Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-01-18
EXTENSION OF CITY LIMITS.

EXTENSION OF CITY LIMITS.
The proposition to extend the city limit
adopted at the meeting OF the Council on tn
! Srd instant. was reported in the SPECTATOR
the following day, only noting the lines with
in which the said extension was embraced.
THE PREAMBLE AND RESOLUTION
then adopted are now reported in their en-
tirety:
WHEREAS, There is q large population
whose PAGES of residence are Immediately
outside of The corporate limits of the city o
stanton, Virginia, and whose business inter
ests are part and parcel of those Of our city
and
WHEREAS, The said city is now furnishing
greater portion of said population with waite
from said city's water works, and other Incl
dental cOnveniences; and
WHEREAS, Said city is now in position &c
light with electricity the stress laid out In
| said proposed addition, widening OF streets
| curbing and paving of sidewalks to same. &C.
"WHEREAs, 1t is necessary that the State
Legislature be petitioned to exact law
authorizing such extension of the corporate
limits of the city;
"THEREFoRE. Be it resolved that it is the
sanse OF this Council that such extension Of
corpor ate limits should be made, and TO thai
end the Clerk OF the Council give two weeks
notice in the papers of the city that Councl
will petition the Legislature TOR an extension
of its limits as follows: =,
Extend the northern boundary west until 1t
intersects the Churchill lie road near MIS- Ell
phick's. thence along said Churchville ROAD 10
its intersection with Fair Grounds Avenue
tuence along said avenue to Its intersection
with The Parkersourg road, thence by dlrect
line to the northern corner OF The house lately
occupied Dy Mr.. l.. A. Menifee as a residence.
thence by q direct line TO The most southern
limit OF the city, at the big tree on Nelson
street."
All the twelve members of the Cornell were
present, nine voting for the preamble and
resolution and three against their adoption.-
The proposition was received with much dis
favor generally by the property-holders and
others residing in the proposed extension
The Instructions of the Council to the Clerk of
that body to publish the proceedings COM
menced In one of the city papers on the 9Th
instant.
THE REMEMBRANCE.
Immediately after the publication of the
notice was commenced. the parties objecting
to the proceeding prepared and circulated q
petition to the Legislature setting forth their
side of the question as follows -
The undersigned citizens, residing or owning
property within the limits below mentioned,
respectfully represent that at q meeting OF thu
City Council OF Staunton, on January 3. 1883
In Inc io pillow paper was adopted ~ vote 81
Here followed the proceedings of the Coun-
Gil reported above.
Continuing they say
The undersigned respectfully call in ques-
ton the correctness of the statements contain.
ed in said paper they aver that only a small
limits are being supplied with water from the
city's water woI ks, and such as are being SO
supplied have been at the Individual expense
of laying the necessary pipes. furnishing n.y.
drants, &C., and they pay water tax to the
city therefor, the same as is imposed upon the
residents OF the city; and as said Council well
Sc h. ,ft,sr Ion,
how to overcome the undergraduates of the
water supply to the residents of the city as al
r. ady Incorporated.
They deny that said city is in anything like
position to light with electricity the limits
to be taken in; the city'i Vnamo is of 50-lignt
capacity; there are now lights established.
and more lights yet needed within the corpo-
rate limius tnan the said dynamo can furnish
in fact 1t is now running to Its full capacity.
They aver that the Police force of said city is
too small to properly extend police protection
to its present people, much less to US who live
so far from the heart; there are only six pO-
icemen. three of whom do day and three do
night duty; they as efficient as any body
of policemen anywhere; yet if the said Coun-
Gil will but look to its minutes of a few weeks
ago. it will find resolution censuring the said
policemen for being unable to enforce the city
ordinances right In the heart of the city, where
they are almost entirely on duty; in fact, said
police force Is SO small as to be unable to prop
erly protect and police the eight central
squares of the city. They further aver that
the Indebtedness of the city is SO near its limit
the money necessary to make and open etreets
and pave and curb the sidewalks. They aver
that 1t would be W. II for the said city to sup
ply its own streets with paving and sidewalks
before offering to give the same to others. for,
as is a notorious fact, many of the principal
streets of the city are entirely without such &C.
com M odation and the residents along said
streets are greatly Inconvenience by reason
thereof. If the city cannot furnish money to
pave its own streets, what can we expect from
such promise?
But there is another serious question to
which we desire to call attention. ALI OF the
Leading roads of the county converge in the
city of Stanton, aud all run through Beverly
Manor District which entirely surrounds said
city; these roads require heavy taxation
hem in repair; besides that, the pauper popu |
alton of Beverly Manor costs It's citizens from
welve to fifteen hundred dollars per year.
now, take away from the said District the |
part proposed to be in corporated. and you take |
lway about one-lhird OF the taxable resources. |
.hus imposing heavy Increase OF taxation
lpon the remaining citizens of said DISTRICT
rhe undersigned therefore aver that the said
,ity is not In position to furnish them the
TO which they would De entltled
as citizens theI eof; IL has neither the material
nor he means Tor 20 doing; and hence they
respectfully petition and numbly beg your
Honorable Bodies not 10 extend the said city's
limits. and not to burthen Them with an an
nexation 10 a city already overwhelmed with
debt, and in no position 10 render any ade-
Quate return for the revenue to be derived by
such annexation.
state that if the exten,ion Is
made 1t will take in the residences of the
County Treasurer, the County Court CLERK.
two Justic 8 of the Peace of Beverly Manor
District. and the Coroner. who they say are
required by law to reside within the limits of
the territory in which they have Jurisdiction.
CHANGE OF PROPOSED BOUNDARY.
The published notice. as 1t appeared in the
next issue Of city paper, after the first, to wit:
on the 18th inst, left off all the first part of the
proposed line from the point of commence
ment by extending the present line to the
Churchville road, and thence by that road
and Fair Grounds Avenue TO the Parkersburg
road. and is as follows:
Commencing at the intersection of the pres.
ent western boundary of said city and the CEN
IRE OF the Parkersburg road near the southeast
corner of Thornrose Cemetery, thence along
the middle OF the road leading to Henry ID.
Peck's, to a point immediately west of the
nor beast corner ola lot owned by the estate
of John Jesser Decd, and which corner is at
the intersection of an unnamed street with
said road on the top of the hill; thence by a
direct line to the northeast corner of the late
residence of Mrs. LA. Nj nifee. thence by di
rect line East to the most southern limit of the
City at the Big oar tree on Nelson street.
This change was agreed upon after consulta-
ton between members of the Council and the
publication made on the llth instant thus au-
thorized the ratification Of it to be made at the
next regular session.
REPLY TO THE OBJECTIONS TO EXTENSION.
There was a called session of the Council on
the night of the 18th instant to consider anoth-
er matter. After that had been disposed of,
Mr.. Tams Informally introduced the subject of
the extension. and presented the points W it'll
comments which would be formally brought
to the attention OF the Council at the proper
time. The paper then read by Mr.. Tams. states:
First. That the signers to the remonstrance
are not all residents. as they represent them
selves to be-citizens residing or owning prop
erty in the proposed extension-but are scat
tered over Beverly Manor District,and perhaps
it will be found that some Of them are resi-
d ents of other districts of the county,
Second. That of those living within said pro
posed extension, thirty families are now sup
piled with water from the city pipes for which
III oil ci1ro of tor