The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-08
THE DAMAGES ARE ASSESSED.
In Erection of Postal's Line Between
Albany and VnldOsta.


The assessors for the condemnation of
the right OF way of the Savannah, Flor
ida and Western Railway Company by
the Postal Telegraph-Cable Company, filed
their report in the Superior Court yester-
day The majority report finds for the
railway company 5000 damages.
The telegraph company seeks to con-
denim what is needed of the railway com
panys right of way for the erection of a
telegraph line between Albany and Thorn
asville and Thomasvlhe and Valdosta, a
distance In all of l02 miles. The railway
company sought to have the condemna-
ton proceedings enjoined, but Judge Fall
ligant denied the injunction.
In the condemnation proceedings the
telegraph company appointed Mr.
Charles f. Preudergast assessor, the rail-
way company appointed Mr.. Pope Barrow
and the two thus appointed chose Mr..
Charles II Dorset. Full evidence on the
subject of the contemplated method of
constructing the line of telegraph, its
probable or possible interference with the
operation or maintenance of the road and
the direct and consequential damages was
heard by the assessors.
The report submitted directs that the
poles OF the LtleBIdpu COMPANY are " w
twenty-five feet in length and one foot in
diameter at the base They are TO be
grounded five feet and to be 1877 feet apart
and are to be planted not more than six
feet from the outer edge of the right of
way They are not to be erected in such
manner as will interfere with the opera
ton of trains and in case it is necessary
in the future, because of the establish
ment of switches or spur tracks by the
81 foIs a.1a or nv
is to make such changes in its lines as
may be rendered necessary. Wherever the
telegraph lines crosses the track it is to
be underground.
The majority report of the assessors is
signed by Messrs. Barrow and Dorsett
| and awards to the Savannah. Florida and
Western Railway Company 5000 as dam
ages for whatever of it's property will
| be taken 1t finds no consequential dam
| ages to the rest of the right of way no
| taken, nor to the property of the company
Mr.. Prendergast. the assessor appoint
1 ed by the telegraph company, dissent
from the report of his associates and finds
that the telegraph company should pay
| only 1880 Mr.. Prendergast finds that
! there will be no consequential damage
from the erection of the telegraph poles
and the strnging of the wires to the prop
erty of the railway, and that the tele
graph company should pay only for tn
property II actually takes. This indeed
is the conclusion reached by the other as
SCISSORS, but they place a higher vaiu'
upon the property than does Mr.. Prem
| dergast.
If either the telegraph company or thu
railway company objects to the award o
the assessors it has a right to file its oh
iections in court. These will be heard by
the court and the award of the assessors
either approved or disapproved. 1t is no
known whether or not the parties at inter
est find the award satisfactory. The rail
way company probably does not. as in iii
proceedings to restrain the condemnation
it stated that the damage done by thu
erection of the telegraph line would d.
| inestimable.