The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-08
CITY WILL MEDIATE
BETWEEN PLANT SYSTEM AND 8.
II. 4 1. OF ii. co.
MAY DIVIDE CROSSING COST.
EXPExsE TO THE CITY Is NOT con-
TEMPLATED IN CHANGE.

Plant system and street Railway
Company Both Anxious to Have
some Other Means Of Crossing at
GVvInnett Strect-OnIy Question
Has Been ms to the Expense-Pnrt
of the city Will BE to Induce the
Companies to share Ii Between
Them-AIdcrman Dixon Suggests
Abandonment of Bolton street
Crossing-Sewer Near Surface
There Would Prevent Change
From Grade Crossing.
The Plant System and the Savannah,
Thunderboh and Isle of Hope Street Rail-
way Company will probably bear between
them the expense of the removal of the
grade crossing at Gwinnet street and the
establishment of some less dangerous
means of crossing the railway tracks at
that point.
Alderman Dixon is chairman of the al
dermanic committee appointed to confer
with officials of the Plant System and
the street railway company relative 10 the
adjustment of the grade crossing at
Gwinnet street, the other members of the
committee being Aldermen Thomas ana
Watson. Alderman Dixon said yesterday
that he hopes the city may be able to
bring about the work necessary for the
change without having to meet any of
the cost
AS far as he can learn, Alderman Dix
on said, both the Plant System and the
street railway oornDauv want tho Grade
crossing abolished, and some other meth
Cd of getting over the Plant System
tracks adopted. This, of course, will cost
money, just how much, Alderman Dixon
could not say Under the nature of things,
however, 1t could not but be considerable.
The question with the two companies,
it seems, has been, not as to whether the
work should be DONE but as to who
should pay for it. 1t is proposed by AL
derman Dixon to have the city step in as
q mediator and a party at interest, the
alderman indulging the hope that the com
panies may be induced to arrive at some
understa nding, through which the change
may be made. they dividing the cost be-
tween them.
Plans have been considered by the COM
panies for some time. They appreciate
the dangers attending the present opera
across the grade on Gwinnett street. Ell
fort was made to ascertain the position
of the Plant System in the matter. but
General Superintendent Denham was OUT
of the city.
Alderman Dixon would favor the extern
sion of the plan for the Gwinnett street
crossing to THAI on Bolton street, were II
not that on Bolton street a change from
the present crossing would be impossible,
Axsrfro ha baf iltef
beneath the tracks of the Plant System
there and empties into Bilbo canal
1t being impossible to change the cross
ing at Bolton street, as proposed at Gwiu-
nett, Alderman Dixon has another plan,
which contemplates the abandonment of
the Bolton street crossing altogether by
the Savannah, Thunderbolt and Isle of
Hope Company. and the combination over
the Gwinnett street crossing of the trar-
fic that has been accustomed TO use both
crossings
Either by the depression of the street
car tracks, so as to make them run below
the Plant System tracks, or by their ele-
walton, making them run above them, the
change of the grade crossings, it is hoped
Will be affected. Tentative plans for both
methods have been drawn, and it remains
to be seen which will be regarded as the
more desirable.
Danger has threatened since the street
cars began to cross at Gwinnett and Boil
ton streets. The threats. too, have been
made good on more occasions than one,
the steam cars and the street cars coming
into collision or narrowly escaping it, The
abandonment of the deadly grade cross
ing would be appreciated by the pu-lic
| If the change should be satisfactorily
made at Gwinnett street. 1t is not i'm
| probable that it would be extended to
| other street crossing wherein there is any
| considerable traffic.
| The committee and officials will have a
| conference upon the matter as soon as
| practicable. Alderman Thomas is for a
change at Bolton street, as well as at
! Gwinnett, If practicable, and the Mayor
| expressed himself upon the same lines
only mentioning the obstacles of the sew
er to prevent the grade crossing at Boil
| ton street being abolished.