The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-02
TO FURNISH HEAT AND LIGHT.
NEW ELECTRIC COMPANY READY
TO ENTER THE FIELD.

der-GrOund system between
BrOughtOn, Montgomery, Lincoln
and Whitaker streets-Mr. Geo. j.
Baldwin Interested and others of
the Company Comprise New Eng
land Capitalists.
The City Council will be asked at its
meeting tonight to open the doors Of Sa-
vannah to the Edison Electric Illuminat-
ing Company, which obtained a charter
some time ago, and is now ready to be-
gin work.
Shortly after securing its charter the
company relinquished its plans on account
Of the war, but since hostilities have clos
ed, the project has been renewed and
preparations made to commence work.
Unless hindered Unexpectedly, it is stated,
the company swill be ready in a few
months 10 supply electric power for light
ing and heating purposes.
The Edison company comprises a num-
Der of Massachusetts capitalists, who own
electric lighting plants in several leading
cities of the South among them being
Nashville, where the company controls
the lighting business. In Georgia 1t Is
capitalized at 100000. and it Is stated
there are ample resources behind the en-
terprise to enable its promoters to es-
tablish an up-to-date plant, fully equip
ped, to furnish light and power at rea-
sonabe rates.
Mr.. George J. Baldwin is the only Savan-
nah man interested in the company He
has just returned from the North. and
u hiIa ha has ofated rotb;p1 In rsga ri n
the conference he had with capitalists in
terested in the company, it Is understood
he gave much of his time while away to
a discussion of the plans il Is intended to
adopt. 1t Is not improbable that Mr..
Baldwin will be the only representative
here when business is commenced, and on
account of his familiarity with the city,
may personally direct the company's opera
.tions. All matters with reference to ac-
quiring property for the location of a pow
er house, the construction of buildings and
providing necessary equipment, are yet to
be attended to- so that the services of an
alert local manager will be Indispensable.
Messrs Charlton, Mackall & Anderson,
who obtained the charter, are the COM
pany's counsel, and have attended to all
preliminaries in connection with the en-
terprise.
About the only thing definitely deter
mined upon is that the power house win
be at some point on the river front The
Brush company, which is the only furnish
err of electric power in Savannah, has Its
plant ON the river, which 1t seems is con-
sldered the most advantageous place AS
soon as the right to build lines through
the city is obtained, 1t is stated a site will
be selected, and the plans carried out as
soon as possible.
The company's petition to the City coun-
ell shows:
That it has been duly Incorporated and
organized for the purpose of manufactur-
ing and selling light heat and power pro-
duced by electricity.
THAT 1t desires to have granted to it
rights of way through, over and under
streets, alleys and squares of the city of
Savannah for the purpose of furnishing
to the city of Savannah and the citizens
thereof, electric light and heat produced
by electricity, and also power produced
by electricity for operating machinery and
electric railways.
THAT 1t desires to open and excavate
trenches in and through such streets, al
leys squares or other public ways as may
be decided upon, and TO lay therein cleo
trio conductors for the purpose of dis
tributing the electric current for lights,
power and heat by what is known as the
underground system.
THAT il further desires the right to
erect acquire and maintain along such
other streets, alleys and squares OF the
city of Savannah as may be decided upon,
except as hereinafter provided, and on
such sides thereof and at such points as
may be designated by the board of Mayor
and aldermen or other proper authority,
poles with wires and attachments and
cross-arms thereon for the support of its
wires for the purpose of distributing the
electric current for lights, power and
heat by what is known as the overhead
system, and the right to run on such poles
TO and from it's power station, such wires
as may be necessary 10 supply the de-
mands of its patrons. Provided, however,
that the right prayed for in this para
graph shall not apply to the streets and
squares In the territory bounded on the
north by the north side of River street,
south by the south side of Broughton
street, east by the east side of Lincoln
street and west by the west side of Mont
gomery street, the right being desired to
erect poles for distributing purposes in
the alleys of this district, but that within
the aforesaid limits, except as before pro-
vided the underground system alone shall
be used.
THE petitioner further shows that the
wires or conductors that are to be used
shall be thoroughly insulated, and the in
sulation shall be at all times main
tanned to the satisfaction of the board of
aldermen or other proper authority, ard
when requested that samples of all kinds
of wires or conductors proposed to be
USED, shall before being put up or in
sulated, be examined and approved by the
heard of aldermen or other proper author
ity."
Anticipating objections Council may
make to granting the rights asked, the
counsel wisely provided as far as possible
against Objectionable features The Council
laid down the rule when the telephone
company asked the privilege of putting
poles along Drayton street to Bay from
its exchange al Drayton and ST. Julian
streets that there should be no more of
them in the thickly populated districts OF
the city. II is only short distance. but
the aldermen seemed averse to additional
poles. and the effect of expressions against
them in open meeting caused the commits
tee on streets and lanes to make an unfav-
orable report. The telephone company
was allowed to erect poles in the SOUTH
ern section, however, as the streets are
wider aud few poles have yet been erected