Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-26

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY Or
VIRGINIA, APPROVED. MARCH
10th, 1904, AND KNOWN AS SEC
TON 1o14a, VIRGINIA CODE 1904.
Be it ordained by the Council OF
the City of Newport News:
l. That the City of Newport News
hereby declares that it desires to an
mex in pursuance of an Act OF the
General Assembly of Virginia, approx
ed March 10th 1904, and known as
Section 1O14a, Virginia Code, 1904.
certain territory lying partly in the
County of Warwick and partly in the
County Of Elizabeth City. adjacent
to the present corporate limits OF the
City OF Newport News, and to that
end, it doth hereby accurately de-
scrIpe the metes ami bounds OF sucn
territory, as follows:
All of that territory lying between
| the present city limits, as established
| by Acts of Legislature of Virginia, and
the following boundary line: begin
nIng at a point at low water mark on
James River where the centre line OF
57th Street produced intersects, the
same being the present Northeriy
city limits, thence Northerly along
| low water mark on James River to
its intersection with the centre line
Of 5Sth Street produced, thence East
erly along the centre of 5Sth Street to
the westerly boundary line of the
right OF way of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway Company. thence South
erly along the Westerly boundary OF
s~H Of 70 q
the Southerly side of the right OF
way of the Hampton Branch OF said
Railway Company, thence Easteriy
across the tracks and yard OF SAID
company and along the Southeriy
boundary line of the right o. way OF
the said Hampton Branch to a point
opposite the eastern extremity OF
Greenlawn Cemetery. thence Souther-
ly and at right angles to said right OF
way in a straight line to said Easter
ly extremity of said cemetery. thence
Southerly along the Easteriy boun-
dairy of said cemetery property to
high water mark on the Easterly side
OF the Eastern branch of Salter's
Creek, thence Southerly along the
Easteriy high water mark of Salter's
Creek to low water marx on HamD-
ton Roads, thence Westerly along low
water mark on Hampton Roads to low
water mark on James River, thence
Northeriy along low water mark on
James River to its intersection WITH
the present Southerly city limits.
2. That the necessity for ana the
expediency OF annexing the proposed
territory is to give better Police and
fire protection and public school IA
cilities in that territory, than the
counties in which Il is located are en-
abled with the means at its command,
20 AFFORD to such communities. and. as
result II endangers the safety oil
,iife and property. not only without
but within the corporate limits.
part OF the said territory being built
I'D to the city limits
3. That a part Of the territory pro-
posed to be annexed IS already bulk
upon though without any sufficient
systems OF sewers. water. gas or other
improvements. making II not only ex-
pedient. bu; necessary that some
complete system Of sewerage be
promptly provided for the proper san
ssslon and Improvement of such terri
tory.
4. The terms and conditions upon
~hich Il desires TO make the pro
posed annexation. and provision Tor
he future management OF the annex
I'd territory are a. follows.
That the City Of Newport News
shall assume and provide for the re
.mbursement OF the respective counties
II a Just proposition % any existing
iebt Of said county. n any there be.
and shall also make compensation 10
be said Counties for any school
aouse or other public building Of said
county. located within the annexed
territory.
5. That the tar rate upon the LAND
githin the annexed territory shah not
be increased beyond the rate assess