The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-22
TOTURN ON THE CURRENT
ELECTRIC CARS TO BEGIN RUN
MING MONDAY.


Eight Motor Cars to be Run Work on
the Barnard Street Line Com
menced, and the Line to be in opera
ton by March.
Tie electric cars will be running regu-
larry on the Belt Line by the middle Of
next week The wires have all been laid,
the machinery is all in and very little
further work remains to be done to COM
plete the change.
A MORNING NEWS reporter visited the
Belt Line headquarters yesterday after
noon and had a talk with Supt
Saussy upon the progress Of the work
aud other matters. and was shown
through the works. Eight cars have been
placed upon the electric motor trucks, and
SIX Of them are ready 20 be placed upon the
track and the other two will be ready in a
few days Four other cars are being fitted
up with the motor trucks.
THE ELECTRIC PLANT
A first class electric plant is fitted up in
the power house all ready for operating,
and only wants the touch of button to
start things humming Two immense
boilers are backed up in the rear Of the
power house. two powerful engines
of the house, and Immediately in front
of the boilers and in the front end of the
house are two largo dynamos that are to
furnish the current that will do tho work
An Edison switch board is in position to the
left Of the doorway. with all Of the latest
inventions of the electric wizard for con-
trolling the mysterious current.
The artesiap well has reached depth Of
over 200, feet and is rapidly growing deeper.
Supt. Saussy intends to start up the engines
this afternoon and give the machinery a
trial. The current will not be turned on
the line, however.
TO START CARS MONDAY.
Monday afternoon Supt Saussy will
start out one OF the cars for trial trip to
see how the line works There may be a
hitch and there may not. There is never
any telling how an electric line is going to
work at first. No trouble is anticipated,
however, as all the work has been done with
the utmost care. If everything works
smoothly part of the cars.will be put on
Tuesday or Wednesday and the others VIII
be added from day to day until the whole
eight cars, which will be run regularly, are
in operation. Sapt. Saussy expects TO
have the full number in operation by the
end Of the week
TO STOP ONLY AT CROSSINGS.
The management of the Belt Line has
determined to run the electric cars on reg
ular schedule, quick time. To do this it
will be necessary to have some regular
rules with regard 60 stopping cars. aud the
present plan OF stopping any and every
where for the convenience of passengers
will shortly be thing Of the past. An iron
clad set OF rules has been adopted to which
the people will have to accustom themselves.
Cars will stop only on one SIDE of the
street, viz, after crossing it In the direc-
ton in which the car is going. and passen-
gers desiring to get of or on the car will
have to accommodate themselves to this
rule.
Everything will be done to make the
service of the electric cars frst-class. The
cars will be brilliantly lighted by electricity
at night, with large headlight on the front
end of the car. Conductors and motor men
will be In uniform. The conductors uni
forms have arrived, and the order has been
given for the motor mems uniforms
EIGHT CARS TO RUN.
Eight cars will be run regularly, with
four extra motor cars ready for use when
needed. Orders have been placed for six
large open tow cars, to be attached to the
motor cars in case of unusual events, when
there are large number of passengers
The only portion of the belt
not equipped with the electric apparatus
is the I'ybee loop, from the corner Of Lib
erty and East Broad, around to the Ty bee
depot, and back to East Broad. The cars
will, for the present, run straight down
East Broad. The Tybee loop will be fitted
up in time for the next season. The Indian
street line will not be fitted up for electric
| cars for the next few months, until after the
completion Of the Barnard street line
THE BARNARD STREET LINE.
Work commenced upon the Barnard
| of limo ,,A a
from the Savannah, Florida & Western
| railway crossing on Anderson street, west
| to the corner of Whitaker street,
| about 2, 900 feet At this rate it will take
| about five days TO finish placing the poles.
| Tho route of the line will be
from the junction with the Belt Line at the
| foot of Barnard street to the market,
| around the east side OF the market to Bar
nard again, and out Barnard to Anderson
From Congress 10 Liberty the line will
parallel the City and Suburban line
on the west side of it. The line
will pass directly through the
squares on Barnard street. as the City anG
| Suburban does at present. From Barnard
and Anderson streets the line will run east
to the Savannah, Florida and Western
crossing The line will be just two mile.
long.
| THE JONES STREET BRANCH.
| The company also has charter for line
| on Jones street, but this will not be bull
until the Barnard street line ha,
been completed. The orders fol
the rails and crossties have beer
given, and work will be begun as soon a.
the mrterial is received
Supt. Saussy expects TO be run
ming electric oars on the Barn
ard street line by March. Ht
was asked whether separate fares would be
charged for the Barnard street and Bel
lines, and he said not. Only one fare will
be charged between any two points on ths
system, and transfers will be given on any
Of the compsny's lines at connecting
points.
| sUPF. sAUssY's PATENT.
Supt Saussy has received notice from
the patent office that q patent applied fol
by him will be granted Nov. rs. The pat
ent Is for spring rail switch for stree
railway lines. When Mr.. Saussy tool
charge of the Belt Line, its switches, lik
most other street railway lines, were mad,
In solid piece, or the switch
rails, rather. the inside rail joining t,
the track rail. The wheel of a car passin,
on to the switch was compelled to rise III
over this rail and drop down again on tn
other side. This made very unpleasant
jolt for the passengers, the drop of tn
wheel being from one to two inches. Supt
Saussy went to work and devised plan b.
which the switch rail is disconnected fron
the OutSida track rail and is mazda with