Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-12
peake 6 Ohio railway yard and James
PROPOSED Limits Of city.

river.
Proposed Limits Of City.
IL Ia proposed for the new limits
OF the city TO begin at a point on 10"
water mark on James river at the
center line where Fifty eighth street
nroduced intersects, thence easteriy
along the center line Of Fifty-eigh
street to the westerly boundary line
of the Che sapeske a. Ohio ral"ay
ward. thence southerly along TINS
boundary line 20 point opposite tue
scutherly side of the right OF way Oh
the Hampton branch OF the {. a. o.;
thence easttTly across the tracks ahn
wards Of the railroad and along the
southerly side OF the boundary line
of the Hampton branch to point OPP
posite the easterly exts rmity OF
Greenlawn cemetery. thence southef-
IN along the easteTly boundary " Tue
cemetery to the high water mark on
the easterly side OF the eastern
branch e Salters' creek. thence
southerly along the easterly high
water mark of the creek TO low water
mark on Hampton Roads, thence
westerly along low water mark On
uampton Roads TO low water mark
IN James river at Point Breeze.
thence northerly along lew water
mark on James river to the present
CITY limits at Eighteenth street.
What New Territory Contains.
In the new property that it is pro-
posed TO annex are Blcodield. Daw-
son City. Klondyke, Chesapeake
Ohio grain elevator b. Chesapeake &
Ohio fre' ght pier No. S, Cherapeake
A. Ohio coal decks Nos. 10 ana IL,
Ivyton. part of Powell Heights. the
negro settlement on the north and
northeast of East~End. the plant ana
property of the Old Dominion Brew
Ing a Ice Company. of Virginia. me,
and the fleMelhnger-W Hams tract
of land and negro settlement 10 me
north If the cemetery, and the hand-
some residences of superintendent OF
some residences of Mr.. Homer H. er-
sen and state Senator Saxon W. hoit.
Much of the property Is in acreage
and is Enlmproved. more particularly
the property of the Old Dominion
Land Company between Dawson CITY
and HAMPTON Roads and along hamp-
ton Roads between Ivy avenue ana
Salters' creek. The estimated tax
able value Of the property OF this
company is $4,000
The railway property and the Drew
cry as well as lvyton and the Powell
Heights and the negro settleme nj
ne ar East End are valuable, the 'otai
of the taxable values aggregating
more than half million dollars.
Cart Increase Tax Rate.
The State law governing annexa-
ticn of territory by cities provides
that the tax rate upon the property
, within the annexed territory snail De
Increased beyond the rate assessed
by the counties for period OF nve
wears except upon the petition of the
majority Of the freeholders Ct the an
nexed territory, and 1t provides
further that all the revenues derived
by the city from taxation in the an
nexed territory either from propS rty
or other sources. including licenses,
shall be wholly expended hy the city
uron streets. sewers. lights. water
and other public improvements In the
territory annexed. provided, however
| if at any time within five years. the
council CT the city ssts aside sum
equal TO ten per cent CT the value or
the annexed territory for permanent
improvements TO that territory. the
taxes may be increased to the regular
CITY rate.
If the CITY wins its suit. a house
! cleaning in Bfoodfisld will be In
augurated. All of the alleged gamb-
ling house and dives and "bl no
tigers will he closed by the police
and the proprietors OF such places
must either shut up shop or seek
locations beyond the city limits.
rawscn City and Klondyke. two
negro settlements near Chesapeake n