Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-16
TWO LIVELY TOWNS.
Quick Transportation Stimulates
Suburban Growth.
Mistaken for a Burglar and Killed-rnjuuc-
tion Granted Approaching Nup,iais-
Extensive Repairs Other News Told in
Paragraph.

always! ways one of the first requisites of
Il nrst-class city is first-class system
vi transportation. Citizens OF progress
Snc places must move quickly from
omic,i p" ~, VI the place to the other.
quick transportation is absolutely ne
cessary for quickly developing conn
try. eouii-
This is such a country with two
S so,S,t developing towns-Berkley and
the The" ,sa Morioik. Consequently it has
Berkley Street Railway is n modern
ueNeiopnent in railway building. Ii is
among the best OF the trolley lines in
virginia. and it gives an admirable
The Berkeley Street Railway was
started in small, slow way. with
morse cars. in 1881. One of the abnn-
doned cars now going to pieces rs a
wreck on the side of the road. looks
primitive as compared with the hand
some modern electric motor cars with
eisht wheels on two trucks. These cars
are double the size of the old horse
cars. They quadruple those old cars
in every other respect.
VI course. one of the chief requisites
OF any transportation service is thar
there shall be Il schedule. and that tho
scheuule shall be carefully and con-
stantly observed 1t is n feature of the
berkley Railway, that 1t runs. 1t does
not creep. And it runs on time
NC Ne'iS uIe COnlInO0louS ana COM
PORTABLE, and the roadbed is delight
fully smooth. The rails are 6p-foot T
rails of the best steel, laid in the most
substantial manner.
Another feature OF the road is that
1t sells half-fare tickets to working
men. to the shop girls and cotton mill
employees and to all school children.
This is Il concession which shows the
lperality OF the management of the
road and its disposition TO meet ne
cessities of the public. The road ia
vites patronage by deserving it,
The influence of this road has been
wonderful 1t has made South Nor
folk accessible. 1t is three miles from
Berkley to the end of the line. but the
Trips are made in fifteen minutes, so
that no time is lost in going from one
town to the other.
The road was the means of devel-
oping first South Norfolk, then the
Synon and Frost addition of 5Tla
acres, then Quincy Place of so acres
adjoining the Synon and Frost add-
ton. These additions are admirably
located and beautifully improved.
There are delightfully."- comfortable and
homelike dwellings, all along the line
OF the road. some of them affecting
real architectural distinction and real
izing charming landscape effects.
Among these are the dwellings of
MIR. VIM. Sloane, the three Messrs. Til
ley and others, which must have cost
from $1,000 to $4,000 each. There are
many houses along the road which are
neat and pretty and give evidence of
being worth from $500 to $500.
Both of these additions are severed.
There is particularly skillfully
planned system of sanitary sewerage in
quincy. There are admirable building
lots In both places, ranging in value
from $3.50 to $780, Both places have
water and electric services
AT the end of the line is South Nor
folk Park, containing Il acres of land
admirably adapted for the landscape
gardening effects necessary for pleas
ure resort. There are all the natural
physical features of park. The land
is rolling and Irregular and there is Il
naturally formed lake filled with fresh
water That Will furnish boating and
fishing. The lake has an area of four
acres
The park is not fully developed yet.
But there is n dancing pavilion used
by the pleasure seekers three times a
week. The park is lighted with cleo
tricity, and after Il year or two there
Will be shrubbery and grass to make it
attractive.
Mr.. II III. Synon is the designer and
general constructor of the Synon and
Frost and of the Quincy additions. He
has worked persiStently and courage
ouSty TOT TIC development OF an OF the
country through which the road runs.
ilt say tnil tie COuIu Ilol nave uOne
anything ii he had not been inspired
with supreme faith in the ultimate de-
velopment of the two towns of Berkeley
and South Norfolk into prosperous
manufacturing ana industrial cities.
He has the tirmest kind of faith in the
outcome of all the section. hence he is
building three miles more of the troll
ley road. SO as to extend the present
line to Glmertou. His faith is well
grounded, and the development OF the
section OF territory all along the line
from the ferry To Gilmerton. seven
miles is certain, because 1t has al
ready begun.
a MAN KILLED.
While on visit to the home of Agnes
Simmons. alias "Puss." colored, on
Middleton street. George Bartee also
colored was fatally shot by the form
er's son. John Simmons. Friday night
aboitt IL O'Clock. The Simmons woman
had arranged q pallet for Bartee in the
cook room and had left home. leaving
her guest there. subsequently her son
John. porter at Mr.. J. O. Williams
saloon. came in and went to bed and
TO sleep. About II O'Clock he was
awakened by Bartee and shot twice at
him. believing him to be burglar
One of the shots took effect in Bartee's
left breast. just below the heart. and
the other in the abdomen either of
which would have been fatal.
Yesterday morning when examined
simmons confessed shooting the man,
but said he thought he was a burglar
lie was place under q bond of SlGo, with
Mr.. j. o. Williams as surety for his
appearance when needed.
Bartee was carried to the station
house. and after an examination, re-
moved TO his home on Fourteenth
street. where he died about 3:15 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. He was IL years
old and leaves wife and four children
Sergeant Ru6d summoned 4 coroner's
jury. which met and adjourned to Mon
day at n. nj. to hear the evidence.
INJUNCTION GRANTED.