The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-03
FOR new STREETS
PLAN FOR MORE STREETS, LANES
AND PARKS.
PRESENTED TO CITY COUNCIL
HOW 1T IS PROPOSED To EXTEND
MUNICIPAL MAP.

Ordinance Introduced by Alderman
Thomns-Names of Parks TO Be
Settled by Committee of whole,
Which VIII Also Decide Upon Ger
tain Widths for the New Streets TO
he observation-disclosures of
the Streets TO Run High as
FOrty-eIghth-PrOvis for Ex-
tension of North and south Streets.
Plan Is in Line with Measure for
Extension of the City Limits.
An ordinance, providing for plan
for streets, lanes and parks south of
the present corporate limits, was intro
duced by Alderman Thomas at last
nights meeting of Council. The
names of the parks and certain dis
tsnces are to be agreed upon by the
Committee of the Whole before the
ordinance is placed on its second read
ing. This action was taken at the re-
quest of the alderman who introduced
the measure.
The measure provides for the ac-
quiring of land south of Forty-second
street. between Montgomery street, ex-
Il.
first lane south of Forty-second street
will be sixteen feet wide and los feet
distant from the street
The first street south of Forty-second
street will be go feet wide and 105 feet
distant from the lane. The same dis
tances and widths will be observed
touching the next five streets, which
will be Forty fourth. Forty, flftn, For
ty-sixth, Forty-seventh and Forty
eighth streets and their appropriate
lanes.
Montgomery, West Broad and Bur-
roughs streets will be extended south
ward from the present corporate limits
at right angles to Forty second street.
Montgomery street will be rs feet wide,
West Broad 100 feet AMI Burroughs so
feet. The street to be known as Ogee-
chez avenue will be go feet wide. Flor
ance street will be so feet wide and at
right angles to Forty-sacond street.
Bulloch and Stevens streets will be the
same width.
The land south of the corporate lin
its, bounded on the north by Forty
third street and on the south by the
next street, and 100 feet vest of Bur-
roughs street. as extended south of the
limits, and 300 feet in width, will be
dedicated as public park.
The tract of land bounded on the
north by Forty-fifth street, on the
south by Forty-sixth street, on the east
by Bulloch street and on the west by
Stevens street will also be laid out
as q park. Both of these parks will
be given suitable names later on by
the Committee of the Whole.
Another ordinance, providing for the
purchasing of land for extending the
streets and establishing parks, was in
troduced by the same alderman. The
Committee on Streets and Lanes is au-
thorized to purchase land south of
Forty-Second street, between West
Broad and Florence streets, at a price
not to exceed cents a square foot.
For land between Florance street eX-
tended and the Ogeechee road. the
price to be paid must not exceed liz
cents a square foot. Four and five-year
notes will be given by the city when
the purchases are made.
The ordinance by Alderman Thomas
is timely in that a committee of Coun-
Gil now has before 1t the question of
the extension of the city limits. One
reason that has served to keep back
the announcement of the definite plans
of the committee. has been the matter
of acquisition of property for opening
new streets and lanes.