The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-28
ANNEXATION IS
NOW \ A. ASSURED. {: | ] RI: D
Vote in !. Council il Z Demon I'm 4
Strdtes Increased
Strength. Str Il.
MAYORS VETO is
TO BE SUSTAINED
Compromise Measure, Mapped
Out By Ordinance Committee,
With Some Notifications,
Will Be Adopted at Au-
gust Meeting-Mr Bot
TOMS Position.

sR ThD Common Council held q brief spc-
cta1 session last night, and the only two
propositions considered related to the
tiers or sthe new high school build
Ing and annexation. s3S,
# The former subject was disposed Of IN
4 a. moment the whole matter OF the np-
spropriation OF s6O.JD for the site having
\ been laid ON the table according to con-
3stitutional provisions on tho subject. It
will be considered later and unanimously
adopted, according to present Indications.
THE annexation matter came UP on
motion OF Mr. Davis Bottom, chairman
Z OF the Ordinance Committee. to suspend
4 the rules in order TO Introduce the COM
promise report adopted by his commit
tee on Wednesday night.
The motion failed by vote Of Is TO
12, 1t requiring twenty four affirmative
votes to suspend the rules. The recorded
vote on the motion of Chairman Bottom
was as follows:
Ayes-Mcssrs. Bottom, Cannon. Dom
leavy, FERGUSON, Hobson, Huber. Lea,
Lynch, Masurier, McCaw. Miner, Pollard,
Pollock, Richardson, Umlauf, WE'LL VIII.
liams and Woodburn--1S.
# Noes-D1 D1essrs, Atkinson, Batkins. Cur
lis. Dckcrson CARRIER. Gates. Grigge,
Mills. Morton, Spence, West and Wilt
1shirc-12.
Move Fell Through.
it had been confidently expected all
during tho day that the report OF the
committee. with some slight modlf1ca-
tions, would be adopted. Indeed, the
men who had all along fought each other
most viciously wore thought to have
reached an agreement insuring the pas
sage OF the committees report, with
some notifications. For some reason
however. the plan fell through, and Mr..
Mills did not lend his forces In favor Of
the compromise
The stand Of Chairman Bottom. as OUT
lined in yesterdays Times Dispatch, was
the subject of the most favorable COM.
ment last night, he having "toed the
mark and made a bold stand for the
report OF his committee. There Is no
more high minded or honorable man con-
inectcd with the city government in any
capacity than Mr.. Bottom. and all his
colleagues and acquaintances are COM
menting on the fact that after three
months debate the committee has prac-
stically adopted the plan first offered by
Mr.. Bottom. 1t is understood that Mr..
Bottom never favored the Mills lines as
an original proposition, but supported
them as the lesser Of two evils. His
present position Is regarded as a power
full factor towards breaking the deadlock
In the Council.
Plants Left Out.
THE plan which will be adopted at the
August meeting will leave out the plants
Of the Rosencgk Brewing Company, the
Richmond Basket Works, the Virginia
Packing Company and the Southern
stove Works, and restore portion OF the
CARRIER property, all OF which was lett
out under the Cannon Pollock plan. II
is argued by Mr.. Blair and others who
have been standing for the Mills plan,
that IL tho Locomotive Works and the
Cedar Works should not be brought ~,
there is no more reason to include the
four manufacturing plants mentioned
above. b The Dooley property and River
view Cemetery are included, and the
lines run west along the Roseneath ROAD
70 the Seaboard Air Line Railroad thence
down the Seabourd Air Line tracks to a
Ipoint opposite the northwest corner OF
thc Fair Grounds. The line then goes
5hacl, to the Richmond, Fredericksburg and
sPotomac tracks following pra cticnlly the
Mile line. to TIoward's Grove, taking this
In . along with Oakwood Cemetery and
half OF the CARRIER property. as hereto
Tho advocates Of annexation are In.
fine feather over the prospects OF their
success. 5.