The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-22
TO DOUBLE-TRACK BARNARD.
PROPOSED CHANGE IN OPERATION
OF STREET RAILWAY SYSTEM.

Savannah. ThunderbOIt and Isle of
Hope Railway VIII Apply to Coun-
ell for Permission to Double Track
Barnard street and Build Switches
ON Whitaker-PIan Is to Operate
Line on Barnard and AbercOrn
Streets as a BeIt-ShuttIe Line on
Whitaker street Old Schedule
VIII Be RIM - General Manager
Lotion Virtually Admits Com
pany's Intention.
1t is believed that within two or three
weeks the City Council will be petitiOned
by the Savannah, Thunderbolt and Isle
of Hope Railway Company, for permits
sion to lay a second track on Barnard
street, and two switches on Whitaker
street. This action will be preliminary to
a change in the operation of abe lines of
ahe company.
Vice President J. H. Fall OF Nashville,
spent ten DAYS or more IN Savannah re-
Gently. investigating the affairs of the
company. 1t is understood that his visit
was for the purpose largely, of looking
into the changes in the method of opera
rion that are proposed, and chat its result
was TO make them an assured fact, so far
the intention of the company is con-
cerned 1t may be stated with almost ap-
solute positiveness. that unless the City
Council interposes an objection or refuses
10 grant the franchise. the changes will
be made.
1t is proposed to lay a second track on
Barnard street and then to operate the
cars on that street and Abercorn as a
belt, with double cracks all the way. The
connection with Whitaker street will be
abandoned and a shuttle tine on the same
schedule, viii be operated both ways be-
tween che Bay and Tenth street. By this
means the necessity that forces those liv-
ing west of Barnard to walk to Whitaker
street, when they wish 90 go south. and
those living east of Whitaker to walk to
Barnard or Abercorn, when they wish 10
go north, will be avoided.
With two switches on Whitaker street
the company believes il viii be enabled to
operate a seven and a half minute sched-
ule on that street. both ways. AS the
cars will run both ways on Barnard
street, the service north and south
through the center of the city will be
practically doubled.
General Manager Lotion. of the street
railway company, was seen by a Morning
News reporter yesterday and asked to
outline the intentions of his company on
this subject. While Mr.. Lotion practically
admitted that some thing of the sort was
being considered, he was not inclined to
enter into explanations of the companys
plan of operations.
THE company" said Mr.. Lotion, 'is
always ready to meet any new demand
for increased accommodations, that is
made by it's patrons and seems to the Of
ficers of the company to he just. 1t is
doubtless true that the operation of
double-track belt on Barnard and Whita-
ker streets and Of a shuttle line. running
both ways, on Whitaker street. would
serve to relieve the press of travel and
the patrons of the company Of the incon-
venience they have now TO undergo.
while j am not authorized to say
what course the company will take in
this matter, it is altogether probable that
If the necessity or even the strong advs-
ability of the proposed change is made
10 appear, the change will be made. 1t is
our effort 10 keep fully abreast of the
times and of the demands of the situation,
and I have no idea that President Par
sons or Wee President Fall will permit
an exception in this particular instance"
Nnen the present plan OF running cars
on the Abercorn- Barnard-W Whitaker belt
was insugurated there was a protest
When the company proposed TO solve The
problem by taking the cars off Whitaker
street entirely there was another protest
90 that finally the compromise measure
that has been in operation since was per-
united to go, While it is doubtless true
that the inconvenience resulting from cars
running one way on Barnard and Whita-
ker street, instead of both ways, was over
estimated. and thet the patrons of the
company have not experienced the annoy
ance they had fancled themselves GER
tain to undergo. the proposed change will
meet with popular faVor.i
The walk of an additional block in fair
and pleasant weather is no great matter
but when it rains or when the thermom-
efer is climbing toward the century mark
the residents along the streets through
which the car lines run do not care to
take 1t, when they chance TO want car
that runs in the opposite direction from
that on the street on which they live.