The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-12
TO FURNISH SEPARATE SEATS.
STREET RAILWAY WILL COMPLY
WITH THE STATE LAW.


warsaw Town Council Changes Its
Demand for Separate Cars for the
Races TO Separate Seats-The De-
mnnd Complied With-No Arrests
of street Railway Employees and n
Compromise of differences he
tween ThunderbOIters and Car
Line in Sight.
The authorities OF the town of Warsaw
changed their tactics yesterday and in
stead Of requiring the street railway com
pany TO furnish separate cars or compart-
mcnts for white and colored passengers,
demanded that separate seals should be
provided for the races and that the MEM
bers of both should be directed to occupy
them. There was no notice TO this effect
served upon the company, but it neverthe-
less began an immediate compliance.
Indeed, the state law requires that this
should be done and the street railway peo-
pie have. they claim, never been averse
10 complying with its provisions, though
they have never compiled with them. II
is their contention that they have always
been willing to do what they can to carry
out the law, and they only object to being
forced to meet demands that the law does
not exact and that are in their nature
impossible.
There was no trouble at Thunderbolt or
arrests of street railway employees, and
il is altogether improbable that there will
be any. Representatives of both sides
have discussed the question and have vir-
tually agreed upon a compromise. On its
part the street railway officials agree to
do everything in their power 20 separate
the races by providing different seats, ana
the authorities of the town have stated In
return that they shall not require comph-
ance with impossible conditions. This Is
the state in which the matter now stands.
When Mr.. Walter P. LaRoche, attorney
of the town OF Warsaw, was seen, he re-
iterated the expressions of good faith and
good intentions on the part Of the town
authorities that have previously been CIV
en- in the Morning News He stated that
the animus of the movement was nst spite,
but that it had for It's basis the fact that
Thunderbolt was rapidly becoming ne
gro resort attracting largely the worse
class of the colored population, and that
the town authorities had determined TO
put a stop to it in every way in their
power
nothing to do with the movement TO Sc
cure the renewed use of tickets to Thun-
derbolt," said MIR. LaRoche, but is urg-
cd by the complaints that have been made
of the constant ill-conduct of the negroes
who frequent the resort on Sundays. There
is at Thunderbolt a vaudeville house that
attracts the worse behaved members of
the race, that incites them to drunken
ness and provokes all their i'll traits. The
actions of these negroes on the cars re-
turning to the city has caused numerous
complaints, and we desire to retain the
better and not the worse class of patrons
of the resort"
II gather from an interview with Mr..
Lotion appearing in the Morning News,
that he ascribes the action of the town
authorities 10 the action of the road in
disseminating the sac of tickets and inau-
guraung the payment Of a fiat fare to al,
the suburban resorts reached by its lines.
He is greatly mistaken. IL is evident
from the context that he dates our alleged
Lack of kindly feeling for the road from
the time of the suit brought by Mr. Emile
Sylvan, who has sued the company be-
cause of It's failure to accept one OF the
tickets on the day after 1t was issued and
sold. As a matter of fact Mr.. Sylvan
has no connection with the municipality
OF Warsaw, and we have no concern with
any action that he has taken. He does
not live in the town, nor does he board
the cars within its corporate limit, and any
action he has taken has been inspired by
himself only and not by any member OF
the Town Council or any of its officers"
Every respectable element that Is ac-
cuslotned to go to Thunderbolt Is behind
us in this movement. The members OF
the Yacht Club are in full and complete
sympathy with all that we have done
with them 1t has reached such pass that
they dare not bring the members of their
families to Thunderbolt on Sundays. be.
cause of the fact that in coming back &c
town they would be compelled 10 observe
them wedged In among a crowd of drunk.
en- negroes and within ear shot of theil
profane and insulting language. No pos
sible state of affairs could be worse anC
we propose 10 do what we can to break
Il up"
$50 far as the injunction goes" saiC
Mr.. LaRoche. I'VE intend 20 enforce the
provisions of the state law on the subjec
OF street railways, that 1t does not at al
prevent us from doing. We cannot un
der the law require that separate car;
or compartments should be furnished bu
We can and shall require that the con
ductors on the cars designate differen
seats for white and colored passenger
and demand that they occupy them. i
the company does not see that this Il
done, It's conductors and motormen will
be arrested and placed in Jail"
THE provisions of the law on this sub
ject have never been observed, but we in
tend 70 see that they shall be. They ar,
observed in other cities OF the state, ant
there Is no good reason why an equal,
favorable and agreeable condition of af
fairs should not be the case in Savannah.
In the position now occupied by the au
thorities of the town may be noticed
complete abandonment Of their former con
tentions. What these contentious and tn
demands springing therefrom Were ma,
be best understood by glance al the lette
sent last Thursday 10 the general manage
OF the company. The letter is as follows
u am instructed by the Mayor and al
dermen OF the town OF Warsaw to Motif,
you that on and after the 10Th day of Sep
tender. 1893, the railroad shah furnsl
separate cars for white and colored pas
sengers, running into The sad town on sal
cars. or to provide separate compartments
50 as TO divide the white passengers iron
the colored. You win find in the code O
Georgia a stale law TO that effect" Iii
signed by MIR. y. j, Mclntre clerk of III