The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-03
OAR CoMpANY's INSIDE BELT.
Four Cars on Bay, Liberty, West
BROAD and Randolph Circuit.

Four Cars on Bay, Liberty, West
Broad and Randolph Circuit.
Superintendent Benagh of the Savannah,
Thunderbolt and Isle of Hope Railway has
inaugurated what will probably be known
as the inside belt, embracing Liberty, West
Broad, Bay and Randolph streets. The
four cars on the new line, which is about
three miles in length. are expected with a
ten-minUte schedule to be an improvement
over the Old arrangement of running one
car back and forth on Liberty street.
BY the new arrangement 1T is intended to
establish a quicker service between the
wharves, railroads and hotels The belt
cars connect with the Indian street Zine
at Bay and West Broad streets, for the
steamship wharves. If the service comes
up to expectations, it will be an i'm
provement over the previous arrangement.
The service between the railroads and no.
tells has not been the best.
Another advantage promised in the
change is the improvement of the service
to and from Tybee depot. 1t will not be
long before the summer season will open
at Tybee. and the street car accommoda-
tons villa have much to do with the pat
rOnage the company Is 10 get from this
travel. The complaint heretofore has been
that there were not a sufficient number of
cars to accommodate the crowds on re-
turning to the city. There was also com
plant about the service from the city to
the depot. 1t is stated that there will now
be quick schedule both ways, so that per-
sons residing in the mort hern section of
town will not be compelled TO go around
Randolph to Liberty street as their nearest
route. A Bay street car from the depot
will lend them more conveniently.
Supt Benagh says the new belt will
give a quicker and better service in the
territory it penetrates. The cars have only
been in operation for the last two DAYS.
and for this reason all friction has not
been rubbed off. The next day or two
promises, he says, to see everything in
smooth running order, when ii is claimed
the real advantages of the change win be
appreciated by the public
While the schedule will not be anv I'm
provement on that when one car ran on
Liberty street, still there will be an adj
vantage, Supt Benagh said, in the CON
nectlon the belt makes with important
points. The schedule is now ten minutes
between cars.
In less than a month, il is stated. the
company will have another belt in onera.
ton, on East Broad West Broad Ray
Duffy and Anderson streets which wiz
do away with the present line from West
Broad along Bay, TO East Broad. to Duff,,
and Laurel Grove cemetery The com.
pany is now engaged along the line. huiId-
ing switches, repairing track and n1ttine.
down the broad guage on Anderson straot
All cars running north will turn ON An.
derson, while the sOuth-bound win r1In
on Duffy street.
In number OF asphalt streets tbo o,,,,
pany has recently taken uD tracI, or,1 -
placed cobble stones in the excavations
Supt Benagh was asked yesterday wba
the company intended to do about renal
ing the paving. He said it is the ant, 80
tie car company to repair it. ana tbo :
the asphalt company had been noti6ed -
do the work as soon as possible ~
cobblestones had only been put down ta,,
porarily, he said TO protect the paving M
til the repairs can be made to it,