Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-14
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PLANS FOR BAD
STREETS
Appropriations Exceed Those
Last Year, But Are INSULT
Cient. Says Clayton.

With appropriations winch are I'M
posing. but which Chief Of Construction
Clayton declares are insufficient, the
new council streets committee win out
line it's program for the relief of the
bad conditions of Atlanta's streets at a
meeting this afternoon.
This will be the first meeting of the
committee since passage Of the budget.
Besides starting the machinery for the
letting OF contracts for special i'm
provements, the FUNDS apportioned in
bulk will be divided between the va
rious wards Later the councilmanic
representative OF the wards win de-
eide upon which streets this money
shall be spent.
Captain Clayton said today that his
department would be able 20 10 much
more repairing OF asphalt this year than
asst, because OF an increased appropria-
ton Council has provided for second
$4,000 asphalt repair machine and an
additional crew Of 80 men. This doubles
the force Also the total appropriation
for asphalt repairs this year is 100000,
while only SI4,714 was spent last year,
100000 Really Needed.
We expect TO put the asphalt streets
in much better repair than they have
been. but it would take 100000 to do
what is necessary" said Captain Clay
ton.
In view Of the general complaint that
the terrible conditions of Atlanta's
streets are inexcusable and the city
wide dissatisfaction with the progress
IL ~ 10 at thaVa a much in
terest in the funds available and the
ability OF the streets committee TO pro-
vide a better plan of Improvement for
his year.
Captain Clayton will urge that all the
city convcts be used on repair work OF
ebert streets and the grading OF side
walks and that all new paving projects
be let by contract. As the property
owners and the street car company pay
a large part OF the cost OF new paving,
this plan would allow a great deal more
work TO be done.
May Use Street Cars.
The committee will consider plan to
transport the stone used on street work
and the convicts by trolley cars. The
street railway officials are said to be
tractibe to such contract. and IT
would save much time to the city work
men.
Following is list Of the appropria
lions provided by council for street
work this year, no account being taken
OF the part the property owners and
the street car company wifi pay nor the
worth Of the work that will be done by
the city convicts. which number from
100 to 200 men during the year.
Streets ordinary, including the grad
ing OF streets and sidewalks and the
paving of streets with ebert, $4,000,
last year only S39, 526 was spent. ebert
repairs. $4,000, against s4369 spent last
wear Belgian block repairs, $500 the
same as last year. Wood block repairs,
$4,000, the same as last year. Sidewalk
repairs, s3,T5o, the same as last year.
ebert and stone paving TO be let by
contract, city's part. $4,000
Permanent Street improvements.
The appropriations for the city's part
~ special street improvements, where
the pavements are to be permanent, are
a follows:
Marietta street s15.4O7.sO; North
Boulevard $12,969.35, Hlghland ave
nue., $14,2S5; East Mitchell street, 81,
900: West Hunter street, $4,000; Nc
Tendon avenue. $3.50; st. Charles
avenue. $S,1I1; DeKalb avenue, $4,750;
various items for the building of the
boulevard from West End to Grant
park. $34 900 West Mitchell street i'm
provement, $4,000; West Peachtree
street improvement, $4,000; repaving
another part of st. Charles avenue, So
500; Flat Shoals road, $500; repaving
Cherokee avenue, $4,000; West Hunter
street widening, 1000; Bellwood ave-
nue. widening, $4,000; widening Stewart
avenue, $4,000; Luckie street $4,16O;
Central avenue, $4,000; Peachtree cir
Gle $500, and the Ivy street improve
ment $4,000
The members of the streets commit
tee who will direct the expenditure Of
this money are Hall, chairman: Ward
Jaw. Lynch, Ashley. Greer, Wood Alb
eInathy, HavertN. White and kim
brough.