The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-28
NOREOLK'S GROWTH
HAS BEEN RAPID.
-
1t is Soil and Permanent in its
Character as Well.
ARE NARY NEW BUILDINGS
The Paving of the Streets With Asphal,
and the Reeons,ruction of the A.
Iantic Hotel Among Features
CT the Year.
ARE NARY NEW BUILDINGS
Especial Dispatch TO The Times,

Special Dispatch TO The Times.1
NORFOLK VA. December ~
Norfolk is improving rapidly ard ~
nanently. Tie year Just finished is a
demonstration Of growth ct o srea.er
rate than the city -,cl s-:owe- bore t
has not been a boom CT an unsubstan-
tai growth, but q supply TO met me
demands Of increasing trade, accumu t
tng wealth and the general require,,ef $
of advancing refinement, which follows
both trade ard wealth.
The first evidence Of growth is to be
noted In the large nrn1her Of new ord
many Of them elegant dwelling ho'.s $
erec'ed here dur!;s the last trelve
months. lnclrdng a few stores eonn eet-
cd with them there were so dw-li &,
britt here last year at ccst of Sl.TS :
09t. Then there are two new hotes. two
sanitariu1as two uarge C riches. and
se.eral small ones, all agsregating $780,
90
JAnGE HOTELS.
The Atientic Hotel. to cost $1,000: the
vfrgiria Club. 20 cost $4,000 aid the
s-o-es oprasfte those build %rgs on Granby
time. are rebu'lding at a cost OF abort
So m OF att2e- se-1i-ru''ic and -,.,'lit.
bri'dinge there are the l'b~a-y b"'I'i~g
5000 the jill SIG o3o. the Police head
una--ers. SIC 100. ard 40 lar~e s+o"n-
honses coe'ire about srOnna Taere q e
OF nrs which cannot be irclus4d. hecoueA
thev e.. not of srHfcient interee+ 70
Terticrla-'-e brit which se"ve IL i-cr-a e
the aer-e~a-~ ard ~ orci.-v the ground
With proftot'- IMPROVEMENTS.
ASPHALT PAVING.
c-e - tire rroe+ important and in+s~ee--
ire features Of The progressive cheracte,
OF The city Of recent wars IS In the
care with which the streets have been
treated. In that respect the civ Sc be-
ire rao'6lv redeemed from ii'-health and
other dangers Thus there are now over
fourteen rni'ae IF aenhalt streets, SEVEN
Of which vre-a fin.~nei this year Half
a rifle Of Fe1rtan block pavire was nut
down. and four miles of vitrified sewer
pire was lad. All OF this s-rect in
proyealert ---ee sora Of a cost of $40 600
CITY EXTENSION.
Pcs;aos the tail and the police head
quarters. the city has improved the mar.
is~t-hor~e hnfif'og at cost Of SIS t'0.
This includes fourteen stores prepared
for renting and market sheds pvt un for
the benefft and convenience OF the hrck-
STEERS ard their customers, also eighty
iou- stalls.
The city exte-7n1 Its limits TO inclu 70
the Seventh wara. thus taking in an
persons live. That ie the section OF Park
View which is prettily laid out IN streets
closely built with residences averaging
more thu sGeon6 in v-lue.
cLEaR. PURE WATER.
Gre OF the bo7s.s OF this CITY is ts
!i7,rid ard healthfui water and the beau
tiFul environments OF its puno-h0use and
lakes. There is a series of lakes about
eight miles distant from which the water
into the city The filter plant installed
three years aco has been doing satisfac-
tory work but there is an effort being
made now. at an ev~e-lse of SIS .t)11. to i'm
Grove the COZ gT,Iator Heretofore ann
has been used. but as that is one Of the
extensive materials IN the control Of the
trusts. It Is proposed &c adopt iron as q
coagulator. The owner Of the patent is
mailing exrerinents at his own cost and
risk to demonstrate the superiority OF
iron. If he succeeds the city will adopt
I''7 apparatus and reimburse him. Mean
time the water depert shows a net
earning OF So 1924 for the fiscal year
and the rates to consumers have been re-
duced and the plant enlarged and I'M
proved The waited is brilliant and ahund-
ant.
RAII,wav. CONSOLIDATION.
Great activity has been apparent
throughout the year in railway building
an, in the consolidation Of the roads al
rendv built. / was evident that the pro
Meters had equal faith in the city and its
environments eithe TO buy or TO build.
II they could not buy the read they want
ed they built q new road. Thus two rev
roads have been eNten3ed to Eirginla
Etach two to Cape envy. and a rev
r. al has been opened TO Ocean View. TIE
syndicate Of Richmond. called the VIII
lian7s syndicate. has consolidated all OF
tie electric trolley lines Of Norflo'1. Ports
mouth and Berkeley and united them With
III. Newport News and HAMPTON trolley
railways by running ferryhoats across
from one side OF the river ana the rca@s
10 the other TIE new roadway built tbs
year is as follows:
10 Cape Henry and 10 Virginia Beach.
q miles; Virginia Beach extended to Gaze
ITrn,v. % miles; Say Shore 20 Ocean View.
iailes: Berkley TO Gilrerton, miles.
In addition TO the consolidation OF the