Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-16
N. & w. PIER
REQUEST GRANTED.
Continued from Page l.
-esident. and the executive session
EXECUTIVE SESSION.

president. and the executive session
was called.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The board had long executive ses-
sion, during which. it is said, the ques
ton of granting the request of the rail-
way and the objections raised by the
interviews i'm the Nirginian-Pi We're
fully discussed. The discussion result
cd in II resolution by Mr.. Joseph +.
Weaver, seconded by MIR. jonathan II.
Jacocks. as follows:
Resolved. That permission is hereby
granted to the Norfolk and Western
Railway Company to construct II new
iron coal pier ut Lambert'S Point. to
the south OF their present coal pier now
located there. in accordance with their
plans and specifications now on file in
this Office: provided. that if in the flu
ture said pier shall he condemned by
lawful authority as an obstruction to
NorfOlkS harbor or it's approaches,
then and in that event the said COM
pany. or it's assignees. shall remove. mt
their own expense, in Il reasonable
time. as much of said pier as may be
so condemned
This resolutions was carried uuani-
mously. That ended the meeting.
Col. Walter IL. Taylor, in speaking OF
the action of the board in granting the
request of the Norfolk and Western.
with the condition that tho railway
should bear the expense of cutting Oft
the piers If required hereafter. said. in
effect. that he cannot speak for the
Norfolk and Western railway in that
matter; but speaking for himself per
sonally he would say that he could not
advise the acceptance Of the permit 10
build the pier, with n qualification that
has never before been put upon n SINH
lar permit.
There tho matter rests for the ac-
CHni1ncG nf 1,D rn1l
and Western railway.
THE PETITIONS PRESENTED.
The petitions presented TO the board
and signatures on them are as fol-
lows:
To the Honorable the Board of Harbor
Commissioners OF Norfolk. Ports
mouth and Norfolk County
Gentlemen: We. the undersigned
citizens, feeling n deep interest in the
prosperity of our cities and county,
having an abiding faith in the future
merce. believing that your predecessors
In Office greatly damaged our inner
harbor by allowing the present piers
OF the Norfolk ana Western Railroad
Company at Lambcrts Point TO be OK
tended out to the Port Warden's line.
believing that the time is not far off
when the said piers shall have to be
shortened and the channel widened in
order to accommodate our rapidly in
creasing shipping interests: realizing
that the cost Of this much needed i'm
proVement will probably have TO be
borne by Norfolk, Portsmouth and
Norfolk county, and having been in
formed that the Norfolk and Western
railroad Company has made applica-
tion TO your honorable body for permits
sion TO build another large coal pier
out TO the Port Wardcns line do most
earnestly request you not to grant the
permission to build the proposed pier
out to the Port Warden's line until
the said Company enters into u con
tract with the cities of Norfolk and
Portsmouth and Norfolk county; the
form OF which is to be approved by the
city attorneys of Norfolk and Ports
mouth. with good security. approved
by the said attorneys. that in the event
that the proper authorities should at
any time in the future decide to
widen the channel ut Lambert's
Point, so as to cut off the end
OF the present piers and the end
OF the proposed new pier, the
said Norfolk and Western Railroad
Company bear the whole cost of the
removal of so much OF the said piers
as may be deemed necessary by said
authorities. We most earnestly pro-
test against the concession being made
to the said company unless our people
and our port are thus safeguarded.
H. H. I1tltt..
II. l.. PAGE e CO,
j. r. GUY,
FUQUA e MCCOY. iea
HUBBARD & HUBBARD,
w. l.. BAKER.
w. r. FENTRESS & SON,
ii. G. HOGGARD & Co,
T.. NJ. HENRY.
MORRIS. MARSHALL & CO,
]. i. DUNCAN,
w. w. DEFY.
1VOR A. PAGE,
j. SYDNEY SMITH,
il. HODGES.
SAVAGE. SON & CO.,
j. Z. COOK.
THE HUB,
w. II. SARGEANT. JR.,
THOS. w. SHELTON,
p. j. MORRIS.
CHAS. w. PRIDDY.
TO the Honorable, the Board of IIar-
bor Commissioners of Norfolk and
Portsmouth. and Norfolk County:
Gent ncn,--Ne. the undersigned cit
liens, ling deep interest in the
prosperity OF our cities and county.
having an abiding faith in the future
growth and development OF our com
MERGE do most earnestly request you
not to grant the permission to build
the proposed pier out to the Port
Warden's line until the Norfolk and
Western Railroad Company enters in
10 n contract with the cities OF Nor
folk and Portsmouth, and the county