Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-09-28
THE WESTERN LIMITS.
Opening of New Streets-ExteDs,on
of Canal Street-W2dIey street.

At the meeting Of the City Council last
evening an ordinance was read. declaring
open certain streets in the city Of Savannah,
and naming one "Wadleyn street in honor
of the lamented President Of the Central
Railroad. This improvement Of the western
limits Of the city is Of considerable value
and importance to the community, and we
present as OF general interest the ordinance
entire, which was read the second time and
was adopted. It is as follows:
WHEREAS, The Ocean Steamship Com
psny OF Savannah has conveyed to the
Mayor and Aldermen Of the city of Savan-
nah certain land within the corporate limits
Of said city to be used for public streets;
therefore,
The Mayor and Aldermen OF the city Of
Savannah in Council assembled co hereby
| ordsin as follows:
SECTION l. That all that portion Of land
| seYenty-fVe feet IN width and twelve hun
| bred and sixteen feet in length, extending
| from the western side OF the Ogeechee canal
/ 70 q point fifteen feet east OF the centre Of
/ the Y track Of the Central Railroad and
| Banking Company, on the Vale Royal plan
tstion, the north side OF said strip being g
/ prOlongatiOn Of the north side OF Canal
L slI6Ehs III 6aAu EALgs DG aI4 EuG bdL4G Is
| hereby declared to be open and part Of
the public way, and an extension Of said
Canal street to the west, and shall be known
| as Canal street.
SEC 2 That the bridge connecting Canal
street, in said city, and the extension Of the
same as hereby laid out, be and the same is
hereby declared open, and g part Of the
| public way OF said city.
SEC. 3. That all that portion of land lying
1 west Of the Oupaphnp canal -
said city by the Ocean Steamship Company
| OF Savannah, and situate and being be-
tween warehouse No. Of the Ocean Steam
ship Company of Savannah and the prop
ertY OF the city Of Savannah on which the
water works are now erected, said strip be-
ginning on the western lands Of the right oi
way OF the OReechee canal sfxty-one feet
six inches from the north wall of warehouse
No. !, running thence IN q southerly direc-
ton along the right Of way OF said canal
l thirty feet three inches, thence In a westerly
direction and parallel with said north
/ wall of said warehouse three huudred and
ninety-one feet six inches, thence IN q
| nOrtheTly direction tWenty-six feet three
| Inches, thence straight to a point of begin
ming, be and the same is hereby declared tc
be open and q public way Of said city, and
shall be known and designated as Joachim
1 street.
SIC. 4. That all that portion OF land lying
west Of the Ogeechee canal conveyed tc
ssid city by the Ocean Steamship Company
Of Savannah, being that strip Of land seven
ty-f1ve feet wide and ole thousand one hun
dred and fifty feet long on one side, and one
| thousand one hundred and seventy-siX feet
long on the other, extending from the south
side Of Canal street as extended by the first
section Of this ordinance, to the north side
OF the street as laid out and described in the
third section Of this ordinance, the eastern
limit Of this strip Of land being the line OF
the western fence of water works lot on said
o Eeechee canal, be and the same is hereby
declared to be open and public way of said
city, and shall be known and designated as
Wadley street.
SEQ. 5. That all ordinances or parts of or
dinances, so far as they initiate with this
ordinance, are hereby repealed.