The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-24
THE NEW ELECTRIC LINE.
THE ELECTRIC RAILWAY COM
PANY's BELT COMPLETED.


Cars TO Be Running around the Belt
in Thirty Deys--hs South Broad
Street Line to Be Extended 20 the
Tybse Depot and the Ocean Steam
ship Company's Wharf Immediately
The Savannah and Isle Of HOPE Rail
road to Be Equipped With Elec-
tricity-The Fare to 1hunderbolt and
Return to Be 5 Cents.
The belt of the Electric Railway Com
paDy will be in operation within thirty
days The laying OF the track was com-
pleted last night 20 the junction with the
Price street line on Duffy street. The poles
are all uD except short distance on Duffy
street and the work Of stringIEg tho over
head wire will be done this week. The
wire aud all the material necessary to
complete the line is on the ground.
The belt will be as follows: From the
market east to Price, south on Price 70
Duffy, west on Duffy 10 Laurel Grove
cemetery, 60 West Broad on Roberts, north
on West Broad to South Broad, to Jeffsr-
son, TO St. Julian, to che west side OF the
market. The line will be complete and
ready for the cars by Saturday night.
In addition there is the South Broad
street branch and the Gvinnett street
branch east OF the Savannah, Florida and
Western railway.
THE SOUTH BROAD STREET LINE.
Immediately on completion OF the belt
South Broad street line will be extended
east to the Tybee depot and west 20 the
Ocean steamship wharf. The line to the
steamship wharf will rua along South
Broad, William, Farm and Indian streets
naraliallfpo fha Savannah SfFeat Railway
Company's line CD tho latter street from
Farm street 10 the terminus at the canal
bridge.
The Electric Railway Company will, on
the completion Of these lines, be prepared
70 do business in any part Of the city. A
passenger can ride all around the belt and
out on the Estill avenue extension IL he
chooses for cents IL he wants to 60 TO
Thunderbolt he can take the cars in the
city and go TO Thunderbolt and return for
Is cents. or y cents each way. Tho people
of Savannah will then enjoy cheap riding
beyond doubt at the rate Of about ~
cents mile.
THE SAVANNAH AND ISLE OF HOPE.
"You can say also, !" said President Collins
last night, shat the Savannah and Isle of
Hope railroad will be equipped with cleo
trioity shortly. negotiations are now in
progress for the work. Passengers will be
able to go to Thunderbolt, the entire dis
tance without change, this summer
President Collins said that a full equip
ment Of cars had been ordered for the line.
Two large double-motor cars have already
arrived. Two large open double-motor
cars, two closed doubls-motor Fand
six trail cars have been ordered
and will be here shortly. With the six sin
gle-motor cars now In use this will give the
company an equipment OF eighteen cars.
Part Of the equipment for the now cars was
shipped from Atlanta yesterday.
I'VE shall 60 right ahead with the work
until the whole system is completed" said
MIR. Collins. We may have somo further
surprises for the people Of Savannah, but
am not ready to speak just yotn
The case Of the Electric Railway Com.
pany against the Savannah, Florida aud
Western Railway Company on account of
the Gwinnett street crossing will come
upin the superior court Tuesday for q trial
by jury. There will be large number OF
witnesses present. Considerable interest
Is taken In the case by the residents of the
southeastern portion Of the city and the
public generally.