The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-14
DOUBLE TRACK ALLOWED
CONDITION OF TIE GRANT TO TIE
CITY AND SUBURBAN.

the Belt Line and the Electric Rail-
way Carried to the Council-Con-
tractor O'Connell in Trouble.
The city council was In session until
nearly o'clock this morning as result of
street railroad questions
The City and Suburban railway finally
secured permission to double track the
AbeIcorn street squares, but had condi-
ton tackled on to the grant that it open up
Abercorn street to the Dasher property,
which will involve an expenditure on the
part Of the railway, II it accepts, of at least
| So 900.
There was quite an audience OF spectators
TO see what the council proposed TO do with
the much-agtated double track question.
Alderman Charlton started the ball by
moving a reconsideration Of the action of
| the council at its last meeting.
Clerk RebArer announced that he had
numerous petitions on the double tracking
! question. and led off with reading two petit,
| lions signed by $50 ladies protesting against
allowing the City aud Suburban the privil-
eyes 1t asked. on the ground that it would
| be detrimental to the children in running
their play ground and marring the beauty
of the squares.
The petition caused much amusement.
Alderman Cam wanted to know if the
ladies are voters and Alderman Bailey re.
| plled that while they are not they are gem
orally controllers Of voters.
ALDERMAN CANN's RESOLUTION CALLED UP.
A petition from several hundred citizens
was read and then the resolution of Alder
man Cam, acted favorably upon at the last
| meeting, that the City and Suburban rail-
way be refused the right to lay double
N the G0uarea uuaa ballad hu
| Acting Mayor Mills.
N. A. OByrne, Esq. attorney for the
railway, asked for permission to make a
statement.
Alderman Cam demanded the question
unless some member Of the board desired
to discuss the question Alderman Charlton
objected and said he thought it proper to
hear from the railway people. By vote
Mr.. O'Byrne's request was granted. He
thanked the aldermen for their kindness
those who had agreed to do so. He said the
majority of the people living
around the squares favored the
double tracks through the squares
rather than around, and started to
read a numerously signed petition to that
| effect.
Alderman Cam interrupted Mr.. O'Byrne
| by obiecting to the petition as irrelevant
| The question before the board, Alderman
Cam said, was not putting the tracks around
the squares, but whether the City and
| Suburban should be refused the right of
double tracking the squares.
Again Alderman Charlton came to Mr..
O'Byrnes assistance. He denied Alder
man Cams claim and said the question OF
going around the squares was relevant
The council decided to let Mr.. O'Byrne
proceed, which he did.
THE RESOLUTION DEFEATED.
After he had finished the question was
again called for, and Alderman Haines de-
manded the yeas and nays with the result
that Alderman CAMS resolution was lost
The vote was az follows
YEAs-Aldermen Cam and Haines
NAYs-Aldermen Bailey, Harmon, Mcclure
| Charlton, o Brien aud Carson.
Acting Mayor Mills called I'D the original
| motion OF Alderman Carson that the street
| and lane committee be authorized to lay
out the line of road through the squares
| Alderman Cam. although downed before
at every point in the fight, came up smiling
| again at this Juncture with an amendment,
which was accepted by Alderman Carson
and was adopted, practically giving him a
lead over the City and Suburban. His
amendment was In the shape of q resolution,
as follows:
Resolved, That the City and Suburban Rail
way Company, he and they are hereby per-
| United TO lay q second track on Abercorn street
/ through the following squares; Oglethorpe
/ Lafayette and Calhoun upon the following con
| dltons, VIZ; The track alluded to shall be To-
| Gated by the committee on streets and lanes
| The said City and Suburban Railway COMPANY
shall reimburse the city for such expense as the
| street up Co what Is known as the Dasher prop
| erty. The said City and Suburban Railway
| Company shall, before resuming work upon
| said additional track, signify in writing their
acceptance of these terms
ALDERMAN CANN's SPEECH.
/ II
| Cam took occasion to make the speech of
his official life. He handled the City and
Suburban Railway Company in plain, un-
vanished aud sarcastic language. He said
| his amendment was in the shape Of making
the best of bad job. He paid his respects
to Attorney O'Byrne for the kindly manner
| in which he alluded to him in opening his
speech in behalf OF the railroad aud said
his only reason for objecting to listening to
the attorney was that he was the paid rep
resentative Of the road. and the opposition
had no one to speak for it from those who
had signed the petition.
II nm opposed to double tracking the
| squares under any circumstances, y said
| Alderman Cam. with me it is not a
question OF putting the tracks around or
through. There is no necessity and no rea-
son for it. The City and Suburban operates
on Whitaker, Liberty, Barnard and West
| Broad streets by means of single tracks and
| SWITCHES, ana Enere is no reason why the
Aberoorn street line could not be operated
with single track in the squares. The
| argument that two tracks with grass grow
| ing between them is better than the single
mule beaten path is no argument at all, be-
cause the City and Suburban intended any-
how to operate that single track by cleo
tricity and grass would grow between its
rails as easy as the others.
THE RAILWAYS POLICY.
"Ihe fact that other roads were allowed
to run tracks through squares where the
City and Suburban had its tracks was be-
cause 1t was the only way to give the people
relief from the treatment OF the City and
| Suburban. Until recently that road :" Alder
man Cam said, was run on the Wander
bilt 'publc-be-damned' policy. 1t cared
nothing for the rights OF tho people, 1t
abused the power vested in 1t b. chartered
rights because the city couldn't interfere
with it. 1t wouldn't put down a street
crossing or pave between its tracks unless
the city footed the bill. 1t ~as the people
who owned 1t, and the public weren't con-
sidered at all
But continued Alderman Cam, what
a remarkable change came over the CITY
and Suburban when the other roads came
into competition with it. 1t gave us five
minute schedules, red cars and white cars
and couldn't do enough for the public 1t
fri - Il a l.