The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-24
TO OPEN UP THE STREETS
The CITY Tired Of Waiting on The S.,
F. & ". People.

Chairman Charlton Of the Street
Opening Committee Says the Rights
of-way Across the Railway Track
viii Be Condemned and the Streets
WIN Be Opened without Further
Delay.
Chairman W. G. Charlton OF the street
opening committee stated yesterday that
he had waited long enough on the Savan-
nah, Florida and Western Railway on the
street opening compromise that was to be
submitted TO him in writing. but which
he has never seen, and he now proposes,
as soon as Chairman H. p. Smart Of the
board of arbitrator, which has the mat
ter in hand, returns from the north, TO
take up the matter and 60 ahead with
the work OF opening all the streets across
the railway
He has come 10 this determination, he
says, on account OF the demand Of the
people living in that section Of the city,
who are clamoring for the streets. The
Savannah Real Estate, Building and
Loan Association too, which has made
the city some concessions, on the idea that
these streets were TO be opened. is de-
manding that the work be taken up.
TO ACT AT ONCE.
AS soon, therefore, as the question can
be taken up by the board of arbitrators
and the property condemned for the pur-
pose deepening the streets, il will be done,
and the streets will be opened at once.
Chairman Charlton thinks it will not be
more than month at the outside, before
the matter is taken well in hand, and it
will not take the board of arbitrators
more than day or two to settle the mat
tiers which are TO come before them. Mr..
Smart is expected back within few days,
and the matter will be turned over to his
committee Of arbitratOrs at once.
After this question is settled the work
OF opening the streets can be taken up at
once, provided the board of arbitrators
does not put too high a price or the prop
erty condemned. The city is not flush
with funds and it will have to 90 slow
unless the openings for the streets are
put within their reach from a financial
standpoint Little trouble is expected on
this score, and it is believed that after
the board Of appraisers mas acted there
will be little Ia the way of taking up the
work at once.
DIpET COME TO TINE.
About five months ago, when the matter
was being agitated, a compromise was sug-
gested by the savannah, Florida and
Western people which the city would no
doubt have accepted if it had been carried
out. Under this compromise the city was
TO open certain of the streets and run
others along the track without crossing
it, and was TO be allowed TO open those
agreed on without charge.
The attorney for the Plant system was to
put this compromise in writing and submit
il TO Chairman Charlton, out he has failed
TO do this, and Mr. Charlton does not feel
called on to wait any longer. He was
in hopes that he would be able to get the
openings agreed on for the city free OF
charge and expense, but the Savannah,
Flor. da and Western people have said
nothing further about the matter, and
there is nothing else TO do but go ahead
with the work.
THE STREETS TO BE OPENED.
The plan contemplates the opening of
all the streets south of Gwinnett street,
including Gwinnett if not already opened,
about which there is some dispute. Bolton,
Waldburg, New Houston, duffy, Henry,
aud then East Broad, Abercorn, and
Price or Lincoln. Anderson street is
already opened. The people living in
that section will no doubt be glad to
know that the city is going TO take the
matter IN hand IN earnest and brook no
more delay on account of the inactivity
on the part of the railroad oncials
The street opening committee was to
have held meeting last week, but no
quorum was present and another meeting
has been called Tor this afternoon. The
committee will probably have before it
the matter of opening Jefferson street
clear through. There is portion of this
street between Anderson and Second
street which the city does not own and
which is not opened. II is the purpose of
the committee to arrange for the opening
of this street.
The papers in connection with the OPEN
ing of the streets through the Dasher
property east of Bull street and south of
Second street have all been fixed up, and
so far as the legal status of the matter is
concerned there is nothing in the way of
the street and lane committee voing ahead