The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-04
Annexation Me asu + e
Goes Now to Mayor
for Approval.
FINAL. VOTE STOOD
TWELVE TO SEVEN.
Opposition Practically Withdrawn
After Early Poll, Which Showed
Strong Sentiment for Union.
Manchester to Act in
Time to Count
in Census.

Without n word of debate tho Donrd
of AldcrInc last night concMrred IN
the ordinance for tho hccOnhOlidntiOn of
Richmond and MancheAter, ms recon-
mendcd by the conference committee.
The measure will be @enkrosscd to-day
aud presented TO Mayor Rlchnrdsonl
for his siRnaturc. While the Mayor
has been careful not to indicnte his
position in advance, 1t 1a generally be-
lieyed that he will sign the ordinance,
after which 1t IL to be certified to by
City Clerk August and transmitted to
the Manchester Council.
The vote in the Board was IL to 4.
the workers for consolidation having
one vote to spare A message from
Mr.. Elicit, who was absent, indicated
that he had Withdrawn his opposition
and would support the measure II de-
ferred until his return. and another.
member OF the opposition was quoted
as saving that he would not see it fail:
that IL his vote were needed at the
last he would change from no to aye.
In the Interim before the Board was
called to order a poll was taken When
1T was known that there were twelve
Affirmative votes In the hall the bottom
apparently dropped out of the opposi.
ition. The reading OF the ordinance was
dispensed with, and without objection
the roll call was ordered, resulting as
follows:
How They Voted.
Aycs-Mes.rs. Adams, Bennett, But
Ter, Donnhoe, Gilman, Grundy, Hob
sou, Ilain, Powers, Rcnnolds, Spence,
Zimme rmnnn-12.
Melton, Mitchell, Nielsen richardson,
Nhittet-7.
Messrs. Elicit and Moncure were re-
ported as absent from the city. When
Mr.. Ellett's name was called, Mr.. Gil
man. his colleague from Lee Ward,
said he had been requested to state
that AR. Elicit was unavoidably out
OF the city, but that he had changed
his mind with rsFarsslsssto the merits;
OF the proposttion, anu IL present.
would vote for the union. instead of
agsinst IT. as he has heretofore done.
"A few routine matters were trans
acted, and the Board adjourned nine
minutes after President Whittets
gavel fell.
s Under the amended act for the con-
solidation Of cities, the ordinance must
now be signed by the Mayor, certified.
TO the City Council OF Manchester and
passed by both branches there, as IN
Richmond, and signed by the Mayor
of Manchester. An election is then
10 be called in not less than fifteen
days. in which the qualified voters
of Manchester are to pass on the
measure. and eleven days must elapses
after the election for contests, before
the court enters the final order. put
ting the union into effect. There are
also certain formalities as to the pub
lication of the ordinance in some paper.
of general circulation for specified
number OF times before the Man
chester election is held.
Must he Effective April 10.
BY concerted action 1t Is still pos
sible to have the union effective In
Itime for the census. the final day of
which is April 10. According to
Census director Durand the enumera-
ton all over the United States Will
be OF conditions as Of that date, and
Ito have the united popula ton reported
1.-The union must be actually in effect
on April IS. Among the members of
1.-The opposition there is still apparently
some disposition to question the
LEGALITY OF the formation of the COM
mittee of conferences and the prepara-
/ Ition of its report, but a leading law
LIVER has been quoted as saying that
even if the point is we'll taken. which
he does not admit, the action&of the
ICouncil taken With a constitutional
irecorded vote, would stand, regardless
.Iof the committees action
j Chairman L. r. Brown, of the Man
! chester Committee on Consolidation,
and number OF Southside citizens
were in the Council chamber when
1 the final vote was taken.