The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-10
ENGINEERS REPORT.
MIR, oILCHRIsT SENDS STATEMENT
TO MAYOR.


An enormous amount of work is
shown to have been done during the
Vision Of the City Engineers ONCE by
the annual report of City Engineer
A. R. Gilchrist to Mayor league. which
was filed with the Mayor late yester-
The summary Of the accomplishments
Of the year is very complete. and tho
showing is a credit. to the office.
,, The sidewalk I:I paving Of the year; for
New walks were laid on no less than
forty-two streets, constituting over
twelve miles Of sidewalks: or .pract,-
eomery afforded before. and in addition
work was begun during the year. but
not completed before October |. the
close OF the fiscal year. on sidewalks
been let for the improvement of fifteen
ether streets.
The streets upon which the sidewalks
been as as the Mpnroe fo
cambridge to Jackson; Jefferson. from
cambridge to Ripley: Washington.
from cambridge to Jackson; South.
to Jefferson Davis; Jefferson Davis.
(. ON Court to Perry; South Court. from
Jefferson Davis to Genneta Ditch.
abama souts from South
to Jefferson Davis; Mildred. from Sayre
to Amanda: South Decatur, from WASH
ir gton to Scott; Xirginia; from Mildred Il,s
tlwaite to Mildred; North Lawrence,
from Jefferson to Randolph: Robinson.
from Holt to Oak; North Hull, from
from JEFFERSON Davis to Julia; Jackson.
from Pelham to Madison: Amanda,
from Mildred to Jefferson Davis; south
Decatur. from SOFT to High; Jefferson
from Lawrence to Hull; Holt, from Mil
bred to Clayton; Mildred. from Mobile
to Holt; North McDonough. from JEFF
ferson to Central OF Georgia RailW ALVEY
ough; North Decatur. from jefferson to
Perry, from Jefferson to Pollard: North
Ielham. from Union to Hilliard: Clay.
from Goldthwaite to Haniick: Whit
nan. from Clayton to Bell; Martha
from Goldthwaite to Holt; Moulton;
Lawrence to Decatur; Martha. from
Holt to Short; South. from Lawrence
to Hull: Randolph. from Court to De.
around Highland Park School: around
West End School; around Beilinger
Heights School.
"The total Length in mileage, ,.s of these sss
miles. as against 3 so miles in 1905. and
a5 371 miles heretofore constructed.
This comparison will. in itself. show
tns BBeen dome 9arns the past ca
year. Many of the streets !aved were
extremely rough and a great amount
of grading was necessary In connection
uuired careful preliminary surveys and
a great amount OF labor and time. IN
order to adjust the grades and lines so
as to conform to existing property con-
The total expenditure for the i'm
pIovement Of these streets is given as
$o9.f ssi,.,a +o these streets upoo
which the sidewalks were completed.
work was begun and Is now progress
Ing on sidewalks on the following
JEFFERSON ft, Davis; Heron. from Gold
thaite to Clisby: Grove. from Lawrence
to Hull: Goidthwaite. from CLAYTON to
Bell: Ripley. from Adams to ,oI JEFFERSON
Plans and specifications have been
prepared. also. and contracts have
been let for sidewalks for the follow
catur; Grady. from Mobile to Holt:
Holt. from Mildred to Cobb; Holt:
Union to jackson: Holt from Clayton
to Bell; HiIiiard. from Houston to
Pelham: Mildred. from Amanda to
CLAYTON CLAYTON Park from from M MoSs
to Hammer; Holt, from Robinson to
Nash; Jefferson Davis. from Amanda
to Cleveland; Jefferson Davis; from
McDonough.
In the line Of street paving. the
roadway Of Mildred Street, from Hol-
combe to Amanda. with vitrifed brick
has been completed, converting worry
unsightly and muddy street into de-
sirable highway; specifications have
been prepared for the paving Of Sayre
Street, from Clayton to Jefferson Da-
Wis, with asphalt. and work thereon
has been commenced; also Hull street,
from Washington to South. with Wit
rified brick.
Much work has been done during
the year upon the streets. In opening
new highways. ditching and draining.
grading, bringing to- grade, and grav-
cling In all parts of the city.
Both storm and sanitary sewers
have been constructed and Engineer
Gilchrist expresses the opinion that
there is great necessity for the ex-
tension of certain of our waterWays
cry are two of the favored sections
with new sanitary sewers during the
year, and plans have been prepared
for extending the system to the state