The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-08
CITY GOVERNMENT.


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OmcinI Proceedings Of Council.
city Government. OmciaI Proceedings OF
Council, Savannah, May 3. 1S96.-Councu
met this day at 4.Q o'clock p. m, pur-
suant 10 the call of tie mayor. Present:
Hon. Herman Myers, mayor, presiding;
Alderman Thomas Screvcn, chairman Of
council: Aldermen Bacon, Falligant Car
rard, Gleason, Hudson, Kolshorn, La
motte Lester. Watson.
REPORTS.
To the Mayor and Aldermen OF the City
OF Savannah. Gentlemen pursuonf Ia 4
resolution of council. passed Sept. Is. 1896
directing the mayor to appoint a commit
tee. consisting of himself and four alder
men, to meet the representatives OF tho
Savannah, Florida and Western Railway
Company, TO consider with them plan
for the extension OF streets across the
tracks of that company, / appointed the
following aldermen upon said committee,
which appointments were duly confirmed,
namely: Aldermen Fallgant, Garrard,
ScrcVcn Hudson and ffiedeman.
ON behalf Of said committee, / now beg
To submit the accompanying contract, as
a part of their report, and the committee
recommends the adoption Of he same, and
that the mayor on behalf OF the city OF
Savannah, be authorized to execute said
contract In duplicate.
Your committee was mot In n fair and
equitable spirit by the representatives Of
the Savannah, Florida and Western Rail-
way Company, and after many conteren-
cea, a preliminary agreement was arrived
at, which agreement contemplated the
lowering of the tracks of said COM
pany, beginning about 400 feet north OF
Anderson street and running IN souther-
ly direction beyond the city limits. This
plan was favored by the committee, and II
was practically agreed upon, but the oih-
cals of said company upon estimating
the cost of the plan, ascertained that II
would be too extensive for them to UNDER
take at this time. This necessitated a re-
adjustment Of the plan. so as to accom-
conferences has been the development OF
the accompanying contract, Which mas
been accepted by the committee, subject
to the approval Of council.
In this connection, the thanks OF cOun-
ell are due to the committee, the city at
fOrnev and the city engineers Tor their
indefatigable labors IN TINS behai. very
respectfully submitted,
Chairman Special Committee.
We concur in the above report
Louis A. Falligant.
VIM Garrard.
Thomas ScreVen.
Geo. A. HUDSON.
Memorandum of agreement made ana
entered into this 9Th day Of May, 1895, pc
tween the Savannah, Florida ana Vest
ern Railway Company a corporation ere
ated by the laws OF the state OF Geor-
gia. party of the first part, and the mayor
and aldermen Of the city of savannah, q
municipal created by the laws OF SAID
state. party Of the second part, the former
being hereafter referred to as the rail-
1Vav comnanv and the latter as the city.
Witnesseth, That ii Is hereby mutually
coyenanted and agreed by ana beiWeeh
ton of five dollars ($50W by the otner
paid, hereby covenants ana agrees WIN
the other in the manner following:
T. Streets shall be opened by the rail-
way company across Its tracks as follows;
Gwnnett, Bolton, New Houston, Henry
and Anderson. Each of these crossings
shall go entirely across the right-ot-way,
that Isl from one side of the right-of-Way
to the other. The city shall be entitled
to crossings as to each OF these streets
(that is, along the right-of-way) thirty
ive $3.50 feet in width. Each crossing SHAH
be properly constructed and maintained
by the railway company at its own cost
and expense, so as to afford convenient
massage way for vehicles and pedestrians.
Plans for said crossings and also for the
other grade crossings hereinafter proVld-
ed for, are filed at the time Of the exacn-
ton of this agreement in the Office OF the
city engineer, identified by his signature;
and also by the signature Of an engineer
on behalf of the railway company, ana
said grade crossings shall be constructed
and located in all respects in accordance
with said plans. The crossings between
Gwinett and Anderson streets, both IN
elusive, shall be constructed as grade
crossings, but the railway company may
at any time hereafter put these cross
ings, or any of them, over or under It's
tracks in accordance with plan or plans
to be approved by the city. II Is further
agreed that If the said railway company
shall in future raise its tracks so as to
put said streets, or any OF them, under
It's tracks, the city shall have the right,
at its own expense, but without paying
the railroad company any damages for
crossing its right-of-way, to project Wald-
burg and Duffy streets under said tracks
and across said right-of-way, said work
to be done so as not to damage the tracks
Of the railway company and the supports
thereof. And 1t Is further agreed that
the city shall have the same rights In re-
gard to the projection of the said streets,
If the said railway company should so
sink its tracks, so as to enable the said
streets to be projected over the tracks
without damage to the said railway COM
pany.
O. The railway company gives and do
mates to the city driveway along the
western side of the formers right-of-Way,
commencing at the south side Of Ander-
son street and running through to the
northern limits of the Drouillard tract,
which driveway shall be thirty 800 feet
in width
9. The railway company also gives and
donates to the city a driveway on the
eastern limits Of its right-of-way. extend
ing from the south side Of Anderson street
to the northern limits Of the Drouillard
tract, which driveway will be thirty 800
feet in width.
4. The railway company WILL at its own
cost and expense, erect and maintain
proper fences not less than five feet nigh
between it's right-of-Way and of these
driyeways from Anderson street to the
northern limits of the Drouilard tract
WnlCN FENCES SndAl De Suiuclelt TO pre-
vent access to and encroachment upon
the tracks of the railway company, and
the railway company shall also provide
drainage for its right-of-way on either
side of its tracks, and viii furnish free of
cost to the city, delivered alongside of
its tracks, sufficient earth for the level
ing and grading OF said driveways The
city is to provide for the drainage Of the
driYeways.
5. The railway company will extend free
Of charge to the city, st. Nicholas street
and st. Thomas street across its tracks;