The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-05
WILL MOVE HISSTORE
UNION STATION COMPANY WILL
GET PIGMAN'S PLACE.
TERMS AGREED UPON.
AFTER THE DELAY HAD CAUSED
NO LITTLE TROUBLE.

Porte COchere Is to BE Constructed
ON the Site of the Observation-Disclosures
shanty VIII BE Torn Away Soon.
Work VIII Then start on the
Drive Way, and II Is Expected 1t
Will He Completed at the Same
Time as the StatiOn-UniOn station
Company Laying Track for the
Approaches to the StatiOn-ROund
House and TurnstiIe to BE Built.
steel Tower and Water Tank to
Go Up.
A satisfactory understanding has
been reached between the Savannah
Union Station Company and Mr.. w.
A. Pigman, the druggist, who has
held a lease on the drugstore at the
southwest corner of Stewart and West
Broad streets. The druggist will give
UP the building, and about Feb. 10
workmen win begin demolishing it.
Then the porte cochere for the Union
Station will be built. 1t is thought
this will be completed by the time the
building proper is finished.
Mr.. Pigman and the company could
not agree as to the terms upon which
he should relinquish his lease upon the
drugstore. 1t stood on the property
bought by the company as the site for
the station. Mr.. Pigman's lease had
not expired at the time the company
began clearing away the houses on
the property. These houses had been
cnld
not ready to give up his building, un-
less he received a substantial compen-
sation.
His demands were regarded as ex-
orbitant and the company would not
meet them. The plans for the station
had been drawn in the meantime, and
they took in the corner occupied by
the drug store. The porte cochere was
to be there. This consideration did
not move the druggist, who remained
obdurate. The company decided to ig~
more him and the plans were modified
only to the extent that would admit
of the construction of the main build
ing, with the drug store still stand
ing Upon the expiration of the drug
gist's lease, which would be next Oc-
tober. it is said, ii was the purpose
or the, company to tear away the drug
store and add to the driveway.
This plan is not now made necessary.
The understanding reached between the
company and Mr.. Pigman will enable
the company to finish the porte cochre
and the station at the same time The
unattractive spectacle of an unfinished
station, with a small brick shanty
showing obtrusively against it's archi-
tectural beauty will be spared Savan-
nahians and visitors to the city.
1t Is expected that work on the sta
ton will be completed about March l.
In many parts the finishing touches are
being administered The platform of
planks is under construction in the
shed.
On Jan. 1 Oliver & Co. finished their
contract for grading the approaches to
the Union Station. These approaches
viii afford connections with the Sea-
board Air LinesJnd the Plant System.
Track is being laid by the company.
Including that for the yards, there will
be about twelve miles of track
roundhouse and turntable are also
being built. These will be about l 900
feet due west of the station. The
roundhouse will be for light repair
work and adjustment of engines-such
work as may not demand that the en-
gines be taken to the local shops of
the railway companies.
A steel tower and large water tank,
for supplying the tenders of locomo-
tives, is also to be built. The water
viii be pumped to the tank from the
Springfield canal.