Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-05-08

new house? / think she would. and she
would get II. And why should she not
ask for a new market buildtngI Clay
Ward did IT, and did not need IL any more
than does Manchester. Do you think the
Manchesterians will wish TO come TO our
City Hall or have a police court on the
south side of the river? DO you think II
would lie long before they would ask Tor
the establishment OF complete sewerage
and for n gas plant? Would they not be
likely TO ask for the extension OF their
water mains and numerous other I'm
provements?
CALL FOR REFORM.
ooh. yes. az first it would be such an
economical arrangement-this annexa-
tion-it would work well for about nine
months. possibly year. Then would
come forth an element for so-called
needed reform, an element for so-called
equal rights for both sides OF the river
and then would our Chesterfieldlan
brethren, like our nobls James, rise in
their might and combine with so-called
reformers on this side or the river 10
get what they wanted. and then, gentle
men. in the language OF Tom watson,
Where are we at? Would Manchester
be satisfied to be made part OF any
OF our present wards; like Lee DISTRICT
I think not. | understand she wishes TO
be made into two new wards. | don't
blame her: on the contrary. | think she
IL right TO get all the power she can.
and with her two wards her councilmen
will be able to practically hold the
balance of power In our municipal gov
eminent. II they elect Democratic coun-
cilmen (as ] have heard two weli-known
gentlemen who discussed this matter be-
fore the committee from the Chamber
flafVa .a.afn 10
councilmen will insist upon getting all
they can. IL they do not succeed we
will be told that we may look for re-
formers from our new acquisition. And
yet they would be right. II 1900 people
they claim that many, therefore II Is
probable that there are about 5000; how
ever, II 10000 people are worth all that
some claim for them they should have
their full worth. If the addition Ton
paper Of tina, number OF people Is worth
all some would have us believe, then 1t
might Re well to annex them. L 10 not
think 50. Charity they say, begins at
home: so. too. should improvements.
moral and physical. individual and NUM-
cipal. Why not make our present area
all il should be before reaching out for
more?~ In plain words. from such data
as | can get the cost of the acquisition
would be such as to retard the pro-
gress OF the more important part OF our
present CITY, More important because OF
the fact that II brings in revenue to
our treasury, q revenue of goodly amount,
a revenue constantly increasing. a reve-
nue which would be still further IN
creased If we had the funds for muchly-
needed improvements - improvements
needed badly and needed at once. Those
sections of our city which have had a
few thousand dollars expended upon them
have paid us many fold by the increased
returns from taxation.
OUR OWN NEEDS.
MANY OF our streets are In terrible
conditional discredit TO any modern city
And yet | maintain without any Tear
of successful contradiction that the best,
surest, ard the quickest return upon any
city Investment is from street-improve-
| ments Nothing more quickly catches the
| eye of prospectors, investors, and tourists.
| We are in crying need OF a new city jail.
| our present one suited the IDEAS ana
| needs of fifty years ago, but to-day IL
| is q monument of the past which should
| be speedily replaced by a modern struc-
| ture. our West-End people arc asking
| for a gas-hOld r for their section OF the
| city. Their tax-returns are very potent
| factor in the financial condition OF our
| city. and their needs should nave our
careful consideration. \ number OF our
people are in favor of municlpal elec-
| tric-plant. They seem satisfied that II
| vould save much 10 US, and claim that
We should build one. Our solce-stations
| will i'm the near future be inadequate ana
| unsuited for their intended uses. They
! are. our Jail excepted, the least creditaDie
of our public buildings. Our First ana
| Second market-buildings are not IN ac-
| cordance with modern hygiene, ana VIII
ere long need 10 be replaced by others.
| These and many other things are neeued'
| Only last night the question OF me hc-
cessity Of establishing branch OF our
| High School in another part OF the city
| was discussed.
NEAR OUR LIMIT.
| Let us also remember how near we
are to the limit of our bond issues. MI
| nicIr,al credit. like private credit. must
| be, iealously guarded. IL might be said
| that Manchester has water-power; that
she has cheap homes for the artisan, the
mechanic; that she has much unlmproVed
| territory-and, did you say II, l would
! readily agree. But we, too, nave an I'M
| mense water-power upon this side OF
| the James We have il, and We oiter II al
! abnormally low figures. Why gentlemen
| il the water-power now unused at our
| doors were NdIUtSStl " iaiii.f HfAs
factories upon its banks. or were IT har-
! ressed TO eiectric-plants for sending power
| TO sites further removed. the whole city
ave. even if il was ten times its present
| size--would be made to hum with the
music of spindles, presses, lathes, nam
| mers, anvils, and machinery OF all KINDS
| Let US use our own present resources
| and develop them before we stretcn ou'
| for more.
| DO YOU tell me that II you were pros
| pecting for a factory site that you would
| locate It in Richmond If she had ten
| thousand fictitious inhabitants quicker
| than YOU would to-day? Yes to-day. for
we to-day have practically those same ten
| thousand people. They are as much a
| factor In the prosperity of this city as II
| we annexed their town. Therefore DO
| call them In this connection hctitious
| Richmond could offer nothing more tnt
day after annexation than she offers to-
day practically
| BE PATRIOTIC CITIZENS.
LET US turn the searchlght OF investl-
| CATION upon this subject; let us be pa
| triotlc citizens of Richmond, and let us do
| only that which will be TO Richmond :
lasting good. Let that which IS selfish be
wlthered in the strong light OF truth, anu
let that which is for the general good be
carried by our united efforts TO a sue
| cessfu frution.
Gentlemen, | too wish greater Rich
| mond. | wish 10 see this grand Old capi'
tai city Of my mother State ia her proper
| place. among the first cities Of the land
| But wish to see her upon a strong basis
| a basis as firm as the granlte-beds thai
| underlie her. | wish TO see her great by
| the efforts OF her sons and daughters, by
| their industry, their progress, their honor
| and by their duty well done. Then indeed
| will we have the greater Richmond: ther
capital will come to US; for then VIII 9th
| ers see that we help ourselves; then viii
our beautiful city grow in size and wealth
| Let us make the present worthy OF oui
| glorious past Let that past incite us &c
| be worthy Of ourselves as Rlchmonders
| and as Virgnians. Let us stand shoulder
10 shoulder and push Richmond's par OF
prosperity forward to the end. that We
| will in fact as we'll as In name have the
| greater Richmond
MIR. PULLIAM'S EXPLANATION.
At the close of Mr. Hutzler's address!
| Mr.. Pullam stated that he desired L
| call attention to the discrepancy be
| tween the statements made by Major
| Dooiey and himself as to the bonded
| debt OF the city OF Manchester. TIT
| statement presented to the Committee Oh
| Annexation stated the amount to b'
| $4,000, the basis OF Major Dooley''
| statement. He claimed that another
| statement, over the signature OF tn,