The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-12-24
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 Sth day of Jan
uary. 1914, that being the fourth day of
the January. 1914, Term OF the Circuit
Court of Wise County, Virginia, apply
60 said Court at the Court House of Wise
County in the Town OF Glsdcville. for
the appointment Of five disintcrcstcd
frceholders, resident in said county. to
ascertain what will be just compcnsa-
ton Tor the fee Of the strips or parcels Of
land hereinafter described, the Zee simple
estate in which is proposed to he con
dcmned 10y the undersigned Interstate
Railroad Company, and whi; will be
Just compensation for perpetual case
nicnt or right of way over and scross
Depot Street, hereinafter described for
its uses and purposes In constructing
maintaining and operating an extension
of lis main line track from point at its
present terminus Mt the west end of the
town Of Norton, IN Wise County Virgin
il, through the said town of Norton Ia a
point At or near the eastern limits of said
town of Norton to a connection with what
was formerly the railroad of the Wise
Terminal Company. which last named
railroad is now owned and being operated
10y the undersigned company. and for the
purposes of building aud maintaining
depot OH Park Avenue In said town Of
Norton near what is known rs Dcpu,
Street and To award damages, If any. re-
sulting to the adjacent aud other proper
~ at tho said Norfolk y Western Rail
way Company, corporation. and the
said Louisville aud Nashville Railroad
Company corporation. or Ia the prop
cfty oi any other persons, beyond the pc
Guitar benefits that will accrue TO such
properties, respectively. from the con
siruciion, operation, building aud main.
tenaucc of the works of the undersigned.
aud to ascertain and awarl damages If
ANY, To which said Norfolk Il Western
Hallway Company or said Louisville &
nashville Railroad Company, or amy 9TH
~ person whOmsoeycr, may bc entitled,
which may result To thrm OF either or
any ol them from the use and occupation
ui the streets and alleys of said Town of
Norton under and pursuant to "a certain
franchise granted ~ said Interstate Rail-
road Company 10y the Town of Norton
Icy ordinance dated July 18th, 1911.
The said strips or parcels OF land are
the same mentioned described and shown
In the petition, description. plat OF sur
vcN and profile filed by the Interstate
Railroad Company in the Clerks Office
oi Wise County. Virginia, ON the 9th day
al December lll3, IN this proceeding
which Is styled "lntcfstatc Railroad Com
I~ny y Norfolk a Western Railway Com
lany and Louisville Il Nashville Railroad
Company ct al. to which petition, de-
scription, plat of survey aud profile ref
orcucc Is here made said strips or par-
.la AZ q IA
uiouer proposes 10 use and occupy are
situate IN the Town of Norton, Wise
county. Virginia and arr described as
follows.
Fint;-A strip or parcel of land in
Norton, Virginia, beginning Mt a stake
which stands South twenty four degrees
Eas, nine feet from station II plus 3 = nf
tile Interstate llaimad N'-',nn through
The town OF N"'ton, virginia. said stake
ncins on the South line Or Park Avenue
of the said town. aud pig y feet South
WestWarily from q set stone in the South
line nt said Park Avenue, thence run
ming with snd line of Park Avenue.
North sixty siN degrees East five hun
dred ami forty three and forty seven one
hundtNlihs feet crossing the centre line
ui said railroad location at four hundred
aud eighty one and three tenths feet To a
stake which stands twelve AMI tive tcnths
feet Nor,hwardly from the centre line oil
said location thence running on curve
ir the nigh, OF seven hundred and twenty
nine aud three tenths feet radius, a dis
lance of one hundred and twenty and five
icnths feet to = stake icrpsSing the west
line uf Depot Street at one hundred and
unrtccp iecu thcncc North eighty nine
dee recs aud twenty five minutes East
tangent to last mcntinHcd curve two
hundred aud thirty five Sect to "A stake on
line Of the Norton Land and Improve
ueni CompanyS land thence with said
line. South twenty four dcgrccs East
twenty seven and twenty four one hun
in-dths feet tp a stake crossing the cen
tuc line OF said railroad location At thlr-
teen and eighty four one hundrcdths
feet thence South eighty niue degrees
aud tWonty five minutes Vest two hun
drcd and forty six feet 10 a stake. AT right
angles and twelve aud five tenths feet
from station - plus B39 T. T. of the
vcntr, line Of said nilroad location.
thence, running on a curve Ia the loft
with seven hundred and four aud three
tcnths fectiadius, a distance of two
hundrcd and eighty seven and nine
tenths feet TO q stake which stands twelve
aud live teuths feet from and al right an.
giles to Station % plus liz p.C.ofthc cen
tn; line of said railroad location; thence
SomN twenty four degrees East eight aud
five ,enths feet TO = stake thence South
sixty six degrees West ninety two feet
10 a stake thence South twenty fonr de-
grces East sixty feet TO a stake thence
South sixty sin degrees West one hun
drei and eighty four feet to stake
thence North twenty four degrees West
six !, feet 10 stake thence Soath sixty
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