The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-12
Mr.. PLANTS PROPOSITION.
WILL LOWER THE TRACKS FROM
ANDERSON STREET SOUTH.

ANDElteOA SUI
This Would Give the City an OpPOr-
tunity TO open Up Any Streets
south of Anderson, by bridging.
Certain streets North Of Anderson
TO BE Opened by Agreement Be
tween the City OmciaIs and Those
of the system-MayOr Myers Says
There VIII BE other Conferences
Before Anything Definite is Ar
rived at.
The committee from the city council
and the Representatives OF the Plant sys-
TEN had another conference yesterday af-
ternoon with regard TO the opening of
streets across the tracks OF the Savannah,
Florida and Western railway.
The committee and the railroad officials
went out TO take a look at the tracks at
the places where the streets would cross,
and in order to make a satisfactory in
spection they took 1t afoot.
There were in the party Mayor Myers,
Aldermen Garrard, Hudson. Gleason and
screven, City Attorney S. 3. Adams, City
Engineer W. ]. VIM, his assistant. Mr..
J. deBruyn Hops, Mr.. J. S. Collins. and
representing the railroad. Messrs. r. G.
Erwin, F. @. duBignon, General Superin-
tendent Durham and Mr.. NJ. c. Collock,
engineer for the Savannah, Florida and
Western.
The Plant system has made a PROPOSE
ton to the city with regard TO opening the
streets. and It was for the purpose Of
getting a thorough understanding of it,
that the trip was made by the city Off
cials. The system agrees to lower its tracks
starting from Anderson street and going
south, so that the city can open any
street it desires across the tracks, after
passing Anderson street simply by bridg-
ing over them. This would require a
lowering of the tracks all the way from
Anderson street out to Southover juno
tion, and would cost Mr.. Plant about
$780, but. as his counsel states, he
would rather do this and be done with it,
than to be continually worried about the
matter. This would make it possible for
the city to open up any streets II desires
south Of Anderson street.
The proposition also provides for The
opening OF certain streets, a reasonable
number between Anderson street and the
railroad depot 1t does not say which
streets nor how many, IL being left for
the city to say what II wants, to submit
its desires to the railroad officials, and
then they will say whether they think the
city Is asking for too much. Mayor
Myers was seen about the matter last
"The question is a big one" he said,
and II Will require several conferences
yet TO reach any definite conclusions. The
railroad people have submitted a propo-
siton to US, and the committee has look
ed into II carefully. A report will be
made to council at an early date and we
will decide first what streets we want to
open north of Anderson street. IT IS, of
course, important that they should be
opened as soon as possible, but the I'M
lC n n
reach a satisfactory agreement without
litigation II IL Is possible to do so. For
this reason i will likely take some little
time to get the matter definitely settled.
We shall push II with all possible dis
patch, however, and hope to have some
thing accomplished within short time"
II is Understood that the Plant sys-
tenn is ready TO go ahead with its part
of the work Just as soon as an agree
ment can be reached. ana to do II II de-
sired, within year 1t is a matter
which Mr.. Plant seems anxious to get done
with and out of the way. He would, of
course, never consent to the opening of
all the streets between Anderson street
and the depot but under the agreement
some arrangement Is made for streets
along the right of way of the railroad to
connect such successive cross streets as
are opened.
There is one section Of the city between
Anderson and Gwinnett street and east OF
the Savannah, Florida and Western which
does not pay any taxes into the city
treasury, and by agreement does not have
TO do so as long as it is closed from di-
rect communication by these cross streets
with the city on the other side of the rail-
road. This section of the city would, no
doubt, rather have the communicat ton,
however, and pay the taxes.
Messrs. Erwin and duBignon went over
to Charleston last night to meet President
Plant, who will arrive there to-day, and
who will come over to Savannah to-mor-
row. President Plant will probably dis
cuss the matter with them. He will re-
main here for a day or two and then go
over other parts of the system.