The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-12
A LOT OF PAVING IN SIGHT.
SOUTH BROAD AND SEVERAL
OTHER STREETS To BE M
PROVED.

RhUN I'D.
AbereOrn and Habersham, Between
south Broad and Liberty, in the
List-Vitri6ed Brick the Material
10 BE Used-The Total Cost of the
Work Estimated at About 100000,
of which Nearly Half VIII Be
Borne by the City-The Unpaved
street Intersections Between
whitaker and DraytOn south of
CASTOR 10 BE Paved soOn-The Or
dinance for the Improvement of
Bay street Extension Passed.
The city is preparing to do big lot Of
paving this spring and summer. south
Broad street is to be paved from end 70
end with vitrified brick, Abercorn and Ha-
bersham streets are TO be paved from
South Broad to Liberty with the same ma
terial. and the unpaved intersections OF
streets between Whitaker and Drayton,
from Broughton south 10 CASTOR, are also
to be paved with yitrified brick
In addition to this Bay street extension
is to be paved from Wadley street west
to the city limits, the ordinance for this
having been passed by council last night.
sixth street. in the southern section Of
the city is also to be paved and probably
other streets in that section.
The total cost OF the paving work con-
templated by the city within the next
six months will be over $4,000. something
over $4,000 of which will be paid out Of
the city treasury and the remainder Of
which will be borne by the abutting prop
erty owners on the streets paved.
The council spent some time in discuss
ing these matters in caucus. The matter
came in the shape of three ordinances,
one for the improvement Of South Broad
street, and one each for the Improvement
of Abercorn and Habersham streets. The
ordinances were introduced by the com
mittee Of the whole, but were prepared by
Col. Garrard.
The ordinance for the Improvement of
South Broad street directs The commission
er of public works to construct two road
ways of vitrified brick on South Broad
street each % feet in width from the west
side Of East Broad street to the east side
of West Broad street, one roadway to be
on the north side of the street, and one
on the south side.
The roadways are to be inclosed with
stone curbings and grass plats are TO be
constructed at the sidewalks on each side
of the street. Catch basins, drains cross
ings and all other things incident to the
completion and construction of the road
ways are to be placed where needed.
The cost of the work is to be betrayed as
provided for by the law governing such
work, one-third of the total cost is to be
paid for by the city, and One-third by the
ahutting property owners on each side.
The city pays for the street intersections
as the owner thereof, and as these are
nr~zfl ar on, ufrs no IN
half the cost of paving the street will fall
upon the city. The street railway com
panies having tracks across and on the
street are required TO pave the width of
their tracks and two feet on each side
with vitrihed brick. The total cost of the
work of paving South Broad street is es-
timated at $4,000.
Col Garrard requested unanimous con-
sent that the ordinance be read a second
time. This was granted. After the second
reading of the ordinance a motion to pub
lish and lay on the table was passed. This
means that the ordinance can be taken VI
and passed on short notice. The fact that
there was no objection to this procedure
demonstrated that the ordinance has the
approval of the aldermen, and that ii ii
intended to be passed at the next meeting
OF council or at an intervening meeting
If desired.
A similar ordinance was introduced fol
the Improvement of Habersham street
from the south side of South Broad street
to the north side of Liberty street, with
a roadway Of vitritied brick forty feet in
width. 1t was also read second time
and ordered published.
A similar ordinance for the improve.
ment OF Abercorn street, from the south
side of South Broad street to the north
side OF Liberty street, with a roadway
forty feet in with, of vitrfied brick was
Introduced, read a second time and or.
dered published.
The ordinance for the Improvement OF
the Bay street extension, which was in
troduced at the last meeting, brought OF
an interesting discussion between Alder.
men Lester and Falngant.
The ordinance provides for the improve
ment Of Bay street extension from Wad
ley street to the western corporate limits
by paving with crushed granite ston,
foundation six inches deep and a cher
surface of three inches.
w hen the ordinance was read Alderman
Lester announced that he would oppos,
II on the ground that the tax payers
inside the city limits are entitled to frs
consideration at the hands of council
whereas the improvement provided for IL
for the benefit of people coming into thu
city. There IS too much paving needed in
side The city, he said.
Alderman Falligant disagreed with AL
derman Lester. He said that the who'll
travel for miles up the Augusta road, a.
lar as Screven county came into the cit!
over the road. A large portion of TIL
trucking interests are on this road h
said, which would be greatly benefite,
by its Improvement. In addition there ar
large manufacturing establishments II
that section which would be benefited b,
the Improvement. 1t would also furnish
popular drive for strangers who visi
the city. All this could be obtained DI
Falligant said, at the small cost to tn
city of $1,000, and the county stand
ready to take up the improvement an
extend ii for several miles further int
the country.
Alderman Lester explained that he wa
not opposed to paving, but he believed
should be done where it would benefit tn
large traffic of the city most of the We
hicles using which pay for the right t
do so.
on call of the ayes and nays all tn
aldermen voted for the ordinance wit
the exception of Aldermen Lester and Tie
deman.