The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-09
THE COUNCIL SAYS YES.
THE ELECTRIC RAILWAY MAY GO
THROUGH THE MARKET.

Grant Stricken Out-A Lively Fight
Over the Ordinance-A Grant OF
Land to the City in Return for the
Hope Roads Petition Allowed-Sani-
tary Matters Discussed-The BI'
cyclists Permitted to Ride Along the
Park.
The Electric railway may go through the
market. The city council 80 decided yes
terday afternoon without a dissenting vote.
The Objectionable section in the ordinance
granting the franchise was stricken out and
the road gets practically what it asked for
under certain restrictions
Alderman Cam secured the passage Of a
section making it one Of the conditions of
the privilege that the railway company do
nate certain land owned by 1t in the south
eastern section of the city for streets. This
is a small requirement, however, as the
streets will have TO be opened up anyway
and will not stand in the way of the COM
pany's acceptance of the city's proposition.
The whole battle upon the ordinance
granting the railway company the privilege
of running its cars through the market
must have been fought out in the caucus as
there was only little minor skirmishing In
ths open meeting. which was taken part
lie by only three or four members OF the
board.
TAKEN UP BY THE COUNCIL.
The council was in caucus for an hour
and half 1t was $50 o'clock when the
doors from the mayors office into the coun-
ell room were thrown open.
There were present Mayor McDonough.
Aldermen O'Brien, Haines, Cam, Harris,
Reid Myers, McGuire, Harmon and Bailey
The question of the Electric railway and
the market came up on the second reading
of the ordinance to allow the company TO
operate its line through the market.
Clerk Rebarer read the whole of
the long ordinance through. A full synopsis
of 1t was published in the MORNING NEWS
at the time it was introduced by two joint
committees of the special committee on ratl-
ways and the market.
The skirmish was begun by Alderman
Myers, who moved to strike out section 7of
the ordinance. reserving the right to the
mayor and aldermen to discontinue the use
of the market by the railway. and require
the removal Of its tracks and structure from
the market, whenever. in the opinion of
council. the public safety. interest or oon-
venience, or the safety or condition of the
market so require.
THE OBJECTIONABLE PRovIso.
This brought on a discussion. Alderman
Cam believed the city should reserve the
right to have the company remove it's
tracks whenever the public safety and In
terest should require il.
Alderman Myers thought section pro-
vided sufficient safeguards for the city.
Alderman Cam offered an amendment TO
the effect that should the market building
be sold or should the present uses of the
building be changed the railway company
might be required to remove its tracks and
structure from the market.
City Attorney Adams made some sugges-
tons with regard to the amendment.
Alderman Cam said the public should
have control of the market through coun-
Gil. and that the action Of The council should
be final
The aldermen did not seem to have eau
cussed sufficiently before the meeting, ard
caucussed together for several minutes at
the table very quietly.
Alderman Myers finally called for the
question. A yea and nay vote was taken
on the amendment offered by Alderman
Cam with the following result:
YEAs-Bailey. Harris and Cam.
NAYs-Harmon, Mcclure, Myers, Reid and
Haines.
Alderman O'Brien did not vote on &C.
count Of being an interested party. The
amendment was declared lost.
THE SECTION STRICKEN OUT.
Alderman Myers motion to strike out
section was then taken up and carried by
viva voce vote, Aldermen Cam aud
Bailey voting no.
Alderman Cam then offered the follow
ing additional section TO the ordinance:
AS an additional condition. the Savannah Real
Estate, Loan and Building Company, for whose
benefit the said road is being built shall convey
TO the city OF savannah such portions of what
are known as Harmon street and Paulsen street
as run through property now owned by them
upon the same conditions as other streets, were
TO be decided by the said company under the
grant of the city, giving the Electric Railway
Company the right to use Price street.
Alderman Cam said he believed 1t proper
that any corporation granted such privi-
leges by the city as those il was proposed 10
grant to the Electric Railway Company
should make some returns for the privileges
granted.
A yea and nay vote was taken upon Al
derman Cams addition to the ordinance
and only one vote was cast against it, that
OF Alderman Haines Aldermen Bailey,
Harmon, Mcclure, Myers, Reid, Haines
and Cam voting in the affirmative and
Alderman OBrien not voting.
The vote was then taken upon the or
dlnance Itself as amended and ii was car
ried without opposition.
THE ORDINANCE As IT PASSED.
The ordinance does not turn the market
over to the Electric Railway Company by
any means, as some have predicted. It
grants the company permission to connect
its present termini on the east and west
sides OF the market by track passing
through the open space of the market. as
requested by the petition OF the COMPANY
upon certain terms and conditions. The
work ls 20 be done under the direction and
supervision OF the committee on market
and the city engineer and in accordance
with plans and specifications fled with tho
clerk OF council by the company when pre-.
senting It's petition. Authority is given the
city engineer and the market committee to
authorize and direct such changes in these
plans as may seem proper to Uhem
1t provides that the railway company
shall be responsible for all damages and in
jury to the city or to the market building
which are attributable to the work, or the
carrying out of the permission and rights
granted.
The speed of the cars in passing through
the market is limited to three miles per
hour, and the cars must always stop clear Of
the middle bridge OF the market when going
east or west.
The company is required, at its own ex-
pense, to keep a Waterman in the market
during the hours in which it Is operating its
cars, who shall keep the tracks clear while
the cars are entering or leaving the build
ing.
The persons appointed as wstchmen by
the company must be sworn In by the city
as city policemen and be clothed with all
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