The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-22
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ACT ON MONDAY. [ \ IN
AWell.Attended Hearing
Had on the Subject
Of@AnnexdtiOn.
MANY EXCELLENT
SPEECHES MADE,
Several Citizens Of Chestnut Hill
Object to Coming in, But Mer-
chants and Citizens Of Rich
mond, Barton Heights
and Fairmount Plead
for Broader Limits.
for Broader Limits. S

The Committee on Ordinances heard
argument on the question OF annexation
for nearly four hours last night, and and de-
fcrred final action until next Monday ''i11El
night, when the vote will be taken IN q ex- 3
ecutive session. '&s Fl IL j5
Both sides OF the question were pre- e.
sented at length, but the preponde
OF argument was in favor r$of the amer amend :
mer,t proposed by Mr.. y ohm 3. Minor, car
rying the lines beyond Barton a Aeights a1't1
and Chestnut Hill. .ga
some citizens from Chestnut Hill op- q 2,
rosed the taking in OF that town, but
most OF the other speeches were favor,- favor,
able to annexation Re ntatives were
present from the Chamber OF Comm erce,
the town OF Barton Hell hts, the Prosress
Committee and Broad and Main streets Is
ml1ercharlts,s and hey eloa auently W pointed
out the necessity and diva nta ge4 Of en- en-
larging the city limits
.. Session in Detail:
subchairman John B, IL Minor cale stfie
ing to ord er at g 80 So' ok. and there
was q fairy good attendar ce Of members.
and a, large n b lumber OF y:sit t resent,
mostly entlemen nanlEd by various Doslioes
to advocate annexation Y nder s5 u q sus US
pension OF the rules, he body TOOK sul'
,sand favora bly, blys1ecomnleE,cd to 4: he S'o.:iiS
|,cil the ordinance increasln g the ne poli1ce p0'1
force to Ill members. g,
Mr.. Glenn hen; took the cl1 slhd Il MI.
Minor moved to enlarge the lines ASP 1c g
l,posed, SO as to extend them beyond Bar .-
/ ton Heights and Chestnut Hi l.&8s MI MI.
hlino-' S motion also includ ed I3 sl TERRITORY
living between ChcAtnut Iii ~ n E,tliri
mount, the latter tow llaving zen n
cluded within the lines as fo rIneriy drdW.,
Mr.. 1jnor spok sa some LEM fapo': &
lof the propos tlOn ash y e. amen. -
HI, and wa $ asked a nn NIB ofS$ dues e
Itionsi by members OF the commit teei Ss
When Mr.. M inors had completed his re-
marks. Mr.. John yler, OF Chestnuts Hill,
was A he first speaker from lie citlzens
Iifo fss IA civil ginecr5 anu = 4 speaker OF
cons1d era lilo force. MIR, lers " nos s ~
/ nnnexa ton. and he took n report Of the
| city eng ineer on annexation 3. " hictl ~ tlee
chnra cterized ms a jokc.t7A he speaker
denounced the Anderson annexation $pltl
and declared he would rather be a. farmer
lin Virginia than a United y ldtes senator ial
Iron the city OF New York. sl
The speaker was clad In a long I &c &c
/ Albert coat, and he started Oft as Y though 4
he would explode he whole theory 81 an an
nexation, but as lie proceed ed, II he gave
some evidences that there was argument linen
on the other side. 4. I'll .sis n.
Mr. ST. st. John Coalter, Of Chestnut
Hill, followed Mr. I yler, and he spoke
against annexation. He contended that
owing to the elevation OF his town, water
and gas could not he furnished to Chest
1 nut Hill. Tho speaker said he could see
no advantage In annexation for his town
and his citizens, he was sure. |. We're op-
! posed 10 annexation. He ella lined @s 14i
residents out Of 14s IN the town as BEING
1 opposed d annexation
Mr. Coalter claimed that school facill-
l ties a IN Chestnut Hill We're ia r ahead 'of
| those in the city. and that the police de-
partncnt Of the city was now Inadequate
Ito Its present needs. Y
Mr., James II, q Dooley, who was q detain- lin.
ed from the meeting, sent "a lei ter oppos-
ling annexation. and declaring that he
did not desire to come in at this time
For Annexation.
4 Mayor GalleEl,cr sloke for Fatrmunt
and tIn favor of annexation. lie declared
that 95 per cont Of lis people desired
j toGcome Into the city, and earnestly de-
sired that this action should be taken.
4 Councilman w. X Bnche spoke for Bar
/ eon IA \