The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-04


liberal lines TO provide for present ana
future needs both for housing and man
ufacturing, are shown on the map as
proposed by the Chamber OF Com
merce and printed in The Times. Dis
patch to-day. The Council Committee
on Annexation, which has been view
ing the surrounding territory, has
adopted no lines of it's own and formu-
lated no report. AS a basis of discus
sion. however. il has taken the map
proposed by the Chamber of Commerce,
and section by section Is looking into
the merits of each locality with a view
to determining whether or not 1t
should be included In the final lines
Though no vote has been taken. it has
been tacitly agreed that the lines
should be changed in some localities.
Certain tracts have been pointed out
by the City Engineer as difficult OF
drainage, their slope iying away from
rather than toward the city sewerage
system. With each section to be taken
up in detail il viii be several months
before the committee Will report n
definite plan. members of the commit
tee stating yesterday that il was not
probable that the definite ordinance
would go before the City Council be-
fore next fall Straight lines are "a :
vored instead of following existing
roads as in the Chamber of Commerce
plan.
Not Ready to Vote.
Opinion differs as to the proposition
OF the Central Trades and Labor Coun-
Gil for vote on the question OF an
nexation 1T the June primary. One
member OF the committee took the
ground yesterday that the plan was
g. tI.f mt 10 fln6rr D.
accepted or rejected. The vote might
be taken as between no annexation
and the liberal lines proposed by the
Chamber of Commerce as shown on
the printed map. This committeeman
said In that event he would vote for
neither rs he favored annexation, but
on modification of the plan as now
proposed
The maps were prepared by f, c.
and !. Lyell Clarke, civil engineers,
the latter being associated with AS
sistant City Engineer NJ. O. Hankins
In making the surveys of the annexed
territory in 1907 for the city The re-
port Of Mr Clarke shows that the
present city has nm area OF eleven
square miles. one of which Is in the
river. Were the lines adopted substan-
TALLY as proposed by the Chamber OF
commerce. the area would be thirty
hFe square miles. Even then the city
would have a smaller land area than
Worcester and Fall River. Mass: Biz
mingham, Ala; Des Moines. Iowa. and
many other cities
Centre of Population.
MIR. Clarke saws mat the npproxi-
mate centre OF the present territorial
limits of the city Is CANDLES HiII
rark. The centre of population is
prooapiy slightly to the northwest of
Ia. point Were the annexation pro-
n m lnf Tod
centre OF the city would be annroxi.
.iu,eiy at the Virginia Penitentiary
WIN me centre of population about
w. DUCKS north OF that point Tho
pioposed lines give the city control Of
i ine ehtire river bed along the city linn
instead OF n portion as at present
miIes Mills TWO and third square
city limits. The city has at present cS1
it,,it Vi parks within the corporate
a.. MS. me additional area viii tat
'osepn BRYAN Park on tho north
anu ar Forest Hill on the south with
~ ,ho PARKS bringing the park areo
tiona' e CITY TO l,074 acres. An addi-
,, ,V,aL area OF 100 acres In ceme.aria,
ton. '"o proposed annexa-
r. Control Car Lines.
control of the street chr s;t,,.
ri oh III and about Richmond. with ~
structi tu regulate tsu the manner of con-
o oSe corporate limits is regards aln
anne me strongest reasons for liz libe un9
chamber OF Commero. w.; .
au1 , would add to the CIT, az. ~
lines n as eoSrs miles of street car
three . as follows; on the north, nine and
cnIee Quarters miles, incIudInp tha
Haisu Hill Highland Park. Barton
linas Ginter Park and Fair Grounds
On the south. two and a half
the east, one and three-quarters miles,
securing transfers on the Rappahan-
mock Railroad to the new corporate lin
Its. in sight of the Masonic Home. and
on the west, one and three quarters
miles, not counting regulation of new
lines projected both east and west
Twenty-Five miles of steam road lines.
exclusive OF yards and sidlngs, mainly
or the Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomac and Belt Line. are included
In the proposed annexed section, Civ
ing the city control of the Belt Line
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