The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-27
COMMON COUNCIL TO CONSIDER
IMPORTANT PROPOSITION AT
MEETING. TONIGHT
INTEREST is GREAT
BODY FULLY PREPARED TO ENTER
DEBATE ON MOST SERIOUS
LOCAL QUESTION
OF DAY

One of the most important sessions
OF council held this year VIII be that
of tonight. when the question of an
ncxation will be discussed,
The report of the special committee
will be read. Maps of the proposed
territory will be examined, Reports
from the heads Of departments as to
the approximate cost of Improving
and maintaining the new territory
viii be presented. through President
Peters. Accountant Crenshaw's re-
port as to values of territory Will be
read. Protests will he received from
citizens of Henrico county, who will
represent gathering held at the
county courthouse Saturday morning,
and remarks will be made by MEM
bers Of council themselves
Headed by Alderman Powers, the
special committee has been at work
on the proposition for six months,
Trips were taken over the territory;
figures considered as to the valuation
of the property to be taken in: ad-
vantages to be derived by the city and
the counties. and by those to be taken
into the city's fold. and other mat
ters pertaining to the proposed an
neXation.
Tentative Plans amended
Tentative plans were adopted by
the committee at various times.
Then in order to satisfy every one
as far as possible, amendments were
made to the, plans. so that at the
finish the proposition embodied in
the report goes to the council as the
unanimous report of Messrs Powers,
Fuller. Mills. Umlauf. Butler, Jones
and Gilman.
In order to further fortify himself
with information to be placed before
council. President Peters conceived
the idea Of having reports from the
various departments as to approx
mate cost for maintenance and i'm
proyement. The heads of depart
ments have complied with that re-
quest.
The city council, the other day,
took an inspection trip over the terri
tory This was done at the suggestion
of both President Adams and Presi-
dent Peters. ir order to give every
member Of council more clear ideas of
the situation.
So that now. it is conceded by all
( concerned the council is in pretty
good position to discuss the PROPOSE
/ ton tntelligently.
II is not believed the whole matter
d will be disposed of at the meeting
tonight 1t may take several meet
tr1gs But those IN charge Of the
matter have no idea of delaying dis
cussion Indefinitely All possible
haste will be made.
Widen Approach to Bridge.
At $40 o'clock this afternoon the
subcom mittee on streets named &c
devise plans fo~ the betterment of the
nothern approach to Mayo bridge
will meet TO discuss the proposition
Since council has dismissed all pro-
ceedings concerning the widening OF
: Fifteenth street, some other plar
must be devised. 1t is generally con-
ceded that the cost of widening
Fourteenth street would he too heavy
Chairman Mills will introduce q
plan by which the approach may bf
widened by simply taking a portion
of Dock and Fifteenth streets, which
would cost considerably less than tha
as proposed by the committee.
At 8 o'clock the street committee
will meet In regular session with {
number of more or less importan
matters before it,
Tomorrow night at o'clock thi
council committee on charter change
will meet. with the city attorney, t
consider any proposition which ma,
be presented looking to proposed
changes in the charter,
AT AGO O'Clock a subcommittee oil
ordinances will meet to consider tn
petition of Nolde Brothers for permi
to build stable and at o'clocl
the committee on claims will meet,