The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-29

portance in the building up of a city
were taken into consideration. The
Questions of drainage, grades of streets,
and water supply, were studied with
great care, and such building restric-
tions were imposed in different sections
OF tho property as seemed proper.
The contract for the superstructure
of this main bridge, known as the Vir-
ginia avenue bridge, was awarded to
the American Bridge and Iron Company,
OF Roanoke, the lowest bidder, at S1S,-
2S2.67. Tho specifications call for a
steel bridge fifty feet in width and 633
feet In length, spanning the river by
cantilever span of $50 feet. The struct-
ure when completed will be one of the
handsomest bridges in this section, and,
being the main approach to your prop
erty, will add most materially to it's
value. The masonry of this bridge was
let out to contract, and has been COM
pleted at cost of SIP, $1,000. The cost
was somewhat enhanced by serious diff
Guilty encountered on account of the ma
ture of the around where the bridge
abutments and piers we're located. The
masonry as completed is OF the most
substantial kind and in every way salts
factory. The material for the super
structure is now on the ground, and the
work of erecting the bridge has begun.
The bridge will be opened and ready for
use about the end Of January next
The contract for bridge No. 2, q sub
stantial iron highway bridge, which
connects your company's property with
the property of the Roanoke Iron Com
pany and brings it in close communica-
tion with the large and important plants
quilt by that company, was let to the
Pittsburg Bridge Company for the sum
of Ss,1l5.5s, this for the bridge entire,
including masonry. This bridge was
completed about August 90, 1891. 1t is
% feet in width, and consists of one
span OF 14S feet and two spans Of 80 feet
each. The exact location of these
bridges can be seen by referring to the
accompanying map.
WATER SUPPLY.
Your company has provided for an ad-
equate and satisfactory water supply all
over its property by making contract
with the Roanoke Gas and Water
Company, in which your company
guarantees net income of 10 per
cent. on all expenditures in laying and
maintining pipes and mains. The work
under this contract is we'll under wav.
RAILROAD FACILITIES.
Your company has donated to the
Norfolk and Western Railroad Company
strip of land forty feet in width,
running through the property, for
tho Belt Line of that railroad. open
ing up your company's manufacturing
sites. This Belt Line is now nearly
completed through the property, and the
track will be laid and cars running
withinthe next two weeks to the differ,
cnt industries established along the
limo.
To complete the work of DEVELOPMENT
now in view, it only remains to secure
rapid com municatlon with tho centre of
the city by electric street railway, and
1T Is exp. cted that arrangements for
the building of this railway will be
compile ted early next Year.
Allsthe work that has been done on
the property has been under the general
charge and supervision Of Mr.. Arthinr-
ton Gllpin, the general manager of your
company, and great credit is due him
for the excellent character of all the
work accomplished.
Your company has been most success
full in establishing manufacturing
plants upon its property.
DRIDGEwATER CARRIAGE COMPANY.
In January, 1891, a contract was made
with the Bridgewater Carriage Com
pany for the removal of it's plant to
your companys property. Your COM
panv subscribed $4,000 to the stock of
the company and agreed to loan sum
not to exceed $4,000 for the erection of
its buildings: Two and seven tenths acres
were donated to this plant. The build
ings are now we'll under way, and the
Carriage Company will begin operations
In March, 1899. When running to it's
full capacity it will employ 125 men.
tC ~ nj FOL 81,
your company, is si7.a5O.
DUvAL ENGINE COMPANY.
The next plant secured was that of
the Duval Engine Compans. A contract
was closed with this company in April.
1871. Your company subscribed SEQ, 900
out of capital Of 100000; Sl5, GOO OF
this sum, however, being advanced by
the Crystal Springs Land Company. to
De repaid in two and three years, with
interest The Duval Engine Company
will have in connection with its plant
for the manufacture of engines, gen
eral repair shop, which is greatly needed
In this section. Mr.. X ,rte. the man
ager of the company, sta'es thlt no will
employ about 100 banls at the outset,
and when in full opr alton from 200 to
$50 men. The buildings are now COM
pleted, and these shops will begin work
in few weeks. The trace donated
contains five acres.
NORWICH LOCK MANuFACrURING COM
PANY.
On April 22nd, 1891. your comnNny
entered into Contract with the Nor.
witch Lock Manufacturing Company, a
large and important shelf hardware
mandatory, located at Norwich, Con-
necticut, which had been in successful
operation for years. This company had
determined to move to the South on