The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-20
BE A BOULEVARD.
CHAIRMAN DALE THINKS THUN-
DERBOLT BLUFF TOO NARROW.

This Is the Reason the County COM
mIssiOners Want Thirty Feet for
the Rlght-Of-Way for the New
Road Into ThunderbOIt-The Skid
away Shell Road May Become
Free Route Eventually Gossip
From the Streets.
Chairman Dale of the county commits
sioners says he will take a trip to Thun-
derbolt in the near future for the purpose
of going over the ground with the repre-
sentatives of the town to see what can
be done about the right-of-way of the
new road.
The commissioners. he says, want to
have a rlght-of-way that will give thirty
feet along the bluff in the town of Thun-
derbolt before they build the road. The
new road. as is well known, is to be be-
tween the junction of Waters road and
Estill avenue and Thunderbolt.
The commissioners have already ordered
that the new road be built, having had
assurances from the Savannah and Isle
of Hope railway that a right-of-way
would be given along the line satisfac-
tory to the county, and having assurances
Thunderbolt that the right-of-way would
be easily procured from Mechanics road
into the town. Subsequently they decided
that they would not bvild the new road,
unless the town of Thunderbolt would give
them thirty feet along the river bluff.
Here is the trouble. The road that leads
along the bluff in Thunderbolt is partly
owned by private individuals, and the
commissioners have found some obstruc-
ton in the fact that their demands of
thirty feet cannot be allowed.
Chairman Dale claims that when the
new road is completed and the increase of
travel is realized it will be necessary for
more space to be allowed for the public
highway than is now allowed, with only
the Skdaway shell road from Savannah
The trouble, however, lies in the fact that
to give thirty feet along the bluff private
parties will suffer If they have to yield
their claims to their lands. This question
did not seem to have been in the minds
of the commissioners before they decided
to build the road. Their action was final
when they had gone over the ground and
looked over the right of way, but it has
occurred to them since, probably because
of the proffered sale Of the Skidaway shell
road to the county.
1t Is thought that since the county has
decided to build the new road to Thunder
bolt as public road, the Skidaway road,
which is a toll road, will eventually be-
come public road anyhow, and, this be-
ing the case, 1t may be in the minds of
the county commissioners that the in
crease of travel to Thunderbolt provided
there be two public roads-or free roads
will be so great as to warrant a broader
highway along the bluff. When Chairman
Dale and the county commissioners have
gone over the ground, it is believed that
something viii be done of a definite ma
ture.
The police department has had police
man on bicycle for sometime He has
been assigned specially for keeping
'scorchers" off the streets, and chasing
down bicyclists who had no lamps at night,
and all that sort OF a thing. His name
is Tullis and his practise on the wheel
was sufficient to make any man believe he
was a hummer" But yesterday after
the road races, there was a set race be-
tween the police bicyclists and "Old Uncle
McQuade," as he is called, the Oldest po-
liceman on the force. "Uncle McOuade"
has recently learned to ride a wheel and
when Tullls, the police wheelman tried
to get gay he just winked the other eye
and got hump on himself" and came
into town neck and neck with the expert
The race up Bull street was witnessed by
great many who Caught on" and when
Uncle McQuade" won, the crowds in the
streets cheered loudly. 1t was an excit-
ing race, and everybody enjoyed it ex-
tremely. 1t is not known whether the po-
liceman with gray whiskers wants the Job
or not, but it safe to say that if he does
his application stands good to be the BIZ
cycle policeman hereafter.
1T Is a law in some cities to offer re-
ward for all the English sparrows that
are caught by the small boys" said a citi-
zen yesterday, standing on one of the pub
lie squares II believe" he went on to
say, that Savannah Is as thlckly popu-
lated by these inhabitants as any city in
the world, but l cannot see the harm the
sparrows have ever done here. 1t is true
that in the spring time they may be a
| troublesome neighbor in some OF the great
cities by building their nests in the caves
of some public building which is supposed
to adorn the city, but this is a very small
matter. There is something about the con-
tinual chirp of the English sparrow which
| makes fellow feel that he is not alto
gether surrounded by the great business
world Besides, they are the only birds
that dwell in the big cities, and 1 am
in favor of letting them abide with us"
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