The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-16
AFTER MORE TRACKS
SAVANNAH ELECTRIC COMPANY Pc
TITIONs CITY COUNCIL.
TO DOUBLE AND TO EXTEND
DOUBLE TRACKS WANTED ON DUF-
Fly AND WEST BROAD.

Street Track-Ctty VIII ASK Com
pensation for the Concessions, 4;
They Are Made-Mr- Albert n. Hill
Acquaints Council with Gossip
About Messrs. Hohenstein and
BartIett's Building PIans-Steam
Railway Track Across East Broad
and on Charlton Street viii Be
AIIowed-Other Matters Consider
ed by Council.
The Savannah Electric Railway Com
>any wants to secure further trackage
rights in the city. At the meeting Of
the City Council yesterday afternoon
a petition from President George j.
Baldwin was received. 1t was referred
to the Committee on Streets and Lanes
which will report to the Committee of
the Whole.
The petition showed that the COM
pany wants to put an additional track
on West Broad street, from Gwinnett
10 Duffy street
To put an additional track on Duffy
street, from West Broad to Drayton
street.
To place the necessary curves to
make connection with the present lines
of the company, which may be CLOSED
by these tracks, and permission is
asked to erect such poles and overhead
equipment as may be necessary for OPP
Grafton.
In addition to the foregoing, the
company wants to extend its Indian
street track westward along River
street and northward along Bridge
street to point about $50 or 300 feet
south of the wharf front.
The Streets and Lanes Committee
will report upon the practicabihty of
the granting of the concessions asked,
and it will also probably recommend
the return that the company shall
make the city, if the petition is grant
ed. This board of aldermen has prov
en- staunchly in favor of compensation
being received for street franchises,
and paving or its money equivalent
will doubtless be required of the COM
pany.
Claims Ii Is Retaliation.
The ordinances introduced at the
last meeting of Council, whereby per-
mission would be granted to Messrs.
Charles Hohenstein and H. Bartlett to
erect frame buildings on lots SO and 80,
CASTOR ward, were PLACED upon their
second reading, but were laid on the
table because of a petition filed by Mr..
Albert y. Hill, who protested against
the improvements. His petition was not
uninteresting. 1t is as follows:
Il desire to enter this, my protest,
against the passage of the ordinance
now pending, granting to Charles Hob
enstein and II. Bartlett permission to
erect improvements on lots SO and 80,
CASTOR Ward. The granting by spe-
cial ordinance of this permission is
contrary to the provisions of Section
523 of MacDonells Code and is unfair
to those who built under the original
ordinance. The erection of these build
ings / consider a serious detriment to
me. / understand that Mr.. Bartlett
has petitioned for the erection of two
wooden one-story buildings in the rear
of his house to be occupied by negroes.
This, you will recognize, is good cause
for objection, and L further under
stand that the reason for his (Mr.
Bartlett's) application is to get even
with Mr.. Hohenstein, who is petition
ing to build adjoining Mr.. Bartlett
and cut off his view, and 1 am to be
the sufferer. l. therefore, beg to be
heard before the final passage of the
ordinance"
Track on Charlton Street.
At the meeting were Mayor Myers,
Aldermen Thomas. Schroeder. Frank,
Bacon, Watson. Garfunkel, Bacon and
Canty. The accounts passed for pay
ment amounted to $35,024.20.
Alderman Bacon was named by the
Mayor to be a vice president of the
committee that has charge of the re-
interment of the remains of Gen. Ma
1thanael Greene, a request having been
made that the Mayor name an alder
men for that position.
The Streets and Lanes Committee
reported favorably upon the petition of
Mr.. j. j. McDonough, president of the
Savannah Locomotive Works. who de-
sired the right to construct a track
across East Broad street, from the
plant of the company, is to be estab-
lished. The report, providing that con-
ditions to be imposed by ordinance are
met, was adopted.
The petition of President Hart of the
Gorrie Ice Company, asking to be al
lowed to establish tanks at the factory
for storing oil for fuel, was granted.
though with the understanding that the
tanks be placed two feet underground
and ten feet outside the building.
petition from Cad d. Bryan & Co.,
who have recently opened a pool room
in connection with their other bus-
ness, was received, requesting that
they be given a hearing relative to
license on pool rooms.
For Concerts in the Park
Bandmaster ]. A Sternad of the First
Regiment Band wants to hold concerts
in the Park Extension twice a week
He has the support of some of the
aldermen promised for his enterprise
and hopes to secure a donation from
the city. He presented a petition to
Council. The aid of citizens will also
be invoked. The band has proven very
successful under Mr.. Sternad's direc-
ton and its work has been of a char
acter to merit encouragement.
The ordinance granting Capt ]. c.
Postell and Mr.. w. H. Allen authority
to erect two metal laths, stucco apart
ment houses, on the trust lot between
Lincoln and HaberAham and Macon
and Charlton streets,N was adopted,
communication from neighboring prop
erty owners. among them Mr.. David
Wells, withdrawing all objections, be-
ing presented.
Resolutions Introduced.
Alderman Dixon offered a. resolution
inviting Col. George r. Cam, inspec-
tor general of rifle practice Georgia
State Troops. to hold the annual shoot
for the state troops at Savannah. The
resolution was adopted. and a copy will
be forwarded to the Governor.
Another resolution by Alderman Dix
on, which was unanimously passed, in