The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-16
ANXIOUS FOR SIDEWALKS.
PROPERTY OWNERS WANT AN Or
DINANCE ron THEM

The Sidewalk Question is Receiving
Lane COmmittee-Alderma Dixon
Thinks Council should Recognize
This Feature of Municipal linz
provement-He May Introduce an
Ordinance Providing for Walks on
Indian, Bryan and Zubly Streets.
Alderman James NJ. Dixon chairman of
the Council committee on streets and
lanes, has received a petition from prop
erty owners asking that an ordinance
be introduced providing for sidewalks on
Zubly street. The Council is giving its
attention to sidewalks at present, and
while there is comparatively little travel
on Zubly street, it is stated that the
property owners here desire to be more
thoroughly identified with the city proper.
Ihey no longer want West Broad street
TO be the boundary line for good walks.
1t is the intention of the committee 10
make a distinct mark this year for the
city's advancement in good sidewalks.
Enough practical attention has not been
given to this feature of municipal i'm
provements in the past it is stated, and
the object of the present board will be
TO nave good walks on streets all over
the city. In bringing about this reform,
however, the object will be to do 1t in
such way as TO make the burden light
for property owners, and not such as would
make it difficult for them to bear.
On many of the more important streets
there is room for improvement in the
walks, while on others there are none to
improve. Bolton street, from Habersham
to the street railway waiting station, is
claimed to be IN need of sidewalks, as
there is, at times, an immense travel over
ii to the street car station All who pass
over the street are not patrons of the car
company, and for this reason walks are
a necessity, which will be required sooner
or later
The petition sent to Alderman Dixon is
pretty sure 10 bring about the introduce
ton of an ordinance requiring walks in
the western part of town, and especially
on Indian and Bryan streets, where there
Is great deal Of traffic at all times at
seems to me the people living on those
streets are entitled to these improve
ments," said Alderman Dixon. 1T is not
the desire of Council to place hardships
upon the people, but when they are anx-
ious to have walks, 1 think the proper or
dinances should be passed. There Is
scarcely any other improvement that adds
more TO the value of property and when
they are once laid with good material, the
job should last life time. The large
amount of work that has been recently
done in this line has caused the people to
fully inform themselves about prices, and
the result is that they are now enabled to
have walks built at reasonable figures
The artificial stone walks are smooth and
attractive, but in the eastern and western
TANKS of the city the majority of prop
erty owners would probably use vitrified
brick, which is equally as durable and
lasting.
II regard the building of sidewalks as
one of the main features of the street and
lane committees work." continued Alder
man Dixon land think the closest atten-
ton should be given to their maintenance.
Nothing shows up better for the city, and
when the interest of citizens is once CEN
tered in this work, it will keep moving. A
property owner without a sidewalk doesn't
like to be damned up against a neighbor
who has one, and for this reason builds
a walk himself. The procession keeps
moving, anu Oilce IL gets wen started,
there is no telling how much good will
be accomplished"
Alderman Dixon was asked if he intend
ed to introduce any more sidewalk ordi-
nances. He said he had received a num-
Der of requests to do so, and that he
would probably introduce one requiring
walks on Indian, Bryan and Zubly streets,
and other unpaved streets if it is the de-
sire of the property owners. Where the
people are against making these improve
ments to their property he did not think
Council would take any action. In cases
where there is heavy traffic over streets,
he said the wishes of the people could
not be consulted, as the general public
comes first, on the principle that the off,
cial acts of all public bodies shall be for
the good of the largest number.
A RECEIVER APPOINTED.