The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-18
BRICK TOO COSTLY
MAYOR SAYS THAT IS WHY EAST
BROAD WILL HAVE SHELLS.
NO NEW STREET IS ASKED.
so PRIVILEGE TO BE GRANTED BY
CITY NOT so VALUABLE.

Mayor Myers Was Asked why 1t Was
Tint Council Would Decide Upon
n She'll Pavement for East Broad
Street-QuestiOn Is One of COnyen-
fence for the Public, as the Street
Railway Company Does Not Ask
for Right of Way on n New Street,
hut Simply Wants to Improve Its
Service-SheIIs May BE SuppIanted
With Brick at Any Time and the
Company Would Have to Bear Its
Part of Expense.
The report of the Streets and Lanes
Committee of the City Council to the
Committee of the Whole on the Savan-
nah Electric Company's petition for
franchise, will be made this afternoon
at o'clock, when a special meeting
of Council will be held. The report is
favora bic to the petition of the electric
company. recommending that the de-
sired privileges be granted, provided
the company will agree to bear the
cost of establishing a shell pavement
on East Broad street, from the north
side of, Gwinnett to the north side of
Henry.
This recommendation of the Streets
and Lanes Committee has the APP
prevail of Mayor Myers. He was seen
yesterday as to the question of the
East Broad street paving and was
asked why it is, that shells, instead of
vitritied brick, aare not to be used.
II do not consider said the Mayor,
that the privileges asked by the COM
pany are of sufficient value to justify
the city in making so exhorbitant
demand as a brick paving. The city
could not ask the company to lay brick
without itself bearing a portion of the
cost and having another portion fall
upon the property owners of East
Broad street. l do not think those
property owners are ready to bear
such an expense.
with a shell pavement, however,
there would be a difference, for the
cost of such a pavement would be
about $1,000 or $6,000 and the city
could require the company to defray
the entire cost. There is not very
much traffic on East Broad street, and
l think that a shell pavement will an
swer every need.
1.-The resolution to be offered Coun-
Gil will contain a clause whereby the
company may be required to bear its
proper ton of the cost of brick pave
ment at any time in the future that it
may be determined that one is neces-
sary. If the shell pavement wears out
or the demands of traffic are such as
to render it desirable, the shells will
be removed and a new brick pavement
laid.
THE fact that the company is asking
for no new street should not be lost
sight of. 1t is simply asking for adj
ditional privileges on streets where
franchises are already held, in order
that it's service may be improved.
Such an Improvement would add to
convenience of the public. If new
street were asked for it would be diff
ferent matter, and the company could
then be asked to pave. it with vitriied
brick"
Messrs. George T., and ]. F. Cam
have filed protest, as attorneys for
the Realty Improvement and Trust
Company, against a shell pavement
]. L. Cam, Esq, will ask to be &C
corded a hearing before the Commit
tee of the Whole
Little doubt is felt that the report of
the committee will be adopted. Ex-
rressions received from several mem
bers of the board indicate clearly that
it is their belief that Council will vote
to grant the privileges asked by the
company, provided it will pave the sec
tion of East Broad street indicated
with oyster shell.
The petition of the Savannah Elec-
trio Company is the most important
matter to come before the meeting,
but others may be represented.