The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-22
OPPOSED BY THE CENTRAL.
TIL. GEORGIA AND ALABAMA'S IF
FORTS TO BUILD INTO TIE CITY.


FORTS TO BUILD INTO THE CITY.
An Extension Of the Limits Within
which a New Road Can Parallel
an OLA One. Vow Being SOught-The
HiII Before the Legislature Meets
with Opposition From Central
Railroad Representative The
Two Commercial bodies VIII Take
the Matter IN ThIs week and Urge
the Passage Of the Bill so That
the Georgia and Alabama Extern
sion May BE BuiIt ar once.
Under the existing laws Of Georgia on
the subject OF railroad corporations, il
would be practically impossible for the
Georgia and Alabama railroad to build
from Lyons to Savannah. which it de-
sires TO do
A bill is now pending before the leeis-
lature. which proposes an amendment 70
this law. extending the limits within
which a new line or an extension can
parallel am existing line nearer than ten
miles. 90 a distance of twenty miles from
The terminus. instead Of ten miles, as the
law stands now.
The meeting Of the board of trade. which
Capt. y. G.. Purse called for this morning
al IL o'clock is for the purpose Of dis
GUESSING this matter and probably taking
vigorous action urging the passage OF the
amendment TO the existing law. There viii
also be a meeting Of the cotton exchange
on Saturday for the same purpose.
The present law on the subject, passed
in 1SS0. as taken from The Code. is sub
stantauy as follows. "Whcre d railroad
Or branch railroad is intended TO oe "nHl
under this section tmeauiue the general
,oil~oa1 1s,,-, r.+,-e.,, tyyo ,,oinfs where
'i N "'
a railroad is now constructed the general
direction and location of such new
rsiiroa1 shall Ir a+ faae+ tom miles from
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tne I@4iio"" aii'@"s 0oi'''' '- ''-' ''- '.'''
section shall not he construed 10 refer
TO any point within ten miles OF either
terminus or 10 proven, said road from
running as near to- each other for said
first ten miles from either terminus as
the interest Of such company buliulhs the
new route may dictate
Measured on the ten-mile circle from
the city The Charleston and savannah
railroad IS "a miles from tne RIVER. the
Florida Central and Peninsular r. miles
from the Charleston and Savannah, the
Central l-3 miles from The FLORIDA Cen
tral and Peninsular, The savannah. Flor
liza and western miles nom tne central
ana the floIldA 'rlttdl ana ielllHs lldt
again only three-quarters OK q mile from
the Central. while east Of That there Is
very little but sort marsh land. IL Will
be seen at once that unoer "a strict appll-
cation OF the law as stated II Is practi-
cally Impossible Ior any. other railroad
70 get INTO savannah. II those ALREADY
here desire 20 oppose ~ IN TINS
case lhe 1sHLSl IaliIoau may pc
salu 20 hola Iuc KEY 20 the Situa-
uoil, ana strenuous eHOrls are oeihs
nale 20 prevent the ne" AHe entering
tnIs cl1!, ..7-4 49, -, .,.,..
me ameheIhehl 20 the law simply
changes go as 70 aiioW new ilhe
70 aIallel an eAlstihs tlne, Wllhln less
than ten miles from u, Tor distance or
twenty miles from either terminus. ms
PHI was INTRODUCED IN the senate last
Monday by Senator Osborne, and was
taken up for consideration by the rail-
Ioau committee on 1uesday. Mr. j. KAN
oolph Anderson appeared Tor the Georgia
ana AIaoama TO urge the passage Of the