The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-05-12
TIE NEW Street RAILWAY
Portsmouth to Have a First-CIass
Electric Railroad.
What is if the City Council Will Give
Them the Right of Way Over the
Streets They Desire. The
Steeet Committee Will
Make Report.

The street committee met Gen. Seig.
aricd. the purchaser of the Portsmouth
street Railroad. Tuesday night and
discussed matters pertaining to the
yoad anu to tho city's interest. \
number of questions were answered by
ehe General i'll very satisfactory
manner ana made quito an impression
upon the committee.
The following are tho questions and
answers as The NlHGISIAN representa-
live learned them from the President
vi the Council and the chairman of the
street. committee:
g. ID. What kind of rail, General,
Go you propose using?
a. rnil if satisfactory, if not will
use fat rail.
>. Why do you ask for Bingham
and Green streets both?
y. Because we have not decided
which we would like to use, but only
want one OF them and after We decide
wo will give up the right to tho other.
j. How can you run down u 20 foot
roadway and leave room for teams to
pass?
A. The only way we can do SO is to
90 on one side, and this would work 10
disadvantage to us and TO teams, but
10 be done.
1. What time will the cars start run.
ming and when would they stop?
A. That depends entirely upon the
trude.
>. Will electric cars be run on all
atreets TINT you use?
A. Yes.
&. WIN you ouly use motormen and
no conductors?
A. We will have both oil the time.
Z. How often will trips be made?
y. In the city every ten or twelve
mintes.
5. Will cars DO run both WAYS on
the streets upon use!
a. Yes
.. Do you want exclusive right of the
streets You use, or not?
y. Yes, SO lar us street railroad is
concerned. but womb not object to any
other steam road for other purposes.
10. suppose the city grades and de
Cides to pave some OF the streets that
nre now shelIed, would you pave in
It? = '' AVG u
y. We propose to pave our track on
oil streets that are used by Us ami keen
ten feet outside of them paved ali
the time.
II. Would yon abandon County
ttreet for South?
y. Can't answer that question now
Il. What speed will you run through
the city?
\. Will be governed by the city
ordinance.
l3. What fare will you charge?
a. Five cents or SIX for quarter.
end during working hours, say early
Mornlugs aud late evenings, for the
benefit of working people will sell
sixteen tickets for, 80 cents, good for
shree hours only.
IA. When viii you commence work
IL your requests are granted?
a. Within sixty days after contract
IS signed.
-. How long viii you take to com.
Yle;e the road?
y. In six months from date OF con.
tract.
Ii. Should your compauv fail tn
use any street regularly viii Won nbap
don the same after ninety days notice
from Council?
y. Yes and remove iron from same
and put street IN order where torn up.
Inc committee, after Receiving
answers TO all questions asked, decided
60 walt until MIR. ScIsfried's engineer
came. decided upon his route definitely
ana then appear before the committee
aud make known exactly what they
want. The committee viii formulate "A
report TO make to the COunclI. Tina
engineer will bc hero and have every
thing ready 80 that tho Council com
mittee will be able to net on it before
the June meeting.
The General says they have no idea
OF using either etesm or horse power.
es tbs been stated: neither do thoy
want to carry freight, etc. except to
or from Pig Point, which would con
elst OF light stun only, aud they further
agree to furnish both summer and
winter cars, OF iirSt.class accommoda.
lions and the most improved patent.
Tor ;hi. Nccw.
One thousand yards Atwood yard
'Tde fine serge III black and colors, q;
half price. reduced from 5Oc. to 25c.