Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-19

the said Hampton Branch to point
opposite the eastern extremity OF
Greenlawn Cemetery. thence Souther-
| iy and at right angles to said right or
way in a straight line to said Easter
! ly extremity of said cemetery, thence
Southerly along the Easterly 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
Easterly high water mark OF Salter's
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
Northery 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 it is located are en-
abled with the means at its command.
! 20 afford to such communities. and, as
, result II endangers the safety or
life and property. not only without.
| but within the corporate limits, a
part of the said territory being built
up to the city limits.
3. That part of the territory pro-
f, posed to be annexed is already built
upon though without any sufficient
systems of sewers, water. gas or other
improvements, making it not only ex-
pedient, but necessary that some
complete system Of sewerage be
promptly provided for the proper san
itation and Improvement of such terri
tory.
4. The terms and conditions upon
which it desires to make the pro-
posed annexation. and provision Tor
the future management of the annex
ed territory are as follows:
That the City of Newport News
shall assume and provide for the re-
endorsement of the respective counties
of just proposition Of any existing
debt of said county, if any there be,
and shall also make compensation TO
the said Counties for any school
house or other public building of said
county. located within the annexed
territory.
! 5. That the tax rate upon the land
within the annexed territory shall not
! be increased beyond the rate assess
ed by the counties in which it is To-
Gated for its purposes at the time or
the annexation under this ordinance
for a period of five years after such
annexation, except upon a petltion OF
the majority of the freeholders of the
territory from that county annexed.
! 6. That all revenues derived by the
said city of Newport News from tax
alton in said territory during the
first period of five years. either on
property or from other sources, in
Guiding licenses. shall be wholly ex-
pended by the city of Newport News
upon streets, sewer. lights, water and
other public improvements in the ter
ritory annexed, from each county
separately, provided, however, that at
any time within the said five years,
the Council of the city Newport News.
may, by ordinance, set apart a sum
equal to twelve per centum OF the
assessed value at the time of the an
nexation. of the lands annexed, to
each county separately, or OF such
part thereof, as may be determined
upon by the said Council which sums
so set apart, shall be whony expend-
| ed in public improvements in and
for the benefit of the annexed terri
tory, or part thereof, as may be de-
termined as aforesaid; and when said
sum shall have been so set apart and
said public improvements shall have
been begun the land annexed, or part
thereof, as aforesaid. shall be subject
to the city tax rate, and the pro-
ceeds thereof shall be paid into the
city treasury, along with all oIner tan
es and licenses in such territory for
general purposes, although said five
years shall not have elapsed, proyid-
ed that the said sum to be set apart
and expended shall be reduced by the
sum already expended in said improve
ment under any other plan of annex
alton, provided further that out of the
proceeds Of sale OF the next issue or
bonds by the city of Newport News.
after such annexation, the said sum
equal to the said twelve per centum
of the assessed value at the time OF
the annexation of the land annexed.
reduced by the sums hereinbefore
mentioned shall be set apart and ex-
pended in said territory as hereinbe-
fore directed; unless said sum has
been already so expended.
:. That all county levies imposed
on persons and property within such
territory for the current fiscal year,
in which said annexation is made
shall be paid to the respective coun-
ties in which 1t is now located.
s. That the taxes assessed, collect
ed and expended during the said pc
Rod of five years shall be so assess
ed, collected and kept, that the same
may be expended as hereinbefore pro-
vided in the territory from which IL
was so collected, unity and unless
a sum be set apart equal to twelve
per centum OF the assessed value at the
tine of the annexation of the lands
onnorod and whan said sum shall