The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-11
WILL LOOK LIKE A PARK.
THE PLAN OF IMPROVEMENT FOR
SOUTH BROAD STREET.

The Green to BE Graded to n Uni-
Form Hight and Live Oaks TO Be
Planted Every Sixty Feet on Each
side of the Green--EIOwerIng
Trees to BE Planted Between the
Oaks-The PInts Next to the Walks
to BE Graded.
The work of grading South Broad street
for the asphalt pavement is going ahead
rapidly. A large force of hands and
number of teams are at work.
1t will be necessary to remove a large
amount of earth from the roadways, in
order to conform to the grades furnished
earth is being used to build up the green
in the middle of the street AS this makes
a short haul for the company it has also
agreed to grade the green to a uniform
hight. This work will, in itself, add a
great deal to the appearance of South
Broad street after the pavement has been
laid.
As there is more earth than can be used
to fill up the green the surplus earth is
being used to fill up low streets else
where in the city, under the direction of
the city engineer and the commissioner
of public works
The grass plats along South Broad street
will also be graded up to conform to the
new level OF the street. The top soil from
the roadway is apparently very rich and
should increase the growth of grass in the
pats and on the green.
Chairman James NJ. Dixon of the water
commission, said yesterday that the prop
erty owners on South Broad street would
do well to renew their service pipes con-
Meeting with the water main at once.
New pipes can be put in now" said Mr..
Dixon, lat a cost for excavation of g to
So
"After the asphalt pavement is down a
connection can hardly be made for less
than $40. Most of the houses on South
Broad street are old, and the service pipes
leading to the houses are old and many
of them in bad condition. No property own
er on South Broad street can possibly make
a mistake by putting in a new service pipe
now. There is no time to lose either, as the
work of laying the pavement will begin
very shortly. The water main on South
Broad street is laid down
the middle of the green, so
that the city will be put to little extra ex-
pense by the asphalt pavement whenever
it decides to lay a new main on South
Broad street The present main is suffi-
c!ent for all purposes at present"
A few of the property owners on South
Broad street have already taken time by
the forelock and are having their service
pipes put in good condition or new pipes
laid.
1.-THE plan of development for South
Broad street has been decided upon" said
Dr. Stone, chairman of the park and tree
commission, to a Morning News reporter.
1T will be made a live oak avenue. A
live oak will be planted each sixty feet
on each side of the green, a pair of trees
being planted at each end of each division
or block of the green, being placed in the
bend Of the curbing. The trees wall be
paced seven feet from the curling, so as
to give room for development without in
juring the pavement Between the live
oaks will be planted quick growing and
Towering trees, which can be removed
when the live oaks attain their growth,
provided they have not died out before
that time. We have already begun work
removing worthless trees and planting the
live oaks. AT the western end of the
street there are very few good trees and
most Of the trees there will be removed.
There are many good trees on the street,
the present except when necessary in
order to conform to our plan for painting
live oaks. The new trees will be placed
in the proper lines which will give tine
green somewhat of an odd appearance for
the present, but as the old trees are cut
out this oddly will disappear"
The live oaks which are now being
planted on South Broad, are from II to
10 years of age. Trees of this age can be
transplanted with safety 1t takes twenty
five to thirty years for live oak tree to
reach maturity, and it easily lives 2C0
years. The life of the water oak, which
seems to have been a favorite in Savan-
nah heretofore is about forty years. Our
idea is to make South Broad street so
distinctly a live oak avenue that that
name will instinctively suggest itself to
any one who has once seen it."
In the same way, Dr. Stone said, Liber-
ty street might be made a magnolia ave-
nue., but this is his own idea, and has
not been discussed by the commission
Another idea for the improvement of
South Broad street, which viii probably
be put into effect next year, is Carpet
gardening. small piats in the shape of cir
Giles and diamonds, two or three of each
being planted on each block of the green
in towering plants.
DR.. Stone said that the commission had
asked for all that council would give
them in next years budget. Mayor Myers
when asked about the probable allow
ance to the park and tree commission next
year, said that council would doubtless
include $1,000 to $500 to be used in re-
placing trees destroyed by the storm.
Living to BE Cheaper.