The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-28
THE ELECTRIC ROAD A FACT
The Council and Board of Super
visors Grant Their Requests,
The Right of Way Of the Desired
Streets Being Obtained, the Road
Will Soon be an Established
Fact in Our Midst. A
Few Object.

John A. Gold, Wm. S, johnson aud
Il. nj. Tllley was appointed at the last
meeting of the Board of Supervisors
to meet the representatives of the
Portsmouth street railroad III reference
to granting right of way down certain
streets in the county. They met last
week aud had some of the committee
from the road before them, also mum
Der of gentlemen from the county.
After considerable talk they adjourned
to meet again yesterday.
The meeting was callod to order
about | IN. yesterday by MIR. Tiiley,
the chairman.
Judge Watts appeared for the road.
The Chairman asked the Judge #
there had been any changes made IN
the proposed route of tho rond since
the last meeting. His reply was that
there had been. He then read tue
application for rights of way, and said
that if there were any objections raised
he WAS ready to meet them.
MIR. John Il. Griffin, representing
the farmers of the Western Branch,
stated that individually no would like
to see the road built. and that all he
and his people wanted was an ingress
and egress to the city.
Judge Watts said the company would
be satisfied to widen the Sootts Creek
bridge, or build n trestle over the creek.
and then use North street in SCOTS
vile, thence to the road leading by
Houghton's store and the Baptist
Church, thence to either Lee or Rose
streets to King street, to Goodwin, or to
| the city line.
Speeches were made IN opposition by
Mr.. George @. Martin, representing
the Air Line Turnpike Company; MIR.
John Il. Griffin. Mr.. Augustus Hall,
the latter opposing the use of King
street, and MIR. NJ. w. Mason, OF the
Port Norfolk road.
MIR. Norman Cassell advocated giving
the railway what they asked Tor.
After two hours argument the com.
| mittee nrose and held private confer.
ence.
The conference lasted until about 9
O'Clock, when the Board returned, with
Mr. Nimmo in the chair.
The report OF the committe WAS then
read es follows.
TO tie Board OF Supervisors of Nor
.ToM county:
Your committee to whom WAS re.
ferred the petition of the Portsmouth
| Street Railway Company, beg 10 sub
That the said company be permitted
to erect poles, run wires and rails and
do such other construction as may be
| necessary for single track electric
railroad with oil necessary turnouts
| and switches on such streets and roads
of tho county as are now occupied by
said company, and in addition thereto
| the following streets aud ads, to-wit:
Glasgow street from city line across
creek on trestle built by it to First
street, north of Glasgow aud cutting
1t at right angles or thereabouts thence
along said cross street to First street
parallel with Glasgow; thence along
said last named street to the
road running along Houghtons store;
thence from said last named street to
King street by means of any street
or any road connecting the two last
named streets, save and except by
means of =Vlrginia street thence
| along King street to Glasgow
street or to city line; thence south
on Godwln street to South street from
city line to corner of South street OK.
tended and Old Deep Creek road,
Chestnut street from city line to Cen.
tenninl Point, from city line on Etlug.
ham street to GoSport road, from city
i'HS ou NiIeeu StTeel 10 lTOSpOrl road,
GoSport road from corner of Eighth
and Cossack to Chestnut street, Eighth
street from Cossack to j Jefferson street.
Jefferson street from Eighth street to
Fourth street. Said WORK to be com
menced within ninety days from sign
ing hereof and to be completed within
twelve months from said date.
The company shall he required
to place bridge crossings wherever
road on county street crosses other
streets.
T rails TO be used and company re.
CURED to keep middle of track and two
feet on either side in good condition
and repair.
All the work shall be done under SUI
pervision of the Supervisor of the
Western Branch District.
JNo. A. CoDD,
w. s. JOHNSON.
MIR. johnson moved that the report
be received and adopted. II was sec.
onded by MIR. Coda.
vote being taken. it was adopted
by the following vote: Ayes john
son, Codd and Nimmo. Nays-Tilley.
The following resolution was then
offered by Mir. Codd:
RcSoircd, That the president and
| clerk of tho Board be ana are hereby
authorized and directed TO execute the
contract with the Portsmouth Street
Hallway Company when the same is
drawn IN accordance with the commit.