The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-08
h. |. Page Acquires the Old Indian Poll
Bridge Road.
WILL THERE Be ANOTHER ELECTRIC ROAD
To Ocenn view?-Mr. Pogo Refuses to
niscuss the s"bject-Proposed Inns
provcments-A sixty-Foot BouIo-
= ward md n New Bridse-Work TO
BE Begun ut Once.

summarized yesterday whereby II. l..
Page IL Co became the owners of the
property Of the Tanners Creek Draw
bridge Company, consisting Of the
bridge across Tanners Creek and that
part of the Old Indian Poll Bridge
road extending from the Norfolk Park
gate to Tanners Creek Cross Roads,
distance Of about three miles. The
price paid for this property, 1t IL said.
was $4,000 cash, and the principal
members of the company from whom
il was obi aimed are MIR. John H. Core
and Captain II. b. Nichols. There were
number of other stockholders, of
course. .
The new owners have formed II joint
stock company, of which Mr. Page
was yesterday elected president 1t is
understood that the company has ac-
quired rights of way from the Cross
Roads to Ocean View, a. distance of
two and half miles
This transaction, as will be readily
seen, Is one Of extreme significance.
The company has obtained control of
route which is almost an airline to
Ocean View, and which. according to
accepted measurements, il but six and
thrce-quartcr miles distant from the
Atlantic Hotel. or about two and a
half miles less than the present cleo
trio road. sH
1t Is proposed by the new company
TO construct Il boulevard from the
park to Ocean View, sixty feet wide
and shelled the entire distance. a new
and larger bridge will be erected at
Tanners Creek at 4 cost of about six
thousand dollars. and 1t Is probable
the recently chartered Bicycle Path
Company will be leased right of way
along this line It Is also stated upon
pNrtllput
these improvements will be begun
within a. week and completed within
sixty days. Bids are now being ask
cd for the work, which Will be let to
contract in order that 1T may be moro
cXpcditlously done.
The capital Of the company has been
increased to $4,000. 1t was originally
$4,000.
Mr.. Fl. L. Page is the president of
the Norfolk, Willoughby Spit and Old
Point Railroad Companw, which Is
composed chiefly OF the stockholders of
the Norfolk and Ocean View railroad,
now in the hands of receiver, and
to be sold in March.
The Norfolk Willoughby Spit and Old
Point Company will be one of the chief
bidders on the property and will make
q strong effort to buy the road in.
| 1t will be opposed In this by the Nor
| folk Street Railway Company, which
holds most of the bonds OF the road
to be sold, and there may be other bid
! ders. Should the Norfolk, Willoughby
Spit and Old Point people fail TO ac-
Quire the road by purchase they will
endeavor, no doubt. to make some traf-
fc arrangement with whoever does in
order to run their cars through from
| Willoughby Spit to Norfolk, and, If the
| Councils grant the petition now before
them, on down to the ferry slip.
The natural Inference. therefore, Is
that Mr.. Page and his friends. having
| acquired this air line route, will pro-
badly use it to construct an electric
| line on, If they fail to get hold of the
| Norfolk and Ocean View road, or to
make satisfactory traffic arrangements
with those who do purchase It.
With this inference in mind. Vir-
glnan reporter called on Mt. Page yes
tertiay and asked him If this were not
| the intention of the owners of the
Drawbridge property. Mr.. Page how
ever, refused to talk upon the sub
| jcct and also refused to state who the
| gentlemen are who are associated with
| him in the deal, but did not contradict
| the assertion that he himself owns
most, If not practically all, of the stock
| in the new company, nor did he deny
in the event Of, certain conditions
stated above, extend its line over the
Indian Poll Bridge road. He simply
| did not deny or affirm anything in
! this connection.
Those we'll posted In local railroad
| ing, however, say that there Is little
| doubt but that this was the original
| intention Of the purchasers. Of course,
opposition is the last thing desired by
| people in the suburban railroad bust
ness and new road would be built
only after every effort to secure the old
! line has failed for the Willoughby
| Spit Company would prefer having but
one route to the View and owning that,
! to controlling competing line.
AT any rate, some interesting de-
velopments may be expected at The
receivers sale, and especially there
after, should the Ocean View road pass
| into other hands.