The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-09-27
TURNED ALL DOWN
NOT ONE OF THE PETITIONERS
GIVEN THE FRANCHISE.
ROUTE THAT IS SET FORTH.
FOR DISPOSAL BY THE CITY FOR A
GOOD, ROUND SUM.


Was Made by the streets and Lanes
Committee-Stipulatio That n
Company Securing the Franchise
Must Meet-COpies of the Report
VIII he Considered at Their Leis-
ure by AIdermen-Letter From ID.
b. Lester.
The recommendation of the Streets
and Lanes Committee of Council that
none of the street railway franchises
asked for be granted was read with
other recommendations at the special
meeting of the City Council yesterday.
The aldermen were in caucus only
very short while and did not go into
open meeting. No very extended con-
sideration was given the report of the
Streets and Lanes Committee, 1t being
decided to have copies of the report
made and delivered this morning. The
following was the report of the commit
tee:
THE Committee on Streets and Lanes,
to whom were referred sundry petit
tons of sundry parties for franchises
for street railways in the streets of the
city of Savannah, having carefully
considered all of said petitions and the
several routes requested, beg to report
and recommend as follows:
THAT none of the franchises prayed
for be granted.
THAT a franchise to use the portions
of the streets of the city of Savan-
nah hereinafter designated for street
railroad purposes be offered for sale to
the highest bidder at a minimum price
of S75, 900. $4,000 to be paid in certi-
fled check to accompany the bid, $4,000
in thirty days and the balance in sixty
days from the acceptance of the bid.
THAT the right to use the portions of
the streets hereinafter designated be
coupled with the condition that the en-
tire route hereinafter mentioned shall
be built at once, so as to make COM
plete connected system, and with the
further condition that all portions of
said route outside of the Incorporated
limits Of the city of Savannah shall
be secured and the said street railway
along said portions of said route shall
be built before any portion within the
inco. porated limits of said city is built
That the route to be covered by said
railway shall be as follows Price
street. from Bay street to Anderson
street one track and switches; Bay
street from Price street west to the
city limits, one track on the north side
of the street; Montgomery street, from
Bay street to King street, two tracks;
King street, from Montgomery street
TO Bull street, and Estill avenue, two
tracks, Estill avenue, from Bull street
to Waters road, one track and
switches; Waters road, from Estill av-
enue to Park avenue, one track; Park
avenue, from Waters road to Price
street, two tracks; Lincoln street from
Anderson street to Thirty eighth
street, one track; Thirty-eighth street,
from Lincoln street to Waters road, one
track; Anderson street, from Price
street to Montgomery street. two
tracks; Charlton street, from Price
street to Montgomery street, two
tracks. And so much of said track on
the north side of Bay street as will lie
between Whitaker street and Price
street shall be removed at the expira-
ton of three years from the time the
same is laid. said time be-
ing allowed within which the
purchasers of the franchise dealt
with herein may condemn for the
use of their cars one or more of the
tracks now laid on Bay street, between
said two points.
THAT the purchasers of said fran
chise, their successors or assigns, shall
bona fide begin the construction of said
system over said route within ninety
days from the date of the acceptance
of their bid and shall completely fin
ish the same and commence the opera
ton of cars thereon within eighteen
months from the date of the accept
ance of said bid, and failing therein
the franchise herein referred to shall
cease and determine and the amount
paid therefor shall be retained by the
city.
THAT the purchasers of said fran
chise shall give transfers from any
one point on said route or line herein
designated to any other point thereon.
THAT said street railway and the
owners of the franchise shall be sub
ject> to all police and other ordinances
now in force or that may be hereafter
enacted for the regulation and proper
conduct of the business of street rail-
ways in the city of Savannah.
THAT the owners of said franchise,
their successors and assigns, shall con-
tinue to operate their cars over the
entire route above designated at all
times and failure to operate any por-
ton of said route shall result in a
forfeiture of the franchise.
THAT said railway and the owners
thereof, their successors or assigns,
shall be subject to all such taxes,
whether assessed on franchises, track,
mileage, income, cars or other prop
erty, or on the right to do business. In
the city of Savannah as may be now
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ed.
THAT an ordinance be prepared for
adoption by the Mayor and aldermen
of the city of Savannah in Council
assembled embodying the recommen-
dations hereinbefore set out and pro-
viding for the method of bidding for
the franchise herein dealt with and
for protecting the rights of the public
and the municipality in the premises.
Many communications from Mr.. d.
B. Lester, one of the five petitioners
for franchise, have been received by
Council. The number was increased by
the following, which was received yes
terday and referred to the Committee
of the Whole
Gentlemen: If the report of the
Streets and Lanes Committee on the
franchise question is anything
like the statement made IN
this mornings News, hope
that your honorable body will consider
tt'seriously before it is allowed to pass.
Any limitation placed upon the fran
schise, any price put upon the franchise
or any restrictions prohibiting COM
Pete system will deprive Savannah of
an enterprise that will be one of the
greatest developers that our city has
ever had.
You gentlemen know that Mr. Par
sens now has a perpetual franchise
upon nearly every street in our city of
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