The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-26
DABNEY SPEAKS
GREATER RICHMOND
BLAIR WARNS AGAINST HAsTN
ACTION IN EXTENDING COR
PoRATE LINES.
MANY WOULD ENTER
RESIDENTS TO EAST. WEST. SOUTH
AND NORTH ANXIOUS T0
COME WITHIN THE
CTTN'S FOLD.

Oratovy flowed free and full last
night before the special council COM
rntttee on annexation Many speakers
for and against an apneXation aired
their views, and the com mittee at il
o'clock adjourned subject to the cali
of Chairman Powers. After Council
man Mills had asked for copies Of the
annexation laws. ard indicated that
the committee migaf need funds ta
Ice WSed IN exploring the territory pro-
posed for annexation.
Members NJ the committee present
were Messrs. Powers. Imlauf Mills
Butler and PujIer.
John 4, Ea&lev was the first speak
er. He favored expansion and lna3-
Gated the wishes he SAID of large
number Of cltiGens- who We're DESTROYS
of making OF Richmond a city of the
first class
He was followed by w. T. Esbney
who spoke ar length. representing the
chamber of commerce. and ne was fol-
lowed by Henry " Eountree, ! l.
Anderson. and WoodsoD W8ddey. rep
resentlng the Tflsl ness Mems elub. AT
ter these gentlemen had addressed the
committee. citizens from Woodland
Heights. Forest IIiii, Barton Heights
Highland Park, Swausboru and other
outlying district spoke
All sections Represented
Among the latter were Julian Gum.
in behalf II the people in the West
End beyond Roscneath road. inciud-
ing the territory embracing the belt
line bridge; y Garland Pollard. mayor
of Ginter Park. who said he was pres
ent more ms an observer than par
ticipant, but who declared that If the
city Of Richmond wished to annex
Ginter Park. he was quite certain the
people of that suburb would he glad
10 come within the fold. If the city
made the proper advances; p. l., Pull
liam. of Forest Hin, who presented q
petition from thirty-four citizens of
that place asking that they he not
taken in. Dr. r. w. Miller and s 7.
Jones Of Barton Heights who said
they represented practically the en-
tire population Of that place, all 81
them being anxious and willing to
come into the city: Irving Campbell
of Highland Park addition, Gin;cr
Park Terrace. Chamberlayne Court
and Chamherlayne Place; s Stage.
representing persons on Brooke road.
A. Royal for the people OF brooke
HilL Swanshoro, and adjacent terri
tory, w L, Baeland. Of Barton
Heights; A. II, blair representing the
people in the city Of Richmond. who
objected to further annexation at this
time; w. A. Whirl, OF Fairmount. who
stated that he was an original anncNa-
ZIONIST, but that since his section had
been taken into the city, his taxation
had increased and he had not received
any benefits, and that even the schools
which We're some better shortly after
annexation, were now going back into
the original state; Nj. II, Omohundro.
who said that the southwest section
had been sadly neglected since annex
alton and Howard Heslep, who follow
ed the line of argument presented by
Mr.. Omohundro.
Dabney Enthusiastic.
The most voluminous speakers were
Messrs Dabney and Blair. Mr., Dab
ney spoke at considerable length. He
read his remarks from a carefully
prepared paper, He compared Rich
mond with many cities Of the ceun-
try, and claimed that the territory
was more densely populated in Rich
mond than in any other city of its
population in the country,
His remarks tended to show the
committee that by bringing within the
corporate limits as much territory as
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