The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-07
WANTS THE TIME EXTENDED
THE MACON. DUBLIN & SAVANNAH
ANXIOUS TO RETAIN ITS TER
MINAL GRANTS.

President Wright Offers to Give
a 10000 Dollar Bond That He VIII
Have Fifty Miles of the Macon.
Dublin and Savannah in Opera
tiOn Out of Savannah if the City
VIII Extend Its Grant of Termi-
mails Another Year-The Matter
Now i'm the Hands of the Council
The Atlantic short Line Wants the
Same Terminals.
The Macon, Dublin and Savannah Rail-
road Company has petitioned the city
council for an extension OF the grant Of
terminals made by the city to the COM
pany on condition of the completion of
the road to Savannah. The grant was
extended year ago for one year on con-
dition that the road De completed to Sa-
vannah ithin twelve months.
The grant expires March l. The Macon.
Dublin and Savannah Railroad Company
is very anxious to have it renewed. The
company is all the more anxious because
the Atlantic Short line, the rival of the
Macon, Dublin and Savannah, is seeking
to secure the same terminal property.
The terminals are valuable, consisting
of twenty-eight acres of land, extending
westward from West Boundary street
and north of Gwinnett street. President
Wright and Chief Engineer Dunn Of the
Macon, Dublin and Savannah have been
in the city for several days in the inter-
est Of their road. President Wright is
very anxious tosecure the extension of
the time asked for, and to show his good
faith has offered to give bond for $4,000
as guarantee that his company win
have fifty miles of railroad complete and
in opera ton from Savannah westward
within twelve months, provided the time
is extended.
The proposition was submitted to the
council at meeting of the committee
OF the whole yesterday afternoon. The
petition states that IA view of the deplor-
able financial condition of the country
during the past two years, it has been
impossible, nOtWiths landing every reason
able effort has been made to complete
the line from Dublin to Savannah
within the time specified. I'VE would
respectfully suggest" says the petition.
that If your honorable body deemed 1t
70 be to the interest of the city TO grant
these franchises at that time and thus
N-AeSNA eN5I INC CONSTRUCTION OF new
railroad to your city, that the conditions
have not changed. We believe our in
terests in this matter to be mutual and
IN ORDER to show our good faith and our
appreciation Of the liberal spirit in which
we have been met, we propose that If
the time for the expiration of these fran
chises be extended, to furnish good
and sufficient bond of $4,000 to be for
feited to the city in care we fail to have
hfty miles of railroad Built and in oper-
alton L ON Savannah westward within
twelve months. We trust you will. BY
granting this request, encourage an en-
terprise which will be very great bene-
mt TO your city. Your favorable action
VIII encourage us at this time when
all institutions of public benefit most
need il. We are encouraged to believe
that we Will soon be able to give you a
new line of railroad from your ty to
Macon, but it can only be done with your
assistance and encouragement"
Mr.. ". G. Charlton appeared before the
committee, representing the Atlant
Short Line, and requested that acton be
postponed in order that his company
might be heard from. 1t was decided to
postpone action in order to give both
companies an opportunity to present their
claims.
President Wright was seen by Morn
ing News reporter. He said that his petit
ton to council stated the situation
We intend to come to Savannah" he
said I'VE hoped to have been here before
now but everybody is well aware of the
financial conditions which have prevailed
for the last two years. You cannot float
bonds of any kind and the people who
build railroads must go down into Their
70 kets and take the money out with VIII Oh
to build them. That is what we will have
TO do in case our proposition is accepted
by the city. If we fail to do so the city
will have nice little pickup of $4,000 with
out being at any expense to get 1t what
ever This shows whether we mean BUSH
ness or not. OF course, we are not dis
posed to throw away $4,000, and if the
franchise is granted l think you will see
the fifty miles of railroad from Savannah
completed within less than six months. It
would be big thing for Savannah. We
viii spend S50O,000 right here In building
the road. OF course, we would not stop
with fifty miles of road, because that
would be of no use to US, but would push
right on to Dublin, from which point our
line is already built to Macon The work
would be done from the Savannah end
for good many reasons, one being that
we would have a great deal of work to do
at the Ogeechee river, over a mile of
trestling being required there besides
bridge work.
President Wright said he thought it was
a rather unusual proceeding for the rival
line to come and attempt to take his COM
pany's terminals He said he had been
unable to make a deal with the other
people, though there has been considera.
bic dickering. The Atlantic Short Line
offered TO sell out, he said, at the rate of
$4,000 a mile for the road already built.
but his company is not paying any such
price as that for property out in the
woods.
The Atlantic Short Line was originally
laid ont IN COIlefOn ora -.
Vannah," said Mr.. Wright. while We
have intended to come to Savannah I'll
along"
The completion of the Macon. Duh,in
and Savannah would open up a very val,
liable territory to Savannah's merchants
and would give another and shorter route
to Macon and the west.
The impcrtations during 1891 of G. IT
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