The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-22
BIDDING FOR MONOPOLY.
THE ENTERPRISE RAILWAY AFTER
AN EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE.

The Council Asked to Sell the Com
pany the Sole Right to Operate
Electric Cars and Vehicles in savan-
nah-Talk of Setting Price on the
Electric Franchise for All Roads
Until the Overhead Wire System is
Done Away With-The New Subur-
ban Line.
Close upon the application of the three
lines Of street railway in Savannah for the
right to operate the roads with electric
motive power the Enterprise Street Railway
Company, which is not yet In operation,
but which has obtained charter, has ad-
dressed letter to the mayor and aldermen
asking the city TO name figure at which
it will grant the exclusive privilege to
operate street cars and other vehicles by
electrical power.
The company is represented by
men of means who, it is understood, are
willing to pay round price for the priv
lege, and one Of them said yesterday that
within two days after the city names a
figure, if it is within the limits of reason,
the cash will be forthcoming. The new
company asks the right referred to where it
does not conflict with auy other charter or
right already granted.
Itappears that this proposition will have
tendency to introduce a new feature into
the consideration of the petitions already
before the council, and MORNING NEWS
reporter was reliably informed yesterday
that when the petitions come to be acted
upon in council there will be an effort made
to fix a price on tax which the street rail-
roads will be required TO pay the city as
long as the overhead system Of wires Is
used, with the provision that whenever they
abandon it for what is considered a less
dangerous system, then the council may re.
lease the roads from any further payment
of the tax.
NOT LIKELY TO BE GRANTED.
1t is not believed that the city council
will fix any price for the exclusive right to
use electricity as motive power for vehi-
cles, but that with proper restrictions all
the street railroads now in operation, or that
may hereafter be put in operation, will be
put on the same footing.
1t is not unlikely that there will be some
interesting Developments in street railroad
matters at the regular meeting of council
which, under the resolution of Alderman
Nichols, will be held at 4 o'clock, Wednesday
afternoon.
and Rosedew Railroad Company may ask
for some franchises. There is to be meet
ing OF its stockholders tomorrow or next
day, at which the situation is to be can
vasSed. The incorporates Of the company
are DR.. L. A. Falligant, Col J. H. Estill,
Lester Hubbell and VIM. s. Rockwell. 1t
has capital stock of $50, 900, with privilege
TO increase the same, and the charter is
said to be liberal one.
Ona Of fha IlrOnOSad lima 0f tho road &c
out Abercorn street extended, by an air
line to White Bluff and thence to Rosedew,
crossing Vernon river at Good Hope,
above navigation, and where the river is
said TO be only forty to fifty feet wide.
After crossing the river, the road will
skirt along Bellevue and Lavender to Mont
gomery and Bethesda.
Another line is being discussed which,
leaving the city by Abercorn street ex-
tended and crossing the river at White
Bluff at place known as Henderson's
Point, will follow a causeway to be built
across the marsh to Newell highlands, by q
short cut line to Montgomery.
TO ORGANIZE THIS WEEK.
1t is said that the company is to be or
ganized this week, and subscriptions to the
stock will be solicited. Stock subscriptions
have been offered recently and rights Of
way have been freely proffered. One of the
incorporates informed a MORNING NEWS
reporter yesterday that several Of the land
syndicates which own large bodies of land
between Savannah and White Bluff have
signified their desire to be interested, and
two sypdicates have offered to build the
road without any expense to the company
1t is probable that the company will want
to come down town with its road, betting
at least two or more Of the streets, and that
tho line in the city and suburbs will be
operated by electrical power.
1t is thought the Nashville syndicate
has not yet given up the deal with Mr.
| Parsons, and that negotiations are still
pending in New York for the purchase of
| the City and Suburban line.