The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-27
CENTRAL ACCEPTS THE GRANT
RIVER STREET TRACK TO CONNECT
WITH TYREE DIVISION.

One Condition of the Franchise Is
Shall Begin in Thirty Dnys-PresI-
dent Conner and Vice President
EEan Absent, But II IL Understood
Early Preparations VIII Be Made
10 start WOrk-TOok Council Some
Time to shape the Ordinance Ac-
ceptabIy to All Concerned.
The Central of Georgia Railroad yester-
day gave notice of its acceptance Of the
franchise recently granted it by the city
to use the unOccupied portion of River
street in connecting its track with the Ty
bee division. Under the grant work is
to begin within thirty days. This is I'M
derstood TO be the intention of the COM
pany, so that the next few days will likely
witness active preparations for commence
ing work.
Savannah's business men have looked
forward to the carrying out of this pro-
ject for a long time. Now that the grant
has been accepted, and there are pros
poets of an early realization of the advan-
tages expected to accrue to business in
terests for this improvement in transfer
facilities, il is certain work cannot be
started too promptly, or completed too soon
for those interested in 1t. The delay caus-
ed by transferring cars from the Plant
System depot to River street, which Is
by a circuitous route and over several dif-
ferent lines, viii be thing of the past.
Not only will the transferring be facilitate
ed, but the expense of the transfers will
be considerably lessened.
it is not known what the Centrals plans
are with regard to commencing the work.
President Conner and Vice President Egan
are both out of the city, and nothing def
mite is known as TO when they will return.
Until then nothing will be done. but as
soon thereafter as practicable, 1t is quite
likely preparations will be made 10 start
work. 1t Is understood there is still some
property between River street and the
Tybee station, which the company will
have TO buy to make the extension. AS
some Of il has been condemned, however,
there will not probably be any great de-
lay on this account.
For a long time the City Council battled
with the River street ordinance, amend
ing it in many respects in an effort to
make its provisions such as would best
subserve the interests of the business men.
The committee on railroads fought over
the matter some time, and when it was
submitted to Council by the committee.
who reported by ordinance it was again
amended, many of its provisions being
changed, while others were stricken out
entirely.
The railroad officials were heard several
times, and about this time Commissioner
Purse of the freight bureau raised an OBJ
lection to the ordinance, claiming it would
be tantamOunt to granting the railroad a
monopoly of all available space the city
offers for railroad terminal facilities.
There was much ado about the franchise,
but it was finally granted, the provisions
not being very different from what they
were at the outset.
There is no further action for Council
to take i'm the matter except to receive
the acceptance and order 1t recorded. 1t
will doubtless be of considerable satisfac-
ton to the retiring board to know the
knotty problem over which they spent so
much time has been finally settled, and
that another accomplishment will be add
ed to their credit.