Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-29
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FULL | | ANNEXATION.
COMMITTEE REPORT
] Paper Folly Enters Into The In.
porlsll Question Of Extend
Ing The Town Limits.
SHOWS A LARGE AMOUNT OF WORK
Facts and Figures Presented indicate
That the Members of the Committee
Went to the Bottom Of the Question
Of "areater Hampton" and Recon-.
i,endatlons are Made.

b tf,endatlons are Made.
The full text of the report OF tho
annexation committee, which was
made to Town Clerk William II. West.
wood, and which has created much in.
terest IN. Hampton, is given below:
Hampton, Va. Nov. ~, 1906.
10 the Town Council, Hampton, VA.
Gentlemen: Pursuant to resolution
of the Council, passed on August
mt, l906, tho 5nnders tghed,. who were
appointed "a Special Committee TO
q examine into the ndvisabllity of
extending the present corporate linn
its OF tho town OF Hampton beg
4 lenve to submit herewith the result
OF their investigation, ana to report
& such .factsAandS information els they
think Will give the Council Nh intel.
i II gent Idea of the advantages and
disadvantages of extension, together
with the cost Of maintaining tho
municipal government under such
extension, considering both the nd-
\ ditional revenue to be derived from
property which would DO included
IN such proposed annexed terri
o6StHcT,s With U.le uuultlOn9l
coat OF governing the same.
10 this end your committee. en-
Foyed Mr. v. p Holt, whose Official
s connection with the county govern
y lnent for number OF years has
made him thoroughly competent to
i obtain the Information which your
committee desired In this connection.
Should the Council decide to OK
tend the present limits, your commit
. tess Dpf the opinion that the same
a extended 80 MS To en-
brace the following described adj
dItiohal territory. i
a First: Beginning at point In
the center of King street whore the
{ present northerly boundary OF the
I town Of Hampton crosses the same.
thence running in al eastorly d.
reetion along the present northerly
4 Boundary OF the town OF Hampton
TO cove on Hampton Creek; thence
along the shores OF said cove and
4 following the present boundary line
OF Hampton to the mouth of said
cove OH Hampton Creek thence in
"a northerly direction across tho
mouth of said cove; thence along
the shores OF Hampton Creek fol.
lowing the line cf low water mark
to Brlght's Creek; thence along the
shores OF Bright's Creek following
the line of low wa.ter mark to the
+ Dyke, or where the said creek Is
crossed by King street extended.
and to the center of King street;
tnence southerly and down the cen.
ter of said King street to the point
or beginning; said described tract
e or parcel OF land being n part OF
chesapeake Maglsterial dlsctrict.
Elizabeth City County, Virginia.
second beginning at a POINT in
the center, of king street, where the
y present nortElerly boundary nf the
town OF, Hampton crosses said street
thence cumming northerly along the
center Of said King street extended
across the Dyke to point in the
center of Brights Creek, the said
point being the nprthwesterly corner
y OF the tract first above described;
thence In a straight l.ne and In
a southwesterly direction to a point
In the center CT Union street, said
point. being the northwesterly corner
nt&thoi. present lilnitj of the present
towns.ief Hampton; th2nce Id an
easterly direction down the center
DfSgalds Umon street to the point Of
Dngnnins. said tract being part OF
N'yythe MaglsterIal District, Eliza
q. b
Third Beginning at point dn
the center of Lincoln street due
north from the sycamore tree on
Queen street and where the present
boundary Of the present town of
Hampton crosses the said Lincoln
street running thence in westerly
direction along the center of said
K Lincoln street to tao center of Back
River Road; thence along the center
OF Back River Road and the road
or street in. continuation thereof In
& southerly direction to the center
i OF Newport News avenue; thence in
an eastarly direction down the cen
/ ter OF said Newport News avenue
Y to South street.; thence along the
center OF said South street about
4 one hundred u00) feet to ravine,
q branch OF Herberts Creek; thence
along the center e:f said ravine to
iierbert's 4 Greek; thence along the
Fsnorthyrly shores OF Herberts Creek
) i0lllo wing the line of low water mark
ne line of low water mark to the
Aores of Hampton Creek following
hdary OF the present town of
fpton, as the same Is extended
riy down Chapel street to low
mark on said Hampton Creek;
Hesterly from said piont on
n g. to Armlstead avenue,
u 17.H1ad avenue md down
p APPEL street to the