Brief Description: One typescript volume containing legal agreements from deed books, minute books, and order books of the City of Norfolk, Virginia, granting rights of way to companies such as Berkley Street Railroad and Railway Company, Norfolk City Railroad Company, Norfolk Street Railroad Company, Norfolk Railway and Light Company, and Norfolk and Portsmouth Traction Company for the purpose of public improvement projects. There are two separate indexes in the front of the volume containing page numbers for the companies as well as the streets and roads. There is a separate set of indexes for the Norfolk County Water Company. Additionally, there is a handwritten list of conveyances to the aforementioned public service corporations.
Held at:
Sargeant Memorial Collection
Slover Library
235 East Plume Street
Norfolk, VA 23510
Phone: 7574317429
Email: localhistory [at] norfolk.gov
Record Series Number: 002/RG 28/0000-001
Created by: City of Norfolk
Volume: 1.0 Items
Acquired:
00/00/0000.
Arrangement: Arranged in original order.
Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.
Subject Index
Annexation (Municipal government)
Norfolk (Va.)
Real property
Genres/Forms of Material
Legal documents
Languages of Materials
English [eng]
Rights/Use Restrictions: The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.
Acquisition Notes:
Unknown
PreferredCitation: Rights of Way and Franchises of Public Service Corporations in Annexed Territory, 1870-1915, RG 28-0000-001, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.