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


they preferred to be within the corporate
limits with their plants. Mr.. Dabney's
closing appeal for annexation was
strong s6ttc, and when he concluded he
was lcutIlyscheercd.
Mr.. Glenn gpoke eloauentiy IN favor
of annexation along the lines Indicated
by Mr. Minor, and he was often clicered
| by citizens present I.
i.I,ct us say 60 tho world, send your
manufacturing plants here, said Mr..
Glenn sand IL yotl will do this In ten
| years yoii Will see u city far beyond our
lSfondest dreams OF expansion and pro-
|; gress. he 81 I'LL # * III. al ss M lis
| Mr.. Glenn declared that at first he had
ilhought 1T best to leave out all manufac-
Istufing plants, but upon investigation he
lshad concluded that this was not the
l3proper way for a city to expand. The
Council should deal with, the proposition
OF annexation the interest of the many
and not Of the few.
Cannon Favored It.
Mr.. Cannon spoke for expansion as in-f
iIdcuted by Mr.. Minor, and he declared
ISthnt iii lis Judgment 1t was necessary
lsto5tako In cotsiderable territory on the
lnorthE In order to meet tho demands for
lhomes for the people and to relieve con-
| gcstiorl. IA
sThesr OF the city were high. and
/! the scarcity OF homes and building lots
suited to the middle classes was every
where admitted. ss5
! Mr.. Cannon spoke with much force and
| oArnesfncss, and was frequently cheered
| by his hearers. IA
| The speaker denied that there had been
/ any effort to bull-dozc the committee
Into voting for anncxation He said ctti-s
| zens had called upon him as q member
| OF the Council, but he should always dee
| sire 10 hear them As TO public matters.
! s5Nfr. Cannon said Major Dooley had
asked that Ills property be left out, and In
Itspeakng of this and other requests OF
4 tho same kind he declared that individ-
uals could not block the onward march
\ OF progress. The police increase latter
| had been interjccted, and MI. Cannon
said "politics" had prevented the in-i
icrease, but that would como as surely
/ rs 1t, was needed. II expansion was had,
The said the new conditions would demand
4 ind obtain better facilities. ssS
Mr.. Gmauf spoke briefly and said he
Ehad changed Ills postl and had licr-i
Ilarged This views 80 as to vote for the
i Minor lines. Tho speaker said the trou-34
Eble about the police department was that
IIlie board didn't seem to- know how to
handle what they had. III vhen they would
I prove their capacity and stop fighting
Inmong Themselves the speaker thought
1.-The Council would II give them more
matter. u s.sSif RI lisf s
Mr.. Lynch said he was opposed to the
1 Minor amend and would vote Tor
the lines fas orr glnall q rawr by the city
lscnglncer. gtta ggBS y ;fs
Nj. Biair suggested to defer the vote.
until some evening short when all the
\ mem bers can be present, but this was not
1 5put IN the form of a motion. IS
l@ The petl ton Of the West End Realty
II Corporationssto be taken In was tai led.t
iFands Mr. Blair moved to so amend the
,Sproposition as To- eliminate the plan sof
1.-THE Cedar 0rlls.
The motion wa defeated BY q gvote. of
three to-: five; a nd the pei It'll lon of Ms jors
a few perfcctings amendments were of!
y felcd to the ord nance by /. Minor and
\ adopted. III
Mr.. IImlauf moved, Il as a substitute for
Mr. Minors amendment, that the lines
I#be5 so changed as to Include Sherwood:
/ Park, and TINS was adopted. s The chair
lSrulcd sthnt this adopted the NJ NOR amend
lsment; and a brief wrangle ensued, In the
\ midst OF which Mr. Blair yainly endenv-5
4 qrcd to get a ostponement OF ftnal q Al
.Etion until the 3absentces could be present.
Mr. Minor moved that the whole matter
4 be referred to the ci ty a ttorney and city
81 fia ord finance and report the same to
4 either branch of the Council for; dop-
4 2tion. .5 IN. n
THE recorded vote on this proposition
1 was i$as follows
1 yes 1essra. Re eek, M NOR. Glenn, Cam
/ non, q Dabney8 and II Inlau IL.
1 Noes Messrs.S Bl lair ID Lynch $