The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-05
To BE READY JAN. |
UNION STATION APPROACHES TO BE
BUILT BY OLIVER & co.
FROM 100000 TO $4,000
WILL BE EXPENDED BY THE COM
PANY FOR THE WORK.

Contract Calls for Completion of the
Work by Jan. 1-COntractors I'm
der n Bond of 3O,OOO-Meeting Of
Savannah Union station Company
Directors Made the Award Yester-
day MOrning-TweIve Miles OF
Track to BE BuiIt-How Approach
es VIII BE COnstructed-Station
VIII Also Be Completed About
Jan. 1.
A meeting of the board of directors of
the Savannah Union Station Company
was held yesterday morning, and the con-
tract for the construction of approaches
to the proposed station was awarded to
Messrs. w. ]. oliver & Co., of Langley,
s. C. While the exact price that will he
paid for the work could not be ascertain
ed, 1t was authoritatively stated that it
is between 100000 and $4,000.
Work will be commenced at once, and
it has been agreed, under a $4,000 bond
furnished by the contractors 10 complete
it by next Jan. l. This time limit had
much to do with the award of the con-
tract, as the other bids, all of which were
opened on April 2. named dates from Jan.
l to June for the completion of the con-
tract.
On April 10 bids for the construction
of the Union station on West Broad street
will be received by the Savannah Union
Station Company. On April II there will
be a meeting of the board of directors,
when the award of the contract will be
made. Plans and specifications for the
building are now in the hands of the pros
pective bidders.
1t is proposed to have the station and
the approaches completed at about the
same time. If the work can be done with
in that time, and it is thought it can be,
the contractors submitting bids upon the
station will name Jan. l for the compile
ton of the structure. President w. w.
Mackall of the Union Station Company
sees no reason now why the Seaboard Air
Line, the Plant System and the Southern
Railway, the three lines interested, should
not have passenger trains running into the
station soon after Jan. l.
The contract secured by Messrs. oliver
and Co. embraces the excavations for the
foundations of the station, the grading
of the eight tracks to enter it, the tracks
of the yards, which will extend far as
Gwinnett street, double tracks to the
Central Railroad junction and single
track to the Southover junction. In all,
there will be twelve miles of track.
In order TO supply the material at the
lowest possible cost for transportation, a
temporary track will be built by the con-
tractors, connecting with one of the rail
lines. This will be of great service to
the contractor who secures the construc-
ton of the station. Messrs. Oliver & Co.
will not lay the tracks nor furnish the
orosSties but will construct any bridges
that may be necessary. The grading will
be left in readiness for track laying.
The approaches to the station will be
from the Central Railroad junction and
the Southover junction. All trains from
the north will enter the station via the
Central junction. Trains for the south
will leave via the Southover junction,
there connecting with the Plant System
Those will be Plant System and South
crn Railway trains Seaboard Air Line
trains for the south will run a part of the
way toward the Central junction, when
they will switch off to the Seaboard Air
Line track.
Those attending the meeting of the di-
rectors were Mr.. w. w. Mackan, presi-
dent; Mr.. f. S. Cannon, vice PRESIDENT
Mr.. j. S. u. Thompson, Mr.. w. B. Den
ham, Mr.. w. L. Clay, Mr.. Cecil Gabbett
directors, and Mr.. w. V. Davis, secre-