The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-27
SOON AGREE ON A PLAN.
UNION STATION COMPANY DHEC-
TORs CONSIDERED Four DESIGNS.

within Ten Days, at the Most. "a De-
cision May BE Expectesi-Railroad
Omcinis aud Architects Who Met
and Discussed the Plans NcSter-
dny-Pre-idcnt ". W MnckRti Was
Authorized 90 Take stcps for the
sale and Removal Of the Houses
Vow Occupying the Depot site-lie
wan Also Arrange Tor the Com
strnctian of the Eight Miles OF
Approaches.
A meeting ~ The Savannah Union sta
ton Company waa held Yesterday a. the
ofncss ~ Nafslu " Anderson 10 consider
the four rslns. offered by as many archi-
te-ts fo1 th. d,pat the company viii erect
for tte use OF passenger trains o. The
thrr. roads represented iu the agreement
The sealoari Ar Line. tho Plant System
und ,te southern.
NO decision was reached President "
W Nackln OF tho Union station Compa-
~ said. after tho mectns. however. that
So g. probable that tho plan so b. follow
"a iu the erection 90 the hulidiug will be
selected within "a fcw days. ten days az
tho most
IL viii not ho necessary 20 mold another
meeting Ia pass upon thc matter. Those
attending the meeting yesterday made
their NOTES 81 the plans offered FOR their
inspection ana explained 20 Them by the
architects. and these notes win be- studied
and conells ions reached. possibly after
oonfer,nce or consultation with other Of
nrials OF the lines. a correspondence with
President Macklu Will then discover the
views OF tho directors Of the Union STA
ton Company. md the president will be
in p position 60 annouoce tho plan upon
which the station will De built
A che meeting were President ". W
Aaclenll reprcfentlng the Seahoard Air
Line. Third Vice President and General
Manager D. Cannon and Supi } y
Thorufeou of tho southern Railway. Gen
oral sJsperintondcnt W ~ nenham Mr.
w. l.. clay and chief Engineer Tutwiler
Of thc Plant system. Aiessrs O. l.. Norr-
man and Grant wilkins OF Atlanta. Frank
p MilbTn 81 Charlotte and Bradford L.
Gilbert OF Now York were the architects
who submitted designs ard who were pres
ent 60 explain them and make clear their
advantage.
and tho officials went carefully into the
work. considering the plans impartially
and seeking 60 discover the one that could
be selected and followed in the aoustruc-
ton Of me building 70 the greatest adj
vantage Of the company and best salts
faction 20 the public. II was not until
late in the afternoon that the work was
completed
The directors authorized President
Mackan 40 proceed with the necessary
steps for tho sole ana removal of the
houses thar now occupy the site OF the
depot. Some Of these viii probably b.
Hold 60 contractors as they stand 40 ho
demolished and carried away. while others
viii b. removed 10 adjacent property
owned hy che company
From nifty 20 sixty dwelling houses and
small stores occupy the site When ten-
ants have To- give them up there viii b.
demand for houses in other sections Of
the city. and the number that are vacant.
already small will be- greatly decreased
The president WAS also authorized 10
proceed with arrangements for the con
stfuction Of the eight miles OF tuck that
VIII De- necessary for the approaches 10
the depot Advertisement for bids for tho
work will probably be made shortly. II
4 not believed that tho construction vii.
b. unusually expensive. as the PRINCIPAL
grading viii be encountered at tho low
place just west Of where the dcpot will
b. located.