The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-12
Battle for Greater Rich.
mondtO5B Be vigorously
Prosecuted.
THE. MARROW LINES
RECEIVE SETBACK.
Board Recornrnits Whole Propo-
sition After Fiery Debate Mr..
Blair Leads Advocates of
Mills Substitute to De
feat--Dabne Makes
Fine Impression.

The prospects for Greater Richmond are
exceedingly bright, tho substitute plan
adopted by the Council on Friday night
having been rccommitted to the Ordinance Ia.
Committee BY the Board last hight, after:
d spirited fight OF over IN hour This
means that the whole propositi tion3 will ha
.tfreshed over again in the committee,
and that a compromise measure carrying
lines not so broad as those advocated by
the Progress Committee. and much
broader than those5in the Mills substitute
will be reported. i$s ts 3.t9
Mr.. "A. Bierne Blair led the fight for.
the narrow line plan, and when he found
he had not enough votes on hand to
carry 1t tnroug h. Y. he made an earnest,
but fruitless, appeal to POSTPONE until the
next meeting. Mr.. Blair got into hot
water as soon as he took the floor, and
statements mad by him were Immediate
~ challenged by Messrs. Beck, Gnnst
and Washer. s,5f
After these gentlemen had cross fired
for some time with the leader OF " nat
had now come to be the minority. NJ
sDabney took hand in the flight, and he
proved more tha match for the Henry
Ward man. S8 S$
Mr. Blair was evidently confident Of
victory before he entered the chamber
He came clad lin along coat. white vest
md trousers of the latest cut wearing the
air Of a United States senator entering
the arenaaof a triumphant battle. He
fought every move made by Messrs. Da o.
ney, Minor and Gunst, who We're con
tending that the plans should all be re-
committed, and he went so far rs Il to
1lC11,3E n
Charles u; VI Meredith, representing the
}Ci,alnbe Of u Commerce to e add dress the
bod VII for ten minutes: ir.s M eredl ths$ did
speak. however, \ and when he had con-
scluded III the body by a syo ote of il to re-
committed all the proposition. 5E3i N
f Mr.. Blair is a game fighter. and he
Kept up Ills battle until all hope Of vic
tory was gone. Before voting to re com-
NIT, the body by 8 to 8 rejected a mo \
tion made by Mr. Blair to postpone con- n
ssldera ton until l@ft The next meeting In
his speech 4 ati tivocating NJ this motion, he
took shot iat The Times D Dispa,tchsas IS well
as at the Progress Committee, declaring
in effect that neither would have any
weight with him. But when he sciloted
Mr.. Gunst!Ea as having said he would be
willing to POSTPONE he was promptly In,
terrupted and corrected by that gentle
man. rs Then Mr.. Beck charged that Mr.
E9!alC ID apprOdCneu$tH MN OIL 3lHe tIlOOrH
and said he could muster only ten vot otess
and asked Mr., Beck for that reason to.
vote to postpone. Il 4. 5
Mr.. Washer chimed in and said Mr..
Blair had made a proposition to amend
the Mills substitute so as to get the vote
,oftthe Marshall Ward member. After all
these questions had been settled. Mr.. Dab
ney made a very able speech in favor of
Iecommittal, He was several times inter
rupted by Mr.. Blair and never came out
second best. He finally said he rather
enjoyed the questions OF the gentleman
from Henry and would be pleased to have.
him continue his Interruptions
Take in Manchester.
The Board concurred In Mr.. Cannon'si
resolution looking to the annexation Of
the city of Man chester.
, Il was 10:1b o'clock when the clerk laid
the Mills substitute relating to annexa-3
tlon. before the body, and on motion OF
Mr.. Turpln (Mr. Gunst In the chair,
the reading was dispensed wlth.5 4,
Mr.. Zmnlermann moved that a commit
tee from the Chamber Of Commerce.
which was present headed by Mr.. G. ".
Meredith, be heard for ten minutes.
Mr.. Blair, the recognized leader of the
forces behind the Mills substitute. begged
for time. and owing to the absence OF
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