The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-10

almost the entire evening. and when at
11:45 the final vote was taken the body
adjourned to meet subject to the call
of the chair to dispose OF the regular
calendar 4t0
The Board adopted the ordinance to
require street railway companies to stop
their cars at intersecting streets upon
signal, and that measure, designed to
protect persons while skating on Ice
within the jurisdiction of the city, took
the same course.
Down to Business.
1t was $40 o'clock when the clerk COM
pleted the reading of the minutes Of the
last meeting and laid the first business
before the body,
The report of the Light Committee,
commenting that the contract for the
pipe line to the new gas holder be award
ed to Mr.. Thomas A. Barry, at s5s5.56,
was referred to the Committee on FL
nance.
Ordinances for the protection of skaters
and to request street cars to stop on sig
nal were adopted.
1t was just ten minutes after the bus
mess session commenced when the clerk
read the annexation ordinance. Both,
sides seemed to be anxious. Mr.. seay,
suffering from rheumatic govt. was In his
seat, with one foot bandaged and ready
to cast his vote for the Mills t(contracted)
plan.
Mr.. Minor In advocating the report OF
the committee, started to read a strong
paper. signed BY himself and others OF
the committee, in support Of the com.
promise plan. The paper contained strong
and interesting statistics in support OF
and commenting the compromise plan to
the body. and when 'tr. Minor had COM
pleted Its reading he spoke briefly but
ably in favor Of the planf Tho speaker
declared that the Mills plan provided
practically no space z for homes or for
manufacturing sites, and he appealed to
the Board to take q stand for real
policy OF annexation.
He contended that his plan would az
| ford all that was desired In The way OF
| population and of manufacturing Sites
and places for cheap and comfortable
| homes, and as his argument abounded IN
cold facts and figures, 1t was considered
a very strong one.
! Estimates Submitted.
| In concluding his remarks Mr.. Minor
submitted the following estimates, the
green line" referred to being the Mills
| plan and the blue line" the report of
| the committee:
Blue line. Green line.
\ 1OpuldllOU lZ,UU
| Assessed values:
Real estate ....... 900. 10000 50. O0O, OOo. 10
| Personal estate =. 1,0Oo,OOO01 100000
5.ooo,oOo.0o 100000, 90
IS per cent. of as
scsssd real estate
values go. 49,. 100000 sGo,po.M
12 per, cent OF as.
sesscd real estate
values ~. IN. 100000 s4o,ooou
Income OF present
average county tax
rate go. ..,..... 100000 lo,s@.a
Income of city rate
tax .....,, 800, 100000 co.4oo0
| -.-afl.. s..a 4t.#
Number OF public
school buildings 49,. lc II
Value OF Public school
buildings ~, 49,. $4,000 $4,000
Additional land area
in acres exclusive
of park and ceme-
tere) ...,.. $50, 3,l4 ASA
Immediate Increased
cost:
For street cleaning
ten additional
men -. .,,..,. 10000 $1,000
For fire Depart
ment ;.,...,., 5000" $1,000
For Police Depart
mcnt new men.
(bue line l2 green
line 10y ....,..,.. 10000 10000
: For schools. (blue
line IL; green line
lU) ,.....,. s..... $4,000 $3.50
For repair force for
streets, ten new
men ,,..,.,, -, 10000 sooo.t
7a5, 10000 %
S5,7SoU s2.So5,0
Cost OF permanent I'M
! provement:
Water department
lsee note)
Cost of increasing
pumping capacity, None No,'
, Cost of mains to
! supply built up
territory -. 49,, 763,S5l3O l1S,S5l !;
Cost OF mains to
supply undeveop-
ed territory -. 42S73S21 3O0.733..
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l.lS2,5Sin5 l,sSitsi,i
: Sewer department
! (see note
!. Coct OF sewers to
drain built UP
territory .,...,,,.s sls.oooo $4,000
y Cost OF sewers to r,, 34r
l. drain undeyelop-