The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-03
STREETS PAVED AND OPENED.
DRAYTON STREET PAVING TO BE
ACCEPTED THIS WEEIN.


md Ninth streets From Waters
Rond. West-PHvinE Done During
the Last six NOnths-Committee on
CITY Lots Has Completed Police
uuiIdtngs and VIII Now start on
powder Magazine.
During this week the Council committee
on streets and lanes, Commissioner OF
public Works Wnink and city Engineer
VIM will inspect the Drayton street
paving 10 see if it meets requirements and
is acceptable 70 the city. II everything
is found satisfactory, which is almost Ger
tain to be the case, the amount due, less
the SIS. 600 already paid, will be paid over
TO the Southern Asphalt Company. 3,
Not only is the committee pleased with
what ii has accomplished in paving this
street, but there are a number of other
improvements along the same line which
speak of persevering work and add TO the
achievements of the administration
during the last six months. There are
none of the committees that have pushed
forward work more aggressively than the
street and lane committee, which succeed
ed in most everything it undertook and
has a long line of paving which will stand
as a credit to it.
Gravel paving has been put down on
Bull street, from New Houston TO Tenth,
and is completed, with the exception OF
small strip which can be finished in
about ten days. The delay was caused by
lack of gravel, but a supply was ordered
and reached the city yesterday.
This work has met with a number OF
edverses, one of which was the commit
tees inability to carry out its original
plans on account of the fact no arrange
ment was made to purchase the Member
property on Bull street. 1t was first In
tended to pave as far out as Twelfth
street, the idea being the property in the
line of the street could be acquired, but
when it was found this could not be ac-
complished, Alderman Davis introduced a
resolution changing the first scope so that
the paving would go only to the middle
of Tenth street. While this was a dis
appointment to many, nothing else can
be done until the way is clear, notwith-
standing the property owners in that Sec
ton have the brunt of il to bear. New
Houston street, from Drayton to Bull also
got a coat of gravel while improvements
IN that vicinity were being made.
A work which the public appreciates as
much as any other, and one greatly need
GO, was the NilfIllGu DIiCk DdNlLE on OA
Julian street and around the market.
Pedestrians, vehicles, cars, hucksters, end
everybody frequenting the market, real
lie an improvement has been made which
seems incredible the city could have done
without so long. There is more or less
waste matter around the market, and some
of the stall occupants did not hesitate to
throw most any kind of refuse things in
to the street. An effort is made to pre-
vent this at all times, of course but it
fails occasionally, and then comes the
necessity for a clean sweep or a sprlnk-
ling, which can be easily done on the
smooth bricks The interests represent
ed around the market are pleased with the
work of the street and lane committee en-
this undertaking.
Residents OF Henry street, from Price to
East Broad, got an Improvement due en-
tlrely 10 the committees foresight The
debris from the Cathedral, consisting Of
crushed bricks, plaster and other such
MATERIAL was removed there and rolled,
giving an improved and hardened surface
The committee on opening streets has
been equally as energetic as the other COM
mittees and has got in numerous hits in
its line From the Waters road west, in
the southern section, Seventh, Eighth and
Ninth streets have been opened, graded
and curbed Alderman krouskoff Is much
pleased with the public spirit of the Sa-
Vannah Investment Company which gave
the city necessary land TO open Seventh
and Eighth streets. 1t is stated the land
given the city by this company would have
cost $4,000 at the figures now being asked
for property In that vicinity.
East Broad street has also been opened
from the Waters road to the city. Tenth
street has been opened from Abercorn to
Habersham, and then from Bull TO Bar
nard which now makes it entirely opened
up between these streets, the other prop
erty having been acquired some time ago
Abercorn has been opened from The SaVan-
nah, Florida and Western Railway 10
Eleventh street; Ninth, from Whitaker to
Barnard; Eighth from Bull to Barnard;
Fourth a portion from Bun 10 Barnard;
First. from Bull to Barnard, and some
thing over 100000 feet was acquired in the
eastern section by an exchange with DR..
Falligant for Sixth street lots. Lands
have been acquired in Coliinsville to open
up streets West Broad is opened from
Anderson to Twelfth; Second avenue from
Montgomery street 10 the Ogeechee road
River street, through the rice mill prop
erty, near East Broad street though there
are lands there which viii be condemned
before the work is done The policy of the
committee is to acquire property IT Is seen
the city viii need before long, and not
hesitate because the necessity is not a
singing one now. In this way the I'M
pleasantness of condemning is often avoid
ed. where il is determined to open certain
streets. Alderman Charlton IS chairman,
while Alderman Krouskon is one of the
incessant and conscientious workers, who
look for bargains in this line.
Considerable work stands to the credit
of the committee on city lots. Among the
things accomplished rs the erection of the
new Police Court building, remodehng Of
the old guard house, by which the ca
pacity for prisoners was greatly increas-
ed. and the new powder magazine which
will be begun in few days The bar
racks building is model of its kind apd.
IL is believed, will prove satisfactory for
the purpose.
Considerable has been accomplished by
the house drainage committee. A large
portion of the system adopted has already
been put down, and CONTRACT for the re-
naming work will be let shortly after
Sept. /. AS soon as the law permits, large
forces will again begin digging the streets
preparatory TO winding up an improve
Tnanf which the citN haa r1nnAoA f1t. 80 No.