The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-07
UNDECIDED WHAT TO DO.
THE CITY STILL WRESTLING WITH
THE RAILWAY PROBLEM.

The Council Trying TO Make Up It's
Mind Whether it VIII Grant the
Street Railways Free Franchises
or Whether it VIII Charge for
Them-A Special COMMITTEES APP
pointed to Consider the Matter.
The city council had the petitions of the
various street railway companies for rights
Of way through the streets, before it last
night
The petitions were presented in July, bat
were laid on the table to be taken up at
later nesting. The Belt Lines petition for
the privilege to build cross.town line
from Montgomery street through Jones to
East Broad, and, also, from Barnard and
Bay streets, along Barnard street to Bryan
street, thence around the west side of the
market TO st. Julian street, thence along
St. Julian street TO Jefferson street, thence
along Jefferson street to Liberty, thence
east over Liberty street to Barnard street,
thence south on Barnard street to the south
ern corpol ate limits of the city, was taken
up first. President Cooper and Capt H c.
Cunningham were present TO represent the
company.
THE CITY UNDECIDED WHAT TO DO.
Alderman Myers thought the first thing
for the council TO settle was whether 1t Will
charge the railway companies for the use OF
It's streets, and, If so, whether it will make
fixed charge or whether it viii dispose OF
the franchise 70 the highest bidder
Alderman Carson replied that the CITY
could not dispose of its streets IN mat Wey
to the highest bidder-but that Il could
dispose Of the franchise TO whatever com
pany it sees fit at fixed charge.
Alderman Harmon was opposed to charg-
ing the street RAILWAYS for any franchise
"The railways are the developers Of the
city, he said, land, under certain restric-
tons, we should open the streets to them"
Aldermen Carson and Bailey held to the
view that the city should receive a revenue
from its street franchise
Alderman Myers moved the appointment
of q special committee of five to determine
what the city will do, whether it will
grant the franchises asked for without a
return from the railroads or whether it will
charge a fixed price for the use OF the
streets, the committee TO meet at az cary
day as practicable and to report TO a called
meeting OF council, pending which the
petitions be laid on the table.
WOULD INCREASE THE COST OF TRAVEL
Alderman Myers was not in favor of
granting franchises to all the companies
that have asked for them. he believed that
the companies which have invested their
money IN lines now in operation should be
granted whatever franchises they require, |
under certain conditions and restrictions. |
A multiplicity of rail way lines under differ
ent arrangements would require frequent |
transfers Of passengers aud additional far |
at every transfer in order to go from one |
point in the city to another, whereas, under |
one management, only one fare is required. |
The motion for the appointment of a |
special committee was carried, and the |
mayor appointed Aldermen Myers, Har- |
mon, Cam, Carson ard Bailey. The COM
mivtee will meet early next week. and the |
matter will go before council probably next |
Wednesday or Thursday.