The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-14
TO BUILD A NEW DEPOT
THE TYBEE RAILWAY COMPANY's
NEW PLANS.

Receiver Myers Authorized by the
Court to Borrow Money to Complete
the Randolph Street Extension and
to Build Iepot and Passenger
Sheds--The Plans for the Buildings
Made and Work to Begin Within the
Next Two " eeks.
IL the s perior court yesterday Judge
Adams granted the petition Of Alderman
Herman Myers, receiver of the Tybee rail-
way, notice of the presentation Of which
by Garrard & Meldrim, counsel for the
petitioner, was given in Tuesdays MORNING
NEWS
The order granted yesterday gives Re-
ceiver Myers the power TO extend the Ran
dolpl street exte sion TO TIE new depot
grounds at the foot Of Pres dent street; 10
erect sheds. de OF, platforms, turn table,
aud to change the al road IRON on Tybee
Islar from So to 50-p9lud rails; also, to
pay to the Savannah, Flor Ia ana Western
railway, and lie estate Of g.. \. /. Lamar
for rlglt Of way for tho Rand liph street
exte sion, which been contracted for
by the railroad company prior 70 the ap-
poiltment Of q receiver
TO BORROW $4,000.
The order al-o pro lies ,hat the receiver
shall borrow Sl2, 7S4 ST for Jne purpose of
d scharsing the ooAg ii us / CURED for the
right Of way, to be pad into the court. and
for tie imp -oYeEeats above mentiOne /!
and the receiver is instructed to issue re-
ceiver's certificates r the loan, bearing
no to exceed per cent. ictere = which
with two other loans Of 81 600 heretofore
au horizsd b the court, are to be lien
prior to all other ems and membranes or
claims. after deduc Ing Grating expense
and the expenses Of tue receivership when
t. Q road is sold under a decree of the court.
and de- ailed report is to be fled with the
court when the receiver shall have com
pleted the improvements specified in the
order.
A MORNING NEWS reporter called on
Alderman Myers last night to learn whea
he proposed to begin the work, and was
surprised to learn now promptly he has
acted.
PLANS FOR THE NEW DEPOT.
Anticipating the favorable action of the
court from Judge Adams remarks when
the petition was read in open court last
Monday, Alderman Myers said that Mr..
Percy Sugden, the engineer, has nearly
completed the plans for the new
dept passenger sled aud platforms
the pass n GER shed Alderman Myers
said, will be 800 fe,t in length
and sufficiently wide to accommodate two
u ackS ana platforms. Inc Depot vii amply
provide for the companys offices, with
freight and baggage rooms. The depot is
10 be located south Of President street, asst
OF Randolph and fronting Randolph, setting
back LOO feet from tue street. The passen-
ger shed will be located east Of the dep It,
and the urn table east and to the rear of
the passenger shed. the buildings will be
located on the six-acre lot owned by the
railway comp ny.
TO BEGIN WORK AT ONCE.
Alderman Myers vas asked when the
work viii begIG, and he replied that within
ten days or two weeks, although it may be
a week Ia er before the rails viii De re-
ceiyed. He has already o:dered sixty-fve
tons Of 50-pouad rails from the north. eve
expect he said il concluding the inter
view, "to have the entire wo COMPLETED
between April and April - next. We are
going TO push it for all it is worth, when
we gey at IL. We want to get it done as
soon as possible
The new depot will be within 100 feet of
the Belt Line street raj road track, and it is
understood that the track Of the City and
Suburban street railway is to be extended
from its present eastern terminus at East
Broad and Wheaton streets to the new
depot.
In addition TO the main track of the Tybee
railway into the depot grounds, side trick,
will be put down to accommodate the roll
ing stock.