The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-21
To PAVE ABERCORN
ALDERMEN DO NOT SEEM INCLINED
TO HEED PROTESTS.
LIKE THEIR PAVING PLAN.
THINK 1T OFFERS BEST SOLUTION
FOR TRAFFIC. TROUBLES.

Chances for the Protests of Proper
Street. From Henry to EstiIl Ave-
nue., Remaining Unpaved Seem
SIight-AIdermen Say That Aber-
corn Is the Street of All East OF
Bull That Should Be Paved-Rea-
sons Given by One of Them to
Fixed UpOn-Paving of AbercOrn,
Two Aldermen Say, VIII BE Fol-
lowed by the Paving of Thirty
Seventh Street.
The statement in the Morning News
yesterday of the opposition to the pro-
posed paving on Abercorn street, be-
tween Henry street and Estill avenue,
set the members of the board of al
dermen to talking. From all that can
be learned, it seems the board is prac-
tically unanimous that the plan that
has been fixed upon for paving north
and-south streets east of Bull street is
the proper one. Those opposing the
Abercorn street paving will have a
fight of it if they succeed in carrying
their point.
Several of the alderman talked of
the matter freely, and every one who
was seen considered the project to
pave Price street, from Bay to CASTOR;
Habersham street, from CASTOR to
Henry, and Abercorn street, from
Henry to Estill avenue, the best that
co,Yld he davfsed offarino thA host ca
luton to the difficulties that have
hampered traffic on the east side
through a lack of sufficient paving.
'Abercorn, from Henry street to
Estill avenue" said one alderman, as
clearly the street that we want to
pave. There are several reasons for
this. 1t is often the case that protests
against paving are presented, but they
usually come from citizens who are
glad enough to drive over a pavement
for which someone else has to pay.
Probably many have noticed that
those who sign petitions against paw
ing do not themselves drive over the
sand streets, but use those that are
paved.
Now Abercorn street." said the AL
derman, lis the most equitable divid-
ing line of that section of the city ly-
ing between Bull street and the Plant
System tracks, south of Henry street.
1t is we'll built up with houses, and
it is the street that should be paved
not Lincoln or Habersham street,
neither of which would be the correct
division of the territory. Nor is either
of those streets so well developed
"Abercorn street, for another reason,
is the OnlV one east nf Draufnn and
south of Henry that is open through
to Estill avenue. That is another rea-
son why it should be paved.
Some of those interested on Aber-
corn street. who do not want the pave
ment laid, say that Lincoln street
should be selected. Now, that is not
true. Abercorn street offers a much
wider roadway than Lincoln street. and
it should be paved. A pavement can
be laid on Abercorn street, with less
cost to citizens whose property abut.
than on Lincoln street, for the reason
that the street railway company has
double tracks on Abercorn street and
would have to defray a large proper
ton of the cost. On Lincoln street
the cost would have to be met by the
property owners and the city alone
1T might be urged that Habersham
street should be chosen, because that
street, too, has tracks on it, but IL
should be remembered that Habersham
street runs so near the Plant System
tracks that it does not offer an euuit-
able division of the southeastern sec
ton"
Two aldermen said that they have a
plan for the still further Improvement
of the southeastern section. 1t is their
purpose, as soon as the plan for paw
ing Abercorn street has been carried
out, TO introduce a measure to provide
for the paving of Thirty seventh street
between Abercorn and jefferson
streets, with vitrified brick or asphalt.
That street has grown to be one of
the most attractive of the southern
section, and the Aldermen think if
should be still further improved. A
paved cross street, they say, will be
needed after the Abercorn paving has
been done. Thirty seventh street. thew
say, should be selected for the reason
that there are grass plots down its
center, with curbing laid about them
and along either curb line