The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-04
ANNEXATION u.P|
FRIDAY | A NIGHT c
Council Gil Fixes Special.
Date for Its Con-
siderdtion
FRIENDS sCONFIDENT
OF BIG VICTORY
Will Go Through Lover Branch
in a Whirl and the Board Will
ia Likely Concur-Real Es-
tate Men Divided-Mr.
Blair's Posi-
tion. i3.s3

tior1. /.
4 Tho annexation battle will VI be fought
out before a special meeting o tho lower
branch Of the Council next Fri day nj ghtt
at 8 o'clock, and there Is every indicas
tionSthat the report OF the Ordinance Cons
im!ttee will be adopted by a handsome
majority. {8 81 ~;
1f6there is to be any fight over tbs u
proposition, indeed, Ill will be IN the Upper
branch. and those in close touch with S.he
proposition believe A will win there with rs
comparative ease It was not expect led
that the Common Council would consider
the matter last night, and when; = { was
reached iii It's regular order on the cnlen-S
idar. Chairman Bottom, OF the Ordinances u
Committee. moved that II 1T, 60 over u
special meeting to be held on Friday,
night at 8 o'clock when nothing else viii.
be lbroug ssi3. .s 81
Rs But the anne ion ad yocates we're out
in full force last night, n and were ready
for the battle had It been cal led. Ss
5S The Progress Committee wa on hand y
and perhaps over fifty. ci items from tho
city and county earnestly int terested5 n
the scheme occupied seats Wi thout tho
railing. They spoke from time to time VI
with heir3representat ives, and z did some
good nlissi onary work. Unless 8reasonab bio A
signs fail. the scheme for ann e KAT lion ans g
proposed by the Committee on Ordinances
will go u through both branches and will "
become law. provided the court shall
approve the matter finally tsSyss
May Get M nchester
At the meeting Of s. tile Council la ST
night. Mr.. Cannon offered / fhe following u
Alanc ter, WI ch} was ad opted s unan
inously tisl Hill s
". T hat joint committees consisting spf u
the members Of 4 he Common e Council and
IstWo mem bersFof the Board or AID eri1;etl i,
Sbe and they are hereby al appointed nv oscs
duty shall be to confer with the Council
of the 5citygof pManch hester. or a comn,itteeI
thereof for the purpose Of reporting for
ratification by their respective Councils
an ordinance or rdinances looking to the 4
union OF the two ci ties under the corpo-
rate name and exist ence sof the city d a.,
Richmond y If itfS3f $ss
20 The said committee IS hereby In
&structed &to thoroughly 3 Investigate tho
facts in connection with such Ion and
toireport such nformation$ and data as St N
may obtain sl6s5 53s S3ssg3
Real Estate Men Oppose.
Real estate agents of Richmond have
begun to take active Interest In the an
nexauon movement. SfsiI gsf & js 81 MI
a petition agains annexation has been
signed by nine of J, the forty two real a
estate agents of the city. y The timent8E
lis divided. but every real estate man SS
that could be seen last night was in: Il
favor Of fannexhtion.s and opposed to the N,
protest signed by the nine firms. IA ,sSS
This protest reads as follows: IF 8
Tho Undersigned real estate agents OF
this city, do hereby respectfully but most
earnestly, protest against the extension ii
Of the corporate limits Of the city OF
Richmond as proposed blythe Commit
tee on Charter. Ordinance and Reform
for the following. among many Q ther rea-
sons that could BIO cited: s 5sS{3 & SS
First. The city Is in no condltio on flnan- 10
elally to improve any considera bl portion K
OF tho area proposed to be annexed f
which Is really about as large as tlit. 4
present area of the city, and proof OF this rs
+ is to be found In the fact that tho ely
is to be found In the fact that the city
large sections of Its present territory Is
there being considerable areas outside VI
even OF Lee District that are not sewer
cd nor supplied with gas and water
Second The large number OF vacant H
houses. iHcOnserva lively believed TO- sue ~ ~
number from three to. four hundred, at-s
test the fact that there Is no foundation {.
FOR tho oft-repeated statement OF ~ No
houses for rent" and consequent conges-2
ton. Fl
Third. There are lots to bo had In ss.ies K
present city limits at from $ to ~ par N
front foot In respectable oca tons. g {f Il i8
Fourth. We think q great hnrdsht " IL
would be imposed on a large majority OF K
. . - II,,,,l = csxAryt1 ~
annexed, or else upon the city Itself; ana
wa rather believe upon both Yrs
we think. however, conditions warrant
theS annexation OF certain smal il areas. 5
ana to this we believe there would be no X
5opposltion whatever from any quarter. if5s
''Ea5' II. Z. d. HClAIlNEaAI, s. SON, "A
M'VEIGH & GI4INN.
l5s fs GREEN s. IaEDD,a M "A
tsda a II. Nj, WORTILAlAls & CO.
j. B. E,IANI q CO.. s3
@ Fl. FSEI4D TAYLOR & CO.. % 4
JOHN IT, COpDIN s& CO..
N. W. RONF E& sen.
r.. B. cIIkFFIN Il co. 8dnc),
Would Not Sign.
Messrs. j, Thompson Brown ..s,; sn;
stated that they had been asked 70 sisn
the petition. but had refused 10 DO 70 ps. Ss.
cause they thought annexatinn was III ~ #
tho best interests OF tho Oily nay 20 I, ara
that they were for, .ex xpanson. ana sNe' Ne'o g q
nOt In sympathy with the peti itton. s }I p
Mr.. T.. a., Calm said that he was i,i iars
annexation. He would not sign the ptll-
tlon because he did not think tho fehsoha
given were sound. l665 49,, 4.h.g. 4