The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-06
TEN STREETS TO BE OPENED.
s. W. RAILWAY RATIFIED.
BY COUNCIL.

I The Railway Company Makes Up for
Its Long Delay by Dealing Liber-
ally with the City-Gwinnett, BOI-
ton, New Houston, Henry, Ander-
son, st. Thomas, st. Nicholas and
AbercOrn Streets, Lamar and OgIe-
thorpe Avenues TO BE Opened
Across the COmpany's Track for a
width Of % Feet-Tbe Work to he
Done by the RaiIway-A 3O-Feet
boulevard on Each side of the
Track Through the DrOuiIIard
Tract Also GIven-WOrIS TO Begin
at Once, to he Completed by
Aug. 4.
The agreement between the city and the
Savannah. Florida and Western railway
for the opening of a number of streets in
the southern section of the city across the
company's right Of way was ratified by
the council at a special meeting called for
the purpose yesterday afternoon.
4 general outline Of the agreement has
been published in the Morning News The
streets which viii be opened are Gwin-
nett Bolton, New Houston. Henry, An
/ derson, St. Nicholas ST. Thomas and Aber-
corn streets and Lamar and Oglethorpe
avenues.
The streets are to he opened to a width
of thirty-five feet. All the work of the
opening Of the streets is to be done by
the railway company and it also agrees to
maintain the crossings. The company
gives the city thirty feet right of way on
each side of it's tracks through the Drouil-
lard tract. thus tapping East Broad
and Price streets, and giving them an
outlet across the track at St. Nicholas and
st. Thomas streets.
A careful reading of the agreement seems
10 show that il Is a most advantageous
one to the city. The city secures the
opening of all the streets which will be
needed in that section for some time to
come and with a slight expenditure
II the city had resorted to cOndemna-
ton OF the streets as would have been
necessary had no agreement been reach
ed, the same streets could have been Sc
cured only at considerable expense and
after veXa1ous delay. The agreement
damages to which the railway company
would have been entitled and the expense
of putting the streets across the track af
ter the rights had been secured. Although
/ the result was obtained only after long
| delay and continued negotiations, the al
| dermen now admit that the railway com
| pany dealt not only fairly, but literally
| with the city.
Streets viii be opened by the railway
| company across its tracks as follows:
| Gwinnett Bolton, New Houston, Henry
and Anderson. Each of these crossings
| Will go entirely across the right Of way
| that Is, from one side of the right of way
to the other. The city will be entitled
| to crossings as to each of these streets
| Chat is along the right of way, thirty
| five feet in width. Each crossing will
! be properly constructed and maintained
/ by the railway company at its own cost
and expense, so as to afford convenient
| passage way for vehicles and pedestrians.
| Plans for the crossings, and also for the
other grade crossings, provided
for, are hled at the time Of the
/ lion faf
| of the city engineer, identified by his
signature, and also by the signature of
an engineer on behalf of the railway
| company, and the grade crossings will be
constructed and located in all respects in
accordance with these plans.
The crossings between Gwinnett and
| Anderson streets, both inclusive will be
| constructed as grade crossings, but the
| railway company may at any time here
| after put these crossings, or any of them,
| over or under It's tracks in accordance
! with q plan or plans TO be approved by the
| city. It is further agreed that if the rail-
! way shall in future raise its
| tracks so as to put the streets, or any of
| them, under its tracks, the city shall have
! the right at its own expense, but withouc
| paying the railroad company any damages
| Tor crossing its right-of-way, to project
! Waldburg and Duffy streets under it's
| tracks and across its right-of-Way, the
| work to be done so as to not damage the
| tracks. 1t is agreed also that the city
| shall have the same rights in regard to
| the projection of the streets, if the rail-
| way company should so sink It's tracks
| so as TO enable the streets to be projected
| over them without damage to the railway
The railway company donates to the city
| driveway along the western side of its
right-of-way. commencing at the south
| side of Anderson street and running
! through to the northern limits of the
Dkro 9 tract the driveway to be thirty
The railway also gives to the CITY a
! driveway on the eastern limits of its
| rlght-ot-Way extending from the south
side Of Anderson street to the northern
| limits OF the DrOuillard tract, which will
be thirty feet in width
| The company will at its own cost and
| expense erect and maintain proper fences
| not less than five feet high between its
| right of way and each of these drive
| ways from Anderson street to the north
| ern limits of the Droullard tract the
| FENCES 10 be SUFFICIENT to prevent access
TO. and encroachment upon, the tracks of
| the railway company, and the railway
| Will also provide drainage for its
| right of way on either side of its tracks.
and will furnish free OF cost to the city
delivered alongside of its tracks, suffi-
cient earth for the leveling and grading
of the driveways. The city is to provide
for the drainage.
The railway company will extend free
of charge to the city st. Nicholas street
and St Thomas street across its tracks;
maintained by the company at its
own cost and expense in the manner
provided PROVE I, ,,,d for the crossings be
and all provisions of the agreement relat-
ing to the crossings between Gwinnett
and Anderson streets apply to the
st. Nicholas and st. Thomas street cross
ings, including the right conferred upon
the railway TO place the cross
ings either above or below its tracks.
The city will have the right to project
other streets under over the
tracks at the cost and ex-
pense of the city of Savannah, and with
out paying damages to the railway
for crossing its right of way pro
vided the streets SO projected under OF
over tracks shall not damage the railway
AS to the section south of the northern
limits of the Drouillard tract the follow
ing agreement is made: Abercorn street
and Oglethorpe avenue (Which is a street
between Seventh and Ninth streets)
way, at its own expense, across
its tracks at once, in addition to Lamar
avenue which is TO be put in good condi-
ton and maintained by the company
for use by the public. The Oglethorpe
avenue and Abercorn street crossings
go entirely across the right of way. that
is from one side of the right of way tc
the other. The city is entitled to cross
ings as 10 each of these streets Chat is