The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-29
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
THE UNFOLDING OF THE PLAN OF
ALDERMAN DREWRY.

boro Street, Wilmington Street I'M
provements--The New Morgan Street
Outlet--Double Track For Hillsboro
Street.
Since Alderman John c. Drewry be-
came chairman of the Committee on
S;~s, is, there has been constant ana
systematic progress towards the COM
pIetion of plan formulated by him
plan that promises to take before
long such shape as must be gratifying
to all the citizens of Raelgh.
Hillsboro street is conspieu-
ously in evidence. Mr.. Drew
ry yesterday said in speak
ing of the streets of Raleigh, to
which he has given much thought, that
there was no city capable, in this re-
spect, of taking improvement in a
greater degree.
In November, Mr.. Drewry says the
Hillsboro street sidewalks will be set
out. from end to end, in water-oaks, on
each side. This row of trees will be
five feet fromsthe curbing, and three
feet from the pavement, which pave
ment will be of brick, seven feet wide.
The side streets will have the walks
five instead of eight feet from the
curbing. the walks to be five instead
of seven feet wide.
The bridge on Hillsboro street is in
good shape but will. be improved fur
tier by lowering of the footwaiks
to- level of the streets.
All this work is to be finished by FAIR
week. including, moreover, macad-
damizing of the width of the street.
Also. said Mr.. Drewry. the Street Car
company has in view the laying of two
tracks on Hillsboro street.
The much-mooted question of Nor
gan street, also, is taking on salts
factory solution. The country travel
has never been able TO get through thls
unopened way, but work will, IN the
next thirty days be energetically start
ed. There is not much work left to get
the opening through from Morgan
street bridge to- Harrison Avenue. The
new Morgan street bridge is in fine
shape. and when the whole improve
ment will have been made, the heavy
country wagons on the way to town
y ssain ztaIrn: into sHarrison avenue from
Hillsooro road, thus leaving the latter
beautifully improvpd 'thoroughfare
for the lighter driving of the city We
hicles.
: Besides this Improvement of Hills
boro street. Newbern avenue, Halifax
and Fayetteville streets are to be I'M
proved in the same way. One has only 10
ride over Wilmington street to note the
improvements there. houses have been
raised on either side. sidewalks, which
were unsightly before have been put in
shape, and the middle of the street 5
as smooth as Pennsylvania avenue.
The improvement along Wilmington
street will be continued to Peace lnstl-
tute, the street to be wldened by tax
ing off part of Bishop Cheshire lot,
the Hill then to be dug down, and the
hollow to be levelled on the other
side. so that it win be one straight
even stretch from the Capitol TO Peace
Institute.
Fayetteville street this side of the
Graded School is to be treated in the
same way, the swollen places TO be lev
eiled down.
MANY of the Improvements noted
above have come about SO rapidly that
most of the people are not even cogni-
zant of them They are, however, only
Il part of a great system of improve
ments contemplated by Chairman
Drewrv. OF course, in many instances,
there have cropped out instances OF dis
satisfaction, where cuts or grades did
not entirely suit property holders. buf
for the most part, Mr.. Drewry' efforts
have been seconded ~ the public spirit
of the citizens. 1t may be recalled mere
that one of the most beautiful cHtles IN
the world. as far as its streets are con-
cerned is Richmond. which few years
ago was as unsightly as was Washing
ton before it received its
new dress. Engineer Cutshaw,
of Richmond, has made almost
a national reputation by the internal
and suburban improvements of Vir-
ginia's capital city. But he did this,
fighting his way almost every STEP.
Yet now he is wearing the praises of
his foresight and skill. 1t is so with
assreryi town. Ibomayl be sotwlth Ral-
.seieh. So that ftsfbehooves all to keep
..ssthe end in view when following ! the,
4 plans being matnredoby Chairman
q brewery! 81 In his hands the city lin the
near future will gradually take on
new beauty, until one morning we will
wake up and find out that Raleigh
has almost been made over.
Mr.. Drewry speaks very modestly
of his efforts, considering them only
as part of his duty. He is, however,
doing great work, both toward the
improvement of property and toward
the UGdlbn anu VI UIiC Sltys
Mr.. Drewry says that he is in large
measure indebted to our philosophical
and active mayor, who, he says, has
seconded every good word and work
for the town. He says that Mayor
Russ has made such complete study
of the city that he has every detail
close in hand, and is combining rigor-
ons conservatism with liberal spirit
of progressiveness, being as bold to
expose nuisances as he is kindly and
tolerant in cases where patience is
called for.
So that the people may welcome the
autumn weather with every feeling
of eongratulatien for the Mayor and
his Aldermen no have shown that
they took their places not for glory
but for work.
MAY ESTABLISH STABLES HERE.