The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-04
MORE CHANGES IN CAR LINES.
POWER HOUSES AND SHOPS TO BE
MOVED TO COLLTNsVILLE-

CITY and suburban Property south
of Anderson street TO BE sold.
old Electric Railway Property on
G,einnett street TO BE Hehabilf-
tated and Made the Headquarters
of the system-Gw innett street
Crossing Of Plant system TO BE
TunneIIed and Bolton street Line
Abandoned-s1. %, 600 of Bonds to
Be Placed on the Property.
ssrannsh.s street railway system Is 70
under "a -tui further ueconstructsou 4 the
plans believed TO have been determined
upon are carried out.
The programme Is understood 10 include
the ssle Of the Clty aud Suburban prop
erty OF whitaker street. south o. Ander-
son street. and the transfer Of TIE SHOES
car sheds and Offices 20 the old Electric
Railway properly al Gwinnett and OF
streets. The power house. car sheds and
sao9s there are 70 be rehabHi'ated and
the engines and dynamos at The Bolton
street power house are 20 5e moved there.
The entire block Of land opposite the
power house on Gwinnett street has been
purchased ana viii be utilized as a ter
minus aud headquarters % the system.
The Plant System crossing will be tuu-
ne led at Gwinnett street instead Of Boz
ton street. and the Bolton street lire WI
b abandoned from Hsbersham 70 OF
streets Gwiunett street viii be doubse-
tracked from East Broad TO the power
house. the Thunderbolt connection being
made at Ont street short distance south
OF the power house. with the
present Thunderbolt line. 50 that
the ThBnderboIt travel viii be out Gwin-
nett street. instead OF Bolton. to the con-
nection ar OFT and Bolton streets.
The scheme also Includes. it IL under
stood. the issue Of $1,000 bonds on the
property. The sz50.p0 Of bonds On the cry
and Suburban property mature In 1913
The x950,gl0 20 be provided for IN the bond
Ing Of tie Savannah. Thunder5olt ard Isle
Of Hope is believed 10 be for the purpose
of taking up the present City and suour-
ban bonds. possibly at a lower rate Of in
terest. The present bonds bear 5 per cent
interest, the rate having been reduced
from per cent not long ago. The re-
naming 10000 viii BE- on the Savannah.
Thunderbolt and Isle Of Hope property.
The pnoceeds from the sale Of the city
and Suburban real estate, which includes
eeveraI acres OF land on Whitaker street
the site Of the present Second street depot
and offices the car sheds opposite and the
shops between Sixth and Eighth streets,
will be secured 20 me owners Of the prop
erty, the City and Suburban being dis
tinct corporation from the Sa-
vanuah. Thunderbolt and Isle OF
HOPE Railway The property 10
b. sold IS valuable one and
will hardly realize less than 5000 to So
Go.
The contemplated changes in the
system may not be made at once.
but the plan outlined is believed to have
been agreed upon and win be carried into
effect as soon as practicable.
1T is a fact the company is consider
the Plant System tracks" SAD
Director Thomas yesterday. Some
OF the directors thought this would
be an improvement the company could well
afford 10 make. and az their suggestion
drew plans The idea all along has been.
however 10 build the tunnel at Gwinnett
and not at the Bolton street crossing II
was thought either stone or iron would
be the best and cheapest material with
which 10 build. and the estimates have
been made with a view 10 using either
material
While the tunnel project has not yet
been officially presented 10 the directors"
said Mr.. Thomas, arrangements are be-
ing made 10 do this. The plans have been
submitted to the Plant System. II the
railroad approves them. and VIII make
certain concessions. the plans VIII be laid
before the street railway directors and
the project discussed. cannot say
whether the directors favor a tunnel or
not"
what do you estimate it Will cost?"
Mr.. Thomas was asked.
Something less than $1,000" he re-
piled.
The Bolton street sewer which runs un-
der the Plant System tracks at the cross
ing, and the low elevation OF che railroad
tracks are in the way of a tunnel.
On this account, as well as the higher
grade at GEiunett street and the direct
line Of the latter street 10 the CoIlinsyilie
power house aud sheds and the COM
pany's new headquarters IL was decided TO
abandon the Bolton street line
The details OF the contemplated changes
are not known. but the plan outlined is
believed 60 have been decided upon in the
main.