The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-08

The Tybee Road to be in Operation by
That Time.

The Road Inspected by Mayor McDoD-
ough-one Hundred Men at Work on
the Line-They win Reach st. Aug
ustine Creek Tonight and Will
Cross Tomorrow Bids VIII be
Called for for the Work Of Bringing
Back the Rails and Ties from the
Marsh.
Hon. J. J. NcDonough, who has the
contract for rebuilding the Tybee rail
road. went down the river on the tug
Theckla yesterday, TO make an inspection
Of the roadbed. with view to determiu-
ing what is TO be done on Tybee and Nc
Queens Islands.
There was pleasant party aboard the
tug as guests of the mayor. They were
Mrs. McDonough, Mr. and Mrs. NJ A.
O'Byrue, DR.. L. j. Mcnamara, of New
York, Mrs. Mcnamara and Miss McNam-
ara, Miss Cullen and Mr.. W. G.. Cam.
Mr.. McDouough went first to Tybee
Island to take a look at the right of way
there near the Lazaretto creek bridge.
Mr.. William Hunter, chief engineer Of the
Central railroad, and Messrs. Hipkins
and Rively, who are associated with him
in the engineering part of the work, came
aboard there. They went down during
the morning to inspect the line all the
way and give the assistants an idea of
what was to be done.
TO CROSS ST. AUGUSTINE TOMORROW.
There are 100 hands at work on the
road. They are at present between Sa-
vannah and st. Augustine creek, but
there is very little to do between these
two points, with the exception of little
track just this side of the bridge which
viii have to be Strengthened out and put
in place.
The bridge over the creek is all right,
and very few repairs will have to be
made on It. 1t is expected that the gang
viii repair the road up to the bridge by
tonight. In case this is accomplished
the bridge will be swung around and
the hands win be able TO cross and COM
mence work on McQueens Island to-
morrow morning on this island the
worst part of the work is to be done.
For half a mile from the bridge the track
is all in place, and very few repairs viii
have to be made. But where this good
portion ends the track Is from 100 to 400
feet from the rOadbed. Most of it is
lying in the marsh and some Of it in Back
river This will all have to be picked up
and brought back TO the righU-of-way.
BIDS FOR THAT WORK
Mayor McDonough will advertise for bids
for the work of bringing back to the right
of way of large portion of this rail and
ties. The work to be called for is the de-
livery at the track of the rail and ties be-
tween the ll-mile post on McQueen's
Island and LazarettO creek, and at the
western trestle approach TO the ST. Au-
gustine bridge. The bids for this work
are to be in by next Monday, and the
party whose bid is accepted viii have the
privilege of delivering this material any
where along the right of way they desire.
The rail generally is in good condition,
and very little will have to be purchased
new. Some of the ties are in fair condi-
ton, and others havaso far decayed that
they will have to be replaced. II is esti-
mated that from 1000 to 10000 new ties
will be required in the construction.
While the hands viii be able to get
across to McQueen's island tomorrow, it
will be week or moro before a construc-
ton tram can be put on the road. The
hands are at present doing the prelimi-
nary work, the object being 10 get con
struction train on the road just as soon as
possible.
MAY ANCHOR 1T DOWN.
There has been much speculation and
talk as to the probability of having an
other August storm, which might again
destroy the Tybee road This has led to
the suggestion of some plans by which
the destruction of the road might he
averted. Piles properly driven along
McQueen's Island to which the rails and
ties might be fastened would anchor it
down in such a manner that it would be
almost impossible for it to be blown
away. This course has been talked of
and 1t may be that the road will be
anchored in this manner
Mayor McDonough thinks that there
will be no DOUBT about raining a train to
the island by May l. He expects to be
able to have a construction train run all
the way down as early as April Is. MIR.
Hunter, however, thinks it will be some
later before trains are run over the road
AT any rate it is certain and that is the
desired end, that the summer season on
the island will be inaugurated in full
time.