The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-04-29
NAME STREETS TO Be PAVED.
ORDER IN WHICH THEY WILL, RE
TAKEN UP is TENTATIVELY
OUTLINED.
Brick, Asphalt and Concrete VIII Be
Materials Used in Installing Pcrma-
ncnt Improvements-Mr. Booth
Against Oil Asphalt-Approxima
ly Seven and Half Miles to Be Paw
cd.

The plans for the paving of the
streets of the city with permanent
paving have been tentatively outlined.
Brick, asphalt and concrete will be
used in the paving, sheet asphalt be-
ing the material decided on for the
larger area Of pavement. This will
have concrete foundation under the
asphalt and will be in condition to be
resurfaced with any paving material.
II the asphalt wears off. Sumter,
Caldwell, part of Hampton avenue,
and South Main street will be paved
with brick, Manning avenue with con-
crete and the rest of the streets with
asphalt. This is the plan now, but
is subject to change at any time.
Wednesday at a meeting Council
decided on the use Of oil asphalt in
stead Of lake asphalt for the paving.
Mr.. Booth vigorously opposed the
use of oil asphalt and favored the
use Of lake asphalt especially on the
main thoroughfares of traffic which
will be paved with asphalt. The diff
ference in cost between the two is
about 13 cents square yard, the
Lake asphalt costing the more. 1t was
decided to use one tank Of lake as
phalt to try it out. This will be used
on Salem avenue between Liberty
street and Oakland avenue, and if
there is any left over it will be used
on Harvin street
The order Of preference for the
taking up Of the street paving, as
tentatively agreed upon by Council at
the meeting Wednesday, is: Main
street, north to Live Oak; south 10
Railroad and Manning Avenue to city
limits; Ono sidewalks, will be placed
on Manning avenue, however, beyond
the Manning avenue railroad cross
ing); Harvin street, railroad crossing
to Hampton avenue; Telephone street,
entire; Sumter street, railroad cross
i ing to Hampton avenue; Liberty
street, c. s. & N. railroad crossing To
Blanding, excepting the two blocks
already paved; Caldwell street, Main
to Harvin, Bartlett street, Main to
Harvin: Hampton Avenue, Green
street to Church. (Mr Booth favored
the extension Of the pavement to
Blanding on this street,; Washington
street, BROAD to Liberty; Warren
street, entire; Broad street, to city
limits; Church street, Liberty To
Broad; Calhoun street, C. s. & N.
railroad crossing to Church: Salem
Avenue. Liberty to Oakland: Oak
land Avenue, Main to Harvin;
Dugan street, Main to Sum-
ter; Bartlette street. Main to Sumter;
Reardon avenue, entire; Kendrick
street, Harvin to Magnolia.
Council has recently been over the
streets which will be paved and mas
decided on the width of the paving
on some of them, while on Others this
matter has not yet been decided.
Wednesday Council decided to re.
sciend its former action requiring the
placing Of six-inch sweer taps in fa-
or of placing four inch taps on all
places on those streets which will be
paved.
Maj. Lee. city engineer, was in
structcd to get a. ''rattler'' with which
to test the brick which would be used
in the paving.
The matter Of chemical inspection
OF the material used in the asphalt
paving was discussed, but no action
taken.
The city engineer was instructed to
secure the services of Mr.. Jos. Palmer
as assistant engineer and Mr.. Allen
Richardson was named as one of the
city inspectors.
The funds from the bond issue.
$225,O0O. will, at the approximate cost
or the paving which has been let.
pave about seven and one-half miles
OF city streets, which will prove a big
addition to the city.
NOTJCE