The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-01-17
REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC WORKS.

Brunswick, Ga, Dec. 80, 1911.
Honorable Mayor and Council,
/ Brunswick, Ga:
Gentlemen: 1 herewith submit my
first annual report, which includes al
distribution of the expenses of the
Department of Public Works and
Buildings, Cemeteries, Parks and
Squares for the year ending December
81, 1911. My appointment as city en-
gineer and director of public works
took effect February 7, 1911.
Sidewalks.
There has been 21OO feet of tile
sidewalk laid this year, 500 feet was
laid on Union street between F and
G, $50 feet on F street between Nor
witch and Newcastle, $50 feet on
Reynolds between Gloucester and H
1870 feet on west side of Egmont, north
tween Reynolds and Newcastle.
The filing to grade was done by
the city force, the sidewalk and quar-
ter circles were paid for by property
owners, except for half one one-quar-
ter circle which cost the city 1885
Repairs to sidewalks on Bay
and Newcastle streets ..... 1850
Total cost of sidewalk work to
city ...... ...............' $6O.45
X street, 159 of tile sidewalk and
one-auarter circle was laid on the
north side Of X street, west of Nor
wich. This was paid for by the city
in exchange for opening that part OF
K street and charged to real estate.
Cost, s151.28.
Notices have been served on the
property owners on F street, between
Norwich and Bay, to have their side
walks laid. Most of them have done
so, or let the contract to have same
done.
think it would be good plan to
have the curb set on every sidewalk
in the city, the walk and other inn
provements could follow. 1t would
improve the walks, give the streets
better 2n1o1-ance, establish the grade
and alignment, giving the property
owners a true line and grade by. which
to construct their fence and build
ings, and the city to grade the streets
and walks 1t would be very benefi-
cial to both the property owner and
the city. On the walks that I have
surveyed, / find there is hardly a
fence on the correct line, and In some
cases the buildings have to be moved
This is all done at the expense Of the
property owner. The filling In OF the
sidewalks TO grade has been done by
the city, and at no expense to the
property owner.
shelled Streets
Glynn avenue and Gioueesr
ter, $500 Inca feet TO four
teen fot shell roadway was
reshelled on Glynn avenue
from the corporate limits Of
the city to Gloucester street,
thence up Gloucester to I'm
ion 440O feet; 5000 bushels
Of shell were used from the
Glynn canning factory at IL
cents. Cost :........... S 764.55
Some extra teams were
hired to haul some Of these
and cost ............t.,.. l4Z.9o
The approximate estimate of the
cost counting all labor at $3.50 per
day, cart and driver $500, wagon and
driver $500 and shell at INC per
bushel 70 TIC per square yard for the
total amount laid. Rolling with the
steam roller cost approximately two
cents per square yard.
Norwich street, Gloucester to a.
Norwich street was reshell-
ed where needed most from
Gloucester to Q street, US
ing approximately $4,000
bushels of dead shell at 2sc
cost Observation-Disclosures. sS125
Some of these were hauled
by hired teams. Cost 49,. 252.5O
The approximate cost, in
Guiding shell, hauling and
laying, figuring labor and
teams as above, was SC per
bushel
Mansfield Street