Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-17
COMMITTEE FAv0RS
ANNEXATION, BUI.....
Financial Problem Causes Matter
TO Go 10 Council Without
Recommendation.
Representative CITIZENS HEARD


Five Years. and That's the Stumb
ling Block.
With a sentiment favorable To an
nrNatiou on Il broad seal" unalih'"h!''
" prevailing, IN" special rommiitr'
appOinted BY III" council 10 lnNC"l
gate this subject last n!eh' decided
10 send all OF the int 'rma'i'n and
statistics gathered by and for IN"
committee TO n" council wl,hou,
RECOMMENDATION Though the COM
mitieemen uvowrdly favored taking
in considerable t"rritor, in EliZah"'h
City and Warwick counties. including
part of what is known AS .he Ruul".
ward section. tn" Sat"rS creek sec
ton, Bloodfeld POINT Breeze, etc.
they did no: care to pass upon ne
financial question involved.
After listening to the reading or
data collected by MesSrs : K l'uN'
ton and Mark Bernard. who acted AZ
agents for the committee. and 20
arguments for and against ann"Xa-
ton BY citizens living in the sections
under discussion. the committee" ha"
its calculations disturbed by britf
statement by Alderman }. Winston
Read who. with City Attorney MaE>i'
had been locking into tn" legal Qu"S-
tons involved.
Mr.. Read said that he wanted to,
vote for the annexation proposition,
hut that he did not see how tn" city
could at this time afford 20 carry oal
the plan which had been suggested.
He then called attention To the fact
that the law provides that during the
first five years following annexation.
all revenues derived from new terri
tory shall be- expended in that terri
tory fer streets. sewers. schools ana
other permanent improvem"nts and
reminded the committee thai during
that period the city would b" COM
PEELED to Fay for fire and police pro-
lection for the acquired territory out
OF It's present income Continuing.
Mr.. Read said that the present inc@nlr
Of the city is about sl.o."oo. ana thar
as the budget for the coming fiscal
year makes appropriations amounting
to abou, sl63.h00. il would seem i'm
possible TO provide III" money nrCcs-
sary TO carry out I'll" annexation pro.
position.
Mr. Read suggested that III" whClr
matter b" sent 20 the council without
reComme nda ion in order thar il might
he discussed and passed upon hy tho
Two branches. The other committee.
men agreed with this. and Mr.. Wal
lace Withdrew a MOTION he had mad"
that the ordinance "a drawn he
recommended fo- adoption
Boulevardites Anxious TO Come In.
A strong delegation repre- >rnt,ng
the Hampton Roads Citizens Union
an organization of citizens living IN
the Bcul,, arr, seC'ICn. appeared he
lore the committee u ask f<r ann"Na
ton. In response 10 an invitation
from the committee. Chairman vii.
HAMS SpOht lpI ssN
ing that he and mis- associates Tel
that they We're really citizen, Of New
port News: tina; they Were not given
proper consideration by Elizabeth
City County and that they were very
anxious 10 b. taken into The city. He
went On TO say that large majority
Of the people living in his section de
sired annexation. Dr.. J Il. PresSCy.
Captain W. G.. Melvin. Messrs. How.
ard T. Roane. !. II. Graves. Gay ami
Fanarsdal.' addressed The committee
along the the sam" line. all express
ing an earnest desire 10 have th.'
limits Ct NwpOrt News extended so
as 10 take in their section. TIcy
said that all Of their interests were
in NewporI News tina; they felt hat
they would make coed citizen. and
that both the CITY and the new Ter
ritory would he benefited nv IN"
change
The speakers also IMPRESSED fear
that their HeighborhoOd would h"
made the dumping grouTd for IN"
city in the event certain sections
should ne taken in and theirs ley
out
Opposition Addresses.
Mcssrs Kemp and SuFl"s. who i've
in the SaIter's creek neighbornood
spoke in opposition 10 III" movement
and presented petition sith -
signatures. setting forth that annrxa
tisn is nc' desired and would no; ~
bensffciaI 10 either tho CITY or ths
new territory. uring he discus
sion II developed that at l"a<; one ri
the siguers Of IN" PETITION was 4
negro
Mr.. r. c. LEM. who lives in Thu
city but owns properly across Slltcr'4
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