The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-28
DELAY IN FIXING TRACKS.
Warren-scharf Co.'s Position Blocks
BrOughton street Work

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While the paving stones have been re-
laid between the car track on Broughton
street, the asphalt paving to be laid on
the outside of the rails has not been put
down by the street railroad company, and
large number of people, especially prop
erty owners on the street, have been try
ing to solve the reason for the delay
Everything has been finished for some
time in connection with the laying of
rails but no steps have yet been taken
toward winding up the work by laying
the asphalt.
Leaving the street in an unfinished con-
dition is apparently as damaging to the
street railroad as to the neighboring prop
erty owners. The running of cars, which
the company is anxious to begin as soon
as possible, is prevented on account of
the danger in the rails spreading. The
rails are high and are intended to receive
support from both sides before il is at
tempted to run cars over them. The in
terest which Broughton street merchants
nave in an early restoration of the paving
at these particular places, besides the
stopping of travel is that sand and dirt
come up, littering the streets and blowing
In the faces of pedestrians.
Capt. j. Fl. Johnston, general manager
company. the
delay Is attributable to several causes.
none of which seem to be within the now
er OF the street railroad to avert The
Morning News referred to the matter yes
terday. Some days ago Capt. Johnston
went to Mr.. Alexander, local Representa-
tive of the Warren-Scharf Asphalt Conn
pany' and asked that the paving on
Broughton street be laid This is. of
course, at the expense of the street rail-
ROAD GOmnanV MI oh to
Tor replacing all streets In proper condi-
ton where they have been torn up in
reIaylng the railroad tracks IL seems
however, that Mr.. Alexander did not do
the work because Commissioner Willink
ala not issue an order for it. Two posi-
TONS are said to be assumed by Mr.
alexander for his company, which are
that IT has contract to do all repairing
OF paving for the city for a term of years
and that the order for work must proceed
from the Commissioner of Public Works
ana be paid for by the city According TO,
TINS, the railroad company settles through
the city and is an unknown party tn the
contractors
capt. Johnston stated that he has had
several conferences with Mr.. Alexander
with a view to laying the having on
broughton street, but he declined to do II
unless 1t was ordered by the Commissioner
OF Public Works. BY proceeding with the
paving without an order, and on a contract
win capt. Johnston, would be virtually
taxing an opposite position to that nv
which it is claimed the Warren-Sebarf
company has contract to do all the re-
pairing, and that it must be ordered bv
city
Capt. Johnston did not hesitate 70 saw
IN this connection that the railroad com
Pahy would much prefer having its work
done by the Southern Asphalt Paving
company and for this he stated ra-her
enticing reasons. by the recent contract
with the city for paving Drayton street the
southern Asphalt Company is to do the
WORK Tor $lA per square yard For the
same work the railroad will be required
TO pay the Warren-Scharf Company the
contract rate of $2.5S per square yard.
capt. Johnston said the question resolves
tsef into simple mathematical PROPOSE
ton from which it is apparent that rs
company would have a much larger sum
to expend by placing the work with the
Waren-Scharf Company, and the more
So IN view of the amount of street
paving the railroad viii have to do in the
rear future. He said he desired to have
the paving done as soon as possible be-
cause the cars cannot be operated on
Broughton street as it is a [ present
From appearances 1t would seem that
there is to be a scrimmage between the
paving companies for the railroads work
Should the paving be given 10 the Southern
Asphalt Company, which It is understood
has considerable quantity of asphalt
now coming to Savannah by sailing YES
sci, and will, therefore, be in readiness
complications might arise over the claim
of the other company that 1t has con-
tract to do this character OF work at the
hlgher rate. The matter is altogether in
the hands of Commissioner Willink. who
can give the order to whichever companv
he deems proper.