The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-05
ANNEXATION PLAN
WILL MEET APPROVAL
SPECIAL COMMITTEES OF COUNCIL
AT MEETING TONIGHT TO
RECOMMEND ADOPTION
WHAT CITY PROPOSES
WILL SPEND REVENUES DERIVED
FROM TAXATION IN TERRITORY
ANNEXED FOR IMPROVING
NEW sECTToN-THE PLAN
WHAT CITY PROPOSES

Smooth sailing is anticipated when
the annexation ordinance comes oe-
fore the special annexation committee
of council AT its meeting tonight. APP
provai of the ordinance which has
been prepared by the city attorney
and city engineer and Its reference to
council with the recommendation that
it be adopted Is looked for. The re-
port Of the special committee may be
made to either branch.
The ordinance provides that the
revenues from taxes in the territory II
is Droposed to annex shall he devoted
proportionately to making IMPROVE
ments In the new portions o. the city
for five years and that the city shall
assume the debts Of the territory taken
in. The resolution, completed by AS
sistant city Attorney Anderson. makes
the taxation feature of the annexa-
ton scheme very plain. The ordl-
nance Is divided into five sections, and
subdtvied into various articles and
specifications.
The Annexation Plan
The first section sets forth the city
would annex parts of Henrico ana
Chesterfield counties including the
INCORPORATED towns of Ginter Park,
Barton Heights and North Richmond.
The second section goes into detail
ed description of this territory. the
third section presents reasons for the
necessity of the proposed annexation.
and the fourth goes into the terms and
conditions involved.
The most important articles OF the
fourth section, dealing with the
scheme of taxation and improvements,
are articles /, 2, 8, 10 and L. With
the exception Of article IL OF sec
ton i of which only the important
features are presented, these articles
follow
To Reimburse Counties.
l. THAT the city of Richmond shall
assume and provide for the reim-
bursement Of the counties of Henrico
and Chest erfield. respectively. of a just
proportion of any existing debt or SAID
respective counties, IL any there De,
and shall also make compensation to
the said counties, respectively. for any
schooIhouse or other public building
Of said counties located within the an
nexed territory taken from them re-
Rpectively.
q That the tax rate upon the
land within the annexed territory shall
not he Increased beyond the rate as
sessed by the county of Henrico. and
by the said towns, SO far as said land
shall be acquired from the county OF
Henrico, nor beyond the rate assess
ed by the county of Chesterfield, FOR
their respective purposes at the time
Of annexation under this ordinance,
for a period of five years after such
annexation, except upon the petition,
as 70 their respective lands, of ma
jorlty of the freeholders of the terri
tory acquired either from the county
of Chesterfield or the county OF Hen
rico or of either Of said towns. in
which case the tax rate on the lands
IN the town or territory so acquired
and so petitioning may be increased in
accordance with said petition.
spent Money for Improvements.
$50 THAT all revenues derived by
the city OF Richmond from taxation
In said several towns or in the said
territory acquired from Henrico or
from Chesterfield county. respectively.
+'9l,.Rlng the period Of five years. either
on property or from other source, in
Guiding licenses, shall he wholly ex~
pendcd by the city of Richmond upon
streets, sewers. light. water and other
public improvements In said respective
towns or in the territory acquired from
the said counties, respectively. accord
ing rs the said taxes are levied and
collected In them. respectively pro-
vided however. that at any time within
the said Ave years the council Of the city
of Richmond, by ordinance, may set
apart a sum equal to IL per centum
of the assessed value at the time of
annexation, of the lands annexed. or