The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-29
RIGHTS OF WAYGRANTED
TEE CIrY's OFFER TO TIE MACON,
DUBLIN AND SAVANNAH.

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a Terminal Site on the Springfield
Plantation at g Nominal Price aud
the Rights Of Way Into and Across
the City Provided the Building of the
Road is Started in Six Months From
Savannah and is in Operation Be
tween Savannah and Macon In Two
Years.
A special meeting Of the city council was
held yesterday at noon to receive the report
Of the special committee on railroads to
which was referred the petition OF the
Macon, Dublin and Savannah Railroad
Company for terminals and rights Of way
The report favors the Macon, Dublin and
Savannah to the fullest possible extent 1t
lie as follows:
The special committee on railways to which
was referred the petition OF the Macon, Dublin
and Savannah railway for such terminal facili-
ties IN the city OF Savannah as may enable
them 10 transact their necessary freight and
passenger business in the said city. together
with such room for switches and yard facilities
as the eXigencies Of their road demand, and ask
ing that inasmuch as the entrance OF said rail-
way into said city will be OF mutual benefit, the
city grant unto the said railway, in SO far as the
corporate law may allow, all of lots 81, IS and
5y, Springfield plantation, lying east OF the
Springfield canal, together with the parcel
OF and lying along the entire eastern boundary
OF the said lots and extending thence
TO the west line OF West Boundary street. the
same being marked on the plat as city lots,
recommend that the lots named be sold to
said railway for the sum of $500 on condition
that they begin building the road from its ter
mlnal point at Savannah within six months and
have the road completed and in bonafide opera
ton between Sava nah and Macon, Ga, within
two years after the passage Of ar ordinance
Ma 1nFg in
question TO be sold for the sun stated under the
same conditions expressed in ordinances selling
certain property to the South Bound railway
passed In council March -. 1890, and the city
reserying the right to use as much of the lots as
they deem necessary to widen Gwinnett and
west boundary streets to a width not to
exceed 100 feet. And 1t being distinctly under
STOOD that the lots in question are to continue
the property Of said railway for only such time
as the terminal point Of said railway shall be at
Savannah.
1t is also recommended that as a means of
entrance said Gacon, Dublin and Savannah
railway be allowed to lay its track along the
southerly line of the corporate limits from the
southwest corner of said lines. and thence curve
10 point at or near the backwater dam to the
eastern bank of the Springfield canal. themes
along said eastern bank to the OTIS above desig-
mated. And that said railway be also permitted
to continue their entrance track on West and
East Twelfth street to tie eastern city limits
That said company also be permitted
70 lay its track commencing at a point
on West Boundary street near its intersection
with Gwiunstt street. following West Boundary
street northwardly to a point Of curvature at
or near Olive street, or such other street north
of Railroad street as may be approved of by
the committee on streets and lanes of council,
ana thenco eastWardly through Olive street, or
such other street as may be approved of by said
committee on streets and lanes to a point of
curvature at or near West Broad street, and
thence northwardly through West Broad street
to point OF curvature at or near Bay street,
and thence eastwardly through Bay street to a
point of curvature at or near Randolph street,
and thence eastwardly through st. Julian street
to the easterly limits of the city.
All OF the above privileges being granted sub
Ject TO the same con ditions and restrictions set
forth in ordinance granting certain rights to
the South Bound railroad, passed by the city
council Of Savannah March ~, 1890.
The report is signed by Herman Myers,
chairman Of the special committee on rail
roads.
A resolution was adopted in accordance
with the report.
The granting of the streets is likely topro-
woke consider able discussion. If confirmed
by council it will be the freest and fullest
grant ever made by the city to auy railroad
company Of rights of way. 1t is supposed
that the company will have its offices some
where in the neighhorhUod of Bay and West
Broad streets, and this is one reason why it
is desirable 10 bring it's track TO that point.
To carry tia track from Olive street across
West Broad to Bay street would interfere
greatly with the Belt Lines tracks at that
point aud will probably bring kick.
The ordinance granting the Springfield
lots and the rights Of way will be introduced
in council Wednesday night. 1t will not be
debatable, however, until placed upon its
passage at the meeting following. two weekg
after its Introduction.
The Macon, Dublin and Savannah wants
to get i'll on both sides OF the city, it would
seem. The west end of Bay street would
naturally be the best place FOR its offices,
being in close proximity to the Central
railroad offices, the Ocean Steamship Com
pany's wharveS and tbs entire business por-
ton Of the city.
The company seems to recognize the fact,
however, that for desirable terminal facii-
ties it will have to go below tho city on
the east side. However, this is only first
move on the part of the company, which
probably has not determined upon its exact
route yet.
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