The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-17
To BEGIN SURVEY
OF NEW ROADWAY
OVER WHITMARSH ISLAND.
TO WILMINGTON ISLAND AND POS
SIBLY TO TYBEE LATER.

VIII Begin Near Warn q Byrd's oys-
ter Factory, ThunderbOIt, Run
Across Whitmnrsh Island, by Capt.
OemIer's Oyster Factory and to
Lower End of Wilmington Island.
Electric Ferry VIII Garry Passen-
gers Across Wilmington River.
A survey of the proposed road from
Thunderbolt to Wilmington Island will
be made this morning.
The survey is to be made under the
auspices of the County Commission
ers. 1t is possible that within a COM
parative short time the road will be
extended to Tybee Island.
At present however, the plan pro-
vides only for the opening and estab-
fishing of a road from Thunderbolt to
the settlement on Wilmington Island
The plan came before the County Com
missioners at a recent meeting in the
shape of a petition which asked that
the road from Thunderbolt to Whit
marsh and Wilmington Islands be
opened.
The commissioners referred this to
the Committee on Roads and Bridges.
The committee was instructed 10 have
the survey of the road made, to esti-
mate the cost of opening and con-
structing, and to report back to the
commissioners. The first step in this
plan is now being taken.
For an Electric Ferry.
The proposed road will begin at Warn
e. Byrd's Oystery Factory. An cleo
trio ferry will be constructed there -
carry those desiring to use the road
over to Whitmarsh Island. on which
ments for the establishing Of the ferry
have been completed, and Il positive
guarantee is given that the ferry will
be placed in operation at once, ana
kept i'll operation.
From the point OF landing on Whit
marsh Island the hew road will run
down to the old military road. 1t will
then follow this road down to Capt.
Oemler's oyster factory, the point
which it was originally desired to
reach.
With little trouble the road can then
be put through to the lower end Of
Wilmington Island. the end on which
the settlement is located. This was as
far as the road was originally intend :
ed to go.
May Run on to Tybee.
After this project had been gotten
under way, however, the attention Of
the promoters was called to the fact
that by building on across the marshes
the road could be easily extended to
Tybee Island. Furthermore, this route
would be the shortest roadway that
could be built.
The idea was enthusiastically re-
ceived, especially by Automobiles, and
a movement was at once started to
continue the road to Tybee. 1t now
appears that the project can be car
ried out in a comparatively short time,
though the first step will be to push
the road through to the settlement on
Wilmington Island.
To Tybee in Autos.
If the roadway is put through to Ty-
bee it will be possible to make the run
down to that resort in an automobile
in less than half an hour. This will
give the greater part of the evening
free for pleasure at the resort, and the
Automobiles can still be home within
half an hour after leaving Tybee.
Those VINO are interested in the pro-
ject state that matters are now in such
shape that the road is almost a GER
tainty, at least as far as Wilmington
Island. The pushing of it through to
Tybee Island is then regarded as a
matter of only short time.