The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-10-06
SUGGESTIONS BY
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CITY BEAUTIFUL.
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TO iEs Edhor of Els News;
must nav ket Improvement bond
issue to Pc demands of rapidly
growing BS swick that suggestions
as to the plan Of his new work may
be OF value In fact 1t is never out
of place for citizens to express their
views on matters of public policy.
We have too little Of it for the gen
eral good In a former communica.
ton expressed myself as to the
waste Of our street appropriations
expended for Augusta gravel / be-
heye that crushed stone, an endur-
ing read material. may be brought
70 Brunswick as cheaply as this
grave! is now costing. Arransements
might be made to have it brought
here as ballast in the vessels from
the eastern coast.
Huntsville. Ala, Columbia and
Franklin, Tenn. and many towns OF
Kentucky, known for thei- wealth.
beauty and attracIveness have
their McCadamized streets and they
are very superior, sustaining an i'm.
mense traffic, and are very economi-
cally kept up. If the use OF Angus
Ia gravel is continued the expense
win be perpetual Yitrified brick
wiz be exnensiye and under the
gla Bf hummer suns will pro
d aa9st unendurable. II
81 strict mS9erial is
nd the most centtes sec
II our main business streets
thS unt of. bonds that can be
issue9 oy cur city woulds scarcely
make a beginning Then to have a
general system OF pasSabl6 streets
some plan must be devised that will
come within the scope Of our pin
oncial ability
Wherever road building has be
come an issue OF Importance as
throughout the middle west, the road
ways are reduced to a minimum
width, from Is to 20 feet merely to
admit of the safe passage OF Vehi-
cles.
From an esthedc as well as an eco
nonical standpoint this should be the
rule in Brunswick, giving the widest
possible margins on eithe side for
grass lawns, which ara 50 easily and
cheaply set with Bermuda grass. It
would give freshness and cheerful
appearance to every street and large
ly protect the houses from dust
which is the pest Of housekeepers.
BY this plan all our streets within
the building limit would have a
showing and light coatings Of our
never falling oyster shells, bordered
by wide margains OF green would
make our city distinctive for such
streets. A system Of shade trees
from our native growth In these
grass margins wculd soon prove
attractive and classify Brunswick as
the city beautiful And while on
thia line Of discussion. as good side
walks must follow street improve
ment. is it not matter Of import
ance that some economic system Of
side walk material should be intro
duced under municipal approval. fo-
the smaller raalty holders cannot
fallow the tile system without vers
ing upon the confscaton OF their
honea.We believe taas light LAYERS
@s crushed stone covered with crash,
"a oyster shell. properly curbed
would meet this demand.
1t must be borne IN mind as an
swering only objections to oyster
shells as a road material on account
lae%hei- sasily pulvarizing tIuanti-
{ies'\ Mat when all the streets are
approved, the traffic now so heavily
-.5nfiped to a few streets VIII be d
9ered 10 ne many channels open to
: 81 ages
This influence is now shown by
9increase Of traffic on every newly
owed street If we are TO have
Petty beautiful let US discuss ways
the possibility Of It.