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 lnsuffi-
Cient, Says Clayton.

posing but which Chief Of Construction
Clayton declares are insufficient, the
new council streets committee win out
line its program for the relief Of the
bad conditions Of Atlauta's streets at
meeting this afternoon.
This will he the first meeting Of tie
committee since passage Of the budget
BESIDES starting the machinery for the
letting OF contracts for special i'm
provements, the FUNDS apportion"d IN
bulk will be divided between the va
rious wards Later the councilmanic
representatives Of the wards viii de-
eide upon which streets this money
shall be spent.
Captain Clayton said today that his
department would be able to 10 much
more repairing OF asphalt This year than
asst. because OF an increased appropria-
tion Council has provided for second
$4,000 asphalt repair machine and an
additionaI crew OF 80 men. This doubles
the force Also the total appropriation
FOR asphalt repairs this year is 100000,
while only S14.714 was spent last year
100000 Really Needed.
We expect 10 put the asphalt streets
I'm much better repair than they have
been. but it would take 100000 to 90
what is necessary" said Captain Clay
ton
In view Of the general complaint that
the terrible conditions Of Atianta's
streets are inexcusable and the city
wide dissatisfaction with the progress
Of the work last year, there is much in
terest in the funds available and the
ability Of the streets committee to pro-
vide a better plan OF improvement for
this year.
Captain Clayton viii urge that all the
city convicts be used on repair work Of
ebert streets and the grading of side
walks and that all new paving projects
he 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 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 convlcts by trolley cars, The
street railway officials are said to be
tractible TO such a contract, and II
would save much time to the city work
men.
Following is a 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 viii 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 $S9.526 was spent ebert
repairs. $4,000, against S4,369 spent last
wear. Belgian block repairs, $1,000, the
same as last year. Wood block repairs,
81, 900. the same rs last year. Sidewalk
repairs. $3.50, 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
Of special street improvements, where
the pavements are to be permanent, are
as follows:
Marietta street, S15,4O7S0; North
Boulevard. $12,969.25; Highland ave
nue., $14,2S5: East Mitchell street, 81,
0OO West Hunter street, $4,000; Nc
Tendon avenue, $3.50; st. Charles
avenue. $3.111: DeKalb avenue, $4,750;
various items for the building Of the
boulevard from West End to Grant
park. s34 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, $1,000; Bellwood ave
nue. widening $4,000; widening Stewart
avenue. $4,000; Luckie street, $3.50:
Central avenue, $4,000: Peachtree cir
Gle. $500, and the Ivy street improve
ment $35 1000
The members Of the streets commit
lee who will direct the expenditure of
this money are Han, chairman: Ward
law, Lynch, Ashley Greer, Wood Alb.
ernathy, Hayerty, White and kim