The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-11
GIVEN TINE TO GET FACTS.
The ScabOlTd COmpaRyS Petition 10
Wait Until Next Week.

The Committee 10 Have Another Con-
ference over the Hutchinson s Island
Grant and the Matter TO Be Finally
Disposed of by the Council at ITS
Next Meeting.
The Middle Georgia and Atlantic peo-
pie are not likely % get footing upon
Hutchinson'- island upon such good terms
again as they had before II they had
completed the sevcnty-fiye miles of road
and built the steel bridge across the river
agreed upon I'm their original contract
they would have secured the whole island,
excepting two small portions held by pri-
vate owners. at "a nominal cost
As the matter stands now they are out
about - 600. which was paid as the price
required by the city and the money they
have spent upon the drainage of the
property. and have nothing 10 show for 10
in the way Of terminal facilities The
CITY. of course, is not disposed TO deal
other than Justly with the company, but
the value of Hutchinson Island, as "a terlui-
nal point. appears 10 have appreciated
considerably since the first contract was
made. and any motion to renew il upon
the same terms as before would meet
with strong opposition.
WILLING TO ACCEPT HALF.
This is plainly shown by the willing
ness of the company to accept one-half
the island now. with certain favorable
stipulatims as TO the laying of tracks
upon the other half and in the matter of
drainage,
The half desired by the Seaboard Com
pany now, as announced in the MORNING
News, is the eastern half, which, IL is
evident to all acquainted with the situa-
lt.s rrtt,f grsalr
able portion, having deeper water and
being better situated for ter
minal facilities What would make the
grant of the eastern half of
the island more valuable is the fact that
the city owns about 200 feet of water
front at about where Fig Island Joins
Hutchinson With connection with the
main land this would prove at once
most valuable point for wharves and
shipping facilities The resolution of
Alderman Haiues, presented at the last
meeting of council, granting the SeabO2rd
Company the eastern half of the island as
desired. was referred TO the committee of
the whole.
WANTED MORE TIME.
1t was to have been acted upon this
week. but the petitioners requested more
time. to allow them to get certain facts
which they desired to present TO the com
mittee in shape, and it was agreed to
postpone action until next week. The
committee will endeavor to act upon tho
matter in time TO report at the next
meeting of council.
From expressions dropped by members
of the council it does not appear to be
their intentions to grant away any prop
erty of the city on Hutchinson Island,
which may prove of immense value to the
holders, hereafter They appear to be
willing to grant the Middle Georgia and
Atlantic railway as much land upon the
island as it may need for terminal facili-
ties, but they DO not think it will
require the whole or the half of it.
That would be more land than is
occupied by either the Central or the S.
F. and w railroad with their extensive
terminal facilities at this point.
The addition of new railroad and the
development of Hutchinson Island are, of
course, inducements to council to be gen
erous in dealing with the Middle Georgia
ana Atlantic, but there is also the reficc-
ton that when Hutchinson S Island is gone
the city viii have no more property to
offer TO other railroads desiring to enter
here.