The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-07-19

Gil the PRESIDENT was added to the conl-
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On. Health Messrs. BalIowe, Nunnally,,
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In accordance with the e,request Of the
Richmond City Council mmittee) on An
nexation the :, Manchester committee pre-
sented the following report: r.,..
The committee appointed by the Council
Of the city OF Manchester touching the
question of annexation of Manchester to
Richmond, being now. convened 10 con-
slider. the. inauiries suggested by the pro-
ceedings OF the committee OF The Richmond
Council Of the 18th day OF June, 1879, COM
municated to this committee and having
considered said proceedings, in reply there
to say this committee is Of opinion and
does resolve as follows: -atssst.
l. That il. the annexation, proposed is
mutually desirable, as this committee be-
lieves it is, only grave differences OF opin-
ion as to details ought,to be allowed to de-
feat it. ,.,.r ,g.r ..:J.y! gaEyy;g ases:
2. We respectfully suggest to the Rich
mond committee that It so divide the ,ques-
tion as 10 consider las this cnmmittee aidi
whether or not in its Judgment the anpexa-
tion proposed Is desirable 10 the city, OF
Richmond Cd any terms, inasnuch as a mega
tive conclusion on tndt branch Of the ques-
tion would terminate The functions OF both
committees and relieve them Of all further
trouble. But If it comes to. an affirmative
conclusion, then, i'd the opinion OF this COM
mittee, there viii be no impeachment in the
bway, to annexation, SO far as Man chester is
concerned, as to detail; because .:s4sG.
8. Rclying-en-the convictions we have
heretofore expressed, to the effect that fran
nexation takes takes place the revenues Of
ton at Ric6 norfd rates, VIII render Man
chester seIf.sustainins 81 We are therefore
prepared to accede to any, terms w hich
Richmond may suggest to secure itself
against loss from annexation.
/ : 4. Therefore further. TeS0lue6, That il
the scheme Of annexation is acceptable to
Richmond on any terms, we suggest that
the Richmond committee name such terms
as NAV seem proper TO it, Confident, as we
are, that its terms proposed will reasona-.
BILE and acceptable to Manchester. Assum-l
ing from your, actions that the terms OF an.
peXation briefly suggested in our original,
report TOR want OF detail orior some other
reason) vas not considered, and in order to-
anticl pate such a construction OF your ae-
tion as may imply an nunWillingness on your
part 10 name the terms OF annexation, we
add, in order to facilitate some conclusion.
the following further expression OF or
views, il you prefer not to prescribe the
terms proposed in our former report, as
follows: T., r.t: upH s. uiJ.5r.I. g. -
Richmond shall coneede, to. Manchester
for ten years. instead OF five years., as trst
Droposed, an expenditure of the. net reye-
nues derived from Manchester, such eX-
pendlture not in any event to exceed such
net revenues during such period. In this
proposition we mean thai for the period
named we will not ask for gas, for water;
works, for. street improvements, OF any
other benefit or i'm prOyemeDt OF any kind,
except such as can be secured and paid for
by the net revenues derived exclusively
from Manchester; but all such net revenues
are during the period named to be applied
exclusively for the benefit OF Manchester.
This report is intended TO place the ques-
| ton as to terms before you i'll the following
aspects: -,. ... r.".i ,' ..7
l. That you name the terms which ap-
pear to you reasonable, &c.
2. That you accept or refuse the terms
named by us.
3. That you accept our terms with such
enlargement, modification, or amendment,
as may appear to you mutually reasonable
und fair. Respectfully,
| -. ,....-.---.- ]. r: PGRDUE,
G. q. MCRAE,
j. II. PATTEsoN,
A. ROYALL,
.. G.. A. PEPLE,
! JOHN +. TAYLoR,