The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-13
WORK AT VA. BEACH.
VISDERBfLIS MONEY AND IN.
ILEPHISE CREITEs WONDEEs.
The Princess Anne and Many Cottages
Getting Ready for "A Big season-Now
Water Works and Sewage system,

speoiai.-Without any special ceremonies
ia honor Of the occasion. Princess Anne
Hotel. at Virginia Beach. will be opened
for the season on February lst.
During the past fan and winter months
small army Of workmen have been
employed there. and as result the
guests in the coming spring and summer
win find "a considerable degree more
pleasure there than heretofore.
Tho bis hotel has been renovated from
collar 10 attic at an expenditure OF
thousands. The Vanderbnts who have
the controlling interest ia the property.
arc not the men TO allow it TO rust on
their hands. and i'm anticipation OF the
biggest season in the history OF the
Beach, have spent money wherever IL
was ncelul, either Tor usefulness OF
aaOruMcut.
ELEGANT CARPETS.
In the Princess Anne new carpets have
been put in costing $1,000. new and
up-to-date range has replaced the oio
one. au entirely new watcr-sorNice A-s
boon put iu. at a. cost of $500. 1imio
creek. Two ana q half miles away being
t.e source OF supply. This service ass
y.l has not been extended 10 the cot
t5scs. but may Doe later Oh. ln inc
meantime. those cottagcrs VINO prefer
u viii Do furnished with water pumped
Iy winl-mllls. which may also be- utilized
to ruu ID dynamo for tho purpose OF man
ulaciuring electric light for them. as
the one uacd by The hotel is too small
for that purpose and ass matter OF
fact has heretofore not been needed. so
far ass tho cottages are concerned.
The clectrlc-HgAt system has been OK
tended the length Of the bulkheads. and
S. nitod with two powerful Eehectors'
which WIFI throw the light many yards
up and down the beach and al the same
time shade IL :rom the cottages.
PUTTING IN BULKiEADS.
Speaking OF bulkheads. about a half
mile OF now ones have been put M. 10
replacc those washed away last Octo-
Der These are surmountcd an tho way
by O. six-lOot promenade walk, between
which and the cottages. the uniovely
sand heaps have been levciled Ike
rich man lawn. Behind tho cottages
81 broad board walk has been put down
MILE with further extension contem-
and extended 20 "a distance of about
plated In front Of tho hotel a score OF
workmon are busy repairing the huik-
toned above.
porhans the most extensive improve
mcnt made SIS the new and complete sew
az system that has been put I'm furnishing
service TO hotel and cottages. Tho main
mines are SIX inches IN diameter and eN-
tends from the life saving station 10
Ocean Shore Park. where the sewage is
pumped into LinkhOrn bay two miles
AWAY The refuse is first carried into
go, is al "a
taken eikrely away from the property.
This system. which cost nearly $4,000
gives "a service incomparably superior
io any that has been IN vague al the
Beech heretofore.
There arc about seventy-nvo cottages a
the Beach. an Of which will tap tho sew
cr
The new manager Of the Princess Anne.
Mr. IT, E l[rumbolz. has arrived. Dur
ing the past four seasons DE has lad
charge of the hotel az Lake Placid in The
Adir0ndacks. and previous 10 that. was
az Hot Springs Ark.
LAKE HOLLY.
8 brick arch has been put under tha
railroad track where 10 crosses Lake Hol-
lv. large enough to permit the passage ot
boats and giving n rowing course feuI
miles Boo length. II s. not improbable that
one or moro naptha launches will he
placed upon it's placid waters In the near
future.
A regular oid-fashioned taily-ho coach
wiz pc in service this season. noat-
inc wharf beyond the breakers has long
been pet idea, but 70 viii probably not
matoriai.ze for n long time. rs the cost.
risk. and duhIablo probability Of the
experiment are against IL
The new numo. one Of the most uni-
Quo pieces ~ engineering iu the South.
is The subject of interest % all Who visit