The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-01
SALE OF THE ISLAND.
THE CITY NAMES IT'S TERMS WITH
THE M. G. AND A.

Col Machen Satisfied With thesCouncils
Actton-An Ordinance Introduced
Concentrating the Deal-The Middle
Georgia and Atlantic People to Go
Ahead as Soon as the Terminal Matter
is Settled-Talk of Combine of Other
Roads.
A special meeting OF the city council was
held yesterday afternoon. In compliance
with request of Col. E. c. Machen, to ar
range necessary details looking to a con-
summation Of the sale of Hutchinson's
Island to the Middle Georgia and Atlantic
Railway Company.
Mayor Schwarz stated the object Of
the meeting and Clerk Rebarer read Col.
Machen's letter accepting the offer made by
| the city to the company on Sept. %.
Alderman Carson offered an ordinance
consu mmating the deal. The preamble is
| in usual style, reciting the fact of the
| Middle Georgia and Atlantic Railway
| Company accepting the councils offer and
| paying the required sum. 1t further states
| that the promoters OF the enterprise have
| purchased the fifteen years. lease of T. H.
| Massey, which the city entered into two
years ago to-day.
PROVISIONS OF THE GRANT.
Section provides that the mayor be au-
| thorized and directed to execute a deed
in the name of the mayor and aldermen
| to the Middle Georgia and Atlantic
| Railway Company, It's successors or
| assigns, conveying all of the holdings,
right, title, interest, estate and property
| of every description or kind, held, claimed
| or owned in possession, expectancy or re-
version, by the mayor and aldermen on
Hutchinson's Island, and that the mayor
| insert in the deed a condition that it shall
become absolute whenever the railway
company, or its successors or assigns, shall
have laid the rails on its roadbed for
certain number Of miles, commencing at
or near Savannah, on the mainland bank of
the Savannah river, at the end of the pro-
posed railroad bridge, and extending in
wardly toward the northern terminus of the
| railway, and shall have completed a bridge
of iron, steel, or combination of wood or
metal, over the river to Hutchinson's Island,
and shall have laid on the island at
least two miles of terminal track.
The mayor is further ordered to insert
a clause in the deed making the title perfect
upon the accomplishment of the require
| ments.
10 GRANT RIGHTS OF WAY.
Section authorizes the mayor to convey
by deed rights of way over any property
| now owned by the city that the Middle
| Georgia and Atlantic may desire to
use to approach its bridge and
terminUs. 1t provides, however, that
the mayor shall see that these rights of way
| do no not in any way interfere with the
water works plant or other similar property
| of the city.
Section declares that the sale shall be-
come null and void unless all the reQire-
ments of the first section shall have been
fulfilled within two years from the date of
the commencement of the work, and that
the work shall begin within six months after
the passage Of the ordinance.
Section allows the Middle Georgia aud
Atlantic to establish, maintain, and operate
| one or more ferries across the river between
! Hutohinson's Island and the city, charging
reasonable CONDENSATION for ferriage of
passengers aud freight. 1t further gives
the road the privilege Of running the ferry
or ferries from the dock of the city in the
rear of the exchange, from the market
dock, or from such other public dock or
docks owned by the city as may be selected
| by the railway company.
| The other sections relate to the railroad
keeping the island in proper repair and san
itary condition, and to the cancellation OF
the Massey lease.
| THE ORDINANCE LAID OVER.
Some cf the aldermen wanted to have the
| ordinance read second time and passed,
but two of the board raised objections on
the ground that the matter was of too
much Importance to be hurriedly pushed,
and that reasonable time should be given
for its consideration. The ordinance was
then laid over until next Wednesday, when
it will be read a second time aud probably
put upon its passage.
Col. Machen was seen after the council
meeting, and appeared to be in good humor
over his roads prospects, and also
over the probable passage of the
ordinance. He said that no plans
can be arranged or anything done by the
Middle Georgia and Atlantic, however,
until the ordinance is passed, but as soon as
that is done q meeting of the projectors of
the road will be held, and full plan of
action will be formulated. This meeting
will probably be held next Thursday, Col.
Machen said, if the council passes the ordi-
nance Wednesday night. The projectors of
the enterprise, he said, are anxious to get
to work and push the road rapidly to coyn-
pletion.
Col Machen left last night, but said he
would be back next week to see what action
the council takes
COMMON TERMINUS.
A prominent railroad official said last
night that he felt sure the Middle Georgia
| and Atlantic, the South Bound and the
Savannah, Americas and Montgomery will
use Hutchinson's Island as a common ter
minus. He went further, and said he be-
lieved the Macon and Atlantic will also
enter the combine, as it is pushing rapidly
toward Savannah.
"All this talk of the Macon and Atlantic
making Foot Point a terminus" said he,
'is mythical. Very likely track will be
built to that point from this city, bat the
work will stop right there. Savannah is
aud always has been the objective point Of
this road. and the purchase of the
Middle Georgia and Atlantic will probably
/ hr-in ms n
thing to be taken into consideration is the
amount of money that the roads could save
by entering into such combination. 1t
will cost any single road large sum to
come here, but where several roads combine
in a common terminus it will come COM