The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-05
BETTER SIDEWALKS.
SOUTHERN SECTION TO HAVE ARTI-
FICIAL STONE WALKS.


Compliance with the Ordinance Is
COMMUNICATIONS Owners Civ
| en- FOur Mon tbs in which to Begin
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/ Accept Their Notes If Desired-Uni-
form street Crossings Provided for.
An Ordinance introduced TO Place
the CommIssioner of Public Works
In Charge of All Sidewalks.
| II the ordinances adopted by the City
| Council last night affecting sidewalks are
carried into effect the southern section will
soon have the best side walks Of any sec
ton of the city, and The condition Of side
walks generally throughout the city will
be greatly improved.
The ordinances referred TO are one by
Alderman Krouskoff regulating the width
| of roadways and sidewalks and providing
for the construction of uniform sidewalks
! in the section south of Anderson street;
one by Alderman Smith providing for bet
ter street crossings, and a third introduce
/ ed by Alderman Davis, placing the repair
and construction of all sidewalks under
the control of the Commissioner of Public
Works. The first named came up on their
second reading and were adopted. The one
by Alderman Davis was on its first read
ing, and went over until the next meeting
Alderman Krouskoffs ordinance pro-
vides that all streets south of Anderson
running east and west except Seventh
street, shall have a uniform roadway of
thirty feet and sidewalks of a uniform
width of four feet. Seventh street is to
have roadway Of forty-fve feet and
sidewalks of a width of seven feet. OF
! the streets running north and south, Price,
Lincoln, Drayton and jefferson are to
have uniform width of thirty feet, with
| sidewalks four feet in width. Hab-
ersham, Abercorn. Barnard and
| Montgomery are to have uniform
roadways of forty feet, with four
foot sidewalks. Bull street, a roadway
of forty-five feet, with seven-foot side
| walks. and West Broad street a roadway
| of fifty feet with four-foot sidewalks.
The intention is that where the width of
| streets and walks is greater than that
named in the ordinance, that the extra
space shall be converted into grass plats.
| 1t is provided that the sidewalks
shall be constructed midway be-
tween the property line and the curb
| line so as to have a grass plat on each
! side of the walk
All walks constructed under this ordi-
nance are to be of artificial stone and the
property owners are required to begin the
construction of the walks within four
months from the date of the adoption of
the ordinance. In case of their failure to
do so the Commissioner of Public Works
is instructed to proceed to do the work ac-
sFacr 10. a a=frr
engineer and to assess the cost of the
same against the abutting property own
ers. Property owners who wish to do so
can have their walks constructed by the
commissioner They will he allowed to pay
the city in notes at per cent, due in 3,
6, 3 and IL months, If they prefer to do so,
the notes being lien against the property
as are other paving assessments.
Alderman Guckenheffner objected to the
ordinance as hardship upon owners of
unimproved property in the southern sec
ton.
Alderman Krouskoff said the people of
the southern section demanded the ordi-
nance, and that the owners of unimproyed
property there were strongly in favor of st.
Sidewalks which broke off here and there
in front of every unimproved lot, he said.
would be of little value. Continuous uni
| form sidewalks would be Of value to all
| property owners in that section. Artificial
| stone walks could be constructed for less
| than brick, he said. the cost, including
curbing, being about ST for lot of 30 feet
| front
The majority of the board agreed with
Alderman Krouskoff, and the ordinance
was adopted, Aldermen Guckenheimer.
| Hun and Duncan voting in the negative
Alderman Smiths ordinance which was
| also adopted, provides that all crossings
of unpaved streets shah consist of four
! foot roadway of vitrifed brick with a
border of small cobblestones three feet in
width on each side. The necessity of uni
| form crossings was apparent Alderman
! Smith said, the present crossings being
composed of variety of materials
An ordinance was introduced by Alder
man Davis to place the Commissioner of
| Public Works in charge of all sidewalks
| both as TO repairs and construction of new
walks, and making 1t his duty TO see that
the walks are maintained in proper con-
! dition. The cost Is to be assessed against
the property owners as at present The
| commissioner is not required to report
| to Council the sidewalks needing repaIrs
| before doing the work,
| The ordinance went over until the next
| meeting. 1t will prove the solution of a
| difficulty of long standing, if adopted. I'm
| der the present red tape system the city
marshal is in charge of the sidewalk re-
pairs. After ascertaining that a walk is
| in need of repairs, he must notify the
| owner or agent of the property. If, after
| ten days notice the owner has done moth
| ing, the matter is reported to Council
| and authority secured TO have the work
done. Under this system sidewalks fire.
| quently remain in state of disrepair on
the prominent streets of the city for weeks
before the necessary repairs are made
CITY OWNS A TIGER CAT.