The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-07
COMPELLED TO STOP WORK.
SUBURBAN AND WEST END RAIL
WAY ORDERED OFF WEST
BROAD STREET.


/ siOner WfIIink Stopped the " DIRK
and Put Policeman on Guard.
Attorney LazarOn Thinks His COM
pany Has Been BADLY Dealt With
by Council and VIII Take the Mat
ter Into the Courts.
The Suburban and West End railway is
having a hard time of ii. Mention was
made In yesterdays Morning News of the
action of council in revoking the franchise
granted the company some time previously
to run its cars to the city market by way
of West Broad and st. Julian streets on
the recommendation of the street and lane
committee, to which the matter had been
referred
A motion to this effect by Alderman Da-
Wis, chairman OF the street and lane COM
mittee, was made at the regular meeting
Of council Wednesday night, but was not
adopted at that time. Mr.. S. l.. Lazaron,
attorney for the company, was present at
the meeting and made a spirited protest
against such action. The council referred
the matter again to the street and lane
committee, which reported at the meet
ing Friday night that it had been unable
to come to any agreement with the repre-
sentatives of the railway company and
moved the revocation of the grant, which
was adopted.
In spite of this action of council Mr.
Lazaron notified the commissioner of pub
lie works that he would begin work on
West Broad street yesterday morning.
Commissioner Willink at once notified Mr..
Lazaron not to undertake the work. Be
sides proceeding without authority from
council Mr.. Lazaron had no permit from
the commissioner to tear UP a paved
street, a permit for such work being re-
quired by ordinance. Mr.. Lazaron stated
his intention of continuing the work and
at the request of Commissioner Willink
policeman was stationed at West Broad
and Margaret streets to prevent Its further
continuance. Some work was done in the
afternoon in spite of the threat of the po-
liceman to arrest all concerned. The po-
liceman reported the state of affairs to
Commissioner Willink, who notified Mr..
Lazaron that If he attempted to continue
the work he would have him and his work.
men arrested Mr.. Lazaron then gave up
the attempt, notifying Mr.. Willink that
he did so under protest.
About twenty feet of the pavement had
been torn up. The commissioner notified
Mr.. Lazaron that this would have to be
replaced. Mr. LaZaron refused to have 1t
done and the commissioner told him that
the city would have the work done at the
expense of the railway company.
Commissioner Willink, when seen about
the affair, said he had no further interest
in the matter than to see that the city
ordinances are enforced.
Mr. Lazaron was seen at his office and
gave an account of the relations between
his company and council, leading up to
the affair He thought that his company
had been very unjustly dealt with by coun-
Gil and said that he would take all legal
IN faYn int
The charter which we secured from
the legislature" said Mr.. Lazaron, "spe-
officially gives us the right to run on ST.
Julian, and on any other streets in the
city Of Savannah that might be permitted
us by council, by resolution or otherwise
We were In possession of Railroad street.
passing the Central railroad shops and
depot and connecting on West Broad
street with other street railway lines when
council decided to pave Railroad street
Alderman Davis, as chairman of the street
and lane committee, stated to us that If
we would get off of Railroad street we
would be given any street that we want
ed to get to the market. Council pressed
us in the matter. We came before coun-
Gil on our petition of June "a, 1897, and on
our agreeing to give up Railroad street
council agreed to give us this route: West
Boundary to New street, to Lumber street
or Farm street, to Zubly street, to West
market. We also asked council to pay US
the cost of removing our track, about ST.
900, which council refused, but granted the
route named, provided that the track be
removed from Railroad street within a GER
| tain time, which was done. 1t was also
specified that the location of the new track
| should be under the supervision of the
street and lane committee and the city
engineer.
Relying on the good faith of council"
| MIR. Lazaron said I'VE Immediately re-
moved our track from Railroad street,
and laid it down on the new route as de-
| fined as far as West Broad street. having
bought the rails and all material neces-
sary for the completion of the road to the
| market. We also issued bonds on the
road, including the route granted to Sc
cure the money with which to build, and
| these bonds were disposed of for that pur-
pose. We made repeated requests to coun-
| ell, to the chairman of the street and lane
committee and to the city engineer to give
us the location of the line on West Broad
! and st. Julian streets. At one time we
| were told we could go on the east side
| of the street. and at another on the west
side. On Oct. Is we were notified by Com
missioner Willink not TO do any work I'M
| til further notice. We were again noti-
! fed by him on Oct Is that council had in
! structed him to notify us to do no work
until further notice. We had been delayed
in constructing our track by not being per-
mitted TO excavate on the Streets and
| only reached West Broad street a week
ago We had repeatedly request
! ed that the route be de-
! fined, as the contract for the entire
work having been given out in Septem-
Der. I was in attendance upon the meet
ing Of council Wednesday night for the
purpose Of protesting against further de-
| lay, and was astounded at the introduce
| ton of the resolution to revoke our grant
4 entered a vigorous protest, and the mat
! ter was referred again to the street and
lane committee to arrange a route with
US. We met with the committee Friday
| afternoon. We asked for a route along
ST. Julian street through Franklin square
south of the water tower. This would
| put the track six feet from the tower and
1 not on the sidewalk.
| The committee endeavored to force us
| to a compromise and wanted to make us
stop at the tower, to which we would not
| agree The committee then refused to let
| us go TO the market or to cross the
square. At the meeting Friday night coun-
| Gil acting on the report of the committed
| revoked our grant. l served notice this
morning on Alderman Davis and City En-