The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-06
MAY PAVE WEST BROAD NOW.
Talk of Putting CASTOR street Brick
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There.
The city will not remain inactive in
street paving while the CASTOR street case
This has been determined by the authori-
ties. 1t was their purpose to proceed
with the work of paving Castor street
but they were restrained by the order
secured from Judge Speer Of the
Southern district of Georgia. AS Gas
ton street, it seems, cannot be paved
when intended, the authorities do not
propose to rest without paving any other
streets until such time as the case may
be settled in the courts.
West Broad street will be the first
street paved. Alderman Watson, chair
man of the Streets and Lanes Committee
of Council. and Mayor Myers both take
that view. It is their belief that it
would be a wise move for the city to
pass an ordinance to pave West Broad
street in the event that Judge Speer
makes his temporary injunction perma-
nent when he hears arguments from the
city attorney and the attorneys of the
objecting property owners on CASTOR
street. Or if he finds in the citys favor.
there will still be delay, as an appeal
1t is Said, will be taken by the losing
party, whichever it may be. The hearing
will be at Mount Airy July %.
Alderman Watson and the Mayor have
conferred over the matter, and they have
practically decided to direct the attention
of Council toward West Broad street.
Alderman Watson thinks that is the next
street that should be provided with a
pavement. The Mayor declared for a
pavement on that street some time ago
when he was combating the effort of
the aldermen to pave CASTOR street.
Mayor Myers said yesterday that the
plan for paving West Broad street has not
been fixed in detail 1t is not known just
how far the pavement will extend, though
1t will commence at Stone street, where
ii now ends. From River street to Stone
street the pavement is of cobblestones,
save for a space paved with Belgian
block near the Central Railroads pas
senger station. 1t is the desire of the
Mayor and Alderman Watson to have the
paving continued with vitrified brick. 1t
is probable that it will be extended as
far south as Henry street.
The pan is to divert the 11OOO square
yards of brick ordered for CASTOR street
to West Broad street. AS the brick were
designed to pave CASTOR only between
Jefferson and Price streets, there would
not be enough to pave West Broad from
Stone to Henry street. The order will
have to be increased to 10000 square yards
or Whereabouts. 1t is stated that. If it is
decided to pave West Broad, simple in
crease in the order will be given the
Eastern Paving Brick Company.
The Council. it is said, will have every
right to pave West Broad street with
out fear of a court granting an injunction.
Should property owners object, they
would have no recourse but to submit
Unlike CASTOR, a strictly residence street,
West Broad street has a great deal of
business traffic. and after a short time,
1t is to have more. With the completion
of the Savannah Union Station on Jan.
J. 1902, there will be every need for an
extended pavement on West Broad street.
1t is held that Council has not the right
to levy a specific assessment upon prop
erty owners unless special benefits can be
shown. Where the general veal, how
ever, demands a pavement and where
certain benefits would follow, the right
of the city to pass a paving ordinance Is
uncuestioned.
A leading member of the Board of AL
dermen was asked If he knew anything
about the plan to divert the brick ordered
for CASTOR street to West Broad. He had
not. No such thing. he declared, will
be done. The alderman was prominent
in support of the CASTOR street paving or
dinance.