The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-23
COUNCIL SCOUTS
| INSPECT NEW LINES
Tour Boundary in Twelve Motors
and Find Lay of Land
Satisfactory.
DECKS CLEAR FOR ACTION
First Line on Fate of Ordinance
Expected at Special Meet
ing Monday.
DECKS CLEAR FOR ACTION

Sixty members OF the city govern
ment, comprising Councilmen, Alder
men, the City Engineer. the City Clerk.
the Administrative Board commit
tee from the Fire Board, and the
F.! Mayor. toured tho new annexation
| lines in n squadron OF twelve automo-
biles yesterday afternoos. for first
hand view OF the territory that will
| make Greater Richmond.
| The caravan left the City Hall at
:45 o'clock ith\the Mayors machine
leading in the breaSaway. Close be-
! hind followed the car carrying City
| Engineer Boiling with a map of the
new territory flying from the mast
head. MIR. Boiling has been over tho
! Annexation Committee and was by
common consent elected official path
| finder
The return to headquarters was made
late in the afternoon. The party re-
| turned covered with tho assorted dust
of Richmond's seven hills. but declared
itself satisfied with the lay of the
land. Several were surprised at the
extent of the territory included by the
new lines but with few exceptions
the members expressed themselves in
| favor or the boundary az laid down in
| the pending ordinance
! Tnke Southsidc First.
The lines on the Southside were in
| spectcd first. Tho party crossed on the
new Mayo Bridge and proceeded TO the
conjunction of the new boundary and
| the river on the extreme west. II
followed the line north and east around
Forest HILL Swansboro. and Maury
/ Cemetery. reaching finally the eastern
| end of the corporation bounds at the
I river.
! Doubling back on their tracks the
/ scouts rccrosscd the bridge and headed
east for the junction of the new line
| with the river on the north side. From
| that point began the last leg of the
| course, which consumed the remainder
| OF the afternoon. The party skirted
in succession Montross Heights, Oak
wood Cemetery, Woodville. Bowling
Green, Highland Park, Walnut Hill,
! Wrights Park, Gintcr Park. Belle
| vue Park. Virginia Place, Hermitage
| Park, Chantilly and Colonial Place.
Then it doubled back to the Belt Limo
! which parallels the southwestern
| boundary to the river
Decks Clear for Action.
Yesterdays tour completed the Of
! fetal inspection program, and from now
| OH the annexation ordinance will be
| fought out in the Council Chamber.
| The Special Annexation Committee
l went over the boundary several times,
! and will be able TO supply such in
formation as the Council may have fail
/ ed to gather in it's more or less high
/ ly-geared tour. The decks. it is con-
! coded. are now clear for action and
annexation will hold the centre of tho
| stage for several weeks to come.
The first line Of the ultimate fate
of the ordinance will come on Mon
day night, when the Common Council
will meet In Joint session to take it
from the table for discussion and prob
able action. Notwithstanding seat
tered fears that the annexation pro-
gram will meet with concerted oppo-
sition from certain uarters-quarters
that have succeeded in keeping their
purposes dark--it is the general opin-
ion among the members Of the body
that the ordinance will be passed with
out material change from It's present
form
Reports Will He Ready.
At the office of Acting Auditor Cren
shaw it was stated yesterday that tho
reports from heads of departments,
asked for by President Peters. of the
Common Council will be ready for
Monday nights meeting. The Street
Cleaning, Engineering. and Water De-
partments have already submitted their
statements. The Fire. Police, Gas and
Electrical Departments have promised
10 have their estimates ready by
Friday
President Adams. of the Board Of
Aldermen, issued Il call yesterday for
a Joint meeting OF the Council at 1890
o'clock Monday night TO elect clerk
of the Police Court to succeed the late
Edgar ,. White. The election will be
held in the Council Chamber half an
hour before the Common Council con-
vcncs TO take up the annexation ordin-
ance. There are three candidates.
George A. Marks, w. ~ Shields and
Benjamin Catlin Tucker. Mr. Marks it
is/stated. will not accept the position,
and the race lies between Mr. Tucker
and Mr. Shields.