The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-17
THE WORK WILL BE RUSHED
WHEN 1T is STARTED.
ALL DETAILS AGREED ON.
CITY WILL GIVE OUT CONTRACT
FOR WORK TO BE DONE.

Out About $50, OOO-Just How Con-
tract VIII Read.
1t is probable that at the regular ses-
sion of City Council Wednesday night
the contract looking to the building of
the Gwinnett street subway will be
formally ratified.
Bids will be advertised for at once
by the director of public works. and
every effort will be made to have the
subway completed before the heavy
travel to Thunderbolt begins. 1t APP
pears very doubtful however. if the
work can be done before summer has
set ip. The street railway officials are
particularly anxious to have the work
finished at the earliest possible day.
AS a result of the building of the
subway the Savannah Electric Compa-
ny will be called upon to expend in the
neighborhood of $4,000. Besides hav-
ing to pay it's share of the cost of the
subway the company must remove
tracks on Bolton street and put down
heavier rail on Gwinnett street While
this work is being done quite a num-
Der of Improvements that will cost
considerabl BILE money will be made. It
is expected that the entire line to
Thunderbolt will be double tracked.
Agreement That Was Reached.
The agreement that was reached at
the recent conference between the city,
the Coast Line and the Savannah
Electric Company, has not yet been
signed in contract form. Just what
was agreed to is given for the first
time as follows:
The street railway Is to pass through
the subway by means of double tracks.
The elevation of the top of the street
car rail in the subway, beneath the
track of the Atlantic Coast Line, is
to be 1914 above mean low water
mark. This elevation is ascertained
by reference to a bench mark on top
of United States mail box post on
the northwest corner of Gwinnett and
East Broad streets, the elevation of
the bench mark being 81. 1873 feet above
mean low water mark.
The width of the subway between
of the street car company's tracks is
to be So feet.
The clear space between the top of
the street car rail and the bottom of
the girder supporting the tracks of
the Atlantic Coast Line is to be 1875
feet.
The inclined grade of the subway on
Gwinnett street, on the west side, shall
begin at a point so feet from the
center line of the Atlantic Coast Line
right of way, the width of the right of
way being IS feet on each side of the
center. The incline grade of the sub
way on the east side is to begin rs
feet from the center line of the rail-
road company's right of way which is
rs feet to the center line.
The incline of the subway on the
west side is to be not exceeding five
(5) feet vertical in each 100 feet hori-
zontal, and on the east side not ex-
ceeding three 80 feet vertical in each
100 feet horizontal.
The plans and specifications for the
construction Of this subway and its
approaches are to be prepared by the
engineer of the Atlantic Coast Line
IN accordance with this contract.
Director Gadsden in Charge
The superintendency of the construc-
ton is to be in charge of the director
of public works OF Savannah. except
that the engineer of the Atlantic Coast
Line shall supervise the arrangements
supporting the tracks of the railroad
company, while the construction is in
progress, and shall also supervise the
foundations and the construction of
the abutment wall supporting the grid
ers which are to carry the tracks of
the company over the subway.
The cost of the construction Of the
work including grading, masonry, pipe
line to Bilbo canal for drainage, paw
ing of the subway and its approaches.
paving of Gwinnett street on either side
of the subway to the property lines.
the girders to carry the tracks of the
Atlantic Coast Line. and the tempo
rary support of the Coast Line tracks
to be paved in equal proportions by the
city of Savannah, the Atlantic Coast
Line and the Savannah Electric Com
pany.
The cost of maintaining the water
mains and gas mains, during the con-
struction of this work, to be divided
equally between the three parties to
the contract.
Upon the completion of this work the
street car tracks on Bolton street. at
the crossing over the Atlantic Coast
Line tracks, are to be abandoned per-
manently. and the tracks of no other
street car lines will be permitted to
cross at that point.
In case the street car company finds
1t imOracticable TO remove it's tracks
from Gwinnett street. during the con-
struCtion of this work, then, the cost of
maintaining the street car track on
Gwinnett street shall be a proper
charge against the construction of this
work.
City Will Make Contract.
The construction of this entire work
is to be contracted for by the city of
Savannah. except that the Atlantic
Coast Line reserves the right to con-
tract for the Orders to support their
tracks and the erection of same.
The Atlantic Coast Line agrees to
permit the city of Savannah to use a
strip of it's land between Gwinnett
street and Herndon street lane. of a
fifteen-foot width, off of the western
part of it's land and a strip of the
same size from Gwinnett street to
of its land, for the purpose of a pas
sage was or street, with the distinct
understanding that upon demand the
city will surrender, and deliver this
easement or right of user back to the
railroad company, which retains the
fee in the land, and the railroad COM
pany will then be entitled to the ex-
elusive possession of the property. The
demand for the surrender and rede-
livery of the land by the railroad COM
pany need not be accompanied by any
assignment of reason for such demand
by it.
The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Company and the Savannah Electric
Company will not be responsible for
damages to abutting property owners.
The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Company will have the right hereaft-
er to lay additional tracks across the