The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-05-23
Money Well Invested.

The city of Anderson has expended
approximately $4,000 in the past three
years in permanent street improve
mcnts. 1lIr work Of paving the pub
lie square and portions of tho main
thoruuKlIiares of the city began in the
summer Of 1908. Prior to that time
practically no Improvements OF u per-
nuIlent character had been made. The
condition Of the e4uare and the prin-
the commercial progress of the city,
and with the Inauguration of Mayor
Sullivan the question Of issuing bonds
for paving purposes began to be ag-
gresBively agitated. An election was
held authorizing q bond issue to the
amount of $4,000.
Vitritied brick was decided upon as
the most satisfactory paving material
after an investigation had been made
cities. 1t has been nearly three years
since the paying was completed, and
the vitrified brick have given the high
est satisfaction. 1t 10 hard and smooth
today, just a. 1t was when first put
down. There al no signs of wear or
rubbing away of the surface and every
brick 10 in position, giving an entirely
smooth and unobstractod surface for
public traffic. The city has l0.9lO
g9nare yards Of this paving, costing
The contract for paving waa let to q
construction company, which COM
pleted the work satisfactorily and
within reasonable length of time.
After the completion of the Yitrified
brick paving the city council decided
to carry on the goodwork permanent
ly in future, using tho funds in the
city treasury as the condition Of the
city's finances would permit. Bel
Rian block was then employed. and
the equare were paved. The city has
0s725 square yarde of Belgian block
paving, coating 9l0,502. or 1855 per
square yard.
The Following figures, compiled BY
tho city engineer. show what has been
done since the beginning of the street,
paving in 1908 to the lat of January,
1906:
10.910 square yards vitritied brick
paving, coating ..$24,30O
6,725 square yards Belgian block
o.os6 square yards Belgian block ''''"
dralne..--.-..-.....- OTIS
8G4 square yards rough rock
s7,oo4 iin. feet i5.s miiesj stone wv
curDlng. .:..-.--..-.. 9.421
Sohb VI EEaQiDK. DK................. 12,NO
pn4irc r6e rfe;sn; vs.r ;6s c;s ,94e
91Pouu from via.iaW 10 @i5, 100 in street
improvements. Most OF this will be
nsea !. r!ss::as Belgian bbii00Jh bbii00Jh GTains
and stone, curbing. Some Belgian
block paving is contemplated, which
will probably be laid before the be-
ginning OF the fail season.
The paving of the square has made
E0ssible the splendid work Of the
Civic improvement Association. At
times during the winter. the square
was q veritable mud hole, and ut all
seasons It was used as public wagon
yard. Now the former mud wastes are
converted into beautiful parked area
and rendered attl active by q pleasing
n-n!nsinn Of hanann nlnnta and flow
ers. The confusing array OF vehicles
mas been relegated to yards provided
by the. city or back streete. This ia
mentioned simply in passing as one
OF the good results merely Incidental
to the paving,
The streets are kept clean and free
from dust. The brick eurface is neat
~ swept between midnight and dawn.
and thue the Injurious effects of dust
are not felt bv the merchants. Whom
the weather conditions demand it q
street sprinkler 10 kept in constant use
throughout the day. The dust evil is
reduced to minimum.
The commercial advance of the city
renders more paving imperative, It
is of inestima6ie value 10 traffic and
the benefits accruing in every way
have brought the people Of the city to
a full appreciation OF It's great import
ance. A second issue Of bonds is now
etrongly advocated By leading men Of
within the next year or TWO the paw
ing Of the streets will be resumed on