The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-06

Board at its last meeting.
There is a matter which has gwen
your Committee great concern ant we
confess that we hardly know how best
to deal with it. We therefore, cali It 10
the attention of the Board. Some 81 the
sidewalks on Martin street between Fay
etteville street and the Union Gepo; and
ON Fayetteville street between Martin
and Morgan streets have been paved
with soft and inferior brick. These
pavements are now wearing in 'loies and
it is worse than no pavement AT All.
These pavements We're not put down III
accord with instructions received from
the Street Committee as our instructions
have always said, that hard brick, paw
ing stone, or cement must be used. IneSe
two streets being among the most M
portant in our city we feel that the prop
erty owners OH them who have put down
inferior paving should be required
to take it up and put down a class
of paving i'm keeping with the progress
and prosperity of our city.
The following report of deaths IN our
city during the month Of September will
show the wonderful healthy condition.
watch we now enjoy as a result OF III"
cleanliness of orr streets. and the credit
Of this cleanliness is due largely to the
efficiency of our Health Officer, Mr.. L.
p Sale. Total number of deaths, ~.
Number of whites-12. Number of
blacks-S. Under FIVE years of age-l3
and over 20 years of age.
The temporary annual death rate per
Thousand inhabitants was II.
This is n wonderful record as the per-
centage has been reduced during the past
five years from aboalt % per cent per
thousand to its present ratio. This $
q saving of ten lives on each thousand
population and estima ting our poouia .on
at $4,000 gives a saving of 250 lives an
nally. This will give our people SOME
idea of the magnificent results which
are now being obtained by our Health
Department. Our clever and capable
Health OFFICER Mr.. Sale. is a ycritable
hero in time of peace. While the heroes
of oalr country are going to the war and
showing their gallantrY and bravery by
de:ng their part, manfully fighting 10.
their country, Mr.. Sale remains at home
amid the qnietude of his native city and
does effective service by saving hum
dreds of lives each year.
The following amount of work has
been done upon ollr streets during the
past month. Curbing, etc:
Wilmington street, ONE side, between
Peace and johnson streets, and between
Davie and Cabarrils and on both sides
between CaTBarrus and South st 'ects.
Warrington street ON one side between
Hargett and Davie.
Jones street, on one side between West
and Dawson.
Edenton street, both sides between
Blormt and East.
Person street, both sides between Jones
and Edealton.
Person street, one side, between Elm
ton and dargett.
Morgan street. both sides. between
Blount and the City Cemetery.
Elm street, on both sides, between
Jones and Lane.
Eighteen corners have been put in.
five receivers built. eighty feet of eign-
teen inch terra Gotta pipe put in and two
old underground culverts torn out
The following streets have been ma
= Dawson street from Martin to Hargett
and Edenton street from Blount 70 Per-
SON.
Curbing has been reset on Martin
street. between Harrington and West
streets. Grade formerly given too low.
About twenty trees hauled off OF the
streets and a quantity of old stone picked
ND off of the streets and hauled for cnl-
yerts and macadam.
The following amount of paving with
granite blocks has been dome:
The gutter lines ON Harrington street.
west side froan Union depot 70 Hargett
street.
Mcdowell street, west side, from Har-
gett to Morgan street.
Person street. west side, from Cabar-
rus to Davie street.
Open drain put i'm at CORNER of Har-
gett and Harrington streets.
Gutter lines increased ON Lakewood
Avenue from Elm street to Person street.
Edenton street, gutter hines paved with
granite blocks from Blount to Person.
Sidewalk paved with brick at Graded
School, ON Fayetteville street on The
west side of the school
Person street, gutter hines on both sides
paved with granite blocks from EdeEton
to Jones street.
The following amount of grading Ess
been done ON our streets:
Sidewalks graded ON Harrington street
between Hargett and Union Depot.
Sidewalks graded on Jones street he
tween Harrington and Dawson.
Sidewalks on Martin street between
Person and Blount.
Worth street has been graded from
Cannon street to Fayetteville street ard
sidewalks partially graded in Linden
Avenue.
Sidewalk graded ON Martin street at
Union Depot.
Sidewalks graded ON Wilmington street
between Lenoir and South street
Sidewalk ON Blount street graded from
Smithfield street to South street.
Edenton street graded for macadam
from Blount to Person street.
Sidewalk on Edenton street graded
from Person to BloodTworth streets
Wilmington street graded from Polk
street to Peace street,
Sidewalks graded ON Wilmington street
between Cabarrus and Lenoir streets.
Sidewalks graded on Cabarrus street
between Wilmington and Fayetteville
streets.
Sidewalks graded on Person street be-
tween Jones and Edenton, and ON Per-