The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-06
THE COUNCIL IS WILLING.
THE ELECTRIC RAILWAY MAY GO
THROUGH THE MARKET.

THROUGH THE MARKET.
| The Matter Now in the Hands of the
Special Committee on Railroads and
Market to Determine the Conditions.
City Engineer Winn's Repent on the
Petition-An Injunction Talked of
When the Road Starts Work.
The Electric Railway Company can
operate its lines through the market
provided it accepts whatever restrictions
and conditions the city may choose to place
upon it.
The committee of the whole Of the council
met in the mayors Office yesterday afternoon
TO consider the application. The aldermen
present at the opening of the session were
Mayor McDonough and Messrs. Mills, Har-
ris. Myers, Carson, Mcclure, Harmon.
Held, Cam, Bailey and Charlton.
After calling the meeting to order Mayor
McDonough calledlfor the reading of the re-
port Of City Engineer Vim, which was as
follows:
THE ENGINEERS REPORT.
THE portion Of the building most likely
to be affected by the passing of the electric
cars through 1t is from tho main floor to the
roof. 1t is constructed of walls off a bricks in
thickness, reinforced by pilasters OF two
Dicks IN thickness. The building has settled
more or less on all sides. The northern
gable end was blown down by the
storm Of 1881, aud in rebuilding it this end
was reinforced by two pilasters, built on
the inside, extending up to the roof. The
southern gable end shows signs of injury.
and has been strengthened by 4x12 timbers
| 6S feet long, bolted to the wall,
bile consider the building has its
weak points, as shown by the settling at the
corners, the fracture of the stone water
taole and the bullying of the gable end, yet
IL Wlthstood the various shocks of the earth-
quake OF 1886. The hight of these gable
ends from the market floor. being about
forty-two feet, the lack Of thickness of the
| walls and the absence of reinforcements in
the shape OF pilasters on the inside must
i cause these walls to be more or less affected
oy the vibrations created by the passage of
cars through the building"
THE BUILDING WILL STAND IT.
After detailing the plan proposed by the
Electric company, City Engineer VIM
proceeds: IF these foundations are built
below the foundations OF the market build
| ing, TO be 80 arranged as not to interfere
with the existing sewers, and properly con-
structed, the gable ends of the building
strengthened, the cars not to exceed three
miles an hour while passing through the
building, and the tracks across the bridges
properly built, cannot see where the safety
| OF the building will be imperiledn
For five minutes after the reading of the
report the aldermen looked at each other
with blank countenauces. each waiting for
| the other to start the ball in motion FL
| nally Alderman Mills moved that the petit
ton be granted. Alderman Mcclure Sec
! onded 1t. but just as Mayor McDonough
was about to put the question Alderman
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or the CITY engineer before action was
| taken.
A FAVORABLE REPORT.
| While Alderman Haines was reading the
report Mayor McDonough, Alderman Mills
and City Attorney Adams held a consuIta-
| ton, at the conclusion of which Alderman
Mills Withdrew his motion and offered the
| following instead
| Resolved, That the committee OF. the whole
report favorably on the petition of the Electric
| Railway Company, and that at the next meet
ing OF council this report be embodied in an
ordinance to be prepared by the special com.
Inittee on railroads and market, which ordi-
| nance Shall contain proper restrictions and
! regulations looking TO The public safety and
| interest.
SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS.
Alderman Cam wanted to know if the
| report carried with it the right of the CITY
to make charges for the use Of the market
!
thing for the committee to consider in pre-
| pairing the ordinance.
Alderman Cam then moved to strike out
| the words report favorably.n Let it go TO
| the special committee he said and let the re-
strictions be reported before any favorable
report is given. he didn't intend to say he
| would vote against the ordinance, but he
would oppose 1t if the restrictions did not
| suit him.
Alderman Myers didn't see any objection
| to favorable report from the committee of
the whole. If the ordinance didn't suit the
aldermen they would have the right to
| amend it at the proper time.
| Alderman Mcclure INQUIRED of President
Collins when the Electric road intended to
begin the work. provided it gets the per-
mission to go through the market. Mr..
| Collins replied that the intention is to BEGIN
as early as possible. He wanted to have
the question settled first though. As re-
| CARDS charges he wanted it understood the
road didn't propose TO pay more for the
market than 1t could get out of the enter
prise.
When the question was finally put to a
vote Alderman Cam was the only member
Of the board who voted against it.
AN INJUNCTION TALKED OF.
1t is rumored that even if the council
does grant the desired permission a num-
Der OF citizens will apply to the superior
| court for an injunction to prevent the
running of the road through the market.
The injunction bill. it is said, is already ia
shape 10 anticipation of the city councils
action.
After disposing of the Electric railway
| matter the committee of the whole resolved
| Itself into special meeting Of the board to
consider other matters. Mayor McDon-
ough asked the council for permission to
suspend the sign ordinance, so as to allow
the merchants to decorate for May week.
and his request was granted.
A letter from Health Officer Drummer.
relative TO the filling OF the upper level of
| the Ogeechee canal and the two connecting
timber basins by turning on water from
one or more OF the new artesian wells. was
referred to the committees on water and
drainaua