The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-05
BEAUTIFUL SHADE TREES
PEACE STREET TO BE OPENED
DURING NEXT MONTH.
ARSENAL WILL SHORTLY BE TORN DOWN
A Statement Showing In Detail the Work That is
Making Raleigh the Prettiest City in
the South. A Month of
Great Activity.

To the Honorable Mayor and Board Of
Aldermen:
Your Committee on Streets beg to sub
nit herewith the following report:
The work on our streets has progress
ed admirably during the past month.
The weather has been fine and we have
been able to accomplish very satisfactory
results as will be shown by detailed
statement of the work done which fol-
lows later in this report We have or
deTed LOCO mice sugar maple trees which
VIII be set out now in few weeks on
all the streets in our city which have
been graded and curbed, and we sin
cerely trust that our citizens Will take
a sufficient amount of interest in the
preparation of these trees to see that
they are well boxed and cared for after
they are placed ON the sidewalks at the
expense of the city. We feel that too
much care and attention cannot be given
this part of our work and we hope in
few years to see every sidewalk in the
city graded and curbed and nice beauti-
full shade trees we'll located ON them
This can be dome if the citizens viii
take AN interest i'll the matter and assist
the committee in its work. lf this plan
is properly carried out and developed as
we desire it will make Aualeigh one of
the most beautiful cities in the universe.
Work at tile rogk quarry has been NOV
ing along very smoothly for the past
month or two and we are getting thrngs
in good shape out there.
The new rock crusher Win soon be at
IL Il T.ls - 81,
we propose to put on we will be able to
push the macadam Wa. greater rapi0lty.
We expect to commence the opening
of Peace street Within the next 30 days
and when once started this work will b.
pushed forward until that street is open
ed and extended TO the city Limits. We
have delayed commencing this work be
GAUGE we desired o complete the grading
and improving of some of the streets al
ready started.
The grading and improving of Boylan
Avenue has been pushed forward begin
ming at Hillsboro street and we will con-
tinue this work and push it as rapidly
as possible consistent with improvements
i'm progress in other sections of the city
until it is graded and put i'm good condi
tion from Hillsboro street to the city
limits.
We called attention in our last report
to the bad condition of some of the side
walks on Fayetteville street.
These sidewalks are immediately i'm the
heart of the city and tney are more seen
by strangers than amy other portion of
cur city, and we regret to say that they
are probably in worse conditions than any
other sidewalks i'm the city.
We recommend, therefore, that the
Chief of Police be instructed to notify
all property owners ON these two thoc-
oughfares whose sidewalks are paved
with soft brick that they must be remOv
ed and replaced either with granolithie
pavement or Eftrified brick.
We have been IN communication re-
Gently with the State authorities in re-
gard to removing the Old Arsenal from
the capitol square grounds and we are
able to report that we think we are safe
in saying That this unslghtly building will
be term down and moved Within the next
few months.
The following amount of work In de- |
tail has been done since our last report.
Curbing set as folIows:
On BloodWOrth street ON both sides be- |
tween Newbern Avenue anu Edenton /
street, and ON one side between Edenton
street and Jones street, and Cn ONE side
between Lame street and -dkw0od aven +
ue; on both sides between Oakwood j
avenue and Polk street
On Polk street, both sides between Per- |
son street and East street
Person street, one side, between Eden 7
tom street and Newbern avenue, and ON |
one side between Morgan street and Har- I
gett street.
Newbeln avenue, one side, between
Person street and l. Oodworth street.
Jones street, one between Sails
bury street an,. Dawson street.
500 feet of curbing reset ON Jones
street and lawson street on account OF
grade being too high.
300 feet Oh curblng Straigntened upon
West Martin 4reet between Harrington
and West street on account OF hill set
thing and curbing getting out of shape.
Covered rock culvert ON ELM street I
with stone.
Walkway put across the street at in
tersection of johnson and Wilmington
streets.
Wallzway put across the street at inter
section of Wilmington and Peace streets.
Put i'm II corners. Also a lot of curb
ing put lin at a number eff places where it
was left out ON account of poles being
in the way when the cua.bing was set.
We have macadamized Hargett street