The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-28

s Chestnut Hill with tho city, ITc did rot
think 1t would be necessary for the city
10 acquire the bridges, however, as per-
= sons owning property III tile two towns
on tho Nortnsido hau to pay ITO tolls.
Minors Statement.
3 Mr., Minors statement In full follows
Necessary acquisition, IA SCHOOL houses,
y t40, 600 assumption Of bonds OF rnlrnlount,
& $4,000; assumption OF bonds OF Barton
Heights, $1,000; assumption OF Stonda 81
Chestnut Hill, $4,000. Total, ss46oo
Necessary Increase In general aexp enses
per nnnum: Fire department $4,000 po-
X lice department. $1,000; schools depart
ment, 10000 Total, $4,000.
ri Assessed yaluetof realty In new TERRI
tory, $4,000, 600; . assessed yaluesOf pergon-
alty#in6ncw territory, s, ooO, oooaS Total, 49,
81 100000. . .s.s u "a Is 89SsF
Eighteen per cent. OF realty assessment,
81 40 COZ; IL per- cent. of realty assess.
tncnt, 5000, 900: 0 per cent. of realty ASSESS
tnent, $4,000. Total. 81 %, 900.
City tax rate on 50. ooO. 900 per annunl:
4 per cent interest OH ls0G0, 600 OF bonds. $685.
100; 4 10 per cent. sinking fund to meet
bonds, sl4.4cO. Total, $500. Balance for
general expenses In Whole city, s7S, 200.
,s sSS5 Average county tax rate, GO cents OH
5000, ooD. s54 600: estimated license taxes in
new territory, 5000. tall SEQ. 900. M
In five years there willisbe available for
public improvements In new tcEri tory.
4 5000, 900
q Bridges; First Street viaduct; original
cost. $4,000; cost to present oWi:ers. 81 q
& coo: Fourth Strcetayiaduct, original cont,
1se, cost to present owners (ab bout
10000 y. 81; 5 l!SaE
Forty per cent. OF stock owne.s: 81 by
vendors Of lots &on Mort Inside. .555
" Mr.. Blair opposed sir. Minor 4 prpposl-
81 ton and expressed n the belief that It
would be a great mistake q adopt f1ie !
tines IL ,nosed by the lat ter. IIe SeclA
that staS talk about cheaper homes for the
a working people was !, all STUFF. 81 and sS he
I n ssaid there was no cheap land within the
s proposed lines. He said v the lines We're
# extended for4 lies around the eli ", rents
wouldf1, be cheaper.
s8ai Mr. Blair gnid there was z, OF a Z 60
sly; much renl sentiment in favor 4 broad
III lines as some people seemed 70 think IN r
u and sle grew Vigorous In & his opposite
" to MIR. Minors proposlt ton
Mr. Blair asked II i It WAS a. questl on q
population. W ny not AXE In 5AfancH yer e
\ blythe proper nieth ods, and he was loudly
8 cfecrei ~ some Of his col leagues. Y lie
said nc would cost the city s.. O09. Coz I g
Y fix up the gulleys on the II siGe:
egasked thu cEcit doE E lor
provenents, and he crea led great Il ugtl,
X ter ~ saying I. r swear s5 / could STAND
III here All night and speak OF the hTi sdiTTs
tics advanced by the other SD e.
NJ ~ I)tckersons followed MIR. Bla III AM
$hesplcaded for the manu- turing ! ntel-
!, ests OF the city, and said 81 nc sfn ctories
AZ should not be taken In. Mr.. VI Dtckerso1ls
wa s, m favor OF but any, annex
aim and lie took up each scctio OF tile
81 territory and offered his objection q
them one ~ one. He spoke at great a,
ss length against the lines as pro 'pote.l
and said if 1t was hoped to get popuilE
,5s5 tion. Manchester should be- ia ken II. IA
Mr.. }Da bney followed in favor q 81 rs
q amendment cas- proposed by Mr.gS ~ - 0r'
5s and al lie SPOKE earnestly ir us z =
we'll 8 for taking III Ma Iichest tt es.sS
NJ save the s, fop n,'blIc: SieSs
N Endcycloped resources .tss ss
Lack 10 enterprise. Js ~
1ack OF public spiri To- n
H Al city not inerca sing lin populat oil.4
with few, II any, desirable mn llp1 s.
turing sites. s5; is3:;i II ,Si.
Abundance OF unnyestc ed cal ital.
4 financial condition u1fcxcelled by ar y
IS cty9in2 the United States ssS3
VI One of the most desirable lOcati lions for
tho domestic and foreign ma rkets having
N Scomp0titve rail and wa ter rou ter. IL n car
q the greatest llnrbor in the world.
cit with "a Ak IA te Us y Ilol
lover, than any city In thIs country.
Al citySo subs antial. Intelligent mora l.1l
people. 81
Housed and cared for In many instance
Il like cattle In a frei ght 2 ca ~ IS
Some Advantages.
In II answer to these views he urged
that these would be- some OF the adva n s
n tnges of annexa ton: s5 fS 5 III
IT will Increase our spopulat pm about
y twenty-five Thousand. zs.
u It will provide abundant deslrab BILE man
8ufacturing sites. 55s 5SJ sSi sBa 4 Is s..
ii Fit viii provide opportunity for our
people 5,of mod crate circumstance to /
procure homes with more comfort a Z q
* smaller cost. III "a I'll Xxx
viii opon up the ayen.e for unirl- "
vested capital that Is today sleeping In
a our banks, or resting in bonds q three.
per cent. and four per cent, which
could bo Invested In development TO
III earn six and eight per cent, which
would moan greater opportunity for the
ii working man, Il ,$F
5s 1t would increase the revenue OF our
city, thereby producing the permanent
public improvements SO much desired.
Il much sooner than our present condition
will allow. N 81
1t would allow us to fully enjoy the
great rail and water facilities VIC have
4 TO- the domestic and foreign marke is, the
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