The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-02
WILL SOON BEGIN WORK.
,croRs CAN BIDS on .TERMI-
80, WORK IN a FEW DAYS.

rserf advertisements NaAAAh-
,u,,osaIs for Dredging, Piling,
i' construction, building the
w and Making the Extension
q 4 4, From Meldrim to
,b-something of the Mag
of the work to BE Done.
nv" from, President John Shelton Will
.,a Georgia and Alabama Rail-
'A~, only being awaited before Maj.
t.son chief engineer of the Georgia
'D..,rncfion Company, will insert adver-
a,srts in number of papers calling
--,,,-a,s on work connected with the
~ ..,,i,son.s Island Improvements, and
HAS for The construction of the bridge
.ross The river and the extension of the
60, and Alabama Railroad from Mel
drn to Savannah
This plan of advertising for BIDS Tor me
on fb. road and for the construction
.,ss bridge is new, it having been at frst
". ,n,sndoD TO award the contracts for
Ma work 10 railroad and bridge eonstruc-
,tr- concerns from among a, number with
,5or the officials have been in communi-
Zion Al recent meeting of the direc-
.,rs If the company it was suggested that
,5is method would probably answer, but
e has since been decided that to adver-
rse might be the better plan.
Moi Johnson has the advertisements all
,oadv and as soon as he hears from the
esident who was authorized by the d.
rectors 10 proceed with his advertise
m4nr for proposals, the papers an which
a. ,s nroposed 10 advertise will be sent the
matter. Savannah, Mobile, New Orleans,
Richmond Norfolk. Philadelphia, Balti-
more and New York Will be the cities in
which the advertisements will be run, il
bsipa the desire of the officials 10 have
,bem rublished in those places where there
are dredging concerns that might wish TO
"a undertake the work.
IA Ii is expected that Mr. Williams will
wire within the next day or two with re-
gard to this matter, and Immediately after
IN word is received from him Maj. Johnson
will proceed The advertisements are to
run approximately two weeks. About that
length of time after the first advertise
ment appears the bidsNyiff be opened, as
il is particularly desired by the officials
that there be no further delay in getting
to work The contractors who may prove
Il successful viii be expected to begin oper-
u atoms very shortly after the award of
the contracts.
There viii be no occasion for delay
through any slowth in the office of the
Il chief engineer Already the estimates,
plans and specifications are being drawn
up and these VIII be ready for the in
specton of any prospective bidders at
whatever time after the advertisements
are begun they may care to visit the Of
fee TO look them over From the infor-
nation they may gather from this pre-
lminaT work of the engineers force,
contractors can tell just what they will
be expected to do should their proposals
prove the most acceptable, and their bids
can be made up accordingly.
The work that is soon to be undertaken
IS gigantic. and great sums viii he e~-
pended in its accomplishment. A con-
siderable portion Of Hutchinsou's Island
is to undergo a complete metamorphoses,
railroad yards, cotton yards, slips,
ghares. storehouses, spirits yards ware
houses aud lumber yards occupying an
area that has hitherto been but rest
ing place for the fotsam and jetsam OF
the Savannah river when the weather
was stormy or tides unusually high
There are to be four of these slips, one
OF them of unusual length. This is to b.
the easternmost and will be that from
which lumber and spirits will be loaded
one side of this slip, that from which
the vessels will receive their cargoes o
lumber is to be of saw-tooth construc
ton, thus affording berths for clever
ships. This slip is to be go feet wild
and 400 feet long. The other slips whic
viii be smaller though of no Liliputia
dimensions, will be those from which 9th
or stores and products viii be loaded
one Of them will be devoted to a coalin
plant, where splendid coaling facilities Wi
be Afforded In this slip a vessel may b
eoaled in few minutes, trestle Wor
running along the length and admittin
OF the coal being dropped into the bunk
efs through the bottom Of the cars.
notable change in connection wit
the work is to be the alteration of II
narbor line. The present wharves on II
island do not conform at all 10 the lii
gwen out by Capt o. NJ. Carter, and II
Terminal company will have to cut ava
an average of 1856 feet from the preset
bank The river must, according to Il
lines named by the government engineer
have width of GOO feet. At the narroy
esq point along its course touching Il
terminal company's property it is no
about 46j feet wide, and considerat
Dredging viii have to be done in order
get portion Of this bottom TO the I
Quis!te depth.
MT. l, NJ. Fleming has many friends al
aequaintances who will remember him
he popular and efficient division freig
and passenger agent of the florida Ce
'al and Peniusular Railroad, with off
here They will read the following, frt
'he Jacksonville Times-U Union and Citiz'
regarding his marriage, which was 8
nouneed IN the Morning News yesterd;
with interest:
marriage that was very much in
nature OF surprise to his many frier
was mat of Isaac Moaragne Fleming
SlS oaran Jessup Taylor of New Yo
Tt.g4 looN place in this city yesterd
ne bride arrived on the Irouuois vest
ey morning, and was met at the CT.
uo1h 10y Mr.. Fleming Their arran
neuls were quickly made and the
we're united in wedlock within a, few no
a.UI me arrival of the steamship in
- a snort wedding trip will be tax
IT, uIiae ana groom leaving by the ev
W udlh for a visit to Palm Beach
, ,lnl' Mr.. Fleming is wen known
uls eiy as the Florida representative
V armour Refrigerator Line, which
.uoh ne has held in this city for
'e" months, coming here from
mere is bit Of romance connected '
WEAK Happy marriage, for friend who k
SptiSu that the two were lovers y,