The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-19
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Sfgags (COntinued from First In8e.) Gjtfs
Il. Freeman Il, H. c. younger, " g. Long,
M. N "A. N Chambers, Haml ton Field, d Edgar
ID. Taylor,HJ II u. Fowler. j ohm Lnndstrcet,
j. u, 4 Sorg. 5s ii9 ssf IN S8 IN, 81 u nv
Committee on REORGANIZATION Of Various
Public Service partmcnts--N1 essrs III Z.
II. Christian. James Caskie r. Mere e
al til. 83 III i5i ii "a u
Gi5 Committee on Value Of n Chamber df
Commerce and Traffic Bureau and on
{AmountaofS Annual Dues, and to DEVISE
a 1olan3for Raising sl1 900 for Operations
Of Chamber, Including Traffic Bureau,
say $500 for the Chamber and $500 for
the SBureau--Mes John 3. Purcell
James 4. q Boyd, @. j. sands, II. G.. VII.
{liarns, y q G. II Freeman Robert Leo Tray
Tor, IL. & Reed II Judge George ~. Chris
@tlan, III. 4 IL. Cabell, James r. G ord on, H.
"a. saunders,6aJr ., II. ". Wood, MA RI g.
sRennolds. 25i
Yet Other Committees. 5fi
..sf There will Ebe3ndditional& select commit
toes appointed to take up certain Their
recommendations made at 4a tho annual
meeting as awellTas tile standing commit
tees OF the Chamber, which have not, a s
yet, been announced. ,Ei 81
MI In furthcrnnce OF the work of tho
Chambers select committee on tho Dues
ttlon OF extending the oornorn to- limits Of
Richmond, NIL. G. Freeman offered Il.
preamble ana Yrosoluton, which, after
some slight 3nTshdm read as follows
Whereas, I no corporate limitsGo Of Ialch-'
nlond, with tho except Ion OF Lee District,
destined to be 4 s hional'le$sec Ct the tN
city, have not been OK tended since Feb
ruary 1a. 1867. when It's population was
less than 81, 600; and sSs
Whereas, ut is confidently believed this
failuroiS to more frequently extend n our
limits has prevented the city from grow
Ing as rapidly as Il otherwise would have
done, and has resulted in It's being too
5thickly settled, and I'm inability to direct
and control tho system Of street extern
ltion, building sanitary and other i'm
tportnnt features ofS4urban development,
along lines most conducive, to the well
fare and best Interests Of tho commu-G
nity;fand f45 5s iI53 * PA 5 55
this Chamber has, in season
and out OF season, pcrsistently and earn
icstly advocated am expansion Of nc city
limits until tho adoption by the recent
Constitutional Convention OF Section l26
or the stitution,f inniDtlng any special
act but providing that a general law
should be enacted by tho General Assem-
bly, governing the extension OF the limits
or cities and towns in this State, q most.
difficult task In consequence of tho many
varying conditions and conflicting Inter
ests which mad to be dealt with. but
which was finally accomplished by the
passage of the Anderson bill; and #
# Whereas, this Chamber, at much ex-!
pcnso ana with the greatest amount of
labor on the part Of its officers and board
and especially Of ~ It's GEs select committee,
supplemented thelcfforts Of tho delega-.
ton from Richmond In securing this
much needed lcglslatton; and Ky ,3s Fl. q w
Whereas. the honorable Council of tho,
city OF Richmond has now under consider
ution the extension of the corporate limits
visions OF the Anderson bill, and this
Chamber feels the profoundest interest
lin tho proper solution OF this problem,
as especially cvinced by he work Of its
select committed having charge gof the
matter; now. therefore, DO It MI is \. .Es
Regarding Annexation.
Resolved. First. With the object OF sup
porting the action of sithc City Council
In It's present purposeIof extending tho
corporate limits Of Richmond,it is hereby
most earnestly requested, In The dclinca-
ton OF tho territory which It will pro-
pose in its ordinance to have annexed,
Il embrace all such outlying districts as
may be conducive to tho natural, SYM.
metrical, untrammolled growth and de-
yelopment of Richmond, and as are re-
qulred TO supply Its needs for cheap and
healthy homes and manufacturing sites,
with city cOnvenlences and advantages,
and to give 1t proper police, fire and SAM
tary jurisdictions so much needed on our.
present environments, f Sgi;j
Resolved, Second 'lhat e. general meet
ing Of the Chamber be held Mt some date
in the near future, for6whlch speakers
shall be selected and 10 which 3lncmbcrs
Of both branches of.the City Council and
citizens of Richmond generally be invited,
and the object OF such meeting being
to glyo expression fto the Views of our
business men upon this matter Of para.
mount Importance that after the set
speeches are delivered. tho question shall
be open to general debate, Iit
The resolutions and tho question of our
city limits to which they refer wNre earll-
estly discussed by MessTs. Freeman. Pur-
cell. llecky, IIutzler and r., y. Chris
ton. and finally adopted IN the form
given above, I Ss}3
Upon motion Of Messrs. Hutzler and
Freeman, the president was requested,
after conference With the special com-
Elnlttee on the extension or the corporate
limits OF Richmond, to fix. q date for the
meeting and select speakers for he occa-
sion. f
Under q suspension OF the rules relating
TO called meetings, NIessrs. llobson and
Company brokers, and Mi. N, @ Smith.
,it ~ et,ni " hygtf President