Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-26
Street Committee Reports Against
Car Line on Holt Street.
Petition OF tho Chesapeake TRANSIT,
Company Partly Acted Upon-ci,-
liens Appear TO Protest Against
Franchise Rein% Granted.

Inc Street committee OF Councils last
night disapproved the petition of the
Chesapeake Transit Company. asking
for Il franchise to double truck Holt
street and lay track on part of Chapel
street. The company wants to come
into the city from Brambleton Ward
VIA Holt street, so as to afford direct
connection from the central portion OF
the city with the suburban depot OF the
companys proposed Cape Henry line
and also TO afford Bramblcton Ward
citizens "a direct line to the city mar
kct," as expressed in its petition
At last nights meeting Il petition,
signed by about twenty-five property
owners of Holt street, protesting
against the granting OF franchise for
Il car line OH that street, was read, and
several citizens appeared 10 verbally
supplement- the objections urged in the
petition. These were mainly that the
value of Holt street property would bc
greatly decreased in value by n street
car line on that thoroughfure, and that
IL would Interfere with the pupils of
Holt Street School, the St Marv's
Catholic Church congrecation the in
mates OF st. NIary's Orphan ASYLUM
ana the High School pupils who use
Holt street us a thoroughfarc. Obiec-
lnn- 10 Il ettl. lsne- crossing r,-1-i
prluGe was also urged, among the ren-
sons for such objection being that If
would interfere with the fire apparatus
III gong to Il fire in Brambleton Ward
hesldeS the Street Committeeman.
Messrs. Hodges, Ridgewel and Jacobs
mere We're present last night the City
Attorney. the City Engineer Mr.. T Il
s,f !
Transit Company: Chairman Reid, OF
the l3rambeton Local Boards street
committee. and the following citizens.
VINO appeared in opposition to the Holt
street franchise: AIessrs j. a
Baecher, NJ. Cmstadter NJ. McKcvitt.
Charles Myers ana T. r. Cunning
ham.
Alessrs. Umstadter and Baecher adj
dressed the committee in opposition to
The franchise. MIR. Umstadter said he
did not know. but thai he would nav
$4,000 for the franchise which Mr.. Coles
company wanted for nothing He said
a street car down Holt street would
ruin ;hc value of the homes of that
street. now the most valuable OH the
J east side. He suggested that some
other street should be used
| Mr.. Cole explained why his company
wanted to connect their suburban de-
pot with the centre of the city. He
said that the government was reported
10 have big plans as to the improve
ment of Cape Henry by putting n. fort
there. and said that the Cape would
probably become Il popular Watering
place In opposition TO Ocean View, and
his company didn't want to have to
depend on rival road to transfer its
passengers lie also said that the cit
liens of Brambleton wanted n direct
line TO the city market, and as to inter
fering With the High School pupils he
! thought it would benefit them since it
was the intention of the company to
offer them special Inducements to ride
TO and from the school on their cars.
Mr.. Cole said he asked for no exclusive
franchise.
MIR. Reid, chairman of Brambleton's
Street Committee. spoke in favor of the
franchise for the road on behalf of the
Brambleton people.
! The committee in executive session,
decided 10 disNppTOVe Inc netition. The
lcompany's petition for the franchise to
use certain Brambleton ward streets
remains ini Statu quo.
The Street Committees report was
unanimous. 1t goes 10 Councils for
| final action.