The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-04
TRR FIRST CAR OUT.
The Barnard Street Branch of the
Belt Line In Operation

| The Barnard Street Branch OF the
Relt Line in Operation
The first car on the Barnard street electric
line was run ont yesterday az u o'clock by
Supt Saussy and Mr.. Venning OF the West
inghouse company, and made the trip with
out hitch or break from the Belt Line ofics
/ TO Liberty street The experiment was re-
/ peated In the afternoon for the purpose OF
| testing the switches and making them per-
| fectly true.
The Barnard strest line Is now complete
| from the junction OF Anderson street to the
south side of Liberty. Track is being laid
from Liberty north, and by last night had
! reached South Broad street lane. The
work Of cutting through the asphalt pave
ment on Liberty street was begun yester-
day, but the work Is very difficult and he
track will hardly be laid across Liberty
street before Saturday.
Supt Saussy said 20 o MORNING News
reporter yesterday that he expected to have
the Barnard street line complete and in
operation within two weeks The work of
cutting across the asphalt paved streets and
rounding the market will be very tedious,
and slow progress will be made
on this portion, which was left
to the last. The superintendent expects
to run a car on the Barnard street line to
Liberty street Sunday and transfer passsn-
gers to the Belt Line on Anderson street.
As soon as the Barnard strest line is com
pleted two cars VIII be put on that line aud
regular schedule will be made connecting
with and transferring TO the Belt at both
ends.
Ten new cars have been ordered by the
company, six motor cars and four tow cars.
When they arrive three cars will he run on
the Barnard street line. and the others viii
be added to the Belt Line equipment. The
contract calls for their delivery in
March. When this order is filed the COM
pany proposes to make a schedule that will
be satisfactory in every respect.
The company has also ordered several
large open summer cars, capable Of seating
fifty people with ease, especially for the ac-
commodation Of the Tybee travel this
summer.
As soon as the Barnard street line is
completed, Supt. Saussy will begin the
work of double-tracklng the Belt Line. One
hundred and fifty tons OF steel rail have
been ordered for this work, aud are ex-
pected to arrive on the next trip Of
the Dessoug 1t Is the intention of
the company TO double-track the entire line
almost, with the exception of the curves
and crossings Of the other street railways.
where it win be necessary to use q single
track, and on the streets where the City
and Suburban already has a double track
Tybee loop will not be double tracked for
the same reason. With this exception, the
Belt Line will be practically double track
when this work is completed. The double
track will commence at the company's
office, on Habersham street, run
ming east to Bolton, where it meets
the City and Suburban line, then on
Gwinnett street from Habersham to East
Broad. then on East Broad street to Bay,
"a W IF tuha ha inc
Liberty street, where there will only be a
single track on account of the asphalt pave
ment and the City and Suburban crossing.
The track will be double on Bay
street to Abercorn, from which
street 1t will be single TO Whitaker on &C
count of the City and Suburban tracks.
From Whitaker the track will be double to
West Broad, Montgomery street from
Liberty out will be double tracked. The
double track will be of vast advan-
tsge In making good time and saving
waits for cars coming in an opposite direc-
ton. The first portion of the work that will
be done will be on the paved streets down
town by request of the city council, as the
city wishes to repair the paving on those
streets, and it will be very convenient for the
paving gang to follow behind the Belt Line
force who has already torn up the track.
Supt. Saussy says he expects to complete all
the work upon the double track in the next
few months.
The owners Of the Belt Line property
seemed determined to continue to Improve
1t until it is eqeal to any electric or other
street railway company in tue country.
Mr.. Allen Of the Charlotte On. c. Street
Railway Company is in the city inspecting
the Belt Line. His company is now using
horse power. but is contemplating change
to electric power.
Supt. Saussy has built and fitted up a
very neat repair shop at the Office, the ma
chinery OF which is run entirely by cleo
tricity. Mr.. Saussy is 30 much in love with
the electric power that he proposes TO run a
current into his house and light the house
and run his sewing maoaine, dish washer,
clothes wringer and ice cream freezer all
by electricity