Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-08-16
THE CITY GOVERNMENT.
THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW
STREET RAILWAY LINES.

STREET HALLWAY LINES.
The site of the Proposed New Jail-lm-
provement of Public Squares and Re
building of Docks and Wharves-Mis-
cellaneOus Business.
only five Aldermen were present at the
meeting Of the City Council last night,
most Of the Board being absent from the
CITY. The proceedings embodied some in
teresting reports relative TO the street
railway extensions, and also report
upon the new Jail site.
The Council met in regular session at
$50 O'Clock. Mayor Lester presiding.
Present: The Mayor and Aldermen Nell,
Hanlev. Minis. Derst and Hamlet.
The Clerk read the minutes of the pre-
yious meeting. which were confirmed.
ACCOUNTS.
The Committee on Accounts reported
that they had examined and found correct
accounts against the city amounting TO
SlO.9a2 90. and recommended that they be
passed Tor payment.
THE NEW JAIL SITE.
The Committee on Public sales and City
Lots presented the following report;
SAVANNAH. August Is, lsS3.
To The Honorable the Mayor and aldermen OF
tHc Citu AT STuGN lGh:
The Committee on Public Sales and City
Lots. to whom was referred the application OF
the Commissioners II Chatham county for the
purchase of a certain tract of land in the city
Of Savannah. for the purpose of erecting a
jail thereon. beg leave to submit the follow
ing report;
Your committee have inspected the land re-
ferred to IN the application. and believe II Will
De TO the interest of the city to sell the same.
and therefore recommend that the land sit
uate, living and being On the northwest cor
ner OF Perry street lane and Habersham street.
in the city Of Savannah. containing front OF
one hundred and seventy eight LIS feet, more
or less. on Habersham street, and depth OF
one hundred and SIX .l06) feet, more or less,
on Perry street lane, be sold to the Commits
siOners of Chatham county.
Your committee further recommend that
the amount Of the purchase money Of SAID land
be decided by three arbltrators, VIZ Inc
Chairman or Acting Chairman Of the Com
mittee on Finance, the Chairman or Acting
I Chairman of the Committee on Public safes
and City Lots. and the third to be selected by
said County Comm issiOners, and that upon the
payment thereof good and valid titles be made
by the said the Mayor and Aldermen to the
said County Commissioners to the land aIOre-
said. Respectfully. +. ). O.CONNoR,
Alderman Nell moved that the report
/ be tabled until a full meeting Of the COun-
/ eli could be obtained
Alderman Minis, Of the committee pre-
T senting the report. stated that the County
s commissioners MtIt IEdllN " dtL- Ildl ut
understood their architect from the North
/ would be i'm Savannah this week to decide
upon the character Of building required
+ for the site, and that in deferring action
upon the report the Commissioners would
+ be embarrassed in carrying out their
plans. 4 vote was taken and the report
/ laid upon the table.
STREET RAILWAY EXTENSION.
The Committee on Streets and Lanes
presented the following report upon the
] extension of the lines of the City and SUI
burban Railway, which was adopted:
The Committee on Streets and Lanes beg to
/ report as follows on the petition Of the city
/ and suburban Railroad Company Of saFan-
nah:
Your committee cannot recommend the
+ route as chosen by said company to reach the
/ wharyes % the Ocean Steamship Company,
4 but would recommend that the -aid company
I be permitted to extend Their line follows;
/ From point south of Market. round Market to
I west side Of Market in It. Julian street,
! thence through II. Julian street 10 est Broad
street, thence down West Broad TO Indian
I street. thence down Indian street to its
( western terminus. with the privilege Of eN-
tending the road 10 the Ogeechee canal when
I the street l. opened.
+ Your committee further recommend that
+ the said company DE permitted To extend IT.
/ line out East Broad street
And your committee would recommend that
said company take the right to use said streets
subject to the follow ing conditions:
!. Provided the said company shall build
and complete the roads indicated. within SIN
months from the lSt OF October. lNs3.
,. Provided said company shall use john
I sons Rail for its rails, or such other iron as
F may be approved by this committee
,. Provided further. that if the city shall
pave any street through which said rOadruns
that then said company shall pave IN like
manner with the rest Of the street a paved
bv the city, four feet each way from the cen
tire Of the track,
!. Provided further. TINT if ihe city shall
find il necessary at any time 10 change Tie
grade of any street through which the tracks
OF this company run. that then said company
Will relay it, track at it, own expense 70 con-
form to the grade Of said street a. fixed by the
MayOr and Aldermen or the Committee of
Council or City Surveyor.
5. Provided further, that said company shall
De liable to such regulation a. the SAID Mayor
and Aldermen of the cltN.Oi savannah may
from time to time direct by ordinance or
otherwise, for the regulation of persons or
/ corporations running street cars IN the city OF
Savannah.
g. Provided further. that no rights to run
/ in any of the streets hereby given shall be
taken az the grant of any exclusive rights to
/ the company, and said Mayor and Aldermen
I of the city Of savannah shall have the right
+ AT any time To grant like privileges on the
/ same streets 10 any other persons or corpora
I tlOns.
/ 4 Provided further that no freight shall
+ he carried bv said company.
5. Provided further, that the said railway
shall be operated by horse power alone.
I he laid down and conducted in accordance
/ with the ordinance reported herewith to
/ Council. j. Il. HAMLET.
NEW RAILWAY LINES.
/ The Street and Lane Committee pre-
/ scented the following report, which was
( also adopted:
The Committee On Streets and Lanes, to
+ which was referred the petition Of I. NJ.
I Norwood ct al, asking permission to use GER
I tain streets in the city of savannah for run
I ming a street railway. beg to report, recon-
mendIng to Council that said company be
permitted to run it, track from point mme
[ diately west of the City Exchange, the exact
I point to be fixed by this committee, on the
/ open ground or strand north of Bay street.
/ thence westward along said open space to
Barnard street, there curving into Bay street,
and running along Bay street to West Broad
street. thence across West Broad street into
and along Joachim street, to Mill street,
thence along Mill street to Farm street,
thence to Indian street, thence down Indian
street to its western terminus, with the priv
| ilege of extending the road to the Ogeechee
4 canal when the said street is opened,