Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-05

Be it ordained by the Council OF
the City of Newport News:
1. 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 tns
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-
scriDe the metes and bounds OF such
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 Northerly
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 ~ the
right of way of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway Company. thence South
erly along the Westerly boundary oil
said right of way to point opposite
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
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boundary line of the right Oh way OF
the said Hampton Branch to point
opposite the eastern extremity of
Greeniawn Cemetery. thence Souther-
" 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 Easterly bcun-
dary of said cemetery property to
high water mark on the Easterly side
Of the Eastern branch of Salters
Creek. thence Southerly along the
Easterly high water mark of Salters
Creek to low water marx on Hamp-
ton Roads. thence Westerly along low
water mark on Hampton Roads to low
water mark on James River, thence
Northerly along low water mark on
James River TO its intersection with
the present Scutherly city limits.
?. That the necessity for ana the
expediency Of annexing the proposed
territory is to give better Police and
fire protection and public school IA
ciIities in that territory. than the
counties in which it is located are en-
abled with the means at its command,
20 afford to such communities. and, as
a result il endangers the safety oil
life and property. not only without
but within the corporate limits.
part Of the said territory being built
up to the city limits
?. That a part OF the territory pro-
posed TO be annexed is already built
upon though without any sufficient
systems Of sewers. water. gas or other
improvements. making IL net only ex-
pcdicnf. but necessary that some
complete system Of sewerage be
promptly provided for the proper san
itatscn and improvement OF such terri
tory.
{. The terms and conditions upon
which q desires to make the pro-
posed annexation. and provision Tor
the future management Of the annex
cd territory arc as follows.
That the City Of Newport News
shall assume and provide for the re-
imburscmcnt q the respective counties
Of a just proposition q any existing
debt Of said county. II any there be,
and shall also make compensation 10
the said Counties for any school
house or other public buil1ing cf said
ccunty. located within the annexed
territory.
:. That the tax rate upon the land
within the annexed territory shall not
b. increased beyond the rate assess
ID BY the counties IN which u Is 10
Gated Tor rs purposes A. the time Of