The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-09
TO RUN UP FACTORS WALK.
That is Route Proposed From River
street TO Bay street.

The route by which MIR. D. B. Lester
intends his projected street railway COM
pany to lay track from River street to
Bay street takes in Factors Walk, a
strip of private property owned by an es-
tate and a portion Of the Strand.
In the petition presented 90 the City
Council at its last meeting by the YER
non Shell Road Company. no reference
was made to Factors Walk, right of way
being asked along River street to the foot
Of jefferson and thence along Jefferson
TO Bay. That was manifestly imprac-
ticable route, for the reason that JEFF
ferson street is not open from River
street to Bay street On the contrary,
blocks of brick buildings stand in the
way
When Mr.. Lester was seen day before
yesterday he was under the impression
that the Factors Walk route had been
set forth in the petition. For this reason,
he says, he made the statement that he
had inspected "a drawing in the city en-
gineer's office that offered a thoroughly
feasible route.
Even yesterday Mr. Lester was still
under the impression that his petition
showed that Factors Walk was designed
to be the route by which the Vernon
Shell Road Company would reach the Bay
from River street. When it was shown to
him, however, that the petition really
called for route along River street to
the foot of Jefferson and thence along
Jefferson to Bay, he was convinced that
there had been an error. lie will make
the correction in the petition, and, when
the Council considers it. it will Indicate
a 70 hat t.
BILE by intervening brick buildings.
TO follow the indicated route up Fac
tors Walk from River street to Bay
street, if the franchise is granted by the
CITY, would mean that the petitioners
would have to acquire some private prop
erty. This would be the strip referred to
as owned by an estate.
Some months ago, when the question of
the Georgia and Alabama and the Central
Railroad laying tracks on Bay street was
considered careful drawings were made
OF the Factors Walk route. The grade,
which is very steep was taken and found
practicable for steam cars. Mr.. Lester
Inspected the drawing. saw that the route
could be followed and that. if pradtica BILE
Tor steam cars, it certainly would be for
those operated by electricity
MI. Testers explanation will make his
plan clear The aldermen were curious
to learn what he could mean by request
ing the right to run along jefferson street
where Jefferson street does not exist. The
question that was raised by Alderman
Thomas was in the minds of all who had
followed the route and who were familiar
with the streets and their intercommuni-
cation
one alderman asked yesterday why il
IS thet the Vernon Shell Road Company
petitioned again for track along Bay
street. Mr. Lester was asked why the
franchise along the street was asked for,
but ne gave no explanation. The alder
man declared that it is his belief that the
petitioner merely desired to make Coun-
ell appear ridiculous
In its petition for the franchise granted
some two weeks ago, the Vernon Shell
Road Company asked for right of way
along Bay street. AS it was originally
drawn, the ordinance granted such right
but this was not the intention of Council
and right of way along the Bay was
made contingent upon the new company
securing the privilege of operating upon
one of the tracks already established on
the street by the Savannah Thunderbolt
and Isle of Hope Street Railway Com
pany. As this matter of right of way or
Bay street was settled by the ordinance
answering the former petition the alder
men thought it should have been accept.
ed as final