The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-18

Ing 10 say on the anbject, but II the
meeting desired he would talk to ~ hem
He then spoke for fifteen or twenty min
ntes, chiefly on question OF civic morals
and tho need OF greater area as hope
OF better morals. The mayor d lated Upon
the Eadvan,a ges u fresh air and blue sky
and the Sdisadvanta ges of a. crowded city,
and decla red with phasis lat the ten
.dencys OF cities and #bf4fthe commercial
:spirr pervading them was 20 make the
people forget God, eliminate him from
consideration. Heregarded the morale
of the citizenship OF "a own rs OF more
or the amount OF money ina do. Speak
ing Of education in general, he declared
that & t he public schools'sWe to- edu-8
cate children merely to make money. and
he could pile aall the schoolhouses to-
gether lie would set a match TO them
and burn them up. His speech wa nors
a. plea; for 81 higher living md thinking
rather than for annexation, and for ex-
tension OF the limits for the benefits that
would accrue in relieving the congestion
OF the city. and In bringing men nearer
TO nature and 10 God. II s3 4s ID q Il.
Praises the Children.
a MT. John Stewart Bryan. who had been
referred to by one OF the speakers as .
school trustee Of the district, arose 10
defend aud to praise The school teachers
and the children OF Barton HI lEhts. For
five years he had mingled among them,
and his conviction was that, child for
child. he had never seen a place that
beats Barton Heights and Chestnut HILL
Mr.. Bryan highly commended the teachers&
there. but, stated that 1t was not teachers
but schoolhouses. adequate to the needs
that were desired Mr. Bryan made d:
strong plea for the spirit OF cooperation
In tho movement, and argued the; bene-
fits that would accrue TO the citizens OF
Barton Heights from annexat Ion, not
only In the Improvement OF schools, hut
in the extension OF all the advantages OF 4
the cityito them.
Mr.. Bryan directed attention to lie fact
that In the large map. printed \ IN Tho
Times Dispatch yesterday with 81 red line
indicating the area the Joint Committee
on Progress desired to see annexed n loop
was made, leaving out a tract Of land
marked on the map as. owned by Joseph
Bryan, That map Was made in 1890 and
at that line the property was owned by
Mr. Bryan. but In 1892 1t had been sold TO
the Sherwood Park Company. In which
company Mr., Bryan owned cut4a one-
tenth Interest. lie made this statement
because the use OF this old map might
have made an erroneous Impression unon
some. "a ID ~
Mr. Frank Taylor rose and offered the
resolution declaring that the citizens OF
Barton II eights dsskred 4 to become q
fore the Council ordInance Committee.
Mr., Wendenburg Opposes. Ell
AL this point MIR. ,Yendenburg, Com.
ENTERTAINMENT a resident Of ! Barton Heights, asked
TO. be heard on,,the resolution: As he
oppa,s.ion 10 the annexati1 a
hall iin enthusiastic applause Mr..slYen. (
5cienburg then discussed the question OF
annexation from the oppoaltlon. &stand-
Faint sq or
Mr.. lyallerstelns replied briefly TO Mr.,
5Wendehburg, dissectlng some Of his con-
a more extended reply and a fuller refu-
3tatlonIof Mr.. Wendenbu rtg's claims. 4,
5enes e a Md rtas tst ams M5
how he would ultimately stand and
urged that yote on the resolution Re
deferred until there was more time TO
Il Thean,eeting wanted to- vote, however
and Mayor Rose nut the question, viva
5voce, There was q Volume q ,'ayes,,
ana a division was had, With the re-
suit! that the resolution was lost, ! to
subseay the motion 70 ! gseen % e!
q vote OF about 81 la 10. It was then
5h;l5 and the melting atlnoment or two,
later ad tourned.
"a GUARANTEED g URE FOR PILES,
Itching. Blind, Bleeding or ProtrudinI
If VIA PAzo olNTaiENT faus 70 Cure in
\ TO II days, Rcr-adY,