The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-11
Will Pres eIlt 2 etitionn i to-
Judge Scott l['1 #. 1To-Da 10 ! I.
Seeking Annexation ii J. 4; ! : u
THlOS. w G RDNER
is TOWNS TIT D ORNE EY /
Weary ofS of Waiting n for Rich. Rich.
nond, Citizens of q Enter T 4 rpr,ii;s,-- p,i;, -
ing Little Suburb Resort n II
I5s3 to. Other Methods Pro-
Yided BY Law Inter
& tiss 5$5s estingS Matter. sS55ss " & s55


Ion. Thomas Gardner q q ttprhoy
! for tic town Of 1Snir1no cunt, i, will to-day
8tppoEr before Judge n. Garter Scott, ;iof8
the Circuit Court of Hcn,.ico. and will
through the Il presentation of "a pct tion.S
Signed by about nincty Il iye& per cer, t.
#of the Qualified voters OF the town. M
SIinence proceedings, u looking u to he ans
#nexation Of hirmount and the territory
lying between the n OWL and "a e lrnoild.
5to the eli 81 s.35 $
sR The proceedings To 6be & Instituted by
81 Il. Gardner will be unique and Int crest5. IL
ing to d degree. Inasmuch as hey will
Sbe he first OF the kind yet commenced Z
ilBthe State. g5 4 :::ss
.5i9 9rhey viii sbe ontirely friendly. III ana the
scity of Richmond and tile county of II en-s
rico will \ be made partIes, md & will sboS
siepresen ted res pcctiyo " |, by city Al tor
SsneystT !. Y. X !. F ollard and Comm this
Attorney L.i @. yYendc en- burg 81 5ys$
Two Jays Provided !.
8S r Tho annexation act pasad $'by tho last
Legislature provides two met hods offa
Fncxing territory ad djacont to "A ties and
towns. one ais fors til q " scit or !t own TO
Etakesthe Initiative and to- ake In the cit
Sritory by Council act Ion, and the other
the method Mr.. Gasln ei' will pursue. tho;
population slrlng to be annexed taking
the Initiative By peti ition, and tie III es.-.II s.
ftions to DO decided In the colr Is!
Mr.. Gardner will present his ettion; Is.
to-day. and Judge Scott will be O sked!
to rin a time for the hearing, which
viii be agreea bic to all part les cor Germ
ed isS8
s a Ionot. vii i, laYi ono this, ne
sforn, tho Governor III sda tes get nd
tito will Ia 6fip tor some cir
cuff Judge, remote from Henri leo county
to- CONC here and 81 u IN tho case
Court to Settle. 4.
a When $all the facts have been laid sbc--s
fore the court and The argument t ma de-,
$ifs any ,he necessary IN hat tribunal De-
$cldes the points Involved, fixes the lines
and orders the annexation to be ma de-
Tic law says that II fty-otlc pers sccnt.ssof
the qualified voters may petition the
court for annexation. hut s Slr. Gardner
has nearly ninety-fivc per cent, and he
Us much pleased with tho apparent
strength OF his case. 81 4553
Tho enterprlsing little u town OF Fair
mount has had the question Of arncSa;-
tion up for some months, and Mayor
Gallagher nnd the Council have grown
Impatient at the slow st cps being taken
on tho subject by the city. .;1s
81 Tho Council is composed OF AIessrs.s
NY. II . Delaney, Is. il E,r hompson,s Il J. s5sB
SlSlliton, and j. IL. Gregory, and they,
witt, tho Mayor, have labored In season
and out 10 get into he city, though In.
80 doing they claim to be making many
sacrifices. ss
In Fine Shape.
Il They htlvn accolnpl plshed q bond issue
of, So5, 900, nearly al Of which has been
Edevoted to water. street and sewer im-i
&provements, these having$all been rec cnt-
@ly completed. a sSS 3s35 ..4
sssSg gThe5to Is III fine condl ltlon. and is
considered a desirable cquisI tionl TO the
city, ana It may be stated that members
&pfStie City Council arc more favorably
Impressed with this I han my OF her su- "
&burban territory which sicks to come
8in tS " "a 4 s,s a p
853It Is mot believed 7. therefore that the
city viii raise any obJcctlon and y Isl
thought the county Y people, us q a & rule
Sarc9 also favorable to tho move, II ss & s
esS II Will be recalled that the city has
3Fuirmount first on tho list In the general
annexation scheme now being considered
8sIs The town of ITairlnount and Tho ter
Sritory lying between there and the city,
embrace a population Of about $500, and
e il assessed value Of something Ike.
500, ,OOO Tho unanimty With which the
citizens signed the petition for unnexa-
8tlon Is taken rs Indicating the feeling.
on tho suburbs with reference ft 9 & the!
subject, and other sections may follow
Sthc, lead or Fuirmount shortly. 81 s$4 B3}s sS