The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-13

with the coming Into the city of
portions OF Henrico and chesterhefo
eouuties as set forth In the ordinance
OF annexation just passed by hoth
branches Of council, the city of Rich
mond will have an increased popu-
lation OF approximately 1900 persons.
This will place the city near the l55t9oe
mark. as 1t Ia conceded that the popu-
lation has increased at least ten thou
sand since the last census
Besides this increase. the city VIII
secure about seventeen square miles Of
additional territory. In this territory
IL is calculated that there viii be many
acceptable sites for factories ana mai
uYactories. aud innuuleFable places iol
the building of homes for the people
in moderate circumstances.
Room Far Parks.
There Will be room for parks and
recreation places and delightful villa
sites where the business man may i've
far from the dust and noise OF the city
itself, and rear his family in the pure
atmosphere of the woodland.
with these homes away from the
smoke and turmoil Of the business GER
ter. the resident will have the conven~
ienoes offered by the fire. police, health
school water. electric. street cleaning
and gas departments.
with the proposed annexation the
city will add to its already nne school
system "a number ~ frst class inati-
tutions. The city will go sttll fur
Their toward the apex Of education IN
the South, near 10 which IL may new
be readily placed The residents OF
the suburban districts may derive the
benefits of the eity's educational faeil-
tiles Richmond's school system Is now
look ed upon By the entire country as
second to none In cities of its class
~ tSs%FF q
accompanying advantages the city
must as a matter of course, expect to
sxpend much money. THAT which Is
given for nothing Is not As rule
worth the having, 1t VIII take years
to build up some Of the territory named
In the ordinance Of annexation. II has
taken years to build up certain sec
lions Of the city as IL has stood for q
hundred years That Is To be expected
But in the meantime the clothes oil
the city viii not become too small.
small.
Larger Taxable Values.
From Henrico county In the annexa-
ton scheme there viii come In the
shape OF property valuations the sum
OF s7,<s3. ss5; personal. $2,6ss4s6. From
Chesterfield county, property valuation
sl,477.so1: personal. $4,000. With the
increased valuation by annexation
there will be considerable addition
TO that mentioned here.
The value of school property In tbs
Henrico county portion selected, fol
annexation is ssa.75o; Chesterfield
county. $4,000. Attendance In Hen
rico. 1872; in Chesterfield, Gao.
Several weeks ago President Peters
OF the common council, before tht
measure was presented to his body
for consideration. asked the head:
Of the various city departments to give
him an estimate of the approximate
cost OF maintaining the additional ter
ritory He received from all the de
partments except schools and health
the estimates drawn by the heads o
those departments. The tota
amounted to 45o.546S5. which IN
cluded the cost of installing perma
nent fixtures as we'll as the running
EXPENSES for ore year. Here is th'
statement as given In substance;
City engineers department, survey
rsaltiorni force. sewers. etc. S2,h61,
$40: water, additional stand pipes
etc $k67135.S0 gas, mains, etc,
ss76.70513; street cleaning. extr'
men. horses and carts. s5n,0S2 so
fre department. additional companies
IRE alarm apparatus pay roll. etc
sta0.o35.92, police department, al
ditional men f25l, equipment. boxes
wagons, mounted oiiceis - nor So~' Wv,
x5l.aI75N; electrical department
construction and maintenance, S55,
400
The main additional cost I'm tn
school department will be salaries 70
teachers. and the purchase OF IN
county buildings.
While there was no estimate fror
the health department, II IS believe
the additional cost In that department
would probably come within fe
thousand dollars. taken up mainly b
additional men for the department
and added equipment
The city Is not obligated TO spen
more than It receives frcm the terri
tory In the way of taxes.
The New Territory.
The territory as taken IN the ordl
nance Il by no means square
shape It resembles buzz-saw NOR