The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-13
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OFFICIAL.
| OF said square, recommend the GRANTING -
| the petition, the route to be decided mon b O1
the committee on streets and lanes "
| JOHN j. MCDONOUGB
| chairman Committee OF the Whole
MINORITY REPORT.
The undersigned beg leave to dissent from,
| the report OF the majority of the cOmmitfea
| OF the whole in the matter of the petition Of
| the Electric Railway Company for permission
| TO extend its track on West Broad street,
| we cannot see any reason for change in
! tne track OF this road from its present ioca-
| ton There is no demand from the public for
such change, nor any claim that the public
| VIII De benehted by the change. The only
| reason advanced Is that the road will avoid
/ one less curve and that they think will in
| crease their receipts to some extent. On the
other slde, there is protest from nearly
| every owner Of property on the line of the
| proposed extension, and the further fact thai
| That portion Of West Broad street is already
| supplied with street railroad and to our
knowledge there is no complaint on the part
| OF the public of any insuf1ciency or in
| efficiency Of such service
| We respectfully submit that in our opinion
| unless there is a clear necessity from the
| point OF public service, a street railroad
should not be located against the almost
| unanimous protest Of abutting property own
/ ers' and we will here state that so far as our
| knowledge goes or the records show no such
| thing has ever been done in the past
We further submit that the Electric rail.
! way, by the extension asked for, will not
! reach one single point that it does not now
| run within one block of. We beg in this con.
! nectlon to express our most emphatic disap-
proyai OF the attempt that has been made by
| the friends of this road to cause a distinction
! IN the action of the city as between street
railroads owned by non residents and those
| owned by so-called home capital
We cannot believe that this council would
| Tor moment be led by any such influence as
we teei sure that every member will always
be glad to welcome the investment of outside
capital and assure it of proper protection
We further call your attention to the fact
that the extension asked for will parallel the
line of the Savannah street railway along the
entire length save one block of its line on
west Broad street, and in this connection we
submit the following facts:
The Savannah Street Railway COMPANY or
Belt Line, was the first road to give the citi-
zens OF savannah the benefit of competition
in street railroads and also the first to give
us the benefit of service by electricity. Fur.
ther, the said Belt road has always met the
city in fair and reasonable manner and
complied quickly and willingly with all re-
QuirementS.
We, therefore, think their rights are en-.
titled to consideration and we will mention
here that, when the Electric railway first
sought to build its belt the city required it to
divert its line so as to avoid paraileling the
line of the City and Suburban railway and
we cannot now see any reason for allowing
them to parallel another line
w. l. OBRIEN.
DAVID WELLS.
w. G. CANN.
JOHN J. MCDONOUGH.
WILLIAM M. BOHAN.
II. b. HARRIS
On motion the whole matter was laid on the
table until the next regular meeting of coun-
Gil May 10, 1893.
The committee on streets and lanes to
whom was referred the petition of Rev. P, B.
Gibson, asking city authorities to place light
in front Of Methodist Protestant church. re-
port adversely to same, as committee have no
lights to spare, and no funds TO furnish addi-
l.
Chairman Committee on Streets and Lanes.
Adopted.
The committee on streets and lanes, to whom
was referred the petition of the Savannah,
Thunderbolt and Isle of Hope Railway Com
pany for permission to connect their track on
the corner of Broughton and Barnard streets
with a curve, TO enable the Broughton street
cars TO run up to the market during market
hours report favorably to same provided they
do not abandon the use of that portion of their
line from Barnard to West Broad street dur
ing the time they run to the market.
w. I. O'BRIEN,
Chairman Committee on Streets and Lanes.
Report laid on the table,
The committee on streets and lanes, to
whom was referred, with power to act the pc
tition of Mrs. Alice Smith for permission TO
erect stoops to three wooden houses on lot
No. 10 North Oglethorpe ward, report that
same has been granted. w. l. 'BRIEN,
Chairman Committee on Streets and Lanes.
Report received and action of committee
confirmed.
whom was referred the petition of Mrs.
Melina Hess, asking that lane in rear of lot
No. Is Cuthbert ward be graded, report that
the fault is with the premises and not caused
''-'' ~ - '''N W. O'BR1EN.
Chairman Committee on Streets and Lanes,
Report adopted.
The committee on streets and lanes, to
whom was referred, with power to act the
petition of John Mcclure for permission to
cut down tree on lot on New Houston street
1,r,-~ Hoo, cod
Chairman Committee on Streets and Lanes
Report received and action Of committee
confirmed
The committee on streets and lanes, to
whom was referred the petition OF sundry
citizens asking that an electric light be placed
at the intersection of Castor and Lincoln
streets, report that they will endeaYor to
remedy the matter complained of in a manner
WI O'BRIEN
Chairman Committee on Streets and Lanes.
Report received.
The committee on streets and lanes, TO
whom was referred the petition Of William
Berrien asking that light be placed at the
corner of Broughton and East Boundary
streets, report adversely to same.
w. l. O'BRIEN,
Chairman Committee on Streets and Lanes
Report adopted.
The committee on streets and lanes, to
whom was referred the petition of Margaret
Clarity for permission to erect stoops to TWO
hrlck houses on east nall or lot NO. l lIOup
ward, report favorable to stoops, but cannot
recommend more than four feet encroachment
under the present ordinance
WI. O'BRIEN.
Chairman Committee on Streets and Lanes
Report adopted
The committee on streets and lanes, 10
whom was referred the petition of Mrs M. +.
Peoples, for permission to erect stoops to I'VE
houses on lot No 10. Robertsvile, report faV'
ordbly to same, w. |, O'BRIEN,
Chairman Committee on Streets and Lanes
Report adopted.
The committee on streets and lanes, to
whom was referred the petition OF X. H.
Brown, for permission to erect stoop to eacn
of six houses five TO encroach on President
street and one on Arnold street, GumerVlHe'
lot No II, report favorably under the eAlSV
ing ordinance. w. ]. OBRIBN,
Chairman Committee on Streets and Lanes
Report adopted,
The committee on fire, to whom was re-
ferred the petition of George H. Stone, Tor
permission to repair weatherboarding ana
tin roof, where now shingled, houses on SouJn
half of lot No. % Green ward, report favoraoV
to same. MERIT w. DIXON
Chairman Committee on Fire
Report adopted.
The committee on fire, to whom was re-
ferred the petition of the Savannah, Thunder
bolt and Isle Of Hope Railway Company ny
J. H. Johnston president, for permission 10