The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-28
TO IMPROVE SOUTH POINT.
TO ~ COW ERTED INro = PARK
NJ STREET RAILWAY COMPANY.

"a Handsome park-Ihe old Fortih-
.,,o.. ,.,ui Ne prr.~rved and
,., NJ.
n""e F"'' OF '"'
for the BufidiBE Vow Ia the Hands
OF Architect Urban aud work VIII
a.. -. - No.,
49,.
The savannah. Inunderaot anu -a'' "
Hope Railway r. planning % make eA.'N-
I sfvo lrnprovernerft al T.undrrdoIt dur.as
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Use o. large pnFt oi i-1'"' ''.' '''.
the Railway Company intends To convert
I 10 into a park for fhe use % the patrons
I % its lines
~, 1910, e,.,.ts.. -, ,,...,,.,., eIrtt ana
nine acres az the extreme tnNihefh emo =
I Thundsrbo.f and has frontage 20 Tho
northeast ana eaet on Wilmington river
and ON me s,,,,, ,,3 .o,,,l,ye,s. c,erIoa,.s
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''e H"TsA to"'r'a l'ie - ROPE ~" Pr
Ing open 90 these directions is aiwaYs
a cool and breezy place.
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pavilion whore OH ifs patrons vii be wei-
come TO make thomse.vea al home The
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'"'t" p''i'o h front with ihH eoluini'-
running through 20 the caves ard wide
piazzas viii alrrourd the entire buf.5trr
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's-e 81 ladies' ana children. except on
special occasions. On the ars' aoor VIII
b. r. ham wlth a stage and lt is probable
that iu connection with other street rail-
e.a,,. g. ,s.. -,.,-- 100. g.,. -.
-"i'faii's vii 10 ehgagfd 70 present dit-
leI'". P'HAe curing ihe summer The de-
s's" lot me nuiihng was made hy MF
yYnh '".'ln stevens OF Portland ana Af.
~. "l ms eiil-
Aho'her feature OF the place Viii BE- a
-. '.""se Win .afse Halt water s"lm-
,"lNb pool Ah' design Tor tho grounds s
ling pI'i"''a ~ SIT. = " b3wait 2.
Unknown landscape orehiieef 81 Bos-
ton and the intention is 20 have the en-
'te arsa laid out with paths, lawns ami
shi uobeFy' ana every eudeatQr Will tie
"l"Nt 70 make me park a. oeautfll as
possible X is quite likely mat che COM
r'"s w, pu' in l"tse eleetrie fountain
lot Illumination a. night. various other
sources oi amusement VIII be provided
A. the neslnning OF the war fort ~
'"Hsluerabir extent was quilt on the Point
'Nd u h saId that Gen. Robert =. Ice
h!msef selected the site. A large part
OF tne ehrthWorks OF the fort sti4 exist
ih so"l state OF preservation. and In HN-
.H@ up the park al Of the fort viii hc
Aept JUST az II IL, because Of the histori-
ca. associations.
me Town Council ~ ThundcrboIt has
granted the street railway company the
I Iishi 10 extend rs line TO the point. a dis
lance OF about 30 yards from the present
terminus OF the line. and this will be- done
/ as soon as the question Of right 81 way
/ with Two or three intervening property
/ owners can be adjusted. 4 force OF hands
/ mas been "a work az the FONT for The
/ iaft several days. clearing away the
weeds and uuderhrush. and the work unoo
/ the permanent Improvements IS expected
/ 10 begiu within a week or ten DAYS The
/ lumber and other mn.eri4ls for tho work
I have already been ordered.
Mr. Henry Urban has his Office In tho
/ Proviicut building the plans for the pavil.
I ion md other improvements m tho Point
/ Tho plans show that the building viii me
sent quite handsome appearance as
I Wei ms De % considerable size Tho ma
I 900 hight with large portico fu front ana
-'-i"'i piazza running around the entire
.'.'ii 90. s.'t water swimming pool
ord wi,b ,s-v 80. -, ~. .hs f'F'I
/ thai GOOD swimmers nod NOT r'rero
/ thetnssIves 20 tho r-ol 4 r,f+ u{-1 h, h.,
/ Gated in the river c1nvrrfso,f,. 49, ~
/ rnof FOR tb, o4.......f.....