The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-27
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ANNEXATION Al | |: a |'.|.0 N
Chairman Of the Ordi-.
..8 nance Committee Has
Joined the Majority.
HE MAKES a VERY
MANLY SPEECH.
Declares He Will Not Stand in
the Way Of Majority's
Judgment. .'43
HIS STATEMENT
WARMLY l COMMENDED i e : i.
Ordinance Offered By Mr.. Can an
non, Broadening the Mills
Lines, is Q Overwhelmingly
Adopted Will Go &c
Through Both
Branches.
HIS STATEMENT
WARMLY C0MMEN DED

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The forces that have been SO long tign Z {
Ing for the real extension OF the corpo-
n, = ,,,,,,.. y, ,,lchnond won ! great
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s. 81 ' 10 ~ 'I''''s,'St
night, when. after protracted session.
an annexation ordinance onered oy OFT.
James r. Cannon, broadening the lines
provided in the Mills plan, was recon-
mendcd to the Council by a a vote V '!, .o1 9
to g. 5.l
This. OF Itself, indicated that there
would shortly be tangible results on the
subject, but the greatest victory OF the
anncxationists came with the very manly
statement OF Mr., Davis Bottom, chair
man Of the committee, that while
h,,herto standing for the Mills plan, he
4 would feel II his duty to advocate the
ordin. Ma a dont cd fby a majority OF his
cn,,og,,e. "a
n MI ,s,1,, Z. ,ho4 Nr po,to,n who Is
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.,a.,,,a.. on. - ~ ~ 1,nrer branch Of The
lnenpe' ~, ~ ~ M : floor ,eadcr
lou',o'i' 10 1,a,ant ,,a ~ that@ ,he
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NAY; mayor veto y 1"e 4'A'1'7 10 : a. "
M {pe .t'a' z, y.
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,rbe trer,arks OF Mr.. Bottom we're re-.
ce,vnd EwI,l, pcn,Iine 81 appreciation BY
lsassr. r ncb-'5 '55 ~ hnev Minor. Cannon
49,, a,hars ,,,hn hova always stood for
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near. neaiu "po'' "" 5'A'' s''' 'l' ..1 ~, &
'er!ns. ~ NJ u, 4 ], or,arod ~
:, nta,n l.hmve ,,I,ls Ire said Mr.. Bottom. but
y nm Wiling to Yield TO the Judgment OF
my colleagues who favor the broader
lines" Il
Mr.. Blair offered substitute to Mr.
cannon's plan, and 1t was rejected by
ny !.o''o .ns r,lor n,clorson and Bot
Aycs-Alessrs 1'1t'lr' ~ s'''
tom-3 n,hnov
II. Soes--Messrs !, seGk, ;xn,,u1n unnnon s'
Mr, car1on's ordinance was then adopt
od ~ = vote Of to42 Mr.. Bottom voting
,n,,h ,ho ma iority. which had Just re-
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The diacusson OF the subject Was
fiery and long drawn out. the session
having lasted until nearly midnight,
Messrs Cannon. Dabney.X Minor and
Umlauf spoke for tho Cannon plan. ana
onargement OF me @ nl.,s PM, r,a,,,n maa ana
6; Gated BY Messrs' b'u'r' i''cA'''so't - 80 -,
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There was some acrimony IN the dis
cussion. and Messrs. "a Dabney and Blair
snvnral times became involved In inter-
ast,r., oxchonpo ~ cross firing. AT other
.s.'.ss .. e,a..sna r,an,nn ma Rottom took
l'iieS l'ieS N1ea'' = aao,, ~ ti,o,. t,,t Il
some "dr!l, sio.s sio q. -. t.aa -,
the discussion was soou- ''1 - W CIV " ~
III feeling was displayed by any one %one.852
lines of Cannon Plan,
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Tho Cannon ordlance WILL !, auopteu
and approved by the court, taKe N the
following territory:
Beginning at the western city limits
MS Incorporated by an act OF, he Gem
eral Assembly, approved February 13,
1861 on the southern margin of James
River. thence extending westwnrdly
nlonr the southern margin Of James
River 10 n point opposite tho western
fnce' OF thEe old canal lock No. 2, which,
point 1i is on straight line extending
from the south bank and crossing James
river liver on on course y. % degrees 30 min
Of Of uagan's n addition. in the middle Of
sG oocA i hence prum along lie southern line
st'ee,si IIaran.s ada nddItlon In south
oa saau a s,rantt in 10 thc eastern line
ta eas!Warnly a'stu! strent tbenne noe IN north
~ ~ ,,rertinn nnra1lel with Belle
eustWarn,p Gus s,r g. "a noint on the north side
IVY W r,ra;ta Se, strnot ih1 feet west OF Blan-
q ton ha,s Avenue then thence 81 northwardy parallel
With ana alstame ieV poad ,eat Wo' w pont on
the north side or BeYerly STREET lov 9!aat dst.