The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-08
POLLOCK SCORES
BLAIR AMENDMENT
Il Consider It Vicious Class
u Legislation for the Benefit Of
Few" He Said Other I'M
portant Business Trans
acted-Mayor's Veto
Upheld.

& Ayes--Messrs. Atkinson, eatkIns, eot.
som, Cannon, Dickinson Don Leavy, Fer.
,usson, CARRIER, Gates, orIsgs, Grimes, +.
masurer, Mecaw, Pollard, Richardson,
Spence, Stein, Umlauf Well, West,
s5 Wiltshire, Peters-22. (
Noes-Messrs. Curtis, Hobson, Huber,
b Lynch, Morton, Pollock, Williams, Wood.
burn-s.
Absent-mes.rs. elIot. Glenn, Lea,
Mills, MIner-5.
Annexation is assured.
BY the Overwhelming vote given above
this was determined last night when the
( City Council concurred In the Blair
amendment as passed by, the Board OF
Aldermen. which accepted the Council
lines OF annexation with the exception OF
,.he small territory occupied by the
manufacturing plants OF the Rosenegk
Brewery, the Southern Stove Works. the
\ Richmond Basket Works and the Abb
batoir. .
Tho Council had been In session fos
+ forty minutes and was engaged in rou-
line business when suddenly Mr.. Bottom
arose and moved that the annexation
ordinance be taken up. 4 Mr.. Pollock pro-
tested vigorously; stating that several
absent members OF the Council intended
& 10 arrive later in the evening In order to
s vote on the subject OF annexation.
Mr.. Bottom refused to give way, and
= the body decided to take up the question.
Mr.. Morton arose and addressed the
Council In opposition to the Blair
amendment He said: III any gentle
man on this floor can satisfactorily ex-
plain to me why y 3 should draw the city
y line so that four ma nufacturing plants
win be excluded. Will vote for the
amendment: otherwise T will vote against
1T It seems utterly foolish to me that
I we should give as an excuse for annex.
alton that we desire manufacturing sltes
4 for new Industries and then exclude those
we already have at our very doors.
Scathing Denunciation.
Mr.. Pollock, in offering the passage OF
the amendment. said in part: Ri
=" consider It Vicious class leI station
for the benefit Of the few. AS business
men, In whose care are the affairs Of
the city, | say that we have no right to
aIeglslate In this vicious manner. There
is neither sense or Justice In the amend.
mcnt. We Will be placed In the position
OF saying to outsiders, Come IN and build
your manufacturing plants within our
city limits. and pay city taxes, while
your competitors, which we have exelud.
ed, pay no taxes
~ believe It Is wrong, vicious and
pernIcIous."
Patton and Cannon Approve.
Mr.. Bottom spoke for the amendment.
saying that there was no hope for any
thing else and that the fe<t had been
so long and bitter that no hoped the end
had come. He spoke Of the concessions
that the excluded manufacturers had
made regarding Shockoe Creek. which
the city desired to straighten. and which
they would have had to condemn at a
great expense. hi
Mr.. Cannon. following Mr. Bottom, ad-
vocated the passage OF the amendment.
He said: II shall vote for this amend
ment because ] think the time has como
to act. I believe l see annexation In
sight. There are many reasons that
can see why should support the meas
ure, and one OF them Is that we are now
engaged in planning with the city Of Man
chester for annexation, and we should
show that city what we are able to do
here before we ask her3to become part OF
lis. agree with all that Mr.. Bottoms
has said.
Mr.. Pollock. In reply, spoke earnestly
regarding the concessions made by the
manufacturers.
ut Is a sop,, said Mr., Pollock "a,
palted hook, deal made for the benefit
Of the few, They have bated the hook
skIIfuIy, and am sorry to see that
members OF this Council have sobbled i
down. say frankly that they VIII feel
the palm In their stomachs for years to
Gomez
A recorded vote was then taken, re-