The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-13
Town Council Instructs Mayor
and Attorney to Oppose
Plan in Court.
WANT LIBERAL IMPROVEMENT
WIFI Come In ii Richmond Will
.Agrce to ltqualizc Bond
Issue.

The Town Council of Ginter Park
voted unanimously last night TO in
struc, the Mayor and attorney to OBJ
pose with ali the means At their com
mand every plan providing for the an
heAation of Ginter Park To Richmond
without adequate provision for local
improvements. to which residents of
that settlement think they are entitled
The resolution instructs the town Of
icers 10 carry the issue TO the courts
!! necessary
The action follows a warning sound
ed Monday night before the special
committee on annexation By Mayor
j"hn Garland Pollard. of Ginter Park
VINO outlined in general way the
terms mat town would expect as n
cohdluon of SUBMITTING 10 annexation
ny the city of Richmond. Giutcr Park
ne tod the committee, would not be
satisfied with the improvements guar
anteed TO new territory under tie gen
eral annexation act
Want Hond Issue EuuaIizcd
@lhter Park according TO Mr. Pol
lard's statement To the committee.
would expect the city of Richmond to
dc for II what il can do for itself The
general auncXation act could compel the
expenditure in Gintcr Park of the taxes
upon assessed realty values of that
town for Il period OF nVe years from the
restriction. the town would be de
pendent upon Richmonds inclination
Tor further imi', oven.@nts.
Mr.. I'ollard told the annexation com
mittec that Ginter Park would vel
come annexation on AN equitable plan
If the city of Richmond would guar
antce TO Gintcr Park AN expenditure
for improvements in that town propor-
uonate 10 the sum expended for i'm
proponents In Richmond. as indicated
by iuchnond'S bonded Indebtedness, the
suburb viii not oppose annexation
Unless the city agrees To do this. he
said, Gintcr Park could gain nothing by
annexation, and could. with better ad-
vantage 10 itself, Issue bonds up to II
per cent OF its property values and
carry out It's own scheme of improve
ment.
TO adjust all differences Mr. Pollard
suggested that the annexation commit
tee appoint subcommittee TO confer
with committee from the town
Council Of Gintor Park on the plan Of
anneXation The annexation commit
tee took no action on the suggestion.
holding the opinion that ii was be
Nond its province to enter into the
question OF terms when ii was appoint
cd by the city Council TO draw up q
boundary line
Rrscnts Refusal TO confer.
IRE annexation committee has re-
fused to confer with us on the question
OF annexation terms" said Mr.. Pollard
last night. The failure to secure Il
conference has driven the town Council
10 act in its own defense, and its ac-
tion iustructing The Mavor and attor-
ney 10 OPPOSE annexation unless equi-
table terms are MADE, Is step In mis-
directions
"Giutcr Park has already authorized
i bond issue Of $i25,0oo for local i'm
prOVemcuts. We can sell these at amy
time and install IMPROVEMENTS which
We could not possibly got under a street
construction of The annexation act"
Under THE G!nter Park resolution the
Mayor and town attorney are instruct
"a 10 n"ht the annexation OF that
-uhurb through every court