The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-03
THE CROSSINGS AGREED UPON.
THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE TO
REPORT TO COUNCIL To-
MORROW.

a Report Has Already Been Made to
the Committee of the WhOIe-The
Deal Said to BE n Satisfactory One.
Sheriff and Clerk of the City Court
10 Be Elected Tomorrow Night.
The Candidates All Hopeful. But
Working Like Beavers-The Health
and Cemetery Committee to Make
Final Report in the Buttimer
Case.
The meeting of the city council to-mor-
row night will be an important and In
terestng one. Unless some unexpected
hitch occurs to cause further delay, the
special committee appointed to confer
with the officials of the Plant system rel
ative to the extension of streets across
the right-of-way of the Savannah, Florida
and Western railway, will make its re-
port.
As has already been stated, an agree
ment satisfactory to both parties to the
controversy has been reached. The sub
stance Of this agreement has already been
published in the Morning News. The rail-
way company grants all the grade cross
ings needed north of Anderson street ana
agrees to lower its roadbed from Ander-
son street southwesterly for some dis
lance beyond the city limits and at its
own expense to erect three iron bridges
on specifications furnished by the city.
One of these bridges is to be at Haber-
sham street, another at Bull street and
the third on one of the streets west of Bull.
The committee has by mutual consent
declined to discuss the subject with out
siders from the start. A report was made
by the committee to the meeting of the
committee of the whole recently how
ever, and it is understood on good au-
thority that the substance of the report
is as stated above.
one point which has not yet been de-
cided is the disposition of the street rail-
roads, which now cross the Savannah,
Florida and Western tracks. The City
and Suburban and the Belt line both cross
near together at the White Bluff road, or
what might be called Bull street extend
ed, and the Belt line bridge spans the track
at Habersham street. If the railway COM
pany builds a bridge for the city at Hab-
ersham street, according TO the agree
ment the Belt line bridge viii be torn
| down and the line will cross on the city
/ bridge There will be little difficulty in
| arranging for this, as the specifications
! for the bridge contemplate a street rail-
way track. At the White Bluff road cross
] Ing, however. the case IS inherent. Inc
/ question is how to get both roads across
| on that bridge. The City and Suburban
| can make the crossing with but a slight
/ change in the present track. The Belt
/ line, however, would have to make con-
/ siderable change in its route to cross the
| bridge at this point, and it may be neces-
| sary to carry IT over the western bridge,
/ which would also necessitate some changes
/ in the track. The street railway compa-
! MES do not propose to go to any expense
/ for these changes, as they are not of
| their seeking. 1t has been suggested that
| II both the lines are put across the Bull
| street bridge that a separate bridge be
! erected for the railways, leaving the main
| bridge free for pedestrians and vehicles.
! The most interesting event at the meet
! ing of council to good many people will
| be the election of city court officers. The
I officers to be elected are a sheriff and
/ clerk, each for the term of four years.
! The applicants for the first named place
| BlOis, and Mr.. 7. J. Sheftall. 1t was ru-
! mored last night that Mr.. James NJ. Caro-
! Ian, brother of Alderman Carolan, had an
| nounced himself as a candidate for city
| courts sheriff, but it is not known il the
| rumor had any foundation. A Morning
| News reporter heard couple of alder
! men discussing it. The candidates for
| clerk are the present incumbent, Mr.. w.
| p. Bailey, ex-Clerk Judge Philip NJ. Rus
| sell, and Mr.. Jacob 5. Collins. The ad-
| ministration politicians have announced
] for some time that Justice Sheftall and
| Mr. Collins would be the successful CAN
| didates, but the present incumbents still
appear hopeful. The matter will probably
| be decided in caucus and the vote in open
| council will very likely be unanimous.
| The health and cemetery committee
| held a meeting last night and completed
| the Investigation OF the charges against
| ex-Contractor Butimer of the sink de-
| partment preferred by Supt Rogers of
! raising a bill after il had been approved
/ for payment by the superintendent. 1t
! is understood that the committee will re-
| port that the charges of the superinten-
| dent are not sustained by the evidence.
! and that the bill of the contractor be paid
4 minus certain items excepted by the SUI
| perintendent. These are the items where
| Buttimer charged the city for work which
/ he did not perform because the lot own
| ers refused to allow the work to be done.
! The report made By the committee at the
/ last meeting was not considered satisfac-
| tory and the matter was referred to the
| committee again for further report The
| matter will probably be finally disposed
| of tomorrow night.
COLD MANE FLAG Up.