The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-07
STILL FIGHTING The ROAD
The Electric COmpany'S Change Of
Route Not a Sure Thing.

| erty Owners Final Action to Be
Taken Wednesday Night - The
Street Railroads and the Track
aWatering ordinence-Tree Cutting
Occasions Another Lively Debate.
Mayor McDouough called the adjourned
meeting Of the council again yesterday af
ternoon at 4 o'clock and barely had a
quorum at that time, those present besides
himself being Aldermen Harris, O'Brien.
Screven, Wells, Pollard, Haines and
Bohan. Aldermen Cam, Mcmillan and
Dixon arrived later, but if there had not
been seven aldermen present at O'Clock
the appearance of the last named trio
would have availed nothing.
The question of the confirmation Of the
action Of the committee of the whole in
allowing the Electric Railway Company
to run its tracks along West Broad street
was called up, but City Attorney Adams
ruled that no action could be taken until
twenty-eight days after the roads .adver-
tlsement for the right of way was first
published, and, therefore, the matter went
over until next Wednesday night
THE MINORITY's OBJECTION.
The report of the minority of the COM
| mittee of the whole, Mayor McDonough
| and Aldermen O'Brien, Cam, Wells
Bohan and Harris is an interesting docu-
ment. After detailing the fact that the
property owners along the proposed route
are opposed to the grant and that their
wishes should be respected in the matter,
the minority goes on to rehearse how
grieved it is that feeling has been shown
IN some quarters to arouse sympathy for
the Electric company on the ground that
the corporation is home enterprise and
an apparent desire displayed to discrim-
mate against outside capital Foreign
capital, the report says, should be en-
Outraged as much as possible to come to
Savannah.
The minority also thinks the Belt Lines
interests should be considered in the
matter, in view Of the fact that the Belt
Line was the first road to give the people
of Savannah the benefit of street railway
competition, and also the first to intro
duce electricity here as a motive power.
MORE PROTESTS FILED.
After this report was read and received
as information another protest from
property owners along St. Julian and
West Broad streets was filed.
a communication of Supt Saussy of
the city marshal TO have the trolley wires
of his road elevated to the required hight
of nineteen feet above the surface, was
referred to the committee of the whole
The reasons advanced for the wires being
lower than legal requirements are that
the cross wires have Sagged since being
strung. The average hight of the Belt
company'S wires now is fourteen feet
above the surface.
There was another fight about the
promiscuous cutting down of trees The
Guards asked for the privilege of remov-
ing an oak elm and magnolia on Bull
street in front of their new armOry, prom
Using to put other trees there in the
future Aldermen Haines, Dixon, Bohan
and Wells made a fight against the petit
ton. Alderman Dixon said he is getting
tired of seeing the trees destroyed and he
was especially opposed to the destruction
of magnolias aud elms.
THE MAYOR AGAINST THE TREES.
The petition was granted, however, by
Mayor McDOnough'S vote, the aldermanic
vote being a tie Aldermen Cam, O'Brien,
Screven, Mcmillan and Harris voted for
the cutting down of the trees and Alder
men Haines Dixon, Folliard, Wells and
Bohan voted in the negative
The petition of the lady managers of
the late Little Minnie mission for aid to
help them to re-establish the home was
referred to the committee of the whole
The Seaboard Company, successors to
the Middle Georgia and Atlantic Railway
Company, asked council to extend from
July next the 21G years time granted for
the building of tracks on Hutchinson's
Island and the bridge across the river the
necessary requirements to continuance of
possession of the island property On
motion of Alderman Cam action on the
petition was set for the meeting of May "a
THE STREET RAILROADS APPEAL.
The appeals of the street railroad COM
panies against the fines imposed by Re
corder Wilson for violating the track
watering ordinance was postponed until
the meeting of May p. Alderman Haines
wanted the marshal instructed not to
docket the roads again until after the
council acted on the appeals, but Mayor
McDonOu2h announced that each Of the
roads now have four cases to answer in
the police court Tuesday morning Alder
man HaineS offered a resolution request
ing the mayor not to enforce the ordinance
until after Wednesday night, and this
brought on lively discussion. Alderman
Cam said it is the opinion that the roads
are trying to make the ordinance
as obnoxious as possible in order
70 try to have it repealed. He believed if
watering cart were run over the roads
twice day in the proper manner the dust
can DC euectually laid. Alderman HainGS
was the only one to vote to suspend the
| ordinance, but if the roads show any in
clination to conform to the ordinance be-
tween now and Wednesday the mayor
will not docket them.
BIDS FOR QUARANTINE WORK.
The bids for the improvement of quar-
antine station were opened. John Rourlxe
x Son offered to construct the entire
plant for Sl2, 975, Martin Cooley's bid for
the foundation of the fumigating build
ing and the sailors quarters is $4,000, B.
f. Kramer of Charleston bids 81, 200 for
the fumigating buildings and sailor
! quarters and the Walk Murdoch iron
works of Charleston offered to furnish
the required machinery for s., $50. All
the bids were referred to the health and
cemetery committee, with instructions to
report Wednesday night.
An ordinance was read the first time
dedicating the tract of land south of the
extended limits secured from the county
commissioners as a public park to be
known as Estill park IL is TO be governed
by three commissioners, appointive by the
mayor, who shall hold Office for two years
These commissioners will have authority
and power to make rules and regulations
for the park and to expend the appropria-
lions called for in identifying the place.