The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-27
SEVERAL STREETS OPENED.
Council Provides for 81 Number of
New Rights of Way.


Alderman Charlton, chairman of the
committee on opening streets, has been do
ing considerable work. as was evidenced at
the meeting of Council last night. At his
instance a number of offers of land for
opening streets were accepted.
The committee was authorized 10 con-
tract with DR.. L. A. Falligant, by W hich
the city will convey to him the block OF
lots on the south side of Sixth street, bs-
tween Bull and Drayton streets, facing
Thomas Park, in exchange for a convey
ance by DR.. Falligant for street purposes
of a strip of land fifty-ive feet in width
for First street from Bull street west to
the line of the Fleming property, which is
about ninety-eght feet east of Barnard
street, and parallel with Barnard street;
another strip twenty feet wide for Ander-
son street lane, from Bull street west to
the line of Judge Robert Falligant, trustee,
which is also about ninety-eight feet east
of Barnard street, and parallel with it.
The right-of-way twenty-five feet vide,
running north and south, covered by a
lease from DR.. Faligant to the City and
Suburban Railway Company, is excepted.
DR.. Falligant also gives all right
of-way needed for streets through
lands owned by him in Barry and Cart
land wards for St. James street, St James
street lane, st. Paul street, st. Paul street
lane, St. John street lane. st. Michael
street, st. Michael street lane. st. Thomas
street, st. Thomas street lane. Sixth street
and East Broad street. The areas in Bar
ry & Garland wards needed for streets
and lanes comprises 1890 square feet.
The following other transactions Of the
street opening committee were confirmed
by Council.
The purchase from Ambrose Enrich
guardian of the property of Mildred Dii-
on, of two strips of land, being the north
ern part of lots II and IS, So!omons ward,
the first being II ITO feet in width and the
second 10 ITO feet, for the purpose OF open
ing Tenth street between Bull and Whit
aker streets, the consideration being SOL
in cash and the exchange of a strip OF
land lying along the northern part OF lot
No. 15 Solomons ward having a width
of II 7-10 feet.
The offer of the City and Suburban I'm
| provement Company to donate TO the city
| the land necessary for the opening of Sew
| epth street east of the Waters road
and also the land necessary for
| opening East Broad street through their
| property. provided the city will grade and
| curb Seventh street to the Waters road,
| and also grade and curb East Bread street
| south as far as it owns the right of way,
| the work to be done within three months,
| was accepted.
The offer of the Peoples Savings and
! Lean Company to sell to the city land
| needed for opening Tenth street between
| Whitaker and Barnard streets, at the rate
/ of q cents per square foot, and the offer
Of the Oglethorpe Real Estate Company to
| donate lands 40 feet wide for opening
Eighth street, provided the city will grade
| ard curb the street to the Waters road in
ninety days, were accepted.
| On resolution of Alderman Charlton it
was decided to acquire from Mr.. John
Rourke land sufficient to open River street
! to a width of 50 feet, to run diagonally
| from what is now the eas ern line of Reyn-
| olds street TO Bay street as consideration
| from which the city is 10 give Mr.. Rourke
| all that portion of Reynolds street from
/ Bay street to the Savannah river, save
| what is necessary for River street, fifty
| feet wide from the western to the eastern
| line of what is now Reynolds street, con
| Meeting with River street, as above pro
| iected diagonally through the land of Mr.
| Rourke.
| AS part of the consideration to the dea
the city is 10 have the right to run Its
| drainage system through all OF the prop
| erty, premises and streets named and Il
| place the outlet at the foot of what I!
now Reynolds street with all right of en-
| try to the city al all times for the pur
! poses of caring for. maintaining, repair
| ing or remodeling said system.