The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-24
WILL USE vITRIFIED BRICK.
PRESIDENT STREET TO BE PAVED
WITH THAT MATERIAL.

DIR. j. n. Guerard Elected City Ply
sician-Alderman Thomas Intro
duced an Ordinance for the Rcgu-
IatiOn of House Drainage-sites
Granted in Laurel Grove for Nc
Laws and Barlow Monuments
BY a vote Of ten TO one the City Coun-
Gil adopted the ordinance last night for
the Improvement of President street from
the eastern side of East Broad street to
the eastern side of Reynolds street by paw
ing with vitirified brick between the curb
ing already laid on this section of the
street. The roadway is TO be 5114 feet in
width. As the street railroad has double
tracks on that street a considerable por-
ZION of the cost of the paving will fail up
on the company, thus considerably lessen
ing the cost to the property owners and
the city. Alderman Dixon, chairman Of
the Committee on Streets and Lanes, stat
ed that the cost to the city is estimated
at about $40.
Alderman Thomas, who voted against
the ordinance, brought on a very inter-
esting discussion as to the relative mer-
its of granite block and brick for paving
purposes on traffic streets by moving to
amend the ordinance by substituting
granite blocks for vitrifed brick. Alder
man Wells seconded the motion in order
20 get it before the meeting.
Alderman Thomas said as there would
be considerable traffic upon this portion
of President street he thought that the
most durable material obtainabie should
be used Alderman Dixon and others dis
agreed with him and Director of Public
Works Gadsden was called on for his
opinion as to the relative merits as to
durability and cost of the two materials.
The life of. brick pavement under
traffic." said Mr.. Gadsden, lis twelve to
fifteen years. That of a granite block
pavement is about ten years, after which
il becomes simply cobblestone and may
last altogether eighteen 10 twenty-five
years. Brick paving costs 81 80 to 81 60
per square yard, while granite block costs
81 80 to 81 90. Brick paving, while not
quite so durable as granite block, is more
desirable in many respects. 1t is a good
mean between block and asphalt, and is
especially suitable for Streets used for
both residence and traffic as will be the
case with President street"
Alderman Thomas said thai he was not
CONVINCED on that score. When in AL
bany N. Y, two years ago. he had seen
ne was satisfied thai the brick pavemeG
in front of the city exchange would be
in bad condition at the end of ten years.
The Jefferson street pavement has been
now nearly ten years, and it is not yet
worn into cobbestone" said Alderman
Thomas.
Alderman Bacon and others said that
the Jefferson street pavement had only
been down about seven or eight years and
that 1t is already badly worn. When AL
derman Thomas amendment was put to
a vote it was lost, though ID received sew
eral votes The original ordinance was
then put on its passage and adopted, AL
derman Thomas voting in the negative.
The Committee of the Whole reported
favorably upon the petition of d. G. Purse
and others for a site in Laurel Grove Gem
etery TO be used in erecting a monument
TO Gen. Francis S. Barlow. An ordinance
vas subsequently passed setting aside two
sites, in the right and left of the main
entrance to the cemetery, one 10 be used
for the monument to Gen. Lafayette Nc
Laws and the other for the monument 90
Gen. Barlow, the sites to be designated
by the Mayor and the Park and Tree Com
mission.
The petition of the Pierpont Manufac-
turing Company TO be given a lease of a
portion of the old water works tract. in
Guiding the river front, for a long period
of years. was adversely reported by the
committee to which il had been referred.
tne report stating that che committee did
not consider il advisable that the city
should sell or lease either the land or the
water front. A similar petition from ].
b Wiley, for lease of the same property
for ten years, with The privilege of re-
newal, for the purpose of operating a
hardwood factory was referred to the
Joint Committee on Water and City Lots.
A petition was received from E. d.
Shepherd & Co. of New York, stating that
d certain client of theirs had 5000 of
bonds of the city of Savannah of an old
ISSUE which had been exchanged for a
new issue, and which they desire to ex-
change for him for clean bond which will
be negotiable. The petition was referred
TO the Finance Committee.
Alderman Haas withdrew his ordinance
prohibiting the building of fires in the
open in yards and other premises, stating
mat he had been informed that the ordi-
nance would work a hardship upon many
roor people, especially washerwomen, who
ma it necessary to their work to have
fires in the open. Unanimous consent was
given for the withdrawal of the ordinance
An ordinance by the Finance Commit
lee, placing a license tax of $40 upon bicy-
Gle reparers carrying no stock in trade
was adopted
Alderman Thomas introduced an ordi-
nance for the regulation of house drain
age and the house drainage system. Sec
ZION l Irovides that as the house drainage
system is completed for various portions
or the city the Committee on Drainage
snail cause maps to be prepared aud kept
in the office Of the clerk Of Council, and
OF the plumbing inspector, notice of which
Is to be published for the information of
citizens. After such publication it shall
be unlawful to lay any sewers to connect
with storm water sewers, or to construct
privy vaults or dry wells within the COM
pleted portions or dis ricts.
Section provides that connection with
the system shall only be made uuder the
sur ervlsion Of inspectors 10 re desigra ed
by the Mayer. A complete record Of such
connections is to be kept. Section pro-
Vldes a number Of regulations as to the
pipes and fixtures to lie used in making
conhectiors. ard he manner Of their use
A penalty rot to exceed 500, and imprison-
ment not to exceed 30 days, either or both
IN the discretion of the court IS provided
Tor Violations Of the ordinance.
Alderman Schwarz introduced an ordi-
nance providing fer the disposition Of fire