MYFBS, MAY(R - the Digital Library of Georgia

MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 17tions looking to the accumulation of new debts forwholesale paving, much as I appreciate the importanceof having our streets on a parity with those ofleading cities elsewhere. Another year a street onthe south side nearer in, say Second or Third, shouldbe paved. The trend of home builders is entirely inthis direction now, and the city's revenues from thearea south of Anderson street are increasing so rapidlythat every encouragement should be given to thoseengaged in its development.Whatever paving is done should be of a characterto sustain considerable traffic. Asphalt has beenfound too expensive in the beginning and too great aburden for maintenance, and shells and chert are unsuitablefor a city, and should not be called intoservice again on any of our roadways. Streets thathave been paved with those materials, though, shouldbe kept up by the city in justice to the propertyowners who have paid for the original work. An inclinationhas been shown to allow Gaston street tofall into a very bad condition through continued neglect.This I cannot approve of. While the courtshave interfered with the paving of that street withanother material, and the litigation is apt to be oflong duration, the city, to my mind, is not freedfrom the responsibility, of keeping the street in presentablecondition. A state of reasonably goodrepair should characterize the roadway.During the coming year it is probable that applicationwill come before Council for the further useof the public streets for transportation purposes. Iam on record as opposed to any further granting of