The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-17
Committee COVERS
MILES Of GROUND /
GOES OVER PART OF rERRrroar
1T PROPOSES FOR ANNExA-
TON. ~ eA
TO SOUTHSIDE TODAY
CITY ENGINEER TAKES ALONG
HIS MAPS AND COMMITTEES
MEN KEEP TAB ny MEANS
OF 1T.
TO SOUTHSIDE TODAY

miles of Henrico territory as territory
for annexation to the city of Rich
mond, six members OF the special COM
mittee On annexation, accompanied by
City Engineer Boiling and Special Ac-
countant Crenshaw. determined to
continue the investigation this after
noon, and finish the inspection of that
territory on the Southside deemed fit
and proper to be taken into the fold.
In the absence OF Chairman Powers,
OF the committee. who Is IN Chatta-
nooga, in company with Booster Bill''
Dabney. trying to get the next cleo
trical engineers convention for Rich
mond, Sub-Chairman Cmlauf acted as
master OF ceremonies.
City Engineer Boiling and Account
ant Crenshaw carried maps of the
territory. and at every stop explained
the situation.
An Interesting Trip.
To the layman the trip was a most
interesting one. and a most valua-
BILE one. The party started from the
City hall shortly before 8 O'Clock. The
objective point was the East End
that territory in which Is located a
number Of manufacturing plants and
the yards OF the Chesapeake and Ohio
railway. These institutions have APP
peared before the committee, through
representatives, and have made siren
uous objections to coming into the
city.
There Is nothing near our plants"
they said. which can be developed
into territory of value to the city. We
established our plants here in order
to get by. without having to pay large
taxes. If we are taken in the city,
we don't know what may become
of u.s.
This Is the substance OF what was
stated before the committee by rep
resentatives of the Richmond Cedar
Works company. the yirginia-Caro-
lima Chemical company and the Ches-
apeake and Ohio Railway company.
Prepared by Boiling.
The plan looked over by the COM
mittee yesterday is the one prepared
by the city engineer. It does not ex-
tend as far into the country as that
proposed and suggested by the cham
Der of commerce. 1t does, however.
take In the plants on the James river,
which objected to coming In.
THE burden of this" said Mr.
Crenshaw. lis that while the city may
not gain much from the immediate
territory adjoining the various plants
located there. 1t needs Almonds creek.
which may be utilized for obvious rea
sons. The shed to the north of the
creek and which covers much terri
tory which II Is proposed to take in,
drains into this creek, and the creek
passes on to the river. thence to the
ocean. This will serve as a natural
sewer, and with the land, sought as
necessary territory. the creek will
have to be utilized"
The party drove down the Williams
burg turnpike, over Fulton Hill. in a
zig gag route to Montrose Heights.
through Arlington avenue. and a num-
Der of short country roads. TO a point
on the Williamsburg pike due east OF
Kemp avenue. 1t IS proposed to take
this strip in almost straight line to
Evergreen cemetery. which adjoins
lakewood
Hard on Sheriff Kemp.
This will separate The Kemp ard
Brittle estates by roadway. The
Kemp estate Will come into the city.
This will put Sheriff Kemp out OF
tho rtnring in Henrico. unless he
m,Yes across the street to tlis Bit
tie fsrm.
t"sc.' taking q short GU. around
lakewood the party turned into
Creighton road. which runs on a
north line with lakewood avenue.
Then Cabeli road was traversed for
Il shnrt distance This roao inns
a. ,ne the north line Of the ainen6e 4
plan into Mechanicsville turnpike. The
pan rrEa out that road fo~ a st,rt
distance and turns into the county
road. leading directly 10 hish'shd
rack
Frcn that road the limo diverse $
into Iaburnam avenue, passes the
north boundary OF Ginter Park. as far
as Westwood avenue. to the gates of
Bryan Park.
The proposed line extends from
Bryan Park down the Hermitage road
to about three hundred yards from
the park. and thence west to Acca.
many residents on one side of the
road getting the advantages of Rich
mond in their front yards. and moth
ing in their back yards.
On over the railroad tracks 1t con-
tinues, past the Richmond Forging
Works to Roseneath road: out Broad
street to Hucheson street, the east
side Of Chantilly, and on to Cary
street road. Thence south to the
river, directly east of the Bryan resi-
dence on the heights above the river.
Eleven Square Miles.
All this covers nearly eleven square
miles OF territory.
The committee, after studying the
topography Of this territory. felt that
II would be better to take in he
Southside proposition at another
time, and this afternoon at o'clock
was fixed as the time.
Those in the party were Commit
teemen Umlauf. Butler, Mills. Gil
man, Jones and Fuller, CITY Engineer
Boiling, City Accountant Crenshaw
and Sergeant at Arms Ruskell.