The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-21
NEW STREETS TO BE OPENED.
COMMITTEE CONCERNING WITH
PROPERTY OWNERS.

| The Approaches 10 the New Streets
Crossings over the Savannah,
Florida and western Railway to
BE Opened This FaII-A Conference
with Property Owners Held Yes
terday by the COmmittee-Alder-
man Hudson Reports Favorable
Progress in the Matter of Opening
River Street-A Hard Fight to BE
Made For Asphalt on south Broad
Street.
The committee on opening streets met
yesterday afternoon and conferred with
several owners of property on the eastern
side of the city, the purpose being to Sc
cure rights-of-way on both sides Of the
Savannah, Florida and Western railway
for the streets for which crossings were
secured by the arrangement made with
the railway company this summer.
The approaches to the crossings of sew
eral of the streets are blocked on both
sides of the track. The matter was dis
cussed with the property owners and they
We're shown what was needed by the city.
No deals were made for rights-of-way,
however, as the committee will deal seDa-
rately with each property owner. It may
be that the committee will have some
deals to report to the meeting of council
tonight
The committee is anxious to complete
the work of opening up these streets
across the Savannah, Florida and West
ern railway. The effect of this will be to
bring under taxation for next year all the
property east of the Savannah, Florida
and Western railway north of Anderson
street, the act of the legislature providing
for the incorporation of this tract requir-
ing that the plan OF the city must first be
extended over it before it could become
subject to taxation.
Alderman Hudson, chairman Of the
special committee on opening streets, has
done some good work this year. An
other important matter, which he is in
hopes of bringing to a successful conclu-
sion before the end of the year. is the
opening of River street through the east
ern side of the city. A satisfactory under
standing has been reached with Mr.. John
Rourke for the opening and widening of
the street through his foundry property
east of East Broad street. The Georgia
Chemical Company of Augusta, which
Lower Rice Mill property, on the west,
has also expressed a willingness to have
the street opened through its property.
This is quite a step.gained and leaves only
two or three other large property owners
to deal with.
AS it is obviously to the advantage of
the property owners at the eastern end of
River street to have the street opened en-
tirely through to the eastern end, on ac-
count of the better railroad facilities
which will be afforded them Alderman
Hudson believes that agreements can be
reached with the property owners on
very reasonable basis
Among other improvements contem-
plated in the eastern section of the city
for this year is the opening of Atlantic
street, east of the Savannah, Florida and
Western railway, from Bolton street
south to Anderson street. 1t is also pro-
posed to extend Harmon street.
The residents and property owners of
South Broad street are going to make an
effort to get an asphalt pavement instead
of vitrified brick, and will be represent
ed before council tonight, by Mr.. L. NJ.
Cunningham, Jr., who will urge that
body to reconsider the ordinance on the
subject, and decide in favor of asphalt.
The petition for asphalt, a copy of which
is on file with the clerk of council, is
signed by property owners representing a
frontage of 4.605 feet. Owners or repre-
sentatives of LAOS feet frontage, have fail
ed TO sign any petition, because of abb
sence from the city or legal complications,
and owners of only 80 feet frontage have
refused to sign the petition for asphalt.
The city property, police barracks, Colo
NAL Park, and fire headquarters has a
frontage of go feet.
The assessed valuation of the property
whose owners favor asphalt is 1888 1850; Of
those not seen, $S7, $50, and of those refus-
ing to sign, $4,000. The estimated value
of the Independent Presbyterian church
and parsonage, is 100000 and of the Chat
ham Academy $250000, and both of these
have signed the asphalt petition. The
total valuation of the property on the
petition is $1,183750.
These facts and figures will be urged be-
fore council tonight for all they are
worth. 1t seems the majority Of the
property owners on the street want as
phalt, and they want it bad
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