The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-20
EXTEND THE CITY LIMITS.
THIS is THE WAY OTHER URBAN
POPULATIONS HAVE INCREASED.

,.n,. On rolIow From Annexation
General Popular opinion That 'h''
.,,1 rake rlace-Interviews with n
Number of Citizens.
rhc remarh.has often been heard since
no consus taking that if Richmond had eN-
,ouded her limits she would now be- the
,annv possessor Of one hundred thousand
,pbabitants. That this city has hundred
thousand. counting in her suburban resi-
donts mo- one that knows anything about
fine question will doubt, and it is quite gen
orally presumed that the suburban people
would have no hcsitancy in coming within
the city limits.
SOME ADVANTAGES.
II is a wel-known fact that many people
who own land lust outside Of the clll
,yonld build and live out there, IL they couiu
oet light. water and police protection. hlN
!. one of the hackncycd arguments useG 10y
city pcople AGAINST the seductive ohcl7
of country life, and many are P"ltl-
ly waiting until the city grows our
I q, thoit land before moving ON inc
d AHH
and the duties a citizen owes MS 9l'!e GU
! Ir transacted more cNpcditiou-N in the
cit,. than fine county. Very few that i've on
{ The suburbs are engaged in business where
! fhcy live. aud being engaged m me clll
tbc, have hardly the time io devote I'd meet
iucs and other THINGS that happen IN their
county.
uE EAIE OF MORTALITY
lnother important point. if the city
ehouh Dee extended. would be the lowering
I.fthp rate Of mortality. As the case now
stands. The mortality list every week makes
Richmond out to Doe "a very unhealthy ciE'
when. Ion truth. there il not healthier ciiN
/ nn t1o Atlantic coast. 4 remark maze
Yesterday bon reference 90 this ls apfolo7 "i
fine health of Richmond. a Gentleman VINO ls
/ iu a pD.itiou o. know, said: ~ ou VIII
scarcely believe 10, but % is am actual iaci
/ that for ten days nap to last Ntdnt ~
Idav there was rot funeral ln lioll!-
/ wood Cemetery. IAc weather. as you
/ know. haas been excessively warm, but ,uch
/ WAS line ease. often before 30 was mo- un-
|nsu9l ,l.bt o. .le two and tarco funerals q
dav. and one day. some time ago, h\e
4 funerals took place IN one day.
GENERALLY Is FAVOR.
With only few exceptions, every one "a
/ reporter of TIE TIMES SAW was I'D laNor "l
/ extending the city's limits. several gem
/ urnon we're approached who said they
/ Thought 10 au excellent idea. but ana NOT
/ ,i.i. it.ir .rlroas mentioned. 4, 10 WA, well
/ known The owned property on the suburbs.
/ one gentleman sand bee would be -oIIN' as
/ hc would then Doe cOmpcllcdsto pay taxes.
/ Another thought it, would Dee "a good scheme
I Cor everybody tomo,c 90 Newport News \
great many were iu favor OF anneNih. 20
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tAill Al.ISI'
one Il Eichmoud'- bc-tWoWn capitalists
when promised that his name would not hc
used. said: .No move thai Richmond could
/ Do would Dee better for her ro-perity ANY
Thing that win increase Tine value oi lands
and property viii. OF course. put more
money in the hands oi the envy. ANA WIN
/ li"i lnou'f ,", ~ ''''
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""' IN
Inc 'o,,u.,'';,." .3t Tboy were
/ I'oi.i,., a. tba hest interests Of Richmond.
/ Inf .rlcral of them were Of the opinion
/ that pichrord could MOT afford t0 take in
/ ,.,'',. ,..-.,t..r,.. ti,,taU fine money now re-
roiyo5 was used up each year, and that
/ tbnu-3nd. of dollars could now be spent in
street improvements.
/ Tine following are some o' tue ''P'''7 ''-
/ ccINtd:
CHARLIE, q. iHiLLll"'
] Mr. Charles j. Phillips: The extension
/ Should hpa mile beyond the present corpo-
ration limos. and also take I'm Barton
/ Uoiohfs River View. ~Witchback and the
] \atinpol cemetery. Ifth- is done. howe, cr.
fine civ Viii need fifty more policemen.