The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-27
MAY GO TO HIGHEST BIDDER.
COLLINS OFFERS $1,000 ron MONT
GoMERY STREET.

posed 60 Sc Put Upon the vernon
shell Road Company-Protest Prom
Price street Property Oyvners-No
Vote Taken and the Entire Matter
wiz go before the Committee OF
the whole Jan. ..
The City Council may put the much
talked-of Montgomery and Price stree,
railroad franchise up at auction and sell
81 20 the highest bidder
That is the proposition o. Alderman
jones NJ Dixon and Mr. ]. s. Collins has
already made a bid OF 900 Tor the fran
chise on Montgomery street alone.
Those were In brief the propositions
which confronted Council. last night and
caused action on the matter 90 be dee
ferrcd. II was on this account that the
street railroad franchises which are being
oppiied for by the Vernon shell Road
Company. represented by SIR. y. y les
ter and by SIR. j. $. collins were not
voted on by Counal last night as had
been expected.
The primary reason for Councils falling
20 acs was the proposition from Mr. cob
Inns. In which he offered the city $500 Tor
the franchise from Waters avenue and
Anderson street and on Montgomery 10
Bay street. Internationally
Another reason was that Alderman
Dixon offered a resolution che purport Of
which was that The desired franchise be
put up az auction and soid 90 the highest
bidder.
The result OF thess new propositions
was that all resolutions relating 20 the
franchise in question were referred TO the
Committee of the Whole which VIII meet
ON Jan. 90 consider the whole question.
Mr. Collins proposition. which proved
the most interesting feature Of the fran
chise question. was submitted 10 Council
IN caucus. Mr.. Collins objected 10 the APP
parent tendency 90 delay action on che
franchise. He made his proposition as
follows:
III Council viii give me the franchise
from Waters avenue and Anderson street
10 Montgomery. Montgomery 90 Bay
street. uncondiuonally. Ia consideration
therefor will pay into the city treasury
tho sum Of 5000 n this Is not satlsfac-
tory. am willing TO enter into an agree
ment with Council 70 allow the Vernon
Shell Road Company 20 use the tracks
which ! propose 20 lay on Montgomery
street upon an equitable basis"
Mr. Collins called attention g the road
he owns on Dale avenue 10 Thunserbott
lie has no disposition to interfere with
The Vernon Shell Rosd Company. he said.
bur fas that Council should aid him IN
giving the public an additional road to
Fhuudefbolt. lie also called attention 10
the fact that the southeastern section OF
the city r. practically without street ran.
road facilities.
\ resolution by Alderman Mills was
read proposing that the Vernon Shell
Road Company be given the franz
chise IL asked for on certain
conditions. The resolution provided
that this company be- given a franchise
for the use Of the following streets for
connection with the line 70 White Blum
Troru the Vernon Shell Road and Forty
second strees, running west on Forty
second - West Broad. north on West
Broad 70 Andersen. east on Anderson 20
Montgomery. north on Montgomery TO
Bryan. east on Bryan 20 Barnard. on the
west side OF Barnard north 90 Bay. on
the north Do OF Bay cast 20 Price south
on Price 20 Plant. along Plant 20 Habcr-
sham. along Habcrsham across the tracks
81 the Plant system south 90 Estill ave-
nue. and along Estil avenue 20 the point
% beginning
The conditions prescribed arc. IN brief
% follows: The tracks shall be laid under
the direction OF the Committee on Streets
many must agree To remove lie toll gate
south Of any future extension Of tine cJg-
porate limits OF the city without cost TO
che ctty. that the company may use cleo
tricity As "A motive power. that the COM
pany shall be bound by Culture ordinances
and such property and specific taxes for
the use Of said streets ~ may be decided
upon hy Council: that the privileges
granted under the conditions named
must he accepted within sixty days OF the
passage Of the resolution. and In the event
Of acceptance the company must give
bond IN the sum Of S.0o0 conditioned for
tho completion o. the solid railroad
through the streets named ana 20 " White
Blum Within twelve months from the date
Of acceptance not including the time
barred by sanitary regulations. The teu-
dering az tho bond required shall be re-
garded ~ IN acceptance by the company
or the franchise and the conditions named.
The amendment to this resolution by
Alderman Thomas provided that the COM
pauy should instead Of building another
track on Bay street ne ono OF the tracks
already there when the right to do 50 IS
acquired by condemnation or otherwise.
The rest Of the amendment provided for
spur track from Mon gomery and -
Julian streets 70 the market and for such
turnout tracks as may be needed until
the right to operate "a holt Is secured
Their came Alderman Dixon = fesoin-
ton which IS as follows.
Received that the several petitions
asking for franchise now before Coun-
ell be refused
Resolved further that the franchises
on Montgomery and Price streets be auc-
toned on TO the highest bidder the min
lmum price 10 be- placed 10 five thousand
05etW dollars. the purchaser " said
franchise 60 agree 60 abide by any and all
conditions placed on said railroad company
hv the Mayor and Aldermen OF the city
or Savannah and be subject 70 such as
sessmeuts and taxes. property. business.
| specific. mileage or othcrl as Council
may require IN rs tax ordinances.
Tho only other paper in connection with
the franchise question was a petition from
Hon. John J. McDouough and sixteen
other property owners on Price street
protesting against tho granting Of any
| franchise 90 a street railroad on that
street
These new features IN connection win
| the franchise question caused Comnrii
20 stoD and further consider the matter.
though the intention had been 10 vo.e
upon e last night. An % the resolutions
and petitions connected with the matter
were therefore referred 20 the Committee
Of the Whole. and tho question will %
taken up for thorough consideration The
franchise question may he decided at that
time. and then again it may not.