The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-19

is known as chambers's Hill, near the negro church on the Traction Company.s me. We could reach that pit by build Ing less than a half mile of track and then naul the gravel to town as has been suggested Colonel Holt has agreed to jet us nave the gravel in this pit at cents yard. The loading will cost cents q yard Of course we can't estimate the transportation of it yet"
 Alderman Roemer is earnest in his pur- pose to improve the streets of Montgom. cry.
 We propose" he said "to have the worK on Hull, McDonough and Adams streets completed before the end of next spring. As you know I have already in- troduced resolutions for the improvement or Washington, Houston, Perry and Mo bile streets"
 Street Committee Busy.
 Lnese are busy days for Mayor Carr ana members of the Street Committee.
 festerday they inspected the underpass at the foot of Commerce street with a view to getting an intelligent idea of the necessities of the Montgomery Street Railway which has asked for a franchise there. The street railway management desires to build track on the West Side of the underpass so as to reach the bag sUoN aNOa@A oA tiC OilIuII IAlIWdy StdlluH
 Alderman Roemer said the committee decided that 1t was better for the tracks to be laid on the East side of the under pass and that if the street railway desir- cd to build into the railway station 1t should construct a belt line, the cars to return by way of Gilmer's alley and Tal- lapoosa street to Commerce street.
 This route will be recommended to the Council Monday night Gilmers alley Is private property. Owners of the prop erty will meet with the Street Commit tee at the City Hall at o'clock this afternoon to discuss the proposed tracks through the alley,
 Adams and Bainbridge.
 Another matter which Is demanding the attention of Alderman Roemer's Street Committee is the proposed lowering of Adams street where 1t Is intersected by Bainbridge.
 The sidewalks of Adams street are now being paved and the citizens in the neigh borhood of the Adams and Bainbridge streets corner are extremely anxious to have the additional improvement author ized by the Council before the sidewalk paving Is finally laid.
 The matter has already been presented to the Council and Is now in the hands of the Streets Committee.
 The junction of Adams and Bainbridge street is located upon the pinnacle of a hill. The hill slopes away to the north on Bainbridge street, and to the south on Bainbridge street. It slopes away on the west on Adams streets. and on the east on Adams street. No matter how the junction of the street is approached a hill is ascended.
 It Is proposed to lower this junction four feet from it's highest point. This will place Bainbridge street upon a level with Decatur, the next street to the west. It will remove one ascent and make a steady decline from the highest point on Adams street, which is near Hull street to below Union street. It will make the hill on Bainbrfdge street declivity of lit- tie consequence and will altogether im- prove the appearances of the four ad- jacent blocks.
 Another Improvement. Another improvement as pointed out by resident of that neighborhood is that it will lessen the danger of street car acci- dents on Adams street. The Oak Park, Highland avenue and Jackson street cars turn at this corner and on this decliv- ity.
 Tt has been the custom of the motor men, said F. w. Jackson, who is much interested in the proposed improvements "to turn their cars loose at the top of the hill and let them go with their own mo- mentum. This Is a dangerous practice and has endangered travel on Adams street. l venture to say that more street car accidents have occurred at the cor ner of Union and Adams street than al any other corner in the city. If four feet were taken off, the danger at this corner would be greatly lessened. I think the greatest need for street improvement in this city is right at this corner" City Engineer Ford estimates that il will cost the city $7,975 to make the pro- posed Improvements. Private contractors 1t is understood, have proposed to do it for $5 00O