The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-06
THE LEE DISTRICT BILL.
TT VIII BE REPoRrED FAvORaBLf.
=, WAS Discussed Mt Length bv tho House
Committee on Counties, Cities III"
Townsville People who spoke

Tho House Committee on Counties. Cities
and Towns met yesterday afternoon 10 ono9
more 70 consider the bill before theD piV,
viding for the portion Of Lee district lnciose"
by Broad street. Lombardy street. "to'o
road and the Boulevard. Chairman hu"-in
and all the members of the committee "'l'
present. Both sides Of the interested prop
erty-holders Of the district were well lepi'.
sented and quite o number oil citizen' "
Richmond were also in attendance.
Before the opening OF the discussion OF 'ne
subject Major Caskie~ suggested that II might
he advisable to limit the discussion to three
hours. thus giving each side one hOur anu
half. IN order that the committee ihlIhy 49,
at q decision that evening" re aiue- 80
five gentlemen hal already beeh he9lU oH
either side. and that the sub. ect nau oeeh
nreftv fuIy discussed. Nr. II. W. lands
asked that no limit he placed on inc DISCUS
SION and suggested q pOstponeinelt OF tue
final decision until next Monday, ID orueI
that some Of the opponents WHO we're "o'SN'
might he given an opportunity 10 De heaIu.
Captain John A. Coke WAS IN iaVer OF 10y
ing the matter decided that evening. md 4tr.
Geor-e j.. Carter. o fHcnricQ agreed WIN nlh'
only no o objected 10 o limitation OF tie discus
The committee decided on an unlimited
discussion.
Mr. russell. superintendent Of pubic
schools o. Henrico county. the first speaker.
stated that DO had been appointed 20 appear
in opposition to the bill. Iie referred 10 the
meeting held recently at the courthouse
where the sentiment was unanimously against
tue annexation. He added That the hnaucM.
condition would be seriously affected
by the cutting of Oh the DIS
trict H. question. IL this was done
the receipts for county expenses W'u'n
be reduced between ~. 100 and 5000 and the
income ,or the schools would be decreased
abort 81. 800. Tie county districts were U.S.
getting on their ieet new schoOi-houses mao
been erected last year and more We're neeaeu'
while some oil the existing ones neeteu re-
pair. lie thought It to be an imposition up
On the county to attempt 10 take TINS terri
torv awav when the county had u-t started
on the road OF prosperity Inc cry was hot
justified 10 ask tor an extension OF us 4ull1s
as long as there were large tracts or unln-
proved lands within the corporate limits.
DR.. Il. 4. Patterson questioned the correct
ness OF the statement of the financial condi-
ton Of the county made los MIR. russell ou'
could not get any satisfactory eXllahatlOu'
FROM GENERAL ANDERSON.
CAPTAIN John A.. Coke was introduced by
Mr.. B. b. Muntord as the next speaker. BE
fore entering into the argument captain
Coke read q number OF letters from parties
who were unable g be present. The hrSt
letter read was from General Joseph Ia. An
dersOn. IN reference 10 whom Captain Coke
said that there was no more publIc-sprlted
citizen IN or without tins Commonwealth:
The letter contained the following: feel
great interest in the passage OF the Dll ior
the enlargement OF the city limits which has
I-. .-l-LI e. lw fNa- gfFU 4nfnlrffN 80 lfA
passage vii. 1 believe. greatly encourage M,
proyemeut in that part of the city. ana VIII
not only promote tie interest Oh tne
city but of land owners ID the county
also. Besides the monument I'D houor
of General Lee was placed IN tue present posi-
ton with the distinct understanding thaJ IL
would without delay be brought within the
citv limits. and the wish having been ex-
pressed by Mrs. Davis that the proposed mon
umeut in honor of her IIlustrOu5 husband
should be placed near the Lee Camp grounds
on the prJlongatiOn OF the same lFranklin)
street the passage Of the bill IN question IS
necessary 70 enable the association 20 TX Its
location. 10 IS to be expected that any pro-
position 20 extend the city limits VIII meet
with some opponents. but am satisfied that
this wise Legislature will encourage the
growth OF the capital city by granting SUCH
enlargement AS its authorities assure them IS
essentially necessary
IdDLtlu OOhb hAoV nuUAiAtA%'- w AtH'-
Messrs. j. Is. Elan, Joseph W. Blanton aud
Charles II. Talbot. MAJOR Norman Y. Ran
dolph. another public-splrited citizen. IN a
letter expressed himself il the following man
ner: In response 10 your question, am IN
favor Of extending the city limits from the
present corporate limits / would say. looking
10 the city interest entirely. / hope that II
will be done, as there is no other way u I'M
prove this property except by annexation,
which think will Immediately enhance the
value Of all the adi dining property. / would
also state that / am not in any way Interested
in West-End property. but on the contrary
am largely interested IN North Side property.
! express this opinion as a large Taxpayer IN
Richmond. and feeling q deep interest IN
everything that looks 20 her Advancement
and future prosperity. As president OF the
Soldiers Home / have no hesltancy m saying
that / believe that it is TO tie interest of this
institution. as it Will largely increase the value
of their property"
CAPTAIN COKE.
Captain Coke spoke at some length. and IN
the main brought out the same points when
be had raised before the two bodies OF tho
CITY Council. He stated that II tins bl!l was
out Of the way another bill would be INTRO
duced to rescind the existing law which ere
ated the corporation Of Lee district. Only
NI 1AA- IAL IN IN ML