The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-16
RIGHTS OF WAY. SECURED.
THE CITY'S $4,000 PURCHASE IN
THE SOUTHERN 'EXTI5NsION.

The Right of Way for Bull street
Complete with the Ex ception of a
Small Strip-Latnds Purchased for
the Opening of Seventh street
From Lincoln iitreert East and AIso
for Habershhin Sreet-The Cftx.s
Agreement with the Plant system
People.
The street open ing committee has made
two important d els as the result OF its
conferences with she property owners this
week
one Of these deaYs is with Mr.. r. E.
Reppard Tor Aree pieces Of property on
Bull street abe at 2JO feet in length in all BY
20 rect IN de. itb, extending from Second
S,4OO.
Inc other deal is with the Savannah In
Veslmeht Company for the rfght-of-vay
lhroush s property on Seventh street.
rom LIN Sin street east 10 the Savannah.
FLORIDA And Western railway, and also
ior Srtion of Habersham street no,
YET ops fled up. The price agreed upon
WIN Fe Investment company is $3.50. =
resoH zion TO confirm the action of the
COM Aztec and TO authorize the deals will
DC Afroduced at the next meeting OF coun-
VII 1t is understood, however. that
III csc matters were considered at a neet-
- q OF the committee Of the whole YES
Ierday afternoon. and that the action OF
uhe street opening committee was agreed
[ to.
Inc purchase from Mr.. Reppard will
complete the opening Of Bull street 10 the
city limits, with the exception Of a small,
strip further south. for which the COM
mittee is bargaining. The trades are made
on the usual basis of payments in one
Two and three years.
me special committee appointed
70 confer with the reprssen "a
r lives Of the Plant system in
reference to opening streets oCross, -
! savannah, Florida and western TsiIvsay
NH 1i hold another conference with the
KI'td. system representatives soon. Mayor
he rSoetI,l ouaced yesterday afternoon at
tt meeting OF the committee of the whole
mat ne would call meeting Of the nron-
sSIIty owners east of the Savannah. Flor
ludh ana western railway for tho rftr
pose Of ascertaining their We've az -
railway. "0t097 tiie
IL has been practically decided that the
offer of the Plant System to lower ifs
tracks south of Anderson street in or
t Her tnat TIE city may bridge such streets
IN that section as IL is considered desira-
bic TO cross, will be accepted. Notbiog
mas bene decided as yet in regard to
me opening Of streets north of Ander-
committee Informed a Morning News re-
porter. me outcome will probably be"
sdlu ne, that the railway company will
consent TO the opening of New Houston
ana Henry streets in addition to Gwin-
nett Bolton and Anderson streets. which
ar ALREADY open, or partially
So These three streets will be
ruby opened and with two addi-
iQhai streets will furnish all the facili-
r res needed for crossings in that section
Inese flYe streets should certainly be
sulhcient. The Plant system representa-
yves nave indicated that they are agree
aple TO something like this. They have
also stated their willingness to deed the
city right of way along the western
SIDE OF their track from where East
broad Street inteTsects the track to ST
John street In order that a crossing
may be made at the latter street instead
OF East Broad street. This, l think. is
satisfactory and will probably be ac-
copied"
II the conference results in the open-
ing OF the streets as indicated above the
result can hardly fail to be satisfactory
TO the public.