The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-25

leeuon Is that the warren-scharf Com
pany offered to pave south BROAD street
Ior l.s9 per square yard and keen II in
i' epair Ior hve years free of cost, and to
keep II IN order for an additional fifteen
Sears at &C per square yard per annum.
VI 20 cents-thus giving us an asphalt
paNeiheht and keeping il In
ana turning 1t over
70 the city at the expiration of twenty
years in good order for a total of 90 10 ner
yard "a '-'V Pei
asphalt has done more to bring our city
Ia the front than anything else and Au-
susta gravel mot Liberty county mud) has
zone equally as much for the county. I,ook
dt Daie avenue that has had its hundreds
oieds OF four mule army wagons passing
over 1t oaliy Tor months, its surface un.m-
pared ana ready for a similar experience.
II mas been called a dusty road and it
mas Deen said the material is too dusty for
the streets OF Savannah. AS a matter Of
Iact the almost entire absence of dust has
Deen noted by those who have used the
roads In dry weather, and only in cases
Where the dust came from the uncurbed
eages of the road has it been unpleasant
Ihere can be no dust originate from a
pavement that does not wear, and claim
less wear for Augusta gravel than any
other material. I have ever seen. There
IS much less dust originates on our roads
than on the Macadam and Jelford roads,
that have rode over at the North I have
driven people from all sections of the
country over our roads and their admira-
ton for them has been unbounded moth
ing like It for road material has ever
been seen. 1t is not fair or just to call the
material with which Bull streets is paved
Augusta gravel, as 1t is red clay
and gravel from Liberty county.
On the southern end of the street a film
of Augusta gravel has been put on, but
every one can see 1t does not ip any way
compare with the county roads. 1t
ought to be better, as it is a curbed street
with brick cutters, but the paving ma
terial lacks the cement properties the
Augusta gravel possesses In such large
degree. We have paid for one series of
experiments by the County Commission
ers on the Ogeechee road. Let the city
utilize them for the benefit of taxpayers
Asphalt streets north and south, and
Augusta gravel paved streets east and
west are what Savannah needs. The
gravel makes the street pleasant to the
eye, easily kept clean Of rolled OCCASION
ally after rain, and we have the roller
standing idle.) All our streets covered
with the dazzling white oyster shells
are most painful to the eyes. Only a
breath Of wind is necessary to fill our
lungs and houses with clouds of fine dust
Ihese streets need ABOUT three Inches
of gravel on them; then their would be
no complaint about dust. 1 have ridden
thousands of miles over the county roads
since they have been covered with the
gravel and have had a good opportunity
to judge Of its merits. 1 consider it the
very best material for residence streets
that have ever SEEN The cost of the
material is about $1.3S per cubic yard. If
laid six inches thick It would cover six
superficial yards, or % cents per yard. or
if nine inches thick would cover four
| superficial yards at IS cents per yard sur
face. 1 am anxious to see more paving
done, and am willing to be taxed, but 1
do want our paving of a kind that will
stand the test and attract more business
and people to our city. H. P. Smart
Savannah. Ca, June q, 1899