The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-08
MORE PAVING is NOW ASSURED
PEOPLE HAVE ASKED 1T AND THE
LAW WILL ALLOW 1T.

whitaker TO Drayton Streets.
81. Julian street Also to he Paved
With brick From the Market to
whitaker street-AIderman Dixon
Says Paving of Lanes VIII he an
Investment for the City From a
Sanitary Stnndpoint-AIderma
Doyle FnVOrs Giving the People
Full sway on Matters of Improve
meat.
Street paving is 10 be given considerable
attention by The street aud lane commit
Tee Of Council, which mas considered the
question Of paving a number of streets and
lanes. and has about decided 10 recommend
that Council do a large amount of this
work in the near future.
Congress lane, which has already been
paved with vitnfed orick from Barnard to
Whitaker streets VIII be paved TO Drayton
street. and ST. Julian street win also be
paved with brick from the city market to
whitaker street This will he a great i'm
provemonl to the center of the city, ana
will be appreciated by The property own
ers who will be the beneiiciaries Since the
large amount of asphalt and brick paving
was recently completed that part of ST.
Julian street TO be paved may be said TO
be deser, in an oasis Of paving. In ruiny
weather water collects in the street, there
by making it impossible and disagreeable
10 merchants whose stores front on it,
* he { te efa To no he
policy Of the committee TO recommend the
paving Of the more important lanes This
work started with the paving of Congress
lane from Barnard TO Whitaker, which
was done al the request of abutting prop
erty owners. II has just been completed,
ana following it up comes a petition from
property owners on the adjoining block,
asking thar the lane abutung their prom
Crty also be paved. 1t is believed by the
committee that number Of other petitions
will be filed shortly, asking for the same
thing. so that il was decided TO discuss the
matter with a view to determining how
much additional paving shaM be laid.
AT a special meeting yesterday afternoon
il is said the committee agreed to recon-
mend the passage of ordinances providing
for the paving of Congress lane as stated,
and also for the paving of St. Julian
street. If there is no objection TO these
ORDINANCES, tuty Will probably bc iaoaUu
al the second meeting from now. From
the quick manner in which the other brick
paving was laid it win probably be mat
ter Of only few weeks after the work is
authorized until il viii be completed.
Alderman Dixon is taking an active in
terest in street paving. and particularly
the paving of lanes, which he looks upon
as a good investment from a sanitary
standpoint Under the present arrange
ment of paving lanes" he said, lit only
costs the city about $3.50 for each block
the property owners paying the balance.
1t costs the city from $500 to 800 a year
TO clean Congress .ane from Bull to Dray-
ton streets. as the filth and trash which
accumulates there increases the trouble
10 the scavenger department BY paving
these lanes they can be kept much clean
er and The expense to the city will be less
than at present. The persons who now
litter them could keep their own sur
roundings swept and the cost to the city
in getting the refuse away would be re-
duced to a minimum. This item Of ex-
pense does not amount to great deal in
one lane but with a half dozen or more
II viii be seen large saving may be
made The property owners seem to want
these improvements. and under the ar
Tangement now being made. the property
owner paying part Of the cost. according
~ tAtN hNlibSl u lttl racing the pdNeu
area. there will probably he no objection
to further work by Council"
Alderman NJ. J. DOYLE Is another advo-
Gaze of street and lane paving As a
member Of the street and lane committee
he has worked jealousy for Improvement
in that department. As property owners
touching on the lanes seem to want the
paving, and are willing to pay their share
of the cost, Alderman Doyle has no OBJ
lection to carrying il on extensively. Il
think this plan of letting the people get
together on the paving of streets is a good
one" he said. with the will and indorse-
ment Of the people there can be none of
the objections usually raised, such for in
stance, as the one sometimes sprung that
Council Is trying to place burdens upon
the tax payers. This Is not the intention
when improvements are made, and there
can be 70 better evidence of ii than that
the people have asked that the work be
DONE.
One OF the preferences expressed for
brick over asphalt is that the brick does
not hold heat TO the same extent. on the
asphalt streets the heat is noticeably
stronger than to those paved with brick
This Is not only an important considera-
ton where he paving Is TO be done in front
OF residences, but the business houses also
want the coolest material around them.
The asphalt people are still In the field.
and when the proposed work is authorized
the chances are they VIII make kick for
the business.
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