The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-04
.'The.CiviC League
Would Take in
Far Sections.
TAXES WOULD
NOT INCREASE.
President Cooke Be.
licvcs the Cost to
the Individual
Would be
Lessen
ed.

Tho Committee OH Charter.
Ordinances and Reform Will
meet Thursday night to take
up tho question of anncxa-
ton and the members will
find active support IN their
labors from tht Civic lm-
orovcncnt League. which or
ganization is taking a most
active part for Greater
Richmond"
The League takos the same
View Of the proposition as
that advanced by the Cham
Der Of Commerce. the Y. p.
y. and other associations
and business men and 1t
looks az II everything Is now
tending toward Il consider
able broadening out Of the
city's lincs.
Mr.. Robert Leo Taylor is
an active member OF Tie
League ana he is co-opcrat-
Ing In every possible way 10
press the scheme. Mayor
Mccarthy is known. to favor.
liz taking In Of additional
territory and he desires that
II shall be OF such a nature
rs to Furnish cheaper homes !.
Ter those who wish to build.
Mr.. COOKE TALKS.
In discussing the PROPOSE
ton Of annexation Mr.. Chas.
j. Cooke, president OF the
Civic Improvement League,
d said last night:
The Civic Improvement
League Is in favor OF a much
larger city than at first was
thought sufficient. Greater
Richmond Is the watchword
and the city must take into
.r v j.. Z. /.
its limits all outlying terri
tory contiguous 10 its bor-
4 ders, This isvcry ncccs
sary: First. because the city
should control tho laying out
hnd Plotting OF all tracts Of,
land designed to be part
Of the city. No one should 4
be. allowed to lay put lots Of
Fnil sorts, sizes and descrlp-
'1tipns; changing the course
9: streets and depth OF lots.
Thls SHOULD all be controlled
from the City Engineers Of
lfic. and streets made TO con-
form TO those now existing
AMI buildings erected ACCORD
Ing to building laws and
rules prescribed by the city,
Second, the city should
take in enough tcrritor; to
control the water shed SUR
rounding the city. Most OF
the creeks flow to Bacon's
Quarter Bra ncll and James
I;ivcr. II is tur tho health OF
I all citizens IN Richmond that
linz city should control these
natural sewers.
OUTLYING SECTIONS.
Third, tlie city should take
{ in moro than a small piece of
territory already built up and
should take In undcveloped
lands that will eventually BE-
improved under the city's
supervision to the benefit Of
The whole community. ana
increased revenue to the
treasury, The taking in OF
large territory will not nc
cessitntc increase taxes, but
rather diminish them. AT
present n large amount Of
money is collected from a
Very small area, thereby
making the assessment large,
Willie with more than double
tho territory. In time. a
board OF equalization could
minimize the taxes on all
and yet give MS ono great,
grand city Of which all will 4
be proud. Let us expand
and not Maggie over the de-
tails. Richmond has out
grown her clothes. she must
have Il new dresst she
must have new limits, s!lf.s
ficient not for a few years, B.
hut for d generation. Arouse
civic pride, increase business
and mako every man a root
Or for Greater Richmond. a
great big city attracts a
great big business, Richmond
Will be a big city II she takes
IN what belongs to her into
one compact organization,
Let us have Greater Rich
mond" a realization and not
q thcOryl,