Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-23
Agreement Filled in the City Of
Richmond Yesterday.
THE PLANS OUTLINED
Tho virginia Electric Company, The
Norfolk street Hallway Company.
nnd tho Ooonn Wow Railway Com-
pany Merged Into the Norfolh
Railway and Light compnny-A
Capital stock orsI, 100000.

The Virginia Electric Company, the
Norfolk Street Railroad Company and
the Norfolk and Ocean View Railway
Company have been consolidated into
the new company known as the Nor
folk Railway and Light Company, with
capital stock of s1,65o,OOO.
The various meetings OF the stock
holders and directors authorizing the
consolidation were held in Norfolk
November Cd, and the consolidation
agreement was lodged yesterday with
the Board of Public Works in Rich
mond.
OFFICERS CHOSEN.
The officers of the company for the
first year are. r. Lancaster Williams,
president: C. Brooks Johnston, vice
president; Frank o. Briggs, of Tren-
Walter H. Doyle, treasurer: II. c.
Whitehead, secretary,and Peter Wright,
general manager. MIR. Richard B.
Tunstall is general counsel.
These various properties have for
some time been owned, to q large en-
tent, by the same parties, n consider
able portion of the money invested
being Norfolk capital They are now
brought into one compact organiza ton,
enabling the company to improve It's
service to the public in it's various
departments. a considerable saving in
expenses will also be effected. and this
saving will facilitate the maintenance
Of equipment and service upon a
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be POSSIBLE.
The very low bid yesterday upon the
city lighting contract is an indication
of what may be expected under the
new regime.
THE POWER PLANT.
The present power station on Cove
street will be very materially enlarged
and extended. The boiler room will
be Of brick, with iron roof. lofty, well
ventilated, and eventually 70 feet s
inches by $50 feet in size. The engine
room will be of similar fre-resistine
characted, and about so feet by $50
feet in size.
Between these two large. high rooms,
will be a space about % by $50 feet,
divided into two floors. This part of
the plant will be used as n machine
shop, for storage. etc.
POWER HOUSES ABANDONED.
The power house of the Norfolk
Street Railroad, at Huntersville, that
of the Norfolk and Ocean View Rail
road, at lakewood, and that of the
Berkeley Light and Power Company. al
Berkeley. will be abandoned. Sufficient
property has been purchased adjoining
the present plant on Cove street 10
afford ample room for the enlarged
power station there that will supplant
those to be abandoned
Every possible labor-saving device
will be installed in the new DOVE,
plant. The new building will front on
Cove street, and will be of brick and
pleasing in design. 1t will have an
iron roof and overhead traveline
crane of large capacity
The present boiler capacity will be
increased by water-tube boilers. with
an aggregate capacity OF $500 horse
power. The present engine capacity
Will be increased by 1900 horsepower
compound. condensing engines, witt
two direct. connected generators 70,
railway work. These were purchased
during last summer and Will be de-
| liVered shortly. Two $50 horsepower
engines, with three-phase alternating
generators, have been purchased, and
will be used for lighting and power
service In Berkeley. Ocean View, Hun
tersvlle, Atlantic City Ward, and tho
outskirts of Norfolk. All the above
machinery Is in addition to that now
In use, in the plant on Cove street.
STORAGE STATION AT LAKEWOOD
The Norfolk and Ocean View Rail
road is to be operated from storage
battery, to be located at lakewood.
| This road will be double tracked al
once and will be operated in connec.
ton with the regular Norfolk stree
car system. The new management
states that no effort will be spared t.
give the best possible service, and new
and improved machinery have beer
contracted for.