The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-10
THE ALDERMEN SAY No.
A MAJORITY OPPOSED TO TRACKS
THROUGH HE MARKET

TEhOOGd lie M M Z l.
Mayor NcDonouEh Takes a Firm
stand Against the scheme-Little
Likelihood That the Electrical Rail-
ways Petition viii Be Gran ted-A
Connection Around tbs Market Fa-
Vored.
The proposition of the Electric Railway
Company to run its line through the mar
ket occasioned coed deal of talk yester-
day. Some favor the scheme as a bold
stroke of enterprise, while others look upon
it as about as cheeky a proposition as could
possibly have come from any source.
The railway people are pushing the petit
tion at lively rate to present to the city
council. 1t will take a coed deal more.
however, than the attachment of signatures
to the petition TO secure its adoption,
Several aldermen expressed themselves
pretty plainly on the subject yesterday.
THE PROPOSITION is preposterons," said
Mayor McDonough. "They might as we'll
ask for the privilege of running a railroad
through the city exchange. IL Is bad
enough for the street railroads to want to
take charge of the squares, but it is worse
for them to want TO run the market.
AS far as am individually
concerned, will oppose any
proposition of the Savannah Electric Rail-
way Company either to run through, over
or under the market. / have no objection
to connection around the market, aud
mi hit talk with the projectors on that
score, but never on the proposition they
have announced.
OPPOSED To IT soLIDLY.
1.-THE next hing l expect to see," con-
tiuued Mayor McDonongh, sis somebody
starting a street railroad to run through the
tcenter Of Bull street and petition the city
Ito have the monuments moved out of the
squares to accommodate the tracks"
1T would be a grave mis- AXE in my opin-
i3on for tho council TO grant any such priv
&lege as the road proposes to ask, said 4 l.
yderman Haines. II am opposed TO any
thing of the kind, and unless / can be other
kwise convinced l Will vote against the petit
GtiOn when it comes up. have no objection
30 a connection around the market"
Alderman Carson said be hadn't given
the matter sufficient consideration to ex-
Epress himself positively, but he intends to
faook carefully into the proposition and act
for the best interests OF the people and the
city. 1T is question:" said he, which
'woud much prefer to have submitted to
popular vote of the people rather than to
ttbe board OF aldermen. | am rather in
tciined to think it would he bad precedent
80 grant such a request. ! know it Is a great
Inconvenience to the road and its patrons
to have to transfer people from one
side of the market to the other, and
that it breaks into its schedule but don't
see any reason why the connection cannot
be made around the north side OF the
market
NOT THE TRING TO BE DONE.
al am opposed to the scheme at present."
said Alderman Cam, land know that it
would require very strong reasons to make
me change my mind"
1.-The proposition" Alderman Harmon
said. is TO my miud, neither fair nor prac-
tlcable. | don't see why The road can't at
tain its object by running its track around
the outside of the market, and will be
willing to grant it that privilege"
Alderman Bailey said the proposition Is
something which council shouldn't enter
tain at all The market is a piece OF private
city property aad the alderman doesn't
think tue council has any right TO grant
railroads the rigat to make q public
thoroughfare Of it.
81 Gun opposed to the scheme =" he said.
II had heard the thing talked about some
time ago, but | never dreamed tue railway
people would think of submitting such
proposition to the aldermen. When
l read the article in the MORNING
NEWS ! was surprised to say
the least. am willing TO encourage the
Electric road in every proper way a home
o1bul ~ loS, UuL thuuOb SuJpOTG
in the shape of allowing it to lay its tracks
through the market"
WONT BE RUSHED.
Alderman Myers said he hadn't consid-
cred the proposition sufficiently to express
an opinion.
There's time enough" he said. sits
something which isa't going to be rushed"
Alderman Harris is going TO Suwannee
Springs tonight for the benefit OF his
health, and may not be back by tho time
the proposition is presented TO council, but
If he is he will oppose it.
Aldermen Charlton and o 'Brien have no
opinion to express in the matter. as they
are both interested in the Electric read and
therefore are disqualified from voting on
any question relating to it.
Aldermen Mills, Reid and Mcclure were
not seen, but Alderman McGuire's friends
say he will oppose the scheme.
From the present indications it looks like
a waste Of time for the Electric Railway
Company TO entertain the project of oper-
ating its road through the market