Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-18
Great IDEAS
COME SLOWLY
Norfolk and Western Ry. Proves
the World Does Move.
THAT EAST END PARK
Plans ana Propositions TO FIN VIM
honc's Lake by rnmp-DrcdginG
water Fro"s-'rnc FIRST soul. ward
ana the New Union Depot with
BcIt L,ue III Norrnik-strcrt Rail-
way. sew nont&na Tip on the
Future OF tho Luke.

The recent article In the Virginlan-
Pilot on Mahone's Lake, and the pro>
posed improvements in and about il
have re-awakencd interest in this body
OF water and its surroundings, and
numerous endorsements Of the plan
suggested by City Engineer Brooke
have been heard. The Holt Street
bridge is now being widened by u dual
addition OF II feet--6 feet on each side
at :, total cost to date of $4,000, with
new flooring to follow and possibly
strengthening or rebuilding ut some not
remote future date, as still further
cost without attaining permanence.
The East End Park seems to the
casual observer as far away as ever.
but to close scrutiny there appears in
dications OF near approach to some
thing better than present conditins 1t
has transpired within the last few
days that the Norfolk and Western
Railway Company, which in 1891 enter-
eu into agreement with the City Coun-
CHS on this Very subject, (Which agree
lnent, owing to various causes was new
or carried out by either party) is now
uDout ready to move in the mater and
there Is now in the City Engineers Of
lice and, IL is understood also I'm the
hands Of the Board OF Harbor Com
lnissioners Il plan for the sanction of
both parties. by which the first move
will be made
The Norfolk and Western Railway
OWNS all the land from sha ,.,-o ",
hone canal to Main street and west
street and bounded by the center OF
The Cove street ana Lake Malone ca
mans. and wishes to fill in all the wa
Ter surface of their property (some
1000 feet by 500 feeD by pump drcdg-
ing their water front property around
and above their elevator-in 1.-THE Ba-
sln-putting the mud In this water
property, which they will proceed to
track and use as n freight yard, with
view to consolidating their passenger
coach houses in n single fine struc-
ture and eventually building IL new de-
pot. TO face toward Levitt avenue and
the Holt Street bridge. 1t Is said this
latter move will be necessitatcd by he
entrance of the Belt Line railroad over
Norfolk and Western tracks, or tracks
parallellfns them, to this city, the new
structure being q union depot" such
as Norfolk has long wanted and wait
ed tor, and the move is now said to be
decided upon City Engineer Brooke
has, 1t is understood, recommended to
10 railway company that it bulkhcad
Its property on q line with the old es-
tabl1shed course of the Cove street. and
Malone canals, and cut a street from
Main street, crossing the end of 3er-
muda and Cove streets along the ca
nals-side to the Malone canal bridge.
making 1t Of good width and giving it
to the city in return for closing the
present street Or roadway alongside it's
passenger depot from Main street and
bordering the lake to the canal bridge.
Its width TO be sufficient to permit the
| Street Railway Company to run its
tracks along it instead OF over their
present leased trackagc location from
| Main street to this bridge
1t is not known IL the Norfolk and
| Western will agree to this, but in view
! OF the gain of undisputed and undivid-
| ed possession of the land now used for
roadway ana street railway trestle,
ETC., 1t is thought the road will agree,
the more quickly as this will make a
! very long step toward the parking of
the remainder of the lake, opening
| streets from Lovitt and adjacent ave-
nues direct to the heart of Norfolk
| and advantaging their depot's loca ton
| greatly
| 1t IS further understood that the
Norfolk and Western has had the mon
ey appropriated for this contemplated
| improvement for severa! months. and
| is practically ready to begin operations
as soon as the arrangements and pre-
| liminaries are complete.
The enormous increase of business
| which the Norfolk and Western has
made in the last few months, ii is said
has crowded their trackage far be-
yond its proper and economical cana
| city. and this move Is thus made abso-
lutely necessary. while their docka ge
roomSis, also getting limited and more
| room Unnecessary for the big freighters
t1Nnt nn,-f,- 1ftl L.. Il.
In the meantime everything points ia
a period of growing activity and chan.
| ges in this section of the city; and
| City Engineer Brooke may yet see his
| ideas for an East End Park, and pub
lie breathing place, adopted.