The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-14
DECIDED TO BUILD THE ROAD.
THE BOARD UNANIMOUS ON THE
NEW THUNDERBOLT ROUTE.

Not cceptcu-ImDOFthhA hecOFus
Missing From the County Survey
Or's Omce-The Matter Referred to
the Grand Jury.
At the May meeting of the
county commissioners yesterday 1t was
! decided, by a unanimous vote, to build the
! proposed new Thunderbolt road.
The citation will be printed thirty days,
after which the work will begin without
! further delay and will be push
! petion. Every condition and
requirement upon which has rested the
| decision to construct this new and much
needed thoroughfare from the city to
| Thunderbolt has been assured at last, and
all that remains to be done now is to have
the grants of right of way formally made
out and turned over to the county.
The land over which the new
road, as outlined will run,
belongs to the Merchants
and Mechanics Land Company and the
| Savannah and Isle of Hope Railway Com
pany, both of which companies have given
their permission for the commissioners to
take sufficient land along the route of the
railway in the name of the county for the
purpose in view.
The citizens of Thunderbolt
through the mayor of the town, have
also acquiesced in the demands made upon
them for a right of way and a desirable
entrance through the town to the bluff.
All that is left to be done is to have the
deeds drawn up and made over to the
county.
The commissioners. after hearing the re-
port of the committee on roads and
bridges relating to the new road,
caused to be issued the following order:
The committee on roads and bridges
having made their report on the petition
for the establishment of a public road
from a point on the Waters road at the
intersection of Estill avenue with the said
Waters road to the Mechanics road or
street, in the town of Warsaw, or Thun-
derbolt that the same will be of public
utility, and having laid out and marked
the same according to law, which road
will pass over the lands of the Merchants
and Mechanics Land Company, and the
right of way of the Savannah and Isle
of Hope railroad; and it being further
made known to this board that the said
respective owners of the land required for
said public road have consented to grant
the right of way for same,
ut is ordered that upon execution and
delivery by the said Merchants and Me-
chancs' Land Company and the Savannah
and Isle Of Hope Railway Company of the
necessary grants of the right of way for
said public ROAD from the waters road
to the Mechanics road, or street. along
the north side of the railroad track of
track of the said railroad company to the
county of Chatham. And also of an agree
ment by the said railway company allow
ing the free use of it's railroad track for
the passage of cars and engines transport
ing material for the construction of said
public road, and upon the opening or es-
Establishment of a public road or street by
the municipal authorities of the town of
Warsaw, or Thunderbolt, not less than
forty-five feet in width, which said street
shall be kept paved. macadamized or
properly shelled by the said municipal
authorities of said town. Thereupon the
following citation shall be published for
thirty days in the public gazette In which
the sheriff advertisements are published:
Georgia, Chatham County-To All Whom
1t May Concern: All persons interested
are hereby notified that IL no good cause
be shown TO the contrary, an order will
be granted at the regular meeting of the
commissioners of Chatham county and ex-
oficio judges next after the expiration of
thirty days from the first publication of
this citation, establishing a new public
road, commencing on the Waters road
at the intersecti ton Herewith of Estill ave-
nue., and running In an easterly direction
along the north side of the railroad track
of the Savannah and Isle of Hope rail-
road to the Mechanics road, i'm the town
of Warsaw, or Thunderbolt, with an uni
form width of sixty feet. and running
through the lands of the Merchants and
Mechanics Land Company and of the Sa-
vannah and Isle of Hope Railway Com
pany."
In connection with the report Of the
committee on roads and bridges, some in
teresting matters were brought before the
/ commissioners, among them being
| a petition quite extensively signed, ask
ing that new road be constructed, begin
ming at a point on the eastern side of
| Waters avenue and extending to the Skid
away she'll road, and, If practicable, to
| Bonaventure cemetery. The petition
states that the city authorities contem-
/ plate opening Henry street TO Waters av-
| enue, and when this is done if the coun-
| " commissioners will take up the work
at that point and open and pave a road
way to the Skidaway she'll road or Bona
! venture cemetery the public will be IN
| possession of the shortest and most de-
sirable road that can be built to both the
| Cathedral and Bonaventure cemeteries,
| which will at the same time have the adj
/ vantage of being a free road. The petition
Is headed by Messrs. A. 5. Bacon and
James Hazlehurst, and there are more
than 200 names following.
The commissioners heard the reading of
! the petition. and after a brief discussion,
referred It TO the committee on roads and
| bridges to make report at some future
meeting. The committee will look into
| the matter and make Investigation OF the
route proposed for the new road. and also
! ascertain the action the city authorities
| intend taking with respect 10 the extern
sion Of Henry street.
The skidaway shell road people recent
ly made a proposition to the county COM
missioners 60 sell to the county the road
which has been operated as a toll road for
"A number OF years, but after hearing the
report of the committee on roads and
bridges the commissioners declined TO take
| up the matter further than TO pass IL with
| the statement that there are no funds IN
the county treasury just az present which
could be Iudiciously or rightfully used for
this purpose thus refusing to make an
| offer for the purchase Of the shell road.
one OF the most important transactions
Of the commissioners was the referring
Of the collection Of certain taxes due the
county by railroads. and the interest ac-
! cruing thereon to the chairman with pow