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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1907
Page
18
The entertainment committee and the mayor council plan a welcoming program for Georgia mayors visiting Athens. Vivian Lipscomb and the committee have coordinated homes, meals, and social events to ensure a courteous, hospitable reception with careful attention to every detail.
The article celebrates a decade of public street improvements in Athens highlighting the 1898 99 winter crisis that spurred a bond issue of 100000 dollars for paving. Chancellor Barrow led the effort with City Engineer J W Barnett directing work as streets transitioned to vitrified brick on main routes.
The Athens city effort on macadam Cobb street and Belgian block Broad street plus a vitrified brick on Washington street has cost tens of thousands yearly, with city work cutting costs under City Engineer J. W. Barnett. The improvements, funded by residents and the Athens Electric Railway Company, aim to keep paving self funded and spur bond-approval for broader street work.
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