The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-21
IN FAVOR OF PAVING
CITY OFFICIALS VIEWS ON STREET
IMPROVEMENTS.
WHERE PAVING IS NEEDED.
WHAT THE MAYOR AND OTHERS
THINK ABOUT 1T.

Jefferson street BEING ROlled-Pav-
ing Force Is Finishing Indian
Street-St. Julian street May he
Passed for Time-MayOr Says
Paving VIII Not BE Forced Upon
CASTOR street Residents-He Fa-
vors Early Paving of west Brond
Street-AIdcrman Watson for an
East side Strect-Mnyor, Alderman
Watson and Alderman Dixon Dis
cuss whitaker street.
The steam roller began the preliminary
work for paving jefferson street, south
OF Henry. yesterday morning. The
ground will be rolled and graded and put
in readiness for the PAYERS, who may go
there after finishing up the Indian street
pavement. which viii be within a few
days
It was the intention Of she director of
public works 10 have the PAYERS go from
Indian street, upon completing the work
there, to 81. Julian street which is to be
paved from Jefferson to Montgomery
street. The application of the savannah,
Thunderbolt and Isle OF Hope Railway,
Julian street track through Franklin
Square, Director Gadsden said yesterday
will probably hold up the work of paw
ing on that street for a time. Until it
is settled by Council as to just where the
tracks will be run. it would not be wise
40 proceed with the paving work.
After jefferson street, the programme
is 10 pave Thirty-eighth street. between
Bun and jefferson. Then CASTOR street
may come though there is extreme doubt
as to whether that street will be paved.
Mayor Myers said yesterday that the OBJ
jections of the property owners on Gas
ton street, il they are maintained will
serve TO prevent the street being paved.
The city, the Mayor said, is disposed to
respect the wishes of property owners
! along streets when there is a question
OF paving, provided that the street is not
one for which pavement is demanded oy
traffic. CASTOR is not such a street, he
thinks and If the property owners in
sist. the city will scarcely force the mat
ter and pave the street over their pro-
test. Instead Of paving the street, it
will be repaired.
Next after Castor street should it be
paved, or should 1t not be, next after
/ Thirty-eighth street. the Mayor believes
ouou4u Npiue ltlt pdNluE Nl west bIOdu
street. The establishment of the Union
Station by the Union Station Company
he thinks, should be followed by the i'm
pavement of the street, in order that an
easier and more attractive approach to
the depot might be provided. The Mayors
idea is to pave the street from the pres
ent terminus in the Belgian blocks to
CASTOR street.
The Mayor was asked about paving
a. rar in he
ing News having expressed need for such
Improvement. He thought the West
Broad street work more urgent just at
this time. though he would sanction the
immediate pavement of Whitaker street,
were it not for the street car line there.
The line. however. is probably there 10
stay. as the street railway company
would scarcely care to remove it, he
thinks. With the track on Whitaker
street, the Mayor considers that an OBJ
stacle to traffic is offered, and he is for
the paving of unobstructed streets where
there Is a demand by traffic. BY Jan. l.
ne believes. the paving of West Broad
street will commence.
Alderman Watson, chairman of the
Committee on Streets and Lanes. under
which the paving is DONE said that the
idea of paving Whitaker street is COM
mendab.e. but that there are other streets
that are more greatly in need of il. He
faVors the paving of some north and
south street on the east side after the
completion of the work that has been
mapped out. Either Price or Lincoln
street should be paved, he says, as the
west side of the city has been favored
beyond the east side
The alderman rather inclined to the
view that the car line on Whitaker street
Is convenience and that it should be
| retained. Al any rate. he said, the COM
pany has no intention of removing it, as
it is on tho point of putting in the
switches and turnouts for the operation of
cars in both directions Council having
granted the right.
Alderman Dixon said he thought the
street should be paved. The track, how
ever. will not come up, he said, as the
franchise for the use of the street was
given the City and Suburban Railway in
perpetuity. If paved with the track as
il Is, the alderman said. there would be
little. II any, interference with traffic,
and the work should be done for the re-
lief of Drayton street. The cobble stones
on the street now do not provide a desr-
able pavement. There would be but little
expense for the city or for property own
ers. comparatively. involved in the paw
ing. The city would be caught on account
of the length of the street, but the prop
erty owners would get off light, because
the street railway company would have
10 pay for paving a stretch of the street
nine feet wide. II has TO pay for paving
between its tracks and two feet on either
side when it is decided TO pave a street
along which it has a line