The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-03
THE C0NTRAcTGIYEN OUT
TYBEE's NEW HOTEL TO BE COM
PLETEn ny JULY.

Broken This Weak - The Building
Complete to qoss about $4,000
The Tybee Raslroad Extension Ac-
cepted by Reeeiyer Myers - New
Buildings at the Island - Getting
Ready for the Summer.
The contract for Building the new hotel
on the south end of .Tybee Island was let
yesterday to Messrs Winton & Burgess
builders and contractors.
The board of directors Of the Tybee Hotel
Company met Friday in the directors office
OF the National Bank of Savannah and nine
bids were snbmittadFfor examination. Sa-
vannah, Atlanta, charleston and Decatur
contractors had bids in The board finally
decided on two bids, which were referred to
the building committee Of the hotel COM
,nittee to choose between. The
building conn ittee, consisting Of
Alderman Herman Myers, chairman, and
Messrs Charles It. Prepdergast, William
Kehoe, J. r. Sheldon and David Wells met
at the office Of the architect, Mr.. A s.
Eichberg, at noon yesterday, and by a
unanimous vote awarded the contract to
Winton & Burgess.
$4,000 HOTEL.
The contract will amount to about $685.
600, but 1t does not include artesian wells,
gas machine and gas engine, main sewer,
gas fixtures, bath houses and some other
conveniences, for which fully 5000 more
will be required. and President Myers said
last night that the committee will lind IL
necessary to solicit further subscriptions and
as Savannah will be benefited by all the
travel flowing TO Tybee, the committee
hopes to receivs liberal enc Encouragement in
raising the amouut sufficient to make the
hofol IN In madam anuIiQ
of any of the popular watering places,
The contract provides for the compl ton
of the main building, all the public rooms
and half of the bed chambers by June 10,
and the remainder of the building by July
]. The contractors are 10 receive bonus
specified, and they will be under heavy
forfeiture if it is not completed by the time
specified In the contract
LocATNG THE CORNERS.
Yesterday afternoon, Messrs. II. Myers,
D. j. McDonough, Mr.. A. j. Winton, one
of the contractors, A. S. Eichberg, archi-
tect. Percy Sugden, SANITARY Engineer
Gazaway Haitridge, Esq, w. j. Powers
of the Pulaski house. Capt Henry Blum, a
MORNING News representative and others
went down on special train TO the island,
to see Receiver Myers accept the one and
one-half miles Of railroad extension to the
south end Of the island, and to witness the
location Of the pavilion frontage Of the
hotel.
Mr.. McDonough handled the thrott lie Of
the engine like a skilled locomotive engin-
eer. The train was composed of two
coaches and four fat cars of lumber for the
new club house and a pavilion OF the
Chatham Artillery at tie extreme south
end of the island AIR. John Reby foreman
for J. O. Smith the contractor, who is to
build the club house as on the train, and
Mr.. Charles Carroll went down to figure on
tina excavation. The work of laying the
foundation will begin tomorrow.
THE STAKES SET
When the train reached the new hotel
site, the hotel folks ahghted, and Architect
Eicbberg and Contractor Winton located
the 'front.' putting it back 25 feet from the
place formerly hxed upon. They will re-
turn TO the island tomorrow to finish the
location. The front pavilion will be All
feet distant from the railroad, and the build
ing will run back 346 feet. The front view
Of the hotsl viii correspond closely with the
picture of the new building on exhibition
Ia Altmayer's Bull street window.
A detailed description of the hotel and
outhouses was published in the MORNING
NEWS of Dec. 8 last, but it was decided yes
terday to change the location of the bar
and billiard ball, which will be separated
from the building proper. 1t will be west
of and in the rear of the kitchen, fronting
the sea. and so feet distant from the nearest
part Of the hotel. The laundry and SER
wants quarters will also be in a separate
building near the rear of tho lot.
TO BEGIN WORK AT ONCE.
Mr.. Winton said last night that the work
will be begun this week, and will be pushed
vigorously. The foundation piers are to be
of Savannah brick, and will go down below
the water line. j. j. McDonough q Co,
are to furnish the lumber for the new hotel
The contractors, Messrs. A. J. Winton and
J. f. Burgess, have been located in this city
for tie past three years. They have
built some fine structures for the
Florida Southern railway at Palatka, and
come neat residences in this city, among
which may be mentioned that OF J, p.
Williams and w. %. bearing, and they did
the hard wood interior work of S. Quicken
heiner a. Sons office, and also the interior
work of NJ. Ferst q Co.'S new building.
The contractors are said to be pushing meu,
and the Iybee hotel is likely to be COM
pleted ON time.
INSPECTING THE NEW EXTENSION.
After discussing the hotel plans on the
ground, Receiver Myers inspected the new
railroad extension, and he was highly
pleased with the side track, which be said,
laughingly, lis for the private cars Of the
railroad magnstes.n mo one who sees
IyDee this winter VIII know IL i've wears
from now" said Mr.. Myers at will be
the great summer resort for the south and
a popular winter resort for the north
Standing at the south end, at the terminus
of the railroad liue, be pointed across the
inlet dividing Little Tybeen and Tybee
Island and said; Here is the fisherman's
paradise
TIE extension was built by J. J. Melon
ough and from the Seaside pavilion TO the
south end is Il miles in length. Mr. Nc
Donough put force on the road Jan. 10,
and although retarded in the work for
nearly q week by bad weather, completed
the work Jan. 30, to the satisfaction of the
receiver. The ties, with but a few excep-
tons, are new, and the road is in good
order.
TYBEE ON a BOOK
Mr.. McDonough shares Mr.. Myers opiu-
ion that Tybee is destined TO be a popular
resort. and be pointed out TO the MORNING
NEWS reporter some of the improvements
on The island. Start ng on the site of the
Chatham Artillery club house, he thought
It desirable loration. The building is to be-
100x10s feet, and one of the finest artesian
wells on the island is within few feet OF it.
Mr.. McDouough says it is the best wa er on
the island.
The Archery Club will build club house
east of the railroad between the new hotel
and Capt Henry Blunf house.
The brick piers are ID place for the hand
xorna raetdapca If Mr. 81 a 3rpen "a letfar