Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-08

| iucIeASe III the taxes would not be
more than 1G or 10 cents OH 81 600
10 the Hampton taxpayers, while to
| tho outsiders the taxes cannot be In
creased for flve years. Mr. Sp.atley
| said he knew that those opposed TO
the Increase OF limits, for reasons
best known To themselves, wished to
see the measure defeated.
Councilman w. w. Richardson
strongly opposed the minority report
contending that the measure would
city OF the second class.
When the vote was called for on tho
adoption Of the majority report 1t
resulted as follows:
Messrs. w. w. Richardson.
Edward n. Schraudt and II. c. Lee
Noes-MessTs. c. Vernon Spratley.
Frank w. Moore. George w. Rowe.
w p. Isley and Thomas j. Haskns.
Tho minority report was then taken
uD and adopted. tho vote being on
this proposition talng the same MS
above
Councilman Sp,atloy then read tho
ordinance prepared by himself. which
ID in the same words OF the old an
nexation ordinance. and this was
nnssed by the vote OF Ave to three
Messrs. Spratley, IIaskins. Tsley.
Rowe and Moore voting In the affirm.
atice and Messrs. Schraudt. Leo and
Richardson cafiing Oheir ballots
against the ordinance
Mavor Jones then declared the an.
nexatlon ordinance adopted.
Start Work at Once.
II Is expected that Town Attorney
Talifer'o will today begin tho active
preparation on tho papers necessary
for complying with the ordinance
and II Is thought that the case will
DO taken up IN the Circuit Court dur.
Ing December or January. II viii
likely bn fought through to tho su.
prone Court
The Majority Report.
The following Is the fun report of
Nessrs. II. c. Leo and T. II. Schraudt
making q majority OF the ordinance
| committeto:
Your ordinance committee. TO
| whom WAS referred the ordinance ro.
'ntive to the extension of tho corno.
rate limits OF the town begs leave
TO recommend TINT the ordinance bo
aid over until after the next lerls
'atnre convenes In January, 1908.
Your committee would respectfnl.
| ~ submit that this cnn only occasion
delay Of two months. and any leels
'ation which might Il, enacted In rc.
gard To the matter could not operate
otherwise than 10 the benefit OF this
community, lnasmuch an former
committee appointed by former
'own council OF this town. to lnyeati.
gate the matter reported that to main.
AIN TWO separate governments In the
county on the same property yalua.
non that one is now maintained can.
not DO otherwise than increase the
tax ratio upon all property In the
| county, both within and without OF
the limits of the proposed extension.
your committee feels that the tax
rate OF this town and county is M
nresent high enough and feels loatb
% mcrehse tho snme materially when
, ueiay OF two months may give such
legislation as viii enable tho council
20 extend the present limits OF tho
Town md at the same time not IN
crease the expense of any tax payer
IN the town or county to any very
great extent 80
Your committee further feels that
u such legislation Ia enacted il Will
avoid the expense of legal contest
mon the matter IA well as tho delny
incident thereto. and that in the end
extension may be had much more
quickly by the delay of two months
now than possibly could bc expected
of legal fight Ia had "a will be the
case should the ordinance be adopted
under tho present laws"
Mr.. Spratley' In answer to this
stated that the usual acts OF the
legislature did not become effective
lor three months after the adjourn.
ment OF the li,dv. He could see no
reason for this delay when there was
no guarantee that the legislature
would amend the laws. He said that
no Increase In the taxes suggested
was hug-n-hoo used by those oppos
ing annexation
Dr, Islev and Councilman Rowe
Thought that the limits should he In,
creased so that the town could wake
up
Mr.. TaIiaferro's Opinion.
Town ATTORNEY Taliaferro told the
council that in his opinion the limits
ran he increased md the town remain
as town. NJ Tnllaferro referred to
ne town OF Suffolk which increased
rs limits rnder similar conditions. He
Hyn'ained the law TO the council ana
supported Mr. Snratlev's contention
that the question of whether the town
7hnil continue the town government or
change to n city of tho second class
's for the council to determine and
NOT The Judge that may hear the appli,
cation for the increase.
Other Business.
Resides the adontion OF the annex
alton ordinance the council transacted
= considerable amount of routine busi-
ncss.