The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-07
ANNEXATION IS
FULLY | ASSURED J {: ! | |: /:
Plan Will Be Modified So
AS to Sweep Through
the Council
.POLLOCK'S PLAN FOR
NEW INDUSTRIES
ff $500
No Increase in County Rate for
Ten Years Cedar Works Will
Join in the FightThis
Plant and Chesapeake
and Ohio Property
Left Out.

branch OF the Council tonight. when $Fs
the annexation plan. slightly modified.
VIII be adopted in 4 O. whirl.
{ The Richmond Cedar Works ann nouncs III
their withdrawal Of any further loppo-i
sition to expansion. An amendment to S
the ordinance Will provide for preserve
Ing the present eastern corporation line III
from the south bank Of the James River
to ; tho south line i5of Osborne Street; 5Sf
thence along the south limo Of Osborne /.
Street to a. Junction with the line hith
erto proposed by the rdlnance. This g
will leave outside OF III the; ;ssS
city a portion OF the Cedar Works prop
orty and all Of the chesapeake and Ra
Ohio property. Tho Cedar Works ex-
press their satisfaction with the incll
sion OF a. portion OF their property q he s
Ward delegation will Il support AT
the amended ordinance HI and all doubt INK
is now removed as to an overwh elminglyZ Z
favora Bile vote on tho ordinance In both M
branches Of the Council S3 ~ Sss
City Most Liberal
4 Mr. I. 4. K. Parrish general manager
OF the Cedar Works, last night issued s#
declaring that he Is for expansion and s
that he will give his earnest and corr
dial support to the amended plan. Mr. .fSk
Parrish argues with great force and SEi
reason thatfshis chief opposi ton to tax
ing in the Cedar Works and Chesapea q
and Ohio property Is based pom tile #
fact that his s Is necessary, because
the manifest es tiny /. the. sctt ISL
other directions, There n has cyer been II
much doubt that {i,s propo ion swt,pidsl
90 through the Board OF dernien. snnd q
the last prop las been knock ed 5fF fro.ii3
under the opposition In the lower branch.
The joint committee on progress have
la boring untiringly and finally with as -33s
sured success In their efforts to bring,
about harmonious and victorious action
In the Council, and a sto-night's session
will tell the story with no uncertain
sound. 3s55 fs5
Tho forces Of expansion have BEEN
augmented ed each day by some member RI
who had changed his mind fter argu-
ment and investtga ton. Sig III 3s2 8,
n The result, has been WI now appears .5s
a complete victory on he very 4 eve OF 81
battle. One OF n the striking phases gof BE a
this apparentl Y most happy solution Of the
problem Is tho fact that Coun Gilman y -s$S
bert Ik. Pollock; OF Madison Ward wi
tonight offer an amendmen prov ldinE m
that the present rate OF taxation In theHS
annexed territory shall not increase for
ten years and thai there shall be an im-8
issue OF bonds, equal TO IL per
cent. OF the assessed value OF the land
which will be annexed under the order s
OF the court to be expended within that
district as rapidly as he n eeds and re -8BsSS -8BsSS
qurements OF that district{may be made "
apparent. tS AZ 9s ,sIS
This Is regarded as a most liberal Of
for on the part Of the city to the coun " gS
and will d estop the people Of the latter
from saying Richmond is disposed @to n.
itoy fOr3 a
poses. /. g3g
The advocates OF expansion were very
happy over the situation last night and sS
the results of the Council meeting to-
night are expected to- make them more sSs
so.
Mr.. Parrish in Line.
delegation from the Joint Committee Es
on Progress called yesterday morning on n
Mr. II. *, Parrish. general manager q
the Richmond Cedar Works, to learn hta N
objections to the line proposed by tho III
Committee on Charter. Ordinances ana ss
Reform Mr.. Parrish Immediately ex-S
pressed himself as being thoroughly In fa
yor of broad gauge expansion and he said s5
that he, had come to Richmond when his 81;
plant burnt down In Manchester, though Z
offered great Inducements to go else
where, and have never ceased In his Ell sS
forts to build up Richmond. With par g,
donable pride he pointed to the fact that AZ
a prosperous and growing community &
that was almost OF city like proportion =, s
now covered the ground around the Cedar
Works, where only few scattered res
Idences when first his establishment was
moved from Manchester. I'VE UNDER
stand" Mr.. Parrish said to the delega-
tfon that there Is no desire to get the Y
taxes from the Cedar Works, hut simply
to follow the necessary Typographical
lines for future drainage III 8.5
Went Over the Line,
Mr.. Parrish pointed out that this could II
not be SO. for a proposed sewer TO me 3i4
East OF the Cedar works would crosi II
twenty-nine Chesapeake and ONO tracks 7
would have to tunnel Its main line, be-
sides condemning tho right Of way. In ad-
dition to all OF this trouble, the sewer
would drain no residences, nor Is the
present trend OF the city growth sucl, as g
to cause residences to ibe erected along IA
the lines OF this drain within any fors-
seeab bla tlne Mr.. Parrish took the dele
cation ont and walked over the entire
line with them In the East End. and
from observations It was apparent % Tho K
gentlemen of the Joint COMMITTEES that
the present eastern boundaries Of the Il
c,ty running along Orleans Street should i2'
not he changed, certaniy from !sassVEsass
street In the Y.,.r & ii .Jwas sugge1eed IA
that tho line from Orleans Street east
ward along Osborne 10 Garden. forming s
there junction with the line proposed 4
by the ordinance. S
The Proper Line.
y This line in the opinion Of Mr., FAR III
rIsh was the proper line to adopt II, tiIss s
East End and as an evidence % his good
,,d,i8t<, EichmonA a nd hiS broad RpuxGHsikst biz