The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-18
TROLLEYS IN WEST END SOON.
OVERLAPPING OLD SUBURBAN
AND WEST END LINE.

No Efforts VIII BE Made other Than
10 serve Residcnts-GeneraIM Mana
ger Lotion Has Ordered All Nee
essary Material. Which lie Expects
in Time for Completion of the
Branch in Two or Three Weeks.
The Line to Isle of Hope to BE
Changed-WiH Run Via Gwinnett
street and Waters ROad-Transfer
of Rolling stock to Gwlnnett street
stations.
General Manager Lotion has ordered
the material to put the Suburban and
West End branch in running order as a
trolley line, and expects within the next
two or three weeks to be operating cars
on that line There are many changes to
be made before the line can be used, but
Mr.. Lotion intends to push the work until
it is ready to operate.
steel crossings and curves and other
material have been ordered though the
heavy demand being made upon the mills
at present will doubtless delay filing the
order. This material viii be used in the
complete overhauling it Will be necessary
to give the road before it can be operated.
The gauge will be changed to conform to
that OF the Savannah. Thunderbolt and
Isle of Hope Railroad the overhead con-
structlon will be given general over
hauling, and the roadbed in many places
will be improved.
1t is not the intention of the street rail-
way TO run West End cars into the city.
J., hin
where passengers for the West End will
be transferred. The company finds il 10
its interest to transfer at that point, as
the market house is always open, and,
with the exception of seats, 1t will fur
nish a model waiting station. The COM
pany cannot erect seats and use the mar
ket house for this purpose, of course, I'M
der its present contract with the city but
passengers will not have to be requested
70 avail themselves of the accommoda-
tons il Will offer in rough weather
While il is believed the operation of the
trolley car service to the West End Will
contribute largely to the development of
that section, the street railway is not apt
to make any effort at establishing a resort
there. The company will be satisfied with
meeting the wants Of its patrons. and will
probably make no special effort to i'm
prove its business aside from the improve
ment the service win bring.
All the company VIII undertake at
present. said General Manager Lotion,
viii be 70 get the line good working
order. Just how many cars We will run
out there has not been determined vet
but we VIII put on a sufficient number to
properly transfer the people. There will
not be any determinations. The people
IN the West End VIII be served as well a
those residing ia the city. The track will
not be extended to the Hermitage at pres
ent, or TO any other point" he said. Our
suburban resorts are Thunderbolt and Isle
of Hope. and efforts 10 establish another
would doubtless prove unsuccessful. How
ever, there are a number of attractive
places, the Hermitage, Jasper Springs and
other points, which are interesting. They
are ideal places for picuics, and if put in
proper condition, would doubtless draw
crowds. 1t viii be the policy of the street
railway to help develop the West End as
far as possible by giving to those who re-
side out there tAe best service we can
put uD."
Another change the company is under
stood to have agreed upon is the extern
sion of its tracks on Waters road across
| Estill avenue. and as far as the Waters
road and City and Suburban crossing. The
present City and Suburban line from that
point 10 the Whitaker and Tenth street
Junction VIII De abandoned ana Isle OF
Hope and Montgomery travel will be out
Gw.nnett street and Waters road to the
new junction and then on the present line
General Manager Lotion has been en-
gagged during the last few days superin-
tending the transfer of the company's roll
/ ing stock to the Gwinnett street stations.
/ This has been finished, and hereafter all
! equipment Of this kind will be stored and
| repaired al Gwinnett street. This will be
| a great convenience to the company it is
/ stated.
| The new station has every convenience
/ for the dispatch of the companys mechan-
! ical business. The machinery throughout
/ is of the latest pattern, and includes all
! that Is necessary for the repairing and
/ building of cars. With a view to building
! its own cars in future the company has
not spared expense. Mr.. Lotion said, N
properly equippng its shops. Besides the
mechanical department. dormitories have
/ been arranged for conductors and motor
/ times to take charge of cars, which will
/ street station as formerly.
The Bolton street station will be used
/ hereafter as the general offices of the com.
pany, the same as it has been for some
time past. The offices and the power
house is all that remains there, the force
of motormen and conductors being the de-
! partment which has been moved out 10
Gwnnett street.
The process Of abandoning the use of the
Whitaker street property as a terminal has
| been going on for some time
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