The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-24
INDIAN STREET TO BE PAVED.
WILL PROBABLY BE THE NEXT
STREET TO BE BRICKED.

City Will Begin the work in the
Faithful Street, Between Tenth
and Twelfth streets, Being Paved
with Chert-An Augusta Gravel
Pavement for New Street-Progress
of Repairs on the Asphalt Fave
ments.
The only paving now being done by the
city is that portion of Bull street between
Tenth and Estiu avenue Augusta gravel
is being laid there, extending the pave
ment of the material that was laid three
years ago from Park avenue to Tenth
street. Hands have been at work upon
the pavement for about a week, and that
much time will be required TO complete it.
There was an interruption, owing to de-
lay in getting gravel.
1t is very probable that Indian street
will be the next paved. The traffic on
that street as it Is, is rather heavy, and
it would be greatly increased were there
a pavement. Bryan street has too much
traffic the many vehicles often interfering
with one another. Paving Indian street
would relieve the congestion on Bryan
street, affording two paved thoroughfares
to the busy wharves and docks toward the
west end OIL the river 'front.'.
One difficulty that has stood in the way
of paving Indian street has been the COM
parativeiy poor circumstances of many of
the property owners. Not a few of those
who live along the streets own their
homes, and the cost of the pavement of
which they would have to bear their part
would fall upon them rather heavily. Yet
1t is felt that the necessity of the case de-
mands that the street be paved, and it is
very probable that the fall will see the
work begun.
Vitrihed brick or Belgian block will
doubtless be used. Director of Public
Works Gadsden does not believe in as
phalt as a proper pavement for streets
upon which there is to be a heavy traffic,
and in that view people generally con-
cur In fact, Mr. Gadsden is opposed to
asphalt altogether as an economic pave
ment, being convinced that it will last
but eight or ten years. Should a cart or
wagon never be driven upon an asphalt
pavement, it would still be found that
after few years, it was crumbling away
The stuff has a certain term of life, and
after that expires, it is useless.
Mr.. Gadsden says the asphalt streets
are now in fairly good condition, the
southern Asphalt Company having about
caught up in its work or repair
The Drayton street pavement has never
hao patch made lin it yet, save when re-
CURED after plumbing work, though it
is true the pavement has been down for
but short while. The Oglethorpe avenue
pavement, however, has required con-
siderable patching. Upon Bull Liberty
and Congress streets. however. repairs
have to be made constantly. In the large
cities of the country repairs are not
bothered with After a pavement has
stood until its life has passed. it is torn
up, and an entire layer of fresh asphalt
is put down.
In the fall an Augusta gravel pavement
will be laid on New street. The gravel is
already in the Central Railroads yards,
where it has been for several months
| The railroad has always maintained a
pavement on New street, and will con-
tinue TO do So now that the warehouses
have been leased 10 wholesale grocery
houses. The city will day the gravel the
railroad furnishes