The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-12-31
Notice.


TAKE NOTICE that the Interstate
Railroad Company, public service rail-
road corporation, chartered and doing
business under the laws of the Common,
wealth of Virginia, and authorized To
condemn lands and other properties, or
any interest or estate therein for its uses
and purposes will, ON the stb day OF Jan.
rary, 1914. that being the fourth day Of
,hrjanuary. 1914, Term Of the Circuit
Court OF Visa County, Virginia. apply
10 said Court at the Cour: House of Wise
County in the Town of Giadeyilic, for
the appointment of five disinterestcd
frceholdeiB, resident in said county. 10
ascertain what will be s just compensa-
ton for the Zee Of the strips or parcels of
land hereinafter described, the fee simple
estate In which is proposed Ia be CON
demncd by The undersigned Interstate
Railroad Company. aud what will 10
just compensation for u perpetual ease
ment or right of way over and across
Depot Street, hereinafter described, for
its uses and purposes in constructing,
maintaining and operating an extension
nf Its main limo track from point at Its
present terminus at the west end of the
town uf Norton. In Wise County Virgin
ia, through the said town of Norton to n
point at or near the eastern limits of said
town of Norton to a connection with what
was formerly the railroad ot tho Wise
Terminal Company. which last named
railroad Is now owned and being operated
10y the undersigned company, and for the
purposes of building and maintaining a
depot on Park Avenue in said town of
Norton near what Is known rs Depot
Street and 10 award damages, if any, re-
sulting to the adjacent and other proper
~ of the said Norfolk n Western Rail
way Company, a corporation, and the
said Louisville snd Nashville Railroad
Company. a corporation. or to the prop
crty ni any other persons, beyond the pc.
Guitar benefits that will accrue to such
properties, respectively. from the con-
strrction, operation. building and main.
tcnance of the works of the undersigned.
Hnd to ascertain and awArl damages, IL
any. To which said Norfolk q Western
halfway Company or said Louisville Il
Nashville Railroad Company, or any 9th.
~ person whomsucvcr. may be entitled.
which may result to them or either or
any 81 them from the use aud occupation
Of the STREETS aud alleys OF said Town of
Norton under and pursuant b. IA cer,ain
franchise granted to ssid Interstate Rail-
mat Company by the Town OF Norton
10Y ordinance dated July llth, 1911
The said strips or parcels oi land arc
the same mentioned, described and shown
Ia the petition, description, plat of sur
vey aud profile filed by the Interstate
Railroad Company in tile Clerks Oilicc
of Wi,o County, Virginia, on the 9th day
of Deccmbcr 1918, Ia this proceeding.
which is styled Interstate Railroad Com
pany y. Norfolk ~ Western Railway Com.
pans and louisville & Nashville Railroad
Company et al. to which petition, de
Srription, plat OF survey and profile ref
crrnoe Is hcru made said strips or par
GELS ui land and parts of streets which pc
iiticncr proposes to use AMI occupy are
sitnatc In the Town of Norton, Wise
County, Virginia aud are described AZ
follows:
Fint ia strip OF parcel of land in
Norton. Virginia, beginning at stake
which stands South twenty four degrees
East nine feet from Station 81 plus 4. y of
the Interstate Railrnah rcVion through
The town Of N"ioa, virglnin, said stake
being on tho South line OF Park Avenue
ni the said town. aud 2i2 ~ feet south.
wcsiwarily fnm set stone in the South
line al said Park Avenue; thence run.
ming with said line OF Park Ayenne,
North sixty sis degrees East five hun.
,ired and forty three and forty seven one
hundrciths feet crossing the centre line
~ said railroad location At four hundred
and eighty one aud three tcntltS feet 10
stake which stands twelve aud five tcnthS
icct NorthwArdly trum the centre line of
sai'l location. thence running on curve
1" tic right of seven hundred and twenty
nine aud thncc tanthS feet radius. dis.
lance OF one hundred and twenty aud five
,cntlls feet to stake Crossing the west
lhlo of Depot Stree, at one hundred and
thirteen feet thence North eighty nine
irgrs'S and twenty five minutes East
tangent io last mentioned curve, two
i.tmdfed and thirty five feet To a stake ou
a linc NJ the Norton Land and lInprnyc.
men, Company land thence with said
line. south twenty four degrees East
nsrnty seven and twenty four ono hun.
dusiills fee; Ia = stake Crossing the cen.
ire line of said railroad location at thir-
teen and eighty four one hundr,lths
hsetl. thence South eighty nine degrees
and twenty five minutes Vest two hun.
tired and forty six feet To stake, AT right
angles and twelve and FIVE tenths feet
from Station "a plus $50 T.. Il. OF tho
ccntrc line OF said railroad location
thence, running on curve to the left
with seven hundred and four and three
icnths feet radius, distances of Two.
hundred and eighty seven and nine
tcnthS feet To stake which stands twelve
and five testhS feet from and at right an.
giles IN Station a plus zig GOETHE cen
ir line of sAid railroad location; thence
South twenty four degrees East eight and
I'VE ,enths feet 10 stake; thence South
sixty six degrees West ninety two feet
TO q stake: thence South twenty four de-
grccs East sixty feet to stake. thence
south sixty sin degrees West one hun
dreri and eighty four feet So stake
thence North twenty four degrees West
six n feet TO a ktAkn. thnnc.. South Sirtv