Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-02

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trl,ETwenty1eiehIh So ~ ' 80.
sing-wil he t5p1,a ,,y.,y ~ fo, tba
common council whtch r,,st H., r.s.,I,r
session last n,phr 4nrlS ste,,s m7th s1,a+
View. and If me mans o,t -, rrre, n1,t
the crossing ar Twent,v.eigbtn s+raat
viii be re,yIarefi nv a turrr.s1 n1,3 go
head, brt5ets will h.a h,,:Is a. H. $50
sections Of ,rn-s.nf,-s;fti, - r,ii,.t..
fourth Streets wish in .,i1rEna .ra,I
much was accomrIistad
PROMPTLY ar s oE,,lock ias ri,h. P-.s:
dent j. j. syDopnE "a nI,,a1 fSa cannS,,
to o,,sar S,rbsta t's - ultesl
-Messrs Mackey Thnmes 80 NJ
Iaugtsin
After the minutes ,sra ,-r,>,3
Cl5rl. J. A Nas-i. rzs1 40 ,t.i,C,,,,-
message. wirich was.as foi,olys.
MAYORS MESSAGES .."
The Honorable Presgs,anI ana Council
of Newpc,.t S=ws.
Go, rrevious occasions 7 t,,.., fe,. :,
my duty to reco 1,,.1,and t7,a,s5, nIr,.ti
p.oy;d4~ a;flfrjcnn, al s,rl ~, -
travel between til, TWO sectors Of ,b,s
city, now davids.I. bv tn. trac:ts of 80
s-.l,a.,,,aol- G. ~; :. - ..atHS W SIe
tie subject has ben frsovaT tiI " Az at.-
cuSsei. no satisfactory so:.itinn Of Tha
problem mas Vel btss,r, = ,,rf = y '4te
TN. sailing win, ~ o,,assf,",, ,
responsibility rests unou rhns.s IS
authority. for dsain Iu,ks in ~. srots
'.Tnyr march of civilization i orai-st
it. Son. states rave nlss,.i. laws w.,
hYp:sirg thu construrtfon ~ araSa
crossings While ether states hnya nrn-
viled for the spe..iy elinlila,Gon az al
81, II crossings wirhjn ,hair tarr:t,rr
h,svi.- given tais Question, rnl,cb -, yse,,I
sfIIJy wirh a ,-iau. =, s-,yt,,.,'; 80 " -
u rests of ali parties I,nnra,-n:d go =,
providing safe and ra;sv c[snmunf.,a 49,, ~
between the cas-, ard w.st secriens Of
our city, thereby making the -,
seec:en a more 3asirahIa ,l.,,ca of 80
d<nce. N-@Aee u res
LAS result Of my inyastfs,1 t-on
MD u..s.s ady lse ara recommend sh.J ~,
cGsancns EJrov.-,a for tl.,s5 sl,eg,.E cvnssr,1c
sticil of an overhead. crssst.,g after fl7ta
~ sa.t VIZ, i. n1,ynIei
sBss the sc0RTc I,5;.a
fifth street. mat as soon as III. $s1sr,sn
.ty-fifth street crossing is c4zrpletef5 M;
opened TO 'sis. public. an ,jrderr,,a a.. Nv
tunnel crossing be con;str,1ct.I at eI7,y.-
ty-e!ghth street. ara an overhead cross
ing after the design a0r.l>ys-] nv rf.a
council 81, cons tT-ucte,i az rbirtyfnurtf
street.
Il am Convinced that from n, a,of-
nvelInG p.s:nt Of View the urr,lr,raJ9A
crossing at Twen,ty-eIrhrh s-rsat l. nn,.
fe. thy f. asib,e a rs. such !, c.,Ssf,,r has
many Advantages that an ovgTh.aS
crossing &oss not posS-rs IN. an
proaches need not extend bev1nd w
gina and Warwick avenues The grad
os descent and ascent is NIT ha,vy ana
need NOT exceed! five feet in q h,,n,1rs,i
On tn east side Any load ;fai can he
hauieEt up Twenty lifth street from
River avenue can BE- easily ygr n,,7ra cas-
lily haule,5 through the t.lnnel uaS5ar tiht.
tracks.
The consSGuentiel damage to s.;;a-
cen; property is ..eauoeyi to a minimum.
The cost OF .1?ai.lta ming th-. under
grade crossing viii be on.v a small frsc
lt-aa, Of the cost OF n,fntainins q, f~n,,
viaduct l. $50 f. et long, which should b.
painted every year or Two and win mo
heavy traffic OF Twenty-e:gh;h street
the deck would require r p,.rkins quite
AS often thus involving an outlay OF
several thousand dollars annually. The
unde.grtsrad crossing loulii be 50 con-
s;Guctsd. that the electric cars coull, be
sidswa.lis ana tbt I.t;sr ned o u,;H e er
tend from side TO side Of the railway
property. It NAV b. ;nteresfinr - cnrr
pare tn. estimates of cost of overnsad
and undergrad, rr'S.ss:ntrs for.l7,;s s.,tst
The CIV esgIneer has rv i've III; ~, fr.,r
two prominent specialists in this line TO.
the cons trugta5,o OF TN, prcoosaG T,yeT
ty-eigth street vieduct ana the COS, of Of
th. metal structure would h. rycins;v.
of found atiGns. S35. coo. The fou-d..t;ons
wou!i add at least $40 600 mo.re or SIS
00o fer the structure. TIL. una sr.rade
crossing can be constructyd for s5o. COO
Ths Twenty-fifth and Tnirtv-fsurtj
street bridges may be constructed, in
ciu1irg foundations for not exec: ding
$50, CG+y, or a total cost not exceSs.,n;.
S1G5,GG0 or this amonit the Chesapeake
& Chic railway would have to psy $50
coo and the e,ecyric railway company
has offered through its president to con
tribute $40 eco towards the c,ty's portion
of thu. livery eighth street crossing
leaving the city to pay, $40 600.
Il would Therefore alyise that ti!l:
council PASS a resolution asking permits
Sen of the legislature to construct the
uadsrgrdda c.r:o ssiCS at Twenty-sighth
street ard asking p omission also to is
sue bonds TO the amount Of $4,000 t, de-
fray the city's portion of the cost Of the