The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-02
PAVING SCHEDULE
FOR COMING YEAR
HAS BEEN AGREED UPON.
STREETS AND LANES COMMITTEE
HELD LIVELY SESSION.

Meeting Was Long One and quite
Lot of Work Was Decided Upon.
Other Streets May BE Paved, but
VIII Not BE Considered Until Next
Yenr-Want Government to Pave
York and President Streets by
POstOftice.
At a meeting Of the Streets and
Lanes Committee of Council yester-
day. which proved a lengthy session,
a schedule of the streets to be paved
next year was practically determined.
1t is the intention of the committee
and of Council to make 1905 the best
year the city has ever known so far
as paving in concerned.
The work agreed upon by the COM
nittee does not include all that will
be done next year, but most of the
work is Incorporated in the schedule
already made. The city will probably
appropriate at least $4,000 for the
paving work of 1905, and some of the
aldermen favor giving even more than
this.
Next Years Work.
The streets agreed upon by the COM
nittee which will be paved next year,
are Abercorn. from Park avenue to
Hall; Henry from West Broad to the
cemetery; Bryan from Abercorn to
East Broad CASTOR from Jefferson to
West Broad, and from Price to East
Broad: Jones from Tattnall to East
Broad: Lincoln from Bay to Ogle-
thorpe avenue: Gwinnett from Dray-
ton to East Broad: Thirty-first from
West Broad to Ogeechee road; Bar
nard from Broughton to Oglethorpe
avenue; Whitaker from Oglethorpe
avenue to CASTOR: and West Broad,
from Indian to Broughton.
1t was also decided to pave Bay
street from Barnard to Abercorn,
though this will not be taken UP until
after the completion of the City Hall.
York and President streets will be
paved from Whitaker to Jefferson,
and the United States government will
be asked to pass an appropriation for
these two streets between Whitaker
and Bull by the postotfice.
Not All Decided.
The list of streets given in the
foregoing does not include all the
streets that will be paved next year,
but no others will be determined I'M
til the middle or close of the year,
when it is seen how the appropria-
ton stands. 1t is not even known
yet what appropriation will be made
for the paving department and for
this reason the committee does not
feel like agreeing upon any more
streets at this time.
North of Oglethorpe avenue from
Jefferson to Drayton streets will be
paved practically solid, when next
years work is complete. 1t has been
the policy of the city for some time
to connect as many of the pavements
as possible. and it will be seen from
the schedule that this plan has been
followed in making up the work to be
done next year.
Park Extension Walk.
The contract for laying the artificial
stone walk through the Park Extension
was awarded to Thomas Barker. Mr..
Bankers bid was the lowest receiv-
ed.
He offered to put in brick concrete
for 10 cents a square yard, or stone
concrete for 911s cents a square yard.
The committee decided to take the
stone concrete. although the price is
higher. AS the walk will be driven
over by artillery, when parades are
held. it was thought best to get it as
strong as possible.
The feed contract for November for
the Streets and Lanes Department was
awarded to H. Traub e. Son.