The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-29
UNION DEPOT AGREEMENT.
REPORT or THE COMMITTEE con-
FIRMED by COUNCIL.


Acre, to Close Wilson Street,
Change the Location of West
boundary Street and Gives a 100
Foot Right of Way Through Its
Springfield Lands, BeSides Allow
fms. an S-Foot EncrOnchment On
Roberts Street.-The Railroad VIII
Bear All the Expense of These
Changes and Make Nuraber of
Concessions on Their Part.
TIE City Council, al recess meeting
Id yesterday afternoon, confirmed the
agreement entered into by the special
committee and the railroads interested
in the Uni3n depot project.
The Council spent fully an hour and
half in COMMITTEES of the Whole, discuss
ing the report of the committee and an
ordinance submitted by rhe House Drain
age Committee, providing for sewer con-
neetion with the new system Of drainage.
1t was after O'Clock when the doors Of
the Mayors office were thrown open and
a report by the Comni ttee of the Whole,
recommending that an agreement be en-
tered into by the Mayor with the Union
depot petitioners on the basis of the memo
ted on motion by Alderman Mills.
The agreement is between the Mayor
and Alderman Of the first part,
and Samuel Spencer. F. $.
Cannon, Robert G. Erwin. William l..
Cay John Shelton Williams and William
W.Mackall. of the second part. The agree
ment covers a great many points and oc-
cupies seven pages of closely typewriter
matter. The Special Committee of Coun-
Gil, to which the matter was referred. and
Mr.. w W. Mackall and other representa-
tves of the railroads, have been at work
upon the matter for months. Most of the
essential features of the agreement have
been previously given in the Morning
News from time to time.
The city sells 90 the petitioners the
twelve acres of land Immediately west
of Cemetery street and north of Gwin-
nett street, and also lots S. and &C and
the north half of lot 67 Springfield PLAN
tation. a total of about sixteen acres. at
$500 an acre. This is somewhat less than
the price first demanded by the city. The
city reserves a lot on Gwinnett street, 100
by 100 feet. containing the large arte
sian well on that street. and also the
LOT at the southeast corner of the twelve
acre plot. south of the northern line of
Roberts street. The drainage of this
property is TO be looked after by the pur-
chasers and must be acceptable to the
city.
The city grants TO the petitioners a
right-of-way one hundred feet wide
through it's land ON the SPRING
field plantation and through the
northern part of the wafer works tract
to Stiles avenue, up to which point rights
have already been obtained from pri-
waite parties. A twenty-foot opening is
to be left at some point along this right
-.
bles. The railroad people agree 10 make
an acceptable grade on Stiles avenue,
and also at their own expense, to raise
the grade of the tracks leading co the
coal bins at the water works so as to
make the bins accessible to their cars.
The depot people agree to construct, at
their own expense, two wooden wagon
bridges. or one iron bridge, across the
Springfield canal. east of fhe water works
lot and south Of the proposed right-of-
way, at points TO be selected by the city.
They also agree to fence in the portions
reserved from the lots sold by the city.
The petitioners are to lower the grade
of Gwinnett street at the crossing Of the
track to Southover Junction and to carry
their tracks across On bridges, The bridges
to- have an elevation of fourteen feet in
the clear. with a central span, giving a
clear opening Of forty feet for the road
way proper, with openings of about TWEEN
~ feet on each side for sidewalks and
grass plats.
The city agrees to close Wilson street
between Stewart and Roberts streets and
grants to the petitioners the right to use
the closed portion OF Wilson street. on
condition that they defray the
cost OF opening Cohen street, es-
timated at S1,140. The city also
agrees to change the location of a por-
ton of West Boundary street between
Roberts street and the northern line of
the twelye-aere lot and 10 relocate the
street so as to make il run west, along
the northern line of this lot, and thence
south to the western line of the lot on
Gwinnett street The use of the closed
portion of West boundary street is
granted TO the petit onsrs.
The tracks leading westward from the
dspot are 20 b. carr ed over the
newly located portion of West
Boundary street on bridges. In
consideration of the Sc grants and priv
ileges, including the relocating of West
Boundary street. the petitioners agree to
open and extend Roberts street across
the twelve-acre lot purchased by them
from the city, to a connection with Gwin-
nett street. The land needed for the relo-
cation OF West Boundary street for a
width of ffty feet is to be taken from
the twelve-acre iract, and the closed por-
ton of West Boundary is 60 be included
in the measurement of the twelve-acre
lot and paid for at the price agreed upon
toners at their expense and under the
supervision of the Committee on Streets
aud Lanes.
The city grants to the petitioners the
right to extend their property line along
the north side OF Roberts street for a dis
tance Of eight feet over the space now
used as a sidewalk, but which has thus
far never been recognized and treated as
such by the city.a The right to lower the
grade Of Roberts street Alongside the de-
pot properly in accordance with the plans
submitted, is granted, IL being required
that a retaining WAL shall be built along
the south side of Roberts street wherever
the street is depressed. the wan TO be ter
feet distant from the property line and 10
extend two feet above the leve. of the
sidewalk. Convenient steps leading from
the Sidewalk TO the street level are to be
placed at intervals of 300 feet.
The city agrees as part of the con-
deratiCn fer the payments eyre to be
made. ana the Obligations assumed by the