The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-09
TO THE TELFGIR ROAD.
Public Sentiment FavOrs Extension
of GXyinnett street.


The petition for the opening and paw
ing of Gwnnett street extended, which
has been filed by a number of taxpayers
with the County Commissioners, is de-
signed 10 bring about public improve
ment of interest and Importance to many
persons in the city and the section of the
county southwest of the city.
The plan is to have Gwinnett street ex-
tended opened as far as the Telfair road,
which leads from che extreme southwest
ern section of the county to the Louis
vile road, which it intersects at the Ten
Brock race course.
In addition 10 the manifest and con-
coded advantages the construction of the
proposed new road would give the people
living in the sectrion through which it
would run,a special and timely advantage
would be the added convenience in reach
ing the State Fair grounds, in case the
Ten Brock course should be selected for
the purpose. which il would afford.
AS matters now stand the
race course seems to be in
the lead for selection as the
place for holding the fair, though posi-
bly, the committee appointed to make the
selection may develop some other site
which will offer greater advantages. To
reach the race course under existing con-
ditions the only route is by way of che
Louisville road, leaving West Broad
street just south of the Central Railway
depot.
There are some objections to this route
which the paving OF Gwinnett street ex-
tended would entirely obviate. The drive
out to the Telfair road and thence across
to the fair grounds would be a pleasant
one, and there would be no engines Or
other producing and fear-inspiring
objects to frighten timid horses.
The improvements in road building re-
Gently made by the County Commission
ers have been principally in the section
OF the county southeast of the city, and
lhere is no easy mode of access to that
portion which is west and southwest of
the city. The Louisville road runs north
west and the Ogeechee road south, and
they leave between them a wide stretch
OF country which no county road, leaving
the city, traverses.
There is decided public sentiment in
favor of the opening of the road. and if
the active supporters of the movement
bring this with sufficient force to the at
tention of the commissioners, il is pos
sible that favorable action will be taken.
one consideration that usually has great
weight with the commissioners is the Of
Ter OF a free right-of-way, not burdened
by such restrictive conditions as render
its acceptance by the county practically
impossible. The commissioners have been
accustomed to say that one reason why
the section of county in question has not
been favored with better drainage and
more public roads is that the land owners
have been unwilling to give the required
rights-of-way. TO construct either roads
or drains, the commissioners have said,
when to do so would have involved the
condemnation of and payment for large
parcels of land, has not been possible, the
finances of the county not permitting it,
Doubtless this empediment to the OPEN
ing of Gwinnett street extended to the
Telfair road will be removed by those
who are lscliing the movement so that
it, at least, will not interfere with the
commissioners taking the wished-for &C.
ton.