Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-23
SUNDAY, AUGUST %. 1908.
CRY LIMITS SHOULD De EXTEND

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Just about once year q move
mcnt looking toward the extension OF
the city limits is launched by the CITY
council and Chamber of Commerce.
These movements usually last few
weeks, and sometimes they are even
talked about for few months. but
In the end they die before DEFINITE
action of any kind has been taken. In
the past five years, great volumes OF
statistics have been gathered ty dit'
fercnt council and chamber commit
tees and at times 1t has appeared that
action certainly was about to be
taken. But action has never been
taken: the question Of whether or
not 1t ia advisable for the limits to be
extended has not even been passed
upon.
The Daily Press Is unqualiiedly IN
favor of an extension Of the limits
and believes that large majority OF
the people of this city and Of the sub
urban communities hold the same
view. OF course the question OF
what territory shall be brought into
the city and what shall be left out
IL one which should be carefully ana
deliberately considered. There Is
some territory that 1t Is neither ad-
yisable nor feasible to annex. while
on the other hand there are certain
sections which should ~ all means
be within the limits. No haphazard'
indiscriminate reaching out for addi-
tioual territory Is advocated by this
paper, but there should be an extern
sion and We should not wait for the
next generation to accomplish the
work.
The latest movement. started at
the meeting Of the Chamber Of Com
merce Friday evening. should be given
the support Of every ci;isen. the
coanittee named TO make an investi-
Kseiua and report II . meeting to be
held two weeks hence already 10 at
vork and viii have something for
consideration at the stated time. Let
eyerv member Of the chamber. AID
every other man who is interested IN
the matter. be on hand and see what
happeus when the committee reports.
Enthusiasm and we'll attended meet
tuxs will keep this thing alive until
something Is done. II the public dis
plays no interest, then action IL la
BE to be postponed from time to time
until this movement, like all the
others. goes to the graveyard Of .
committee table.
II seems hardly necessary to point
out reasons for extending the limits.
Every one knows that there are some
four or Eve thousand people who make
their living In Newport Nevs and re
xsrd the city a. their home who i've
lost outside Of the limits. These
people get neither IRE ROT police pro
tecisoa. and the city does not gel
tSsaS taxes. Both sides suffer When
there Is no necessity for u. Assoc
from the residential subarbs. 10 which
The above refcrepcc was intended tf
spply. there are Bioodscid and ths
settlements about the lower Chesa
peake & Ohio piers. These places
have been eyesores to the people q
Newport News for years. and the!
yin never be .nything else until the!
are taken Into The CITY and regulated
By ne city police. No one has eve
Seriously cia.med that 1av 10 rcsif
sssoreed In Bsocdscsd. and the p'sc
hss ever Seea . source .: annoyanc
% tie ,ocsl police oepsrtocst
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