The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-24
TO OPEN THE STREETS.
An Agreement Reached By the City
and the S., F. & ". Railway.

Abercorn, Habersham and East Broad
and Third and Ninth Streets to Be
Opened Across the Railway South of
Anderson Street and Henry Street
North of Anderson-Au the Cross
ings at Grade Except Habersham
Street Crossing.
1t is understood that an agreement has
been reached between the city and the
Savannah, Florida and Western railway,
for the opening of five streets across the
Savannah, Florida and Westerns tracks
south of Anderson street.
The streets to be opened are Aber-
corn, Habersham and East Broad, and
Third and Ninth. Henry street is
also to be opened across the rail-
way and extended through the lands of
the Savannah Real Estate and Building
Company to the Waters road
The agreement was reached at a recent
| conference of the city council committee
on opening streets, and Vice President
Erwin, of the Savannah, Florida and
Western, and only awaits President
Plants signature before it is submitted
to the council for ratification.
HOW THE STREETS ARE TO CROSS.
The streets are to cross the railway
tracks at grade, except Habersham street.
The bridge now used by the belt line on
that street is to be replaced by heavy
iron bridge with wagon road
ways and car tracks and a separate
roadway for foot travel.
The grade crossings will be on the line
of the streets except the East Broad
street crossing which will begin at the
intersection of St. James street. Instead
of crossing the track on the line of East
| Broad street. it is proposed to use the Sa-
vannah, Florida and Westerns right of
way, sixty feet wide, on the west side of
the track from st. James street to St.
| Nicholas street, which is very nearly an
extension of Third, and then cross
on the line of St. Nicholas
street, making the crossing
from west to east, intersecting East
Broad street some instance east of the
| track and then continuing south.
AROADwAY ALONGSIDE THE TRACK.
This will necessitate, if the plan is car
ried Outa sixty feet roadway alongside the
railway track for nearly two blocks, be-
fore the crossing is reached.
The agreement, it is understood, pro-
vides for the opening OF the streets across
| the railways right of way without cost
to the city. The Habersham street
bridge is to be built by the railway com
pany.
The necessity for opening the streets
across the Savannah Florida and West
ern south of Anderson street has been
urged for a long time. When it has been
accomplished it will open for development
the section between Anderson street
and Lovers lane, or Anderson
street extended and Estin avenue
and from the railway east to the
Waters road which is now reached only
by the White Bluff road and Estill ave
nue. or by Anderson street and Waters
road, either of which is a roundabout
way.
WILL OPEN FINE SECTION.
The proposed opening of the streets
across the railway will avoid the use of
the White Bluff toll road to reach what
will soon be a thickly settled section.
! The Oglethorpe Real Estate Company
is also arranging for the open
! ing of Eighth street from the White
! Bluff road through its property to the
! Waters road. This, with the streets pro-
vided for in the agreement between the
| city and the Savannah, Florida and
| Western, will make six streets to be
| opened. The petition for permission to
/ grade and improve Eighth street, APP
proved by the sanitary board, was to
have been before the co uncil last night.