The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-08
Substitute Ordinance on
Annexation Adopted
by Large Majority
BRILLIANT SPEECH
OF Mr.. j. e. CANNON.
Young Monroe Ward Member
Discusses the Question Nearly
Two Hours Proposed Lines
Run for Most Part Half
Square From Old
Boundaries,

4SE FOR @COiNfITTEE'Ss PLAN. s83{Ss
Mcssrs. Cannon, Glenn, Hohsons
Huber, NIasuricr, Miner, Pollocle,
Umlauf, Williams and Wondburn
10. 4l Al 3sSs5 s5s
FOR MILLS SUBSTITUTE is
Messrs. Atkinson, Batkins, Botfom1ES NJ
Curtis, Dickcrson, Donleavy ,ers II
gusson, CARRIER, Gates, GrigRs, fleasaI
Lynch, M Cav, % NJ ILLS, Follard,s
| Spence, Stein, We'll, West, Wiltshire
land Peters, .5l " y Nh s.sz
After an acrimonious a ebate lasting sunki
lHtilglong past 12 O'Clock, the Council Last
night, by the 1ecord led vote given abovse.sS
adopted n a substitute dinance on ythO$
subject Of fannexatio ion. limiting ~ he lin es5
and taking In far less terri tory than that
proposed In Il the. plan ported! n hss
Ordinance Committee. " "a b ss
Messrs u Cannon and Pol lock led 81 brllssS
liant though unsuccessful & bat tie for thS 4
report OF the committee, and the vic torisl
l$ous forces were mars rshal led Il By NJ Messr1.sss
mills, Bottom and Lyme
VA feature of83 the evening was the SXeryg
able and brilliant8s speech OF Mr. Cannon
who had charge OF the Ecommi ttees report,
and who held the floor In It's &C vocacy@S
for ne early4 two hours. II wa folloWeds
by M Pollock In fiery ffort,sin While hsI
(ahe charged that count ty and E.ci ty pol til
IBcia ms Il were behind the substl ltute #ordtsg
nance Tor sci fish purpos ses SS
8s Messrs. LYNCH b tom and Polla I'd spoke
for the subs utute. and lialns n
made a brief speech in favor Of he cons
mittee report. 5ssS 5
8 There was a great a cal Il 81 sparring and
cross firing when the session first opened
land Mr.. Pollock demand led tia 81 the 81 b.
Issttute whl Gil, was on the d esks s. OF enl-s
bers be offered 4 10 N hat the Two proros-
| altions could as be Il q sciissed tossther.
Those favortng 1t refused to cbmp y & and L
Air. Pollock hmsel / offered ! 1T. n order
as he said. .'..to make the other side show
their. hand y 5gs8 8s5
This was8M little parliament tary coupss
which had not been an ticipat tied, but in d
8the end 1t brought no result
1t IS estimated that the lines pro sed y
In the substitute Include a population
of but "a few thousand. IS Bar rton II eights.
Chestnut Hill Il and Sherwood Park are
left out. The lines take v In z Fulton II Ill \
and Fairmount. and run 81 lightly to he
north OF Bacon's Quarter Branch }gand /
shockoef Greek. leaving out the I1ocomo-,j8 o.
tive Works They extend III Il tile further
to- the southwest. taking In corner
beyond Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
For the most par / he proposed lines
arc but ono hun dred and fifty feet (half4
"A souare) from the present lines; conses8
quently8 taking III very little territory.
The advocates ofGthe substitute had 9not +
only lined up their forces with much ide0-3s
sterity. but had their plan prin TED, u to-
gether with a map, showing the exact 4
lines This literature was on the desks
5of the members. f5g8 MI s53! ss9
Detailed Report. ~ Il
1T WAS $3.50 o'clock when Presidents ],
Peters called the bod to order. Il ss!
The ordinance providing Tor annexation
reported from the Ordinance Committee
was laid before the body and on notion
OF Mr.. Cannon the reading Of the paper
was dispensed with, Mr.. Cannon took
the floor and offered a substitute for the 3
report OF the Committee, providing for
| leaving oGt the Cedar Works and the Il
property OF the Chesapeake an Ohio Rail-
road Company. Mr.. Cannon also offered
amendments providing that the taxes IN 3
tho annexed territory shall not be sn-sai
creased for ten years and that bonds shall "
at once be Issued to the extent OF twelve
per cent, OF the assessed value OF me S&
land annexed, to be expended IN said q
territory for street. water. light sewers
and other, improvements.
Mr.. Cannon offered the amended ordt-
nance ms explained by himself as - {
substitute for the whole, and he handed
tho paper to the clerk. n
He thought there would be other amends. 4
ments or substitutes. and he called for
them now. Mr.. Mills said he did NOS
know there would be- other papers offer-
ed Mr.. Pollock warmly supported N
Cannon and he asked. In farm ess,i thaS
all papers bo offered now. 81 5 u &
Mr. Pollock Held In his hand a paper
which he said Was the ordinance to be
proposed by the oppostlon. and nc de-ES
clared that he would offer u himself
and oppose 1t with all the veaeinence lie
could command.
Mr.. Mills replied that he did not know 4
that It would he necessary to offer any
substitute and he expressed the view thai 4
II was unfair for members to under-3.
take to force the hand OF others who Y
might desire to offer amendments q ls
tho proper time. Il. Z
Nressrs. Mills and Pollock became IN
yolyed In IL wordy battle of some lengt " II
and finally the clerk reported the SUD- D
s,itute as offered by Mr. Cannon,
Mr.. Cannon suggested some perfectlns
changes which did not affect the ordlTSS
nance and they were objected 20. re ffe ais
asked how long before the other anpsts-s 4
tute would ba ready, as no desired 70
move q recess, He moved q recess for ,.o 4
flfteen minutes In order 70 alto" tls 38s
substitute to be prerfected..
The Chair ruled that ha had nn
knowledge that there would be any fur- q
ther substitute, and Mr.. pollock spoke z
for the recess. So
He said this was np question 10 ~ Y
Etrifled With, and that It should be dealt
With fairly. He pinned Mrs. Mil down
IS 10 his substitute. and the Chair hams Il
n,ersd for order. M
h Mr.. Pollock smoke eloanently and With &
much earnestness He said MI questions
bearing on annexation should hr offered
al. The same tine. 40 that there nheult
he fair comparison, Mr.. Mills trlei ~ g
e,t Mr. Pollock on his fest on POINTS fnf III
order. and the CHAIR ruled With him. hps