The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-09
MAY CHANCE ITS MIND.
Council VIII Consider She'll Road
Amendment "a second Time.

Amendment "a second Time.
1 Mayor Myers has called n meeting of
/ the City Council for 1870 O'Clock to-day
for tie purpose Of further consideration
Of the pending amendment 10 the charter
Of the Vernon Shell Road Company. This
action OF the Mayor is due TO a letter
which he received yesterday from Repre-
sentative LaRoche and also to a confer
ence between the Mayor and Mr.. D. 3.
Lester
Representative LaRoche stated that the
purpose Of the amendment had evidently
been misunderstood and that he had no
objections 10 changing it to meet the CD
lectious interpOsed by the Mayor and all
iertnen. Mr.. Lester proposed 10 the Mayor
thot he and such members of Council as
chose 20 do so should sign a petition TO
the Legis iature in line with the petition
OF the property owners along the White
Blum road 10 the effect that there would
be no objection to an amendment to the
shell road companys charter permitting
the construction Of a railway track along
either the extreme western or extreme
eastern edge of the road and eliminating
from the chdrter the privileges extended
the company as 10 the use of other roads.
Mr.. Testers idea in this was TO counter
act the action of Council in opposition to
duced. As the session of the Legislature
IS rapidly drawing to a close. Mr.. Lester
thought this was the sDeediest method of
counteracung Councils former action
Mayor Myers did not agree with Mr.. Les
ter however. He held that it would be
improper for the members of the board
to sign petition in reference to a matter
which had already been acted upon by the
board Neither did he consider the changes
named in the petition suggested by Mr.
Lester as entirely satisfactory.
No railroad track should be allowed
upon the Vernon Shell road" said Mayor
Myers, in speaking of the matter later
within half to three-qunrters Of a mile
Of the city The city has found it nee
essary once to move the shell road toll
gate back, and viii probably be called
upon to do so again in the near future
When we do we do not want to be called
upon to buy a railroad track along with
the road. The city has spent considerable
money 10 widening Bull street. for the
purpose of making it handsome avenue
II viii doubtless be necessary to extend
the street further southwark in the next
few years. and when this is done we do
not want its appearance married by rail-
road"
AT Mr.. Lestere request, however, the
Mayor agreed to c al the Council together
to-day, 90 give further consideration 10
the matter, and it Is possible that a salts
factory understanding viii be reached.
The property owners along the White
Bluff Road are showing their interest in
the proposed railroad by freely signing the
petitions for a change in the shell road
oompany'e charter to permit the construc-
ton. second petition was forwarded to
Atlanta last night, with the following
signatures attached, all the parties being
property owners along the road or in its
vicinity: George Mack. D. H Ulmer, r
s. Nell, Mrs. Louisa Braun, Gus Braun,
II. M. Bliss, Frank Bliss William F. Rem
dant. J. F. Hinely, l.. p. Hart j. W
Conner, George w. Thompson. Mrs. A. ].
Chapman, w. T. Belford, Mrs Bewan, c.
L. Cooper. Augustus Barrie Walter Mey-
Ter, w. H. Connerat Mrs w. S. Conner
at, Mrs. NJ. Y. Henderson, G. BeviH. p.
NJ. Dougan. c. f. Wall. F. NJ. Wall. L.
j. Wise, W. s. Rockwell. L. A. FalNgant
r. d. Mann, d. b. Fedderwitz, James F.
Furlong. George Schwarz T. p Wright.
/. ]. Letter, Paul Clark, John Derst. ia
cob Cohen, Nancy I. Gartend.
There are two other lists out which are
said 10 have been numerously signed, and
which viii doubtless be forwarded to At
lanta to-day