The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1903-03-05

Much 10 being said about the ordin-
ance requiring certain persons IN the city
10 lay sidewalks. Evidently those who
are opposing this most commsndabls
movement have not 6gured on cost. A
carsfully prepared estimate is given be.
low. for Information Of all who wlsh to
6gure on same. to wit:
Ist. The city autho, tiles sgrse TO haul
brick and send without coat to owner
OF property, for either hauling or sand.
aud. The BrickyaFd Company Is now
charging 81 at kiln for brick per thou.
sand. A special rate Is promised OF
So. so per Thousand.
3rd. II takes four aud oue-half brick
to lay one square foot Of walk. Thus 1t
takes for goo feet of walk six feet wide,
four and one-hslf times 1900 square feet,
or 7aoo brick. Add 10 this, for curbing
along one margin of walk. 4z4 brick.
This makes total Of 76a4 brick, at 81
per thousand, or Ssa.s6. AT $3.50 per
thousand, S49 5S. Thus. It 10 readily
seen that the cost Of brick, on 81 basis,
is only eighteen cents per linear foo.
six feet wide. On $3.50 basis. less than
seveHteen cents per linear foot six feet
wide.
4ih. The cost Of laying walk is taken
from figures given By Mr.. Beu r. Levy.
who has just laid one walk of an aver
sgs OF "a feet by 100 feet. He paid for
this work, only s.. He is now laying
another walk, with an average of teu by
one hundred feet, along with twelve
inch wall eight inches thick. requiring
mortar. al total cost Of to. In the 6rsl
named case then, the charge per linear
foot, six feet wide. is about two mills.
Tn the last named the cost would be
about 6ve mills per linear foot six feet
wide.
slh. To construct wall twelve inches
high and eight inches thick will require
"a brick. THUS 900 feet will require
5000 brick.
The above is given, In order that any
ops desiring, can 6Rure oul the cost of
any length OF sidewalk six feet wide
The total cost, as may readily be seen
rom the above Is, for each linear foot
'ix feet wide without wall. eighteen and
'ne.6ith cents. With wall. eighteen
ind one-half cents.
Again, II Is urged that this require.
nsnt Of the board 10 lay sidewalks. will
all heavily sn persons who cannot un.
iergo the expense. Replying to this
The Board will lay the walks for those
WhO cannot pay cash, and will pat The
'ame In the annual taxes of the owner,
or a number Of succeeding years. say
hree or four, one-third or one-6flh OF
he cost. Thus, no hardship will result {
o anyone. To illustrate: Take 100
est Of sidewalk, six feet wide. as basis.
This will cost owner, where no wall is
necessary, SIs.7o. Where wall is nsces- {
arY, $3.50. 0ne-tifth of the largest
mount put into annuul taxes will be 7
3.75 per annum, or In Eve years the
vhole amount will be paid. On three !
ear basis Il will be $6.I6 cents. 10 round
numbers, per anuum, as an additional b
AZ for three years.
Will the benefits compensate for the
utlay Answering: rst. The town is
iade vastly more attractive. and. q
hose passing over the streets are not a
oundering half the time In mud half 4
'ay mp the shoes. 3rd. The largest part u
sickness, existing or occurring In the a
ommuuity, is due to wet feet and colds Il
In consequences, TO say moth.
X of injury to foot gear. 4th. The Il
aiks around and Ia front OF our church N
are disgrace TO any town the magui- b.
lds Of this. The stranger, passing Il
ong the street Iust north Of the Meth II
list church, must be amazed at what ID
! sees. sth. A lady cannot 90 along Al
~ Of our streets without having her
Iirts bedrAggled, to say nothing OF the
jury done them. 9Th. Property values
e improved by neat, sttractivs side
alks and an air OF responsibility Is Civ. nj
! to the community, always noticed BY :,
rangers. 9TH. The writer overheard a n,
made by q gentleman, whose IA
,me Is to him unknown. aud who had In
ought bis daughter here to put In our Il,
rl's college. He said; II feel doubt n
4 about placing my daughter at the th
hool. The surroundings do not show II
Iltivsiion or enterprise. The streets SO
c more like The public road about 9 SC
Iuniry station" Thus do visitors see
}. Very truly yours, A
]. McC. MARTIN. o'
Town Treasury. "
Port Gibson Miss. March and foos a