The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-24

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That the majority Of the residenta
Of 0intsr Park do mot want 70 be
annezed 70 tho city Of Richnnond and
that they are unaltsrably opposed 10
such procedure nnIe1x ths cuudt-
tons offered w the city are such that
It would be folly for the dinter
Particles 70 spurn them. was the sen-
tinsnt manifest It meeting In the
assembly han Ut the Park school lAst
night of the Ginter Park Citisens'
Association. The meeting was :
large one, many women being pres
snt ana although they had = voice
n the matter. they exhibited their
pleasure only BY loud applause. That
The annsxation bug has burrowsd deep
IN some Of the minds represented at
the meeting was evidenced, however,
~ Z motion being carried ION the
second vote) that q committee be ap-
pointed By President John Garland
Pollard to ascertain whether or not
Z would be advantageous for Gintsr
sovefnrnsht o. Richmond.
Tho question Of annexation was the
most important thing brought up 1t
the meeting last night and was the
last on the program. A spirited fgAt
was wA9ed between the pros and cOns
with many speschss on both sides.
Some argued that. the flre protection
alone would ~ m incentive Tor an
nexatlon, while other contended that
while under the law the taxation
would remain the same. yet It was
on record where In the issue Of bonds
following the annexation Of terri.
tory to Richmond, the taxes were
raised. The speaker said ne knew
bscaues he had 10 pay It"
TO lnvea91antA AAncxstjon.
The argument was also advanced
by q member OF the association that
annexation 70 the city would mean
batter streets. while another member
sAid that there wasn't street in 0in-
tAr Bark that wAs not In better shape
than Ftanklin street. Richmond. ~
though JUST prior to this = member
AAA omplein%d OF the condition .of
ne I PARK streets PARTICULARLY Cham.
have the president appoint q COM.
II would be 70 have GintSr Park an
-i,exed To tho city WAS made and whsr
put 70 . vote the Cong. carried the
4dAH After 4 few more forceful
speschsA however. some at the
cons" roconGdered and on the second
vote. the motion was carried. FTesis
GNnt Pollard win Appoint TIE conn
intttee within the next few days.
One thing that was decided upon
by unanimous volt was to continue
The voluntary tax plan In operation Tor
space OF two years provioed 70 per
cent OF the properly owners agree to
40 10. Up 70 GATE. according to q re-
port read last night. properly owners
representing S7lx.0d0 vAluation have
agreed to a continuation Of the plan.
while property owners representing q
valuation q s176.0 UV have not decided
one way or the other. The voluntary
tax plan is an agreement BY the
property owners to allow themselves
to be taxed nifty cents on each ylVv
valuation. The sentiment at the
meeting was that enough property
owners could be readily secured 10
get the % per cent OF the total val
uation without trouble.
A contract for additional lighting
fAGilitiea between the Park and the
Virginia Railway and Power Company
was read and approved. II was re-
ferred to the Committee on Light and
the Committee on Finance Jointly with
power to act.
Money 10 rirsmen.
A motion to appropriate SO Tor
the beneut. OF the hicnmond nfemen
v no RESPONDED 70 An Alarm from The
park. Fonceman Inisr. Of Glia.sE
rark, and = HartOn HelghtS oaiA-
Ger was passed. Inc wtvea Of the
ilrsmsn wan be given - Omcar TIL
Ter u given $50 70 purchase new
uniform 10 replace ona 0AmaGe0 -.
the nrA and the remaining rs 10 the
hArton hetghts ot1.cee.
A motion to CHANGE tn location OF
thu hose reel twh4ch eonstitutes tins
GinteT Park fire appAeatuo1, wac car
ribd ana referred TO Tho Fire Com
mittee and the ComInittse On Finance,
.sA wa& ArgMed tAAt IA present ths
hoSe reel IL In n aeeessiole locA-
ton.
fire department. wos presented with
. lovinG cup by thu momhers Of the
association. In preeeuting the cup
President Pollard AAtd tn nnDrnbArs
appreciated the work NJ Chise fri9cA.
koFn ia what b. hAd done. and added
that Honesty No. tn bsat policy Ia
this I've. and tho best polidy agatnat
dre In y, thu nA1A, Which wAes not
construed ~ = relsectson on chtsf
Frischkorn's ho1eots. ~ where hS
would ultimately -. but. rather N
emulation on his character and capA-
bilities.
The cup contains tho following m
scription: Hunter B. FrtchkoTn. From
his many friends n appreciation Of
his work ~ chairman d the Cons
mittee on Fire Protsction. dintsr Rark.
1914 Il, s @ \
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