The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-11-07
NEW STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
Work of Macadamizing Hillsboro Street
Almost Complete.


At the meeting of the Board of Alder
men last night the Street committee, con-
sisting of Messrs. John G. Drewry,
chairman. ]. r. Terrell and J. d. Boush-
all, submitted its report. 1t sets forth
the great improvements that have re-
Gently been made and are now being
made in the principal thoroughfares of
the city and recommends an important
change in the Hillsboro street bridge.
The report as presented and adopted
follows:
at affords us much pleasure to report
that the improvements on HillsborO street
are nearly completed from the bridge to
Mcdowell street We hope to complete
the grading of the sidewalks on this
street next week and will at once com
mence planting a row of nice and well
selected water oaks on each side of this
street. As soon as this work is COM
pleted to the point named above it is our
desire to continue the grading and ma
cadamizing of this street to the capitol
square. This viii give us one of the
most beautiful thoroughfares anywhere
to be found, not only in this city, but
in the entire South, a street that will be
an ornament and credit to our city and
and one in which every citizen can feel
n just and commendable pride. Imme-
diately after our last meeting at which
time this board adopted the report of
the committee on arbitration concerning
the opening of Morgan and Wilmington
streets, we requested the street commits
sioner, Mr.. Blake, to proceed at once
in making arrangements to carry out the
desire of the board in this matter. He
Immediately placed the order for the
necessary quantity Of lumber required to
do this work. There was some delay in
getting the lumber and it was only re-
ceived a few days ago. But the work
is now a progress and we intend to push
it as rapidly as we can and we confidently
hope and expect to have Morgan street
open to the city limits before the next
meeting of the board.
The opening Of Morgan street has for
many years been an almost constant de-
sire of great many of our people and
the final completion of the work in this
direction will add materially to- the COM
fort and convenience of our citizens, and
the prosperity Of our city. The achieve
ment Of this object had been delayed so
long, and so many difficulties had to be
overcome that a great many Of our citi-
zens had commenced TO think that Nor
gan street never would be opened during
their generation. Feeling keenly the
many advantages 10 be derived from the
opening Of this street and realizing the
task set before us necessary to it's accom-
plishmcnt, your committee has labored
earnestly and almost constantly ever
since we have been in office, for the final
completion and contamination of this
work and now that we see the end almost
in sight and the fulfillment of our desire
about TO be accomplished, we feel that it
is with just and pardOnable pride that
we call the matter to the attention of this
board
Your committee recommended some
months ago that the Southern Railway
Co. be instructed to remove the obstruc-
tons from South street where their track
crosses that street and in place Of the
wooden benches which they now have
there that they be required to span that
street with iron Orders, from stone pill
lars placed on each side of the street,
leaving a clean road bed between pillars
of ut least 40 feet in width.
This recommendation was adopted by
this board and the railroad authorities
notified
We understand that they have readily
decided to comply with the requirements
of this board and that they have already
given out the contract for this work.
THE extension Of the sewer on South
Blount street, ordered by this board some
months ago, is about completed"