The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-16
GROWTH OF THE CITY
PROGRESS SHOWN BY REPORT OF
 CITY ENGINEER.
Beside. Pavlnx of Three Residence Streets and Contracts for Two Others, Many sidewalks Have
 Beeu Laid.

No departments annual report to the Mayor was more strongly indicative of the growth of Montgomery than that of the City Engineer. A. R. Gilchrist.
 A total of 537 building permits for structures aggregating In cost sl,7l6- 747 issued from hls office. three prin- cipal residence streets were paved with others were lets7
 Many sidewalks were paved, tho sidewalks on Bell Street from Moulton to the city limits. affording the pig gest contract of the kind ever let oy the Council. Sanitary and storm sewers were laid, curbing placed the streets graded and the Genetta ditch strengthened and improved.
 The following streets have been paved:
 sayre from Clayton to Jefferson. with asphalt; Hull from Washington to South, with asphalt; Wilson from Court to Sayre, with asphalt.
 Contracts for paving Montgomery from MouIton to State with bitulithic, Caroline from Clayton to Mildred, with asphalt. have been let. / Storm water sewers,-costing $s.7Ss.ll have been laid on twenty-three streets.
 Sanitary sewers, costing SSS.i4o.os' and s.s5 miles in length, have been laid.
 The City Engineer reports that the new fire station on Highland Avenue has been completed at 8 cost Of $1,zoV, and that work has been done under the supervision of the department upon shools and other structures betongins to the city.
 The department granted S22 permis- sions for making excavations or streets for sewers, etc.
 ~% hvrtfafn0 nArn1ifE for buildings costing s1.71s,747 issued from the office of the City Engineer. Thirty- six permits were for buildings cost ing moro than s5.ooo. amounting to $1,426,2S0.
 The operating expenses of the City Engineers Department for the year were S3s.6i0.74 for streets; $4.s45.SS for engineering work; total $S7,s5S.i' as against $39.412 for the preceding year.
 Ten miles of curbing were laid in the year.
 The following statistics were shown:
 storm sewers, 30 miles; sanitary sewers, 50 miles; granite curbing. pa miles Total street paving of all klnds' 12.6 miles. Sidewalk. AS. miles. san itary connections. s.154.
 The following sidewalks were ,paveS during the last year:
 | Columbus from McDonough, to Decatur Cleveland avenue from Mildred to Jen Davis; South side of Mildred iron Amanda to Cleveland; Ripley, iron Adams to Jefferson; Jackson, Iron Madison to Jefferson: South side oI Scott from Hull to Decatur; north side of Mildred from Amanda to Mobile; Ca. toms, from Bibb to Bell; Holt from Clayton to Bell; west side of Holt iron Clayton to Robinson; east side of Holt from Mildred to Cobb; Grady from Mo bile to Holt; south side of Randolph from Court to Decatur: Hilliaro, rroH Houston to Pelham; Randolph, Iron Decatur. to Union; King, from Union tS lack son; south side of Clayton Park from Mobile to Clayton; north side oi Pelham, from Union to Hilliard; soutf side of East Jefferson Davis avenue from Court to Perry: west side Of Holt from RobIlson to Nash; Jeff Davis avenue. from Amanda to, Cleveland Noble avenue, from Perry to McDon' ouRh; Heron, from Goldthwaite tt Clisby; Goldthwaite, from Clayton tt ReII: Caroline, from Clayton to Mil dred: Forest avenue, from Highlant avenue to Lake; Bainbridge. from Mon roe to Madison; Holt, from Nash anc Cobb to Day; Holt, from Day to Jef' ferson Davis; Bell, from MoultoA tt city limits.
 The following s1dewaiks were pdVet bv citizens under supervision of tho city: -
 East side of North a3ainhridge. from Madison 900 feet north; south side o Highland avenue. 150 feet west iron Summit street; west side of Summi street, 15O south from Highland aye nue. was laid. .-oo.
 Total expenditure was $l15,S72.26.
 At present sidewalks are oeint paved as follows:
 Finley avenue, from Hull to Normai Bridge Road; Cramer avenue, from MIG Donough to Norman Bridge Roao Highland avenue, from Jackson to Al fred; east side of Pleasant avenue from Mildred to Jefferson Davis.
 Specifications have been prepaIet and contracts let for sidewalk paVini upon the following streets:
 Fielder avenue from Court to NOT man Bridge Road; Perry from Julis to Fielder avenue; Park Place, Iron Forest avenue to Magnolia street; souti side of Pine, from Forest avenue ts Magnolia east side of Hammer tron Clayton Park to Mildred; Hull, Iron Randolph to Pollard; south side or Fol lard. from Perry to Hull.