The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-27
TEAMS IN THE PARK
ROADWAY WILL PROBABLY SKIRT
PARKS INNER BORDER.
BUSINESS MEN WANT IT.
CHAIRMAN DAFFIN GIVES THE
PLAN HIS ENDORSEMENT.

Factors walk Is I'm n Miserable Con-
dition-Teams Cannot Get n Full
Load Up the BIun-Roadway I'm the
Park Would Mean That Teams
Gould BE Loaded From the Floors
of the Buildings That Are Level
with the BIun-Ordinance Permit
ting the Roadway to Be Construct
ed May Be Introduced.
Emmett Park. ON Bay street, will prob
ably have a roadway constructed to run
along its inner border. This is desired
I,v business interests along Factors
walk, fronting the park, and the plan is
Endorsed by Chairman P. D. Daffin of the
Park and Tree Commission.
Complaint is made that Factors Walk
IS in such condition as to render 1t unfit
for use as a roadway. and an inspection
shows that the complaint is not without
reason. The roadway is In a bad condi-
ton. in many places several inches deep
With water. Where there are not pud-
dies of water, there is mud, and teams
have desperate time, particularly when
struggling with loads, in making their
way.
Representatives of the Standard Oil
Company, which is among the companies
having places of business fronting Emmett
Park, say that it is imposs bic to place
full loads on their wagons. This is due
10 the teams having to pull up the bluff.
as we'll as to the condition of Factors
Walk The remedy they seek is the con-
struction of the roadway, running along
the face of the bluff, though a sidewalks
width from 1t, If not Immediately upon
il.
Such a roadway, it is declared, would
remove the necessity for loading teams on
Factors Walk. and some of the business
concerns could so manage as to discon-
tinue their loading on River street, at the
rear of their storehouses, elevating goods
to the level of the bluff and putting them
upon the wagons by carrying them across
the bridges that run from the bluff across
Factors Walk to give access to the build
ings.
This is the arrangement desired by Mr.
L. S. Player, Savannah agent for the
Standard Oil Company. and other con-
Germs similarly situated want the same
posed to the plan, it having been said
that he considered it would mean the
DETACHMENT of the park.
When seen, however, MIR. Dafin heart
lily indorsed the plan. He said he has
been for it some time. and he thinks it
would be we'll to employ the $500 extra
appropriation made by Council in con
Structing the roadway and cross paths.
In making such paths, it is Mr.. Daffins
those who disregard keep off the grass
signs should be followed, as the hurry"
paths indicate just what convenience de-
plands and furnish lines that would not
be abandoned If walks were constructed
upon them.
Some of those whose places of business
front upon the park would like to have
Lincoln, Habersham, Price and Houston
streets opened through the park, clear to
the bluff. If not all. they say that Lin
coin and Houston streets should be so
opened. Mr.. Daffin does not agree with
this view, however, but says the streets
might be opened across the north walk OF
Bay street, so as to provide connection
with the roadway to run around the in
side of the park.
Several of the aldermen have been ap-
preached by Mr.. Player. and some have
expressed themselves favorably upon the
pan. II is proDaDle that, as the plan
has the Endorsement of the chairman of
the Park and Tree Commission, an or
dinance looking toward its adoption will
be introduced.
From Lincoln street as far east as
Habershani, teams have been driven
through Emmett Park without molesta-
ton, and for many years the practice has
been allowed. though there is no we'll
defined roadway. At Habersham, how
ever, the line is drawn, and persons were
placed upon the information docket a few
days ago for driving beyond it. The
cases were dismissed.