The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-15
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Atlantic eflnlna1 Company ' ia
Extend II Is Tracks / to at1 llc,
PORTSMOUTH Ferry q
y MEET OPPOSITION \ ! P'l''|!;''l ] N
Plan u IL to- Handle Vast Crowd
"a Direct from the Ferry to IA
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f8neclAl TO FlHo
Il NORFOLK, July a a no ''NE1tA
vast street railrond project has & a come com
~ 1fsi,t III N orfolka and 1T affects Ports t \.
mouth perhaps equally as much u.s. ~ does
this city. II has assumed donnito shape
and d mighty effort,i II Is likely, Will pc pc
1nrndo 10 carry II through, but mighty i1'
opposition II s. almost sure to DC met
II involves tho extension OF the 5t = l cks
81 the Norfolk and Atlantic Terminal = ,sntlI
Company from It's present forfol Us ter
minus on city Hall Avenue 70 the Nor
folk and Portsmouth ferry sta TOT. G. th a.
foot 81 CONNIE rcial Place. ass
The Norfolk and Atlantic i1al5 runs ina'
!. from Norfolk 4 10 Pine Beach q and the x
janestown Exposition grounds, and tho NO
ron III ID said S. s3 preparing to handle
4 fha vast exposit ion GRO ds that must
Z necessarily come % from tho Portsmouth
4 side OF theGriyer direct 70 the ~
q grounds. Il. . vi "a
rs oct To tho Ferry sta ton ~ is proposed
\ 10 run the cars OF the folk and "a tla ntic
Terminal from GU Hal Ave nue do ' ~
a Graf,byS street, to -Aain.s to Conn lf
y Place. then down that thoroughfare to
I'll the ferry station. three docks distant y.
The line would be continued III ong w ntcr,
& street to- Church; up& Church to Plume,
n and back to B the present sta ton Of the
Il railway on City Hail VA venue, THUS Sfortr-
% INK II loop girdllng the large portion
q Of the city's business district. $5
SS The Norfolk Councils. Il is said Will VII
" soon be asked for re ncccssa ~ permits
Il ana franchises for tho carrying on S OF
b the scheme. Argument Will be made be-
Sfore the Councls to the e ffcct that i
pf,rr IA n
i handle the exposition crowds. . n 5
III The ferry station 4 Ii now three blocks
from the Trnctlon lines and six from TIC
q Terminal. 81 566y u 3i$, s.. II l
10 at tho project through # Will i 1,e !;
\ b ecessary for the q Norfolk and tlanticf
4 Terminal to 4 III ilize tho tracks Of n the
( Norfolk and Portsmouth Traction Com NJ!
pany on and Granby arc e., g
& portion Of Church 3on Plume 81 reet. Z ne
i Terminal would have to use I b Ytrack Of
a the hay Shore Terminal Company
VI ii a has been re ported that u rnergff1
& OF the Norfolk md Atlantic Terminal int
i the Traction 4 Is one OF tho posi- bill tlcs.
4 Should, that be brought about, Il 10 pr %
able that there would be no OBJ ice ton
from the Traction to the sch cn1e, 4 not.
4 there would be a hot fight, Judging rom
the tenor 81 & an interview w It'll Nc y.
&c. Hathaway, general manag ger q y ne.
Traction, on the 5su bje l5 S$ S9
4 III have heard OF the project. sal ID Mr..
IIathawa y. VI but do not think that 4
win an,ount to any thing, III q gu kno " that
you have ID catch d cat bel ore, sou can
q skin him. The has rep edly.s re1
4 fused.ito let .iis ax end OUR % 3 sf III
Commercial ACE to the ata ton 7,
and i al mot SEQ n hS II ould now al
low the Terminal Company to do y. The
Councils have the. light 70 grant other
companies III use 81 our trac ks for r..
distance OF not more than W yards ls q 9
!one place. Whether or not they grant
the Terminal Company this prly lcge re-
a ma ms Ia be seer. = .s3 #
There was fight 4 IN MI. Iathaw e
every EXPRESSION. .5
53s Mr.. George w. Hatch NJ superintendent
\ Of tho Norfolk and Atlantic Terminal,
when asked about tho project, said :f55 s5
There may be something IN II .s sS
HIS tone Indicated that there Hphnt-si
icnlly is something In TX.
r U President r. La ncaster Williams, g
the Norfolk. and PORTSMOUTH fraction
and President w. j. "a Payne OF the Nor-
folk and ~ Atlantic Terminal Company:
\ have been comforting on the ma tier, but
what understanding they have come g,
II any. has not yet come to light. !.
Should tho Terminal Company pc le 81
into Commercial Place tho Traction ION
could not we'll BIO kept out. ,s