when 1t
remains open until 10 p. m.
Mayor Myers said to a Morning News re-
porter that in all probability work on the
South Broad street pavement will not
begin until Oct. I. If the council should
decide on asphalt, he said, It would not do
10 make a contract off hand with any
company, but bids would have to be adVer-
tised for. By the time the bids are receiv-
ed, considered and contract entered into
the summer season will be in full blast.
The ordinance against upturning the
soil in the streets would interfere to pre-
vent the work." said Mayor Myers. "The
any concessions on this point and do not
think myself that any unnecessary risk to
the city's
health should be incurred this summer,
especially when the hot season appears
TO have begun so early. If the work
could be commenced now, 1 do not think
the sanitary board would object if the
work continues a week or two into the
summer season, but that is out of the
question now. To turn up the soil in the
street few inches only, l would not
consider a serious matter, but in grad
ing the street II will be necessary to cut
10 a considerable depth in places. The
street will be paved this fall. though, with
whatever material the council decides
upon. The curling, which has already
summer"