The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-01
OPPOSED TO THE TRACKS.
PROTESTS AGAINST GRANTING WEIR
NON SHELL ROADS PETITION.


test Against street Car Line on
Park Avenue and Bull Street.
Property Owners and Business
Firms on Bay and River Streets
Object to Any Interference With
the Operation of the Railway on
River street-E4as Been a Benefit
and Not Detriment to Property
They HoId-T. N. Hopkins of Thom-
asviIle, Wants Compensation for
Injuries.
Several property owners petitions have
been filed with the clerk of Council and
will come before the meeting tomorrow
night. The property owners on Lincoln
street. or some of them at least, are OPP
posed to having a street railway on that
street as petitioned for by the Vernon
Shell Road Company. The Bull street
property owners are also preparing pro-
test
The board of managers of the Telfair
Hospital have filed a protest to Council
through Chairman James NJ. Dixon of
the Street and Lane Committee, express
ing its opposition to allowing a street
railway line on Park avenue. The petit
ton states that the hospital being locat-
ted at the southwest corner of Drayton
and Park avenue, with Duffy street in
the rear, already has street railway line
in its rear and the noise of the heavy
travel on Drayton street to contend with
on the east. II is respectfully urged that
a street railway line on Bull street and
Gar
annoyance and would be great misfort-
une to the hospital. The petition is signed
by Mrs. Louisa Porter Minis, president,
and the memebers of the board of man
ayers.
The petition filed at the last meeting
OF Council, from several owners and
agents of office property on the north
side of Bay street, urging Council to pro-
hibit the use of steam locomotives there
and to otherwise restrict the operations
or the railway on that street, will be
met by counter petition from a num-
Der Of business houses and property own
ers on River street and the north side
of Bay street, who object to any further
interference with the railway by Coun-
ell.
The petitioners state that they have
never found the railway in any way detri-
mental to their properly or annoying or
eXasperating to their tenants, as COM
planned OF by the other petitioners. They
apprehend no danger from sparks from
locomotives and cite the fact that no
such damage has resulted during the
several years that the track has been
operated on the street. They assert that
instead of proving a detriment, the line
has proved a distinct advantage to prop
erty, enhancing lis rental value, and that
in many cases it has become Indispensable
to the full and profitable use of the prop
erty along the line.
The petitioners assert that, if the rail-
way is not already fully protected in its
rights 10 the street, it would be contrary
to the dictates of the soundest public
policy to int. fere with 1t now They fur
Their assert that, uniting as 1t does now,
through The most convenient and least
harmful route, two Of the most i'm 9ortant
railroad systems entering the city, it has
accomplished something long desired by
the business public for the fur,herance Of
passenger travel and traffic, and to have
this purpose frustrated because a few
operty own RS may apprehend some flu
tnre detriment or annoyance would be a
pub,h calamity.
T. N. Hopkins, of Thomasville, through
his attorneys. Gignill att & Stubs, notifies
the Council that on Nov. 20, viii walking
on Bay street in front of the store of j .
E. Grady & Sons, he found the sidewalk
blocked by skids, and, in eneeavoriig to
lass, that he fell and broke a tendon in
his leg, from which he suffered for three
weeks, being attended by DR.. J. G.. Jar
rel He contends that the accident was
due to the negligence CT the city in not
having its streets In proper ndition. The
petition states that Mr.. Hopkins does not
care to file suit II the city is disposed to
compensate him in a reasonable amount
and suggests that the matter be referred
to the city attorney for settlement.