Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-13
ELECTRIC STREET LIGHTS
MAKE H0PEWELL NEW CITY
Big Building Development Launched
by Richmond and Peters
burg Men.
BRIDGE OVER RAILWAY TRACKS
Provision Is Made for Safety OF Vast
Army OF Worlsmcn Going to and
From the Powder PIant-Frciyht
Warehouses Arc Oyercrowticd.
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fiOIEWEl.l- VA, February I2-Thc
largest Developments In building In the
history Of liopcwcll is Just being com
pleted by the Homo Investment Cor
poration. OF which DR.. Lawrence T..
Price, of Richmond, Is president This
company, composed OF Richmond and
Petersburg capitalists has already had
plans prepared by Richmond architects.
and bids will be received next week
for the construction of five thrce-story
brick observation-disclosures to be known
as the Terrace Apartments, and located
in iiopcwcll Terrace
This suburb. just few minutcs'
walk from llopewcll and the powder
plant of T.. |. du Font de Ncmours g.
Co. is on both the Petersburg and APP
pomattoN Electric hallway and the
Norfolk and Western Railway.
The investment company will spend
between $4,000 and $4,000 on this one
development, and work on the apart
lnents Will he started immediately Thc
buildings VIII be modern in every re-
spcct. and will be rented only To work
men Of the better class. This com
pnny has also acquired nficcn lots in
this section for future development
ELECTRIC STKEEr LIGHTS
ARE TURNED on
Hopcwcll was a new town Tonight.
when the electric street lights that
the Prince George Electric !.i-ht and
Power Company have been !us'alini,
for some time were turned on ana .,oodcd
the streets with light. The town was
n changed place with the advent Of
the new lights in the heart OF the
business section. The compan? VIII
operate the street lights AT i,a own
expense until tho city Is incorporated
and some Arrangement is made with
the ncw city officials
y large part OF the stores recently
erected had been wired for electricity.
and as soon as the power was avail
able from the Virginia Railway and
Power Company's lines ut Petersburg.
connections were quickly made. and
these places enjoyed all the convcn-
fences OF an up-to-dutc city.
STEAMSHIP WAREHOUSES;
ARE ONERCRONDED
Further difficulty was experienced
hero b. hundreds Of ilopcwcll people
who are trying 10 get shipments Of
various materials into the city. when
it became known that in addition 10
the trouble experienced through the
railroad. that the Old Dominion steam
ship Company has also placed an en-
barge agains. City Point. and had de-
cl.ncd to take certain shipments.
The warehouse at City Point is filled
almost 10 capacity with large amount
OF material on the outside. and mum =
crous shipments At Norfolk and other
points are being held up until the
situation here is relieved. II the own
ers OF a large part OF the goods would
remove IL as soon as IL arrives. II il
stated. the condition would not he so
bad The continued bad weather is.
OF course, partly the cause OF the con-
gcStiou.
The new viaduct over The Norfolk
and Western Railway tracks is prac-
tically completed. and the Du pont
Company is building Il high wire fence
TO prevent employees crossing the
spur track and forcing them TO go
through the subway which has been
completed for some time. The com
pany is taking every precaution for
the safety of the men crossing tho
rongcstcd railway tracks at the pas
senger station.
NEW vfADUCT OVER
TRACKS NEARLY READY
All persons going to and from the
* gate entrance TO the powder plant
will be compelled 10 pass over the
viaduc;. The bridge will be completed
in the next few days. as large force
Of men has been placed on the job.
The new municipal building has been
turned over TO the city officials by the
contractors. and is now being used.
All police records have been removed
and are now in their proper place in
the CITY Hall"
The criminal courtroom and Justice s
courts are on the second floor of tho
building. and most up-to-date Jail
has been provided. The new building
is great addition to the equipment
OF the local police department.
David y. Harrison, Jr.. member OF
the House OF Delegates from Prince
George County introduced a bill in
the General Assembly yesterday in
Richmond providing that the city OF
Hopewell be authorized TO borrow
money for street and other improve
mcnts as soon as it becomes incor-
poratcd.
ZIG DEAL CLOSED INVOLVING
800 ACRES NEAR HOPEISEI.L
The largest real estate sale said to
have been made in iiopcweil and vicin-
ity has just been completed. by which
the Greater Hopcwcll Corporation ac-
quires from Charles S. Brauer. OF AL
bcrta, the Baker e. Johnson property
containing 800 acres and fronting on
the Battle Ground Property, for $3.50
900. Among those interested in tho
company are: L. y. Rosenstock. Charles
s. Brauer, c. r. Williams. j. NJ. Hcnra-
han, M. a. Finn. J. l.. Vaughan b. p.
Jones. 7. Silverstein. j. H. McEvoy and
Thornton Jeffries. The sale was con-
sunmated by James L. Cuthbcrt, of Pc
tersburg.
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