The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-28
TO Prevent the Future Flooding Of kahone's
i5.. @... Lake Shora.; il:
THE HIGH TIDES CAUSED MUCH DAMAGE
Rose .soyerai, Foot IN, tho Lnmo ana
Residents and business Mon De
mnnd n Gate I'm tho Canal 10 Free
wont Exceptionally High tides
From GcttiRg Into tao Lagoon.

'i-SSS iCSloIiElS Clllu men
whose property abuts on the boggy
shores of Mahone's Lake, THAT s!lvery
lagoon which in pleasant weather Hf-
fords the sport of boatlng and fishing
Mt their lack doors, think they could get
N!0nS little bit better, however, If the
lake dill not occasionally got ambitious
and try TO climb into tncsc same back
doors They distinctly C:jcct to having
their carpJts and household furniture,
their walls ana their cc:lar-s;.orcd WIRES
fnrlcd every time Il big northeast gale,
such ats has swept the entire North At
lantic coast for the Fast four days comes
roaring into the Caig,s and crowds Into
Hampton Reads and IG'lzabrta river II
vast lot Of watcr-E!!lions Of gallons Of
water that by right Is the property of
the Atlantic ocean.
ErttM deal OF THIS water, sufficient,
In fact, To produce the t,.y2ct.?csubIe cf-
feet ahnrc noted ulsca the rc.apcr;y OF
These who live along t1lr lake, PUSHES i'm
from the Eastern lIlar;r, of tho Eliza
buth. through MaGcr,c's Canal. whlc,
connects the lake with the river. and the
1'acad eAlt water pond at once begins tn
r.sla and spread hsef over everything
sl eight. 1t Eo;s In back yards and on,
houses. browns chickens, gets into lun,-
Der yards and floats the LOarGs away,
liFling the lake with freshly sawed tim
Der belonging to so niuny different own
ers that to reclaim 81. IS ms, hopeicss {,
1on as to separate Ii s;Lmpcdcd herd Of
unbra-led cattle.
Every business establishment abutting
rcl the lake, In fact. has had to practi-
cally suspend opetCit aon Gurin. the past
few days Grocery sores on The low
| lEihS portion OF Charlf'",c street. ,1st of
Shaps!. and wood yards located on Char
| lopte and Falkland streets anu Hutn
street extended, Iird the lumber yards
| bordering on the eastern side of the lake
nave all suffered very much by the
| high water.
WANn y TIDAL. GATE.
The only Inlet ITO Mahonc's Lake is
throuSh the canal, and the citizens OF
| inc eastern unit OF the clty and of
Bramb!eton Ward, who have suffered
'oH reason Of the nigh tides, have been
| aEltatn$ Ter the Cons Tl;C;iCn Of a tidal
gate In Ma!ho"c's Canal b keep llck the
nish tides ana prcverr the fCoding of
the !ake,' BANKS in future. The matter
waS referred to In 'i~ne Virgn!an oi
| tuesday morning. and IL again BEGUN Ia
be discussed, for the most Part tavora
| Dly, by chose citizens who nrc most In
tereStad -
Mr.. II. l.. Richardson, who resides, I'm
! the Vicinity uf the district subject In
periodical irnunC'slt!on, WAS one Of The
nrst To Suggea; the plan, AMI he shys
Chai 1t should he adoJs:cd wit'hiut dtlay
| rs q SlmEip ..lT
| very t!cIucrt en- thc subject the morn
ing ~ the highest tide ana urged The
N.rsthian to give pub;:cIty % the scheme
BUSINESS MEN TALK.
The virsinian thereuron SGT out to find
Wh3i- the people of that section thought
of the schimc.
Mr.. G. S. Briggs Owns tl wood anu
ccaE GeltJt ON The cas-. end Of Falkland
!'reGt, and ho says ths,: GlirJ!g the mas.
TOUR days his business has been almost
completely tied up. lie thuuselt that
s'if'n ntnns should be taken ait once to
prevent u recurrence &c the dep.or;pble
STATE Of affairs.
Mr.. James F., T?:hcr!fEc. whose saw
mii at RranIh!oton avuIue and Ma
horc'S LIKE was flooded. crltallin:- CCr,-
| siderable loss. was heartily IN favor OF
| the Nan. fIc thought the city slouid
90 something and that at once TO pre-
| VIII VIC HHpd Esr OF the ward nj every
| exceptionally high ;idh lie said that
although he had not given much Thought
10 the matter, the tidal gate plan seemed
| 20 him would he IA big thing If pro-
| Eeriy constructed
Mr.. G. ID. Cake of c. d. Cake & Scr,.
| Woe" lumber yard on the eastern shore
| OF tine lake was sulnc cscd, said that he
| ma given some little thought to the tidal
| Saie scheme and that he thought thai
II It had been constructed much incon-
| VS"iencc to citizens and damage to their
| property would have been avcrted Con.
| tinung. he said:
| n would be IA great tang for the CITY
al large. especially 10 ',-ambiet on Ward
| | am heartily In favor. OF rhe flood gate
II IL could DC properly ils; in so thai; il
could BE- lowered IN time 80 shut out the
! high tides without interfering with
| sewerage At present AZ the sewerage
| cmltyinE into the canal Is backed TN
| into The lake and onnnCt es-ape. TIL,
| gate colld be kept closed at nigh water
ana opened after The garbage had
! drained through The oaG.li into the river
This would make th, lilinagc almost
| perfect"
| Cruiser Il H.bblc, Erocens. Charlotte
! street. though the plan good one. They
advocafcd aleChing that world prevent
the periodical flooding OF the eastern
| portion of the city.
| ~. ~ f+iHnS, WIof dealer, Mariner
street, approved Of the plan, but HAD
not given II much Thought
| G. II. Scott &; Co., wood and coal
dta!.-< at lovitt avenue and Hort street
brids5. thought tho tidal gate would
prove boon 10 all the residents of that
portion Of the city.
| CITY ENGINEER ioISAPPROVEs
CITY Engineer w. r. Brooke did not
think the scheme n. practical one. I'm
derstand." he said when approached on
the subj*:t. 81 ann not combating the
desires of the Mahone's Lake sufferers