Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-18
"OId Citizen Outlines Plan He Be
ieves Should be Followed.
OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO CRY
Newport News Cannot Afford to be
Listed IS Seventh or Eighth City
lin Ger Report-Reason For Ex-
tending Limits.
July /, 1909.
Editor of Daily Press.

Editor of Daily Press.
Dear Sir
was glad to see mention of annexa-
ton In a recent issue OF your paper. 1t
Is a question Of great Importance TO
our city.
The census question Is only one OK
the many but 1t is well worth consider
ing. Our growth and business from
1890 to 1900 was something unheard
CT in the South. showing an increase
in population of about five hundred
per cent in ten years, and giving us
1885 people, making us as has been
sad. the fifth CITY in Virginia. Today,
however. with the extension of the
city limits of other cites and their
enterprising spirit, we are the itn
or not the Sth city. We cannot afford
TO allow this state Of affairs to show
UP to the whole world in our coming
census of 1910. when we have made
and supported this outlying territory,
which should be ours by right of an
nexation.
AS an old citizen seeing the town
grow. and knowing it has always had
the expense TO bear as well as the
shame Of the crimes on its borders.
would make the lines of annexation
commence at the city limits on Fifty
seventh street. thence along the
James river northery TO Fffty-eighth
street, thence easterly along the cen
ter of Fifty eight street to point
200 feet east Of the right of way OF
the Chesapeake 4 ohio Railway Com
pany, thence scutherly along said
right of way TO a point 200 feet north
Of Hampton branch of the said rail-
way, thence easteriy along said
Hampton branch to a point parallel
with the easterly line OF the Gene
terry, thence southerly along said cas-
terly line of cemetery to Salter's
creek, thence southerly along the
easterly line of high water mark Of
said Salter's creek to Hampton Roads,
thence along the Hampton Roads
westerly 70 James river, thence along
the JAMES river northerly TO the an
tersection Of the present city limits
on the south.
When we had the yellow fever scare
and the smallpox epidemic about ten
years ago. this cky expended thous-
snds of dollars guarding this territory
and caring for the smallpox patents
Of the county. for which the county
promised to gay back in full 70 the
city the said money expended Not
one cent OF II has been paid. net
eevn the interest. II an epidemic
were 60 occur again, the city would
be Obliged TO DO the same thing q did
On order 70 protect itsslf. a. AL news
items sent cut from this section rca1
Newport News. and We world be the
one quaranfecncd AGAINST We should
take In this territory for further rca-
sons. a. I So u, a. follows.
LIST. because q make one compact
tody OF territory a. Is required 81
Law.
Ind. We want law and order ana
VIC want the right 10 enforce the Law
when necessary. should our citizens
oun real estate or our agents have
charge Of property In thar section Or
our merchants have bills to collcci.
~ want 10 b. 10 position 70 DO our
business in the city and not have tol
60 % a county justice and thcr prob
ably cone hack 70 the city 70 sarn-
ishcc and then hack % the comfy
justice or COUNTY court before - can
at q small bin that costs more time