The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-30
AFTER A FRANCHISE
SAVANNAH TRANSIT COMPANY
WANTS A STREET RAILWAY.
HAS PETITIoNED COUNCIL.
MANY STREETS ARE INCLUDED IN
THE PROSPECTIVE ROUTE.

Messrs. II. T.. Smart, l.. w. Haskell,
L. Adler. Lee Roy Myers and j. w.
Conner Are the Petitioners-The
Streets for Which They Ask.
Double Tracked Belt Line Is Want
ed-very Best Equipment Is Prom
Standardization in Rates when
Tickets Are Bought Is Held Out.
Intention to Build to All the Inn
portant Resorts in the Vicinity of
savannah Is Set Forth.
The expected petition for a franchise
for a new street railway system reached
the City Council last night. 1t was re-
ferred to the Committee of the Whole. II
greater speed is shown BY Council in con-
sidering the petition than was shown
when the Lester petition went in the
new petitioners may get an answer with
in six or seven months.
The Savannah Transit Company wants
the franchise. Representing the company
as petitioners are Messrs H. p. Smart,
Lewis w. Haskell J. W. Conner, Leopold
Adler and Lee Roy Myers. and they set
forth that they are DESTROYS of construct
ing and operating an electric street car
system In the city of Savannah for carry
ing passengers and freight upon the fol-
lowing streets:
On the south side of Bay street, from
West Broad street to East Broad street.
a single track.
On Bryan street single track from
Farm street to East Broad street.
on Farm street, single track from Bay
street to Bryan street
on Price street, a double track from
Bay street to Plant street.
Thence on Plant street to Thirty-sev
enth street.
On Thirty-seventh street to West Brold
street.
On West Broad street to, Park avenue.
On Montgomery street to Bay street;
all of the foregoing constituting a belt
line, to be operated by a double track.
A single track on Roberts street, from
West Broad street to Cemetery; thence on
Cemetery street to Anderson street.
thence on Anderson street to West Broad
street; a single track on Harris street
from West Broad to Price street, and a
double track on Park avenue, from East
Broad street to Waters road crossing
underneath the Plant System Railway
track; a double track on President street
from Randolph to West Broad street
passing around Wright Square, and pass
ing through ST. James and Liberty
squares
On Wheaton street, a double track from
East Broad street to Waters road; thence
on Waters road to Thirty-seventh street.
thence on Thirty-seventh street to
Plant street; a double track on
East Broad street, from Wheaton street
20 President street; on Bay street a sin
gle track from West Broad street to the
city limits on the west crossing the
tracks of the Central of Georgia Railway
west of the Savannah and Ogeechee ca
nal on a steel structure; a single track
on Wayne street. from Montgomery to
West Broad street; thence on West Broad
street to Harris street; on Bay street. a
single track from East Broad to st. Ju-
Ian street, crossing the tracks east of
the Mutual Gas Light Company's works
by an overhead trestle; thence on St.
Julian street to the city limits.
1t is set forth that It Is the purpose
of the company to transport passengers
within the city of Savannah for 5 cents,
with such transfers as may be necessary
to enable persons to reach any point in
the city where the line runs by one con-
tinuous ride. 1t is further shown that
the company will sell tickets at the rate
of six for % cents and twenty-five for
81; and, during the hours from $50 a. m.
to a. m. and from $50 p m. to p. m.
tickets for working men will be sold at
the rate of thirty-three for 81
The most modern equipment, IL is de-
clared, will be used; such double track
cars as are operated in New Orleans, Buff
falo. Cleveland and other cities. 1t is
promised that the rails on the paved
streets will be what are known as the
semi-grooved patent girder rails, which
will admit the pavement to be flush with
the surface of the rails, being similar to
those used on Broadway in the city of
New York These rails, it is said, will
be laid on a standard roadbed and will
be of such weight as to offer a smooth
and even surface and efficient operation
OF the cars. 1t is also proposed to use
iron poles on the double tracks, placing
the poles preferably in the center of the
tracks.
Further showing is made that the COM
pany intends to extend the road from the
city limits on the west to the industries
! lying along the Savannah river west of
| Savannah as far west as the Hermitage,
and that it is the intention of the COM
pany to build a suburban line to reach ali
| the pIOHlitit pOlntS III Inc NltiilllN VI
| Savannah. namely: White Bluff, Mont
! gomery, Beaulieu and Thunderbolt.
| The petitioners ask for a very compre-
/ hensive franchise Certain it is. if the
! statements of two or three of the men,
| bers of the board be taken as indicative OF
| the action of the entire body. that Council
! will not grant the rights and privileges
asked unless the city is literally paid.
! The franchise will not be given away. A
howl was caused by too great generosity
! in that respect a few years ago. and the
members of the board are not inclined to
| have il repeated.
There are some questions involved in
! the new petition that were raised in the
! discussion of the Lester petition. Bay
street. for instance. is wanted and that
was a rock upon which MIR. Testers petit
ton was wrecked 1t was not the only
one in the channel through which II
sought the open sea. but Il was effective.