The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-04
WILL USE ASPHALT
CASTOR STREET PAVING CASE
PRACTICALLY SETTLED.
PROPERTY OWNERS AGREE
UNDER CONDITIONS THEY WILL
DISMISS THEIR CASE.

City Must First Agree to Pave Street
With Asphalt and Give Them
Credit for Money They Spent on
She'll Paving Negotiations That
Have Been Going on for Two
Months Are at An End-FOrm of
Agreement Has Been Presented to
MayOr-Members of Council Had
Expressed Willingness to HIVE
Matters Take This COursc-Pnving
VIII Probably he Extended to
West Broad Street.
CASTOR street will be paved with
asphalt the property owners on the
street will be credited with what they
originally paid for the shell pavement,
and the suit in the United States Court
against the city, instituted by the
property owners to prevent the paving
Of the street, will be- dismissed.
This will be the agreement that will
be reached between the city and the
property owners. After two months
of conference and negotiations w. II.
Wade, Esq, one of the attorneys for
the objecting property owners. yester-
day morning presented to Mayor My
ers a petition addressed to Council and
covering the subject. The petition will
receive the attention of Council at its
meeting tonight, but a majority of the
members of the board have already
been made aware of its contents
The property owners on CASTOR
street express a willingness to have
the street paved if the city will agree
to use asphalt as the material and will
credit them with what they had to pay
when the oyster shell pavement was
laid. After Council has agreed to do
this they will withdraw the action that
they began against the city in the
United States Court. The members of
Council who were spoken to about the
matter expressed a willingness to have
the case end in this way. The city is
anxious to pave the street and the
property owners are now anxious to
have the work done. 1t is probable
that the paving will be continued as
far west as West Broad street.
Some time ago members of the al
dermanic board stated to me that in
their opinion CASTOR street should be
paved with asphalt so as to make the
paving in the vicinity of Forsyth
Park uniform" said Mr.. Wade of
counsel for the property owners in
discussing the case. These gentlemen
said that while they could not speak
officially they believed an amicable
adjustment of all differences could be
arranged by having the city put down
asphalt and crediting the property
owners with what they paid out for
the original pavement. A number of
the property owners expressed a pref
erence for a shell pavement and sew
eral weeks have been spent in
Strengthening out matters. In order to
get affairs adjusted the property own
ers have authorized their attorneys to
request that the street be paved with
asphalt, provided that the city allows
them for what they have already paid
out. This agreement has been filed
with the Mayor for action. When the
agreement has been officially ratified
by Council and a contract has been
entered into, the suit against the city
will be dismissed"
The paving of Castor street with as
phalt will add much to the beauty of
Forsyth Park and will make it one of
the prettiest streets in the city. With
Habersham and Drayton streets both
paved. the traffic on CASTOR is not
heavy. The cost of paving the street
with shell is estimated at $1,000, with
brick $4,000, and with asphalt $4,000.