The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-02
Latest Move Of The Norfolk, Wlll9ughby
Spit and Old Point Railroad.
WANT TO GENE TO COMMERCIAL PLACE
a Petition to This Effect sens 10 rho
Councils Propositionto Pay $4,000
on Holt street Bridge Purchase
Referred 40 Local board ANA ordi-
nance Committee.

The Norfolk, W.lloughby Spit and
Old Point Railroad company is going
10 make hard fight to get a franchise
from the city which will enable it to
nave nave terminus down town, prefera-
Oily on Commercial Place. The road
carried something like $4,000 passen-
gers last summer, and the Norfolk and
oceah view road carried about five
| times as many. The latter road will
| De sold In March, and It Is expected
| mat the original company, which had
| cohtrol OF 1t before 1t went into the
| hands Of the receiver, and which Is
largely identified with the Norfolk,
M!moshDy SPIT and Old Point com
pahy, VIII make u strong effort to buy
up me property. In case it succeeds
the entire line. including the proposed
extension to Commercial Place, will
DC electrified. If the plan fails If Is
proposed to build a new road, connect
ing the Norfolk end with the Willough-
| by Spit line
OF course the wnloughby Spit peo-
PIE VIII meet with strong opposition.
| not only to the plan to extend their
me through the streets of Norfolk, but
also TO buy up the Ocean View line.
from the Norfolk Street Railway com
pahy, when owns most of the bonds of
the Ocean View road, and Is con-
sequehtly in good position to bid.
Al any rate, the Norfolk, Willoughby
spit and Old Point company Dropose ia
push the following petition which was
introduced in the Council last night:
To the Common and Selects Councils
oil the City of Norfolk:
Gentlemen-We Respectfully netitIon
your honorable bodies for permission
10 run our tracks on the following
streets: Highland avenue, from Malt
by TO Hughes; Hughes to Brambleton
avenue, across Brnmbleton avenue TO
CampoStella bridge, Reservoir avenue,
from Willoughby to Levitt, along
hovitt to Holt street bridge, across
tioit street TO Wake, down Wake Ia
virginia, down Virginia to REILLY,
aown REILLY to Cleveland, down Cleve-
lahd 10 chapel, down Chapel to Cove
GOWN Cove to City Hall avenue. down
CITY HAL avenue to Atlantic, to Main.
across Main to Roanoke avenue. down
roanoke avenue to Water, along Water
" the Terry. In consideration of be-
ing granted the above privileges we
agree to pay the city $4,000 towards the
treeinG OF Holt street bridge, and we
lurtner agree to begin the said work
Within SIN months and complete the
same within twelve or forfeit the fran
chise We respectfully request that
thiS H1atter, so far as the Brambleton
streets are concerned be referred to
the Brambleton Local Board for their
approval. and then to the Ordinances
committee to bring In an ordinance to
cover the same.
Inc petition, which, 1t was observed,
contemplates passing around st. Mary's
church TO avoid disturbing worship
lhere by passing cars. was referred,
as requested. to the Councils Ordi.
nance Committee and to the Local
Heard of Improvement of Brambleton
ward. The company's proposition to
contribute $4,000 toward the purchase
OF the Holt street bridge was com
mented upon favora bly,.
Mr.. Page, who was present, expressed
confidence In the adoption of the petit
ton and declared that the line would
positively be built il permission couId
be obtained