The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-14
Of CITIES
HASAN0TAERDELAY
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Failure Of Quorum Of Richmond
Committee Causes
Setback.
CHAMBER ENDORSES MOVE
Commercial Organization Ap-
proves Work Of Corsoli-
dation Committee.

Another delay IN the negotiations for
consolidation of Richmond and Man
chester came yesterday, when the
meeting scheduled for last night had
to be called off because OF the failure
10 secure Il quorum of the Richmond
members. Chairman Pollard was called
TO New York on business; Alderman
Adams is confined to his home by sick
ness. and q death in the family OF
Councilman John i. Don Leavy pre-
vented his attendance. S~ergeant-at-
Arms Ruskell communicated with
Chairman Brown, of the Manchester
committee. and the meeting was post
poned to a date early next week. to
be fixed on the return of Chairman
Pollard. probably Tuesday night.
City Attorney Pollard said yesterday
that the attorneys for tho two cities
had fully agreed and had drafted an
ordinance in accordance with tho
amendments adopted at the last meet
ing OF the committees. The paper in
dorsed by both attorneys, has been
scaled, and awaits a meeting of the
committees for final adoption. A bill
is being prepared amending the act
for consolidation of cities, and will
probably be offered in the House Of
Delegates by Mr.. Toncy, OF Manches-
1 y . SiiI tiS-hL ~ 49,
Ing the time before an election in Man
chester from seven months to thirty
days.
Report on Consolidation.
At the annual meeting of the Cham
Der of Commerce last night the follow
ing report of the special committee OF
the chamber on the consolidation of the
cities was Endorsed:
Your committee has had many meet
L 49, A Il t, -,.f $50 - JN- 49, Z "a
conference with a similar committee
from the Business Mems Association
of Manchester and Chesterfield, which
conferences, after thorough investiga-
ton and careful consideration, agreed
upon terms which III their Judgment
would be equitable and in the interest
of both communities, and submitted
their conclusion to the municipal COM
mittecs of Richmond and Manchester.
inviting their consideration thereof,
which we are pleased to advise were
substantially adopted. but for many
unavoidable reasons the joint action OF
the two committees not agreeing upon
the detail of terms and conditions. Con-
| solicitation las not been perfected, but
We hope will be in time to have the
subject considered by tho two muni-
cipal legislative bodies TO enable the
population of Manchester to DO in
cluded in the census of 1910.
Laws Arc B~urdcnsomc.
owing to the peculiar innumerable
provisions in the statute under which
consolidation of cities must be coils
sidercd. a great deal OF work has bcell
necessary to comply WITH the law.
Persistent and untiring effort, however,
has kept the subject moving as fast
as conditions would permit.
T h cooperative spirit Exhibited
by the municipal committee of Man
chester and the like committee OF
Richmond with the two business or
ganization committees OF the two cities
on the question of consolidation has
been very gratifying to the people
without which we feet little progress
would have been made, owing, to the
complicated laws under which the sub
iect has been considered. We fee
that consolidation Is sufficiently MGR
Iitorioust to command favorable ACTION on
the part Of the two municipalities, and
the people of Manchester, who must
under the law vote %upon4thc subject
and hope that it may be successfully
accomplished within the most desirable
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