The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-08
THE SOUTH BOUND FIXED
ITS DEPOTS TO BE At WEST
BOUNDARY AND RAILROAD SITS.

Through Its Land and Across the
City Through Bay Street to the Ty-
bee Depot-One Of the Conditions OF
the Grant that Cars Shall be Run
Run over the Bay Only Between @
P. NJ. and 8 4. III.
The city council did an enterprising ard
generous thing last night to encourage the
South Bound railroad enterprise. Ii not
only voted the company the right of way into
the city through the Springfield plantation
and across the city for freight connections
with the lower wharves Wis the Savannah
and Atlantic railway, but it voted it from
forty to fifty acres Of land for terminal
facilities at minimum sum, the price fixed
being only $500.
The report Of the committee was signed
by all the members, and it was unanimously
adopted, with the exception that Alderman
Myers refrained from voting by reason of
his position as president of the South Bound
railroad.
On motion Of Alderman McDonough the
special committee and the city attorney
were instructed TO bring in an ordinance at
the next meeting of council to carry out
the objects of the report.
THE ROUTE ACROSS THE CITY.
The concessions Of the city are as follows:
Commencing at O point in West Boun-
dairy street near its intersection with Rail-
road street, following West Boundary
street northward to a point Of curvature,
thence eastward through Olive street to
point of curvature, thence northward and
eastward through West Broad street TO
r,oir,t If into Rnu fbnupa
eastward through Bay street to point of
curvature, thence southwark through East
Broad street to point of curvature, thence
eastward to and through President street
across Randolph street TO the Savannah and
Atlantic railway depot.
Second, commencing at point on West
Boundary street. near its intersection with
railroad street, thence northward through
West Boundary street to point of curvature,
thence through Mill street lane eastward to
point of curvature, thence southwark and
eastward 10 point Of curvature, and thence
eastward to and through Bay street to point
of curvature, and thence southwark into
East Broad street to point Of curvature to
and through President street across Rand
dolph street to the Savannah and Atlantic
railway depot.
THE CITY'S RESTRICTIONS.
The committee recommended, and the
council adopted the recommendation, that
these rights Of way be granted, and that an
ordinance or resolution be drawn up grant
ing the rights of way through the city with
the following restrictions:
That the laying of the tracks shall be
under the supervision and direction of the
committee on streets and lanes; that the use
of the track on Bay street shall be restricted
and confined to the hours between o'clock
p. m. and 8 o'clock a. m, and thatthe rails
shall be laid ON the route granted within
two years from the date Of granting the
same.
The petition ct the South Bound that the
city sell the company terminal facilities
was favorably acted upon, and the follow
ing property was designated to be sold to
the South Bound for g, 500, upon the con-
dition that the depots, etc, be erected
thereon within two years from date of sale:
Lots on Springfield plantation, situated on
or near the Louisville road, and known on
the city map as lots from A to K, in
elusive, and lots Nos. SO, SO, and 54. the
low price being fixed, in the language of
the committee, Gin view of the great ad-
vantages TO be derived by the city and the
citizens at large from the building of this
railroad"
THE SITE FOR THE DEPoTS.
The right of way is given into che city
and in and upon the terminal grounds on
an unnamed street on the Springfield plan
tation. which is shown on the city map as
extending west wardly from the southwest
corner of lot No. "a This right Of way, or
unnamed street, as will be seen by refer
ence to the city map, is nearly on the line
of Gordon street extended, being only a
little south of it.
The petition Of the South Bound was pre-
seIted by Col. j. II. Estill and Capt. T. +.
Stubs, representing the railroad company,
and the report to council was signed by
John Schwarz, mayor and ex-officio chair
man, and by Aldermen J. A. G. Carson,
George s. Halnes, R. f. Harmon and W.
F. Reid.
A UNANIMOUS VOTE.
The unanimity with which the committee
and the council acted was discussed last
night by the members after adjournment.
and the opinion was general that the build
ing of the South Bound will be of great
commercial value to the city, give EMPLOY
,ment to labor, and will. by the location Of
its depots, etc., add largely to the revenues
of the city.
The ordinance to carry into effect the
preliminary action Of council will be sub
mitted at the next meeting, and as the
projectors of the South Bound have all
along said they would be ready to begin
Work Wnen rights Oh way and terminal
facilities had been secured, it is reasonable
to suppose that work will soon begin, as
they have been given extensive and valu-
able grants, so much SO that if they had
raised no subscription here to the common
stock the value Of their terminal facilities.
$50 cheaply obtained, in the Judgment of
many would compensate for any lack of
stock subscriptions.
THE OTHER ROUTES SUGGESTED.
Two other routes were first suggested by
the projectors Of the South Bound, hut
were not received with favor by the COM
mittee, and were adversely reported upon.
which action led to the route agreed upon.
The rejected routes were:
/. Entering the city at the southeast
corner Of Laurel Grove cemetery. and fol-
lowing Kollock street to the intersection
with the proposed extension through
Seventh street, thence along Seventh street
to its intersection with the line of Bilbo
canal, crossing it first east of the shell road
passing over some land under dry culture.
and connecting with the Savannah and At
lantic railway depot
2. Entering the city limits at the same
point as above, and following Eleventh
street to the line Of the Bilbo canal, and
ithence to the Savannah and Atlantic rail-
way depot.
NEW COMPANIES ORGANIZING.