The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-29
TO AWARD THE CONTRACTS.
ACTUAL WORK ON THE G. & A.
TERMINALS SOON TO BEGIN.

Board of Directors of the Railroad
and the Terminal Company Have
Authorized President Williams TO
Contract for the Construction OF
the Extension From Meldrim 10
savannah and the Bridge That is
to Span the River-Plans OF the
Chief Engineer ApproVed-Ooh-
many VIII Advertise for Proposals
for Dredging and Driving Piles on
Hutchinson Island.
II will be but short time before the
contracts for the work of building inc
Georgia and Alabama's great terminals
ON hutchinson Island will have peeh lei
and the land across the Savannah river
,,,darqoine. a transformation into as COM
,,o.a and extensive a system of shipping
f,o,li4ias as Is to be found south of Baltl-
more.
Savanna hans are anxiously awaiting
the first stems toward construction, ana
there viii be general satisfaction When
the work that is to put part OF the
h,,slness of Savannah on the north SIDE
Of .ba river begins. The development OF
Tho commercial advantages that have lain
unused and the extension Of the citys
commerce that is to be wrought Will be
welcomed. 49,. %
A meeting of the board of directors of
the Georgia and Alabama Railroad ana
he Georgia and Alabama Terminal Com
In, was held yesterday morning at the
nornnanv's general offices. The president
rs authorized to contract Immediately
for tho construction of the extension OF
the railroad from Meldrim 70 savannah,
and also for the magnificent bridge that
is ia span the river near the old water
works station.
The directors also substantially approved
the plans for all the work that We're sub
ynttted nv Maj Johnson, chief engineer,
who will be in charge of the construction.
FOR some weeks the engineer, with con-
siderable force has been engaged in max
ing his plans and profles and he had his
work in fine shape to exhibit to the board
IT was further agreed that advertise
ments should be sent out soon for pro
posals for the dredging and piling inci-
dent TO the construction of the terminals
There will be four slips. and great deal
Of work Will be necessary, both in dredg-
ing and driving piling. It is said pneu-
matte dredges will be brought down from
the North These will make excavations
on a plan new to this harbor.
For the construction Of the railroad ex-
tension ard the bridge there viii be no
| advertisements. For some time the Off
cals have been IN correspondence witt
concerns that undertake such work, an
| it is believed that the constructions 0
both the extension and the bridge cal
be arranged without advertising for bids
President John SHELTON Williams OF
Richmond was al the meeting. The other
directors were Mr.. John D. stetson OF Ma
con; Mr.. ]. 3. Hoist Of Columbus; Mr.. ].
w. Sheffield Of Americus; Mr. Cecil Cab
bett, vice president and general manager;
Mr. w. w. Mackall, Mr. G. D.. Baldwin,
Capt. W. w. Williamson and Capt. John
Flannery.
Heretofore the directors have been de
layed in bringing matters to the conclu-
zion Of this meeting on account OF the
slowness OF the bill to authorize the con-
struction Of the bridge in passing the
houses of Congress. This obstacle was re-
moved few days ago, however and the