Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-29
Magisterlal district. Elizabeth Cit
County, Virginia.

Magisterial district. Elizabeth City
County, Virginia.
In the event the said three tracts
|of land DO annexed to the present
town OF Hampton rs proposed, tho
boundaries of the town ns exetended,
would then be as follows:-
beginning at a point In the center
lnf Union street due north from the
sycamore tree on Queen street, and
where the present boundary line OF
the present limits OF the present
town OF Hampton. runs In n north
~ and. southerly direction and
and running In southerly direction
along the present boundary line of
the town of Hampton TO the center
Iof Lincoln street; thence In n west.
lerly direction along the center OF
said Lincoln street to the center
lof the Back River Road; thence
along the center of said Back River
Road and the road or street in con-
tnuation thereof In n southerly di.
rection to the center, of Newport
News avenue; thence In an easterly
direction down the center of said
Newport News avenue to South
street; thence along tho center Of
said South street about one hundred
qO0) feet to ravIne branch of
Herbert's Greek; thence along the
center cf said ravlne to Herberts
Greek; thence along the northorly
shores of Herbert's Creek following
the line OF low water mark To IIamp.
ten Greek; thence along 1.-The shores
OF Hampton Creek following the
line OF low wnter Except that said
line crosses the mouth of the cove
OF II In 10
street to Brlghts Creek; thence
nlong the shores Of Bright's lCreok,
following the line of low water
mark to the Dyke, or to where the
said Creek Is crossed by King street
extended, and to the center OF said
King street; thence In a straight
line to tho point Of beginning.
a plat showing The present limits
In event of extension, Is herewith
tilod and made Il part of this report.
In considering tho question of en-
tension, your committee has In,
vestigated tho matter from two
standpolnts, that is, the receipts and
expenditures In maintaining the
corporation rs a city OF the second
class, and the receipts and, expen.
'ditures CT maintaining an extension
under continuance of the present
form OF town government.
First rs n city Of tho second class
Estimated TaSab'c vaIuea,
Assessed values III WytAe district
In new territory, &t3
Personal Property ...... $500. 454 90
Total sS3S.48S 90
Assessed values In Chesapeake dis
trict in New territory,
Real Estate ............ S230, 1853 90
Personal Property ...... 73,s1s,OO
Total s3O4,177.O0
| Total value real Estate. new ter
ritcry.
Wythe District ......... S532, O29. 90
Chesapeake District -. $23O,350.OO
Total S762,3SS.0O
! Iotal value personal property,
lnew territory.
Wythe District .....,.. ssO6,454.Oo
Chesapeake District 49,. 73S1SO0
Total sssO,272Ot
Total values new territory,
/ Real Estate ........... $T62,3SS00
Personal Property ...... sSS0,272,00
Total S1,142,6GO0C
| AS a city wo would be entitled
to the persent county levy Of S0c.
on $100.UU, In the new territory,
which upon the total assessed val.
ues of $1142,66O.O0 would yield the
sum Of $3,42S.00, also the road levy
tof 12c. on $4,000, which upon same
I ID n Ian N In, a, Ia nj, 4 nm
making n gross revenue OF about
amount to be derived from, licenses
&C., in tho annexed territory OF
$1,200.00, or total revenue from
taxes and licenses OF about $6O0O.00
I per annum. All taxes and licenses
received by the town fi.om the new
territory for a period of FIVE years
must be expended wholly within
| such annexed territory, upon streets,
lights sewers &C. The tax on real
estate in the annexed territory could
not be increased for Ave years, OK
(, cept upon the consent of majority
OF the freeholders in such terri
tory
! But We find that the cost of main,
tanning the government of city OF
the second class is greater than the
cost of maintaining town govern.
ment. ShGuld we extend as city
OF the second class, we should have
| to maintain circuit court separ:
ate from the county, should have
to provide court house. jail and
poor house. We do not think it
would be necessary to buy or con,
stputt these buildings, but we think
itsfWould be to the best interest OF
both city and county, to make sat
factory arrangements for the joint
use OF the present buildings ex-