The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-10
TROUBLESOME NEW ROAD
Thu SUBURBAN AND WEST BINDS
LONG TALE OF WOE.

LONG TALE OH WI bs
Victorious over the Objections Of
Road Commissioners and Members
of the Council 1t Runs Against an
Injunction SnaR - About to Clear
This Away the Projectors Find Them
selves Again Facing a Kick From
the Road Commission srs Before the
New County Commissioners - The
Final Battle to Be Fought Next
Wednesday.
It looks as If the troubles Of the Suburban
and West End railway will never cease.
! The company was chartered about a year
ago to build railroad along the Louisville
road to Savannah's new suburb for the pur-
pose OF developing it and giving its resi-
dents q means OF rapid communication with
the city.
After securing their charter from the leg
islature the incorporators Of the enterprise
had long struggle with the old board Of
county commissioners to get the right Of
way along the road. The road commits
sioners, through their chairman, Mr.. Gugie
| BourQuin, made vigorous kick, claiming
| that the laying Of a railroad track and the
operation Of railroad along the road would
| greatly hamper traffic and inconvenience
| the country people who use the Louisville
road to bring their products to market.
The application hung fire. before the
| county commissioners long time, causing
several lively debates, but finally despite
the protest OF the road commissioners the
| Suburban and West End was victorious.
} The next difficulty to be met and overcome
was securing from the city council the
! right to Railroad street.
For weeks the aldermen debated, con-
sidered and conferred with the projectors of
the road, but when the latter agreed to all
the conditions demanded by the city, in
GLIDING the construction of an iron bridge
over the Ogeecbee canal, the special COM
mittee on railroads and the committee on
streets and lanes, with the exception OF
Alderman Dixon, brought in a favorable
report.
ALDERMAN DIxoN's FIGHT.
In open meeting Alderman Dixon made
an onslaught on the railroad. He objected
to its operation along Railroad street be-
cause Of the parrowness Of the street. the
consequent Inconvenience to the Central
railroad in handling its business, and, for
the same reason urged by the road commits
sioners, the interference with country
traffic. Alderman Dixon objected and
| kicked against what be termed the unwar-
ranted attempt Of the council to give away
the rights Of the citizens without consulting
them, and begged his brother aldermen to
defeat the favorable report Of the commit
tee. He quoted arithmetic to show the
measurements Of the street, and for
awhile 1t looked as if his arguments
would defeat the railroad, but when the
vote was taken the Suburban and West End
was on top again.
The rrOiaotora If the road fhOught oil no
clouds had been drifted away and nothing
but sunshine was to be their lot in the
| future and they went to work with happy
hearts to build their little line. The end,
however, had not been reached. They con-
structed the line along the Louisville road
and then TUNED their attention to laying
tracks on Railroad street. Everything was
moving along swimmingly until Mr.. Alex
r. Fawoett, who owns a store and house at
West Boundary and Railroad streets found
out that the line was to run within two feet
of his door, thus shutting Off from him any
| reasonable street room for the proper trans
action Of bis business
MR.. FAwCETT's WEDGE.
Mr.. Fawcett promptly appealed to Judge
Falligaut against the threatened ruin to his
property, and, after hearing all the facts in
the case, Judge FalliRant granted perma-
nent injunction against the Suburban and
West End for MIR. Fawcett's protection, and
all work came to a standstill.
Since thet time the road arranged to de-
feet its line to obviate the difficulty COM
planned Of by Mr., Fswcett, and had about
completed all arrangements with him TO
have the injunction raised, only to find
itself again faced by the road commission
ers, who appealed day before yesterday to
the new board of county commissioners to
compel the removal of the tracks from the
Louisville road, alleging them to be a
nuisance.
The county commissioners have ordered
the projectors of the railroad to show cause
next Wednesday why the petition of the
road commissioners shall not be granted.
They will be on hand to show the necessary
cause, and expect besides to prove to the
commissioners that the Suburban and West
End Instead Of being nuisance will prove
a boon to the people.
The railroad men expect to down the
roadmeu and before many weeks to have
the new electric line in operation but If the
experiences of the past Is any indication OF
the future it Tnsy be months before the Sub
urban and West End gets "out OF the
woods" and bands together by it's sparks of
electricity and lengths of steel the new
suburb to the old city.