The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-13
BUILDING UP A VILLAGE.
THRIFTY LITTLE LEPAGEvILLEI
THE SUBURBS.

One OF the Ways That the Savannah
Florida and Western Railway Looks
After Its Employes-The Colored
Wharf Hands Town Below the City
How the Village Is Laid Oh-A
Church to be Built.
LePageville is the name of thrifty little
village of 1855 inhabitants on the Tybee rail
road, about three miles from the city, on
the old Screven plantation, acquired by the
Savannah, Florida and Western railway
company some years ago. The village was
founded by Robert LePage, wharfnger of
the Savannah, Florida and Western rail
way wharves, who conceived the idea OF
the company furnishing homes at cheap
rent for Its colored wharf employees.
With this end in view about two and a
half years ago ten acres Of land were sub
divided into lots 50 xl0O feet, the tract
cleared up and the work Of building begun.
There are now thirty-five houses built and
occupied, and five more are being built.
The houses have two rooms with two fire
places and with front porch. and there is
ample room for truck patch about the
house The houses cost about $3.50
each, aud are rented at So per month
to tenants, who must be married employees.
This is not a high rent when the expense
of clearing up the track, keeping up the
bitches, and looking after the sanitation of
the village is considered, one man being
employed to look after these details
Mr.. LePage also gives his personal atten-
ton to the matter, visiting the village at
frequent intervals.
THE LITTLE TOWN BUILDING UP.
Mr.. LePage, in an interview with a
MORNING NEWS reporter, said yesterday
that the village site contains nine blocks
100x600 feet and will accommodate 1OS
houses, which will be built as they are de-
manded, and he thinks it will not be long
until nearly all the men employed In hand
ling lumber at the whsrves will be living
In LePageville. The project has proved
very happy one. The colored employees are
contented. They have nice gardens and
are near their work. The company has
rented a storehouse to j. H. Martin in the
village, who supplies the residents with
groceries and provisions at about the price
paid in Savannah.
Mr. LePage says that he expects to have
a church built in the village within three
months for the free use of the colored
Methodists, who predominant there. No
liquor is allowed to be sold in the place.
NAMES OF THE STREETS.
The village has wide streets named for
railroad officials as follows:
There are four streets running east and
west-first north of 1ybee railroad, Plant,
after the president of the company; Owens,
after the traffic manager; Fleming, after
the superintendent; Chisholm, after the vice
president.
There are four streets running north and
south. First west of Deptford plantation
Jackson, after the master of transporta-
ton; Mckee, after the comptroller general;
Haines, after the general manager, and
Aveilhe, after the assistant superintendent.
Then outside of the plat proper the fol-
lowing run east and west: Lee after the
treasurer, Reed after the roadmaster.
Dowell after the assistant treasurer, PEN
dergast after Wharfinger LePage's clerk,
and Fulton after the late assistant master
of transportation, who lost his life in the
Hurricane tresrle disaster
In addition to the truck patches Of the
village proper, Mr. LePage has divided
about twenty acres outlying into seven
small truck farms, which he has rented to
employees at about Sl2 per year, in easy
payments. Mr.. LePage is very well salts
fed with his experiment.