The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-06
FACTIONS UNITE
ON FINAL PLAN
FOR ANNEXATION

branch to consider 1t as soon as City
Attorney Pollard Is ready to present
the measure with all amendments in
| corporated. The motion carried unani-
mously.
With the adoption of tho Jones mo-
| ton ended officially tho labors of the
Annexation Committee. which was ap-
pointed to Its task by tho Council last
FEBRUARY. Chairman Powers compli-
| mented tho members on the completion
| of their imposing task. and on the
| fuithfulness with which they worked
to give the city IN equitable annexa-
| ton plan. ~ statement by Clerk Me-
Dowcll showed that little more than
half OF tho $500 appropriation for the
work had been expended.
Victory for UmInuf.
! The shifting of the western boun-
dairy line three quarters of 4 mile east
ward is regarded generally as a CON
ccssion TO the faction led by Council
man Umlauf. who throughout the pre-
| lininary hearings took the position
mat tho area proposed TO be taken in
In tho west was too large. At pre-
vious meeting of the committee he Of
fered motion placing the western
| boundary limo at Woodland Avenue
but was defeated by q vote of to g
Councilman Butler uIone supported
| him.
1t became evident shortly after the
committee met last night that the
| spirit OF compromise was abroad.
Several members declared that they
were not committed to the western line
| as laid down in the tentative plan ana
would prefer designating n line that
| would enlist the undivided support OF
the COMMITTEES. Councilman Jones pro-
posed to place the western boundary
| ! 80 feet west of Westmorcland Avenue.
! and the entire committee voted for IL.
| The new line IL just three blocks west
of the line wanted by Councilman Um-
lauf. and the latter declared himself
as satisfied.
Leaves Out ChnntilIy.
AS amended last night, the anncXa-
ton plan leaves cut Monument Heights
and Chantilly-rccently put on the
market as Manument Avenue Park.
| The excluded area represents about
| $50 acres. The new line runs along
tho western boundary OF Colonial
Place and parallels Wcstmorcland Az
cnue and that street extended between
the Cary Street and Broad Street
| Roads
In support OF the shifting OF the
! lire eastward, appeared last night Isaac
! Cohen and II. g. Beattie. Both of these
| represented TO the committee the abb
sence of good reason for including tho
| territory west OF Woodland Avenue,
| which. they said, would not be needed
II
and could easily be annexed later when
| the necessity arose.
a communication was presented
| from: the Richmond Real Estate EN-
change approving annexation along
conservative lines and emphasizing the
Importance of not taking in territory
TO which public conveniences could not
readily be extended
Squnbblc Over railroad.
committee struck SUuall In
Councilman Umlaufs motion amending
the extreme northwestern boundary 10
| include an area of $50 acres, giving tho
! city control over a six block stretch OF
| the Nine Mile Road. This section had
! been left out by n circuitous drawing
| of the line which crossed the Nine Mile
| Road, and ran $50 feet west and par
! nllel with II for several blocks.
! limitations flew thick that tho sec
/ ton OF the Nine Mile Road was left
! out to relieve tho Richmond and Kappa
| hammock Railway. which operates an
| electric line from Twenty-ninth and L
| trcets to Seven Pines. from transfer
obligations Umlauf disc5limed any
! intention OF placing a hardship on the
! road, but wanted the section Included
| to give the city control over sanitary
! conditions in that vicinity
/ Alderman FULLER opposed the incor-
/ poration of the Nine Mile Road seq
mcnt holding that no particular need
| existed for including that road rather
| than a dozen other roads in the Nicin-
| ity. He warned the committee that
! the change might cause cmbarrass-
| mcnt TO the Richmond and Rappahan-
mock Railway. which. he said, Is al
! ready granting transfers At n loss TO
/ residents along several blocks of its
J line from = Street to the present city
/ limits.
TO increase the transfer area by six
blocks thought Mr.. Fuller. might
eventually cause the company TO aban-
/ don an already losinG franchise. and
! thus cut off the service TO large
suburban section. Before voting for
J tho amendment he urged the commit
| tee TO give the interested corporation.
/ as we'll as the owners of the lao acres
of territory II was proposed to annex,
| a chance to be heard
! Tho Umlauf motion was put to
vote and carried, Jones. Gilman. UNI
lauf and Butler voting for 1t, and
| Powers and Fuller voting against 1t.
| The difference thus developed. however.
did not keep the committee from ap-
| proving the amended ordinance unani-
! mously when Councilman Jones made
| his motion ten minutes later.
Exclude Myers Property.
| The only other amendment to the
| committee plan last night followed the
representation of f. II. d. Myers. who
| protested against running the new
| boundary line through n fifty-siX acre
! tract in South Richmond owned by him
self and others. In such II manner ms
to take part of 1t in and leave part OF
| IL out He had no objection to being
left out and would not oppose being
taken in, but wanted Ons or the other.
| The tract In question adjoins the
| river on tho Southsidc, lying opposite
tho cemetery district It's rugged
topography. It was agreed. would for
bid It's development as i site for small
homes. and upon motion of Councilman
Jones the City Engineer was instructed
TO amend the line SO as to exclude from
tho new incorporation tho entire prop
erty.
AS amended last night the new ordi-
nance rcconci!es the liberal and con-
| sentative elements in annexation ranks
! to such an extent that its passage by
the Council is now generally predicted.
Several Councilmen had expressed
| their dissatisfaction with tho western
| boundary proposed by tho committee,
and this stumbling block, it is be-
| loved. Is now removed.