The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-28
Surprises Big Crowd by
Approving Ordinance
Without Debate.
ALDERMEN MAY
ACT NEXT WEEK
Chairman Powers, of Annexation
Committee, Predicts Easy Vic
tory in Upper Branch, and
Ordinance Now Assured of
Passagc-Minor Amend
mcnt Is Voted Down.


"'Nnou' u'HAe''''"s >o's' s''e >'"'
mon Council last night passed the an
nexation ordinance and sent II on 10
,hc y3oa,d of AIder,nen for coucurrence
bFcrs ohe oi nv '"e"'s 'H'iiioe'' %
the body was III his seat when the roll
WAS called. ana each cast his vote In
'aVof OF i's adoPt'o'" cave i'i
inent by CouncilnnH Fuller. and short
interchange between Councilinen Pol
lock and Mills on q minor an uendment
which was voted down, there was
debate
The uaanlroitv with which the Com
mon Council acted took bv .urpri.c
,he l.ru+ attendance ina, crowded the
,.a,,a,,i rts,nho, So ~. .tan,,b
~. .dh.rn,ts ~ ,b, ,nc.s,,r.. cxnrcted
at,Ia .n.,o 49,, "a 5.y.,o,,
- ~, -, ,,r,..o.t.a o,,s ~,
- We ron ea'. ~ ~" ~.
.iheic atiNc W. .iii'" - ~ % ''e
lahuSiue' 1870 S,'o4ioo $500 49,
N. cio""' - ~ o!o'N'' = t''i-'o 60
when president feteis iast man on the
roll. cast the twentieth vote in the "f-
irmative y minute later the body
stood adjourned. and loo men began
explaining TO each other how IL hap
pcned
Pn.snEc Now Assured.
with the unanimous support of the
,tontrnou council behind il tho ordin-
ance. IL il conceded. IL now assured OF
,ass,re !, ,nnjorItv az the Board OF
,id.r,,o, ,..,cncd ~. yn,i,. o,d
rrn,n III .,.,c.,.,c.s sh.rcd l., ,h.
.,,, .,i .,.,,fn, =, ~. ,..,,,i,
- 49,, ,,a,,t,I. ,fs,,; ,,.t.t, 80
80 VI
,,nsiI.,,. p.,.r. - a.. i..J "a,
lcs'u,h' ""s tcu 70 oe
'"'" " 7'''' ''''i'
,r,s.u min, ~. or,lt"s,,I.o - wi.si,,
r,nvn ana ,f,.r innl,i,u TITO -
financial statement ..pi me a., Nj
Crenshaw. am convinced that the ci,v
viii have no trouble ia meeting the
expenditures that the DEVELOPMENT OF
the new territory viii ncccssitate
Al We need To- DO Is 10 20 conserva-
lively about installing improvements.
he departmental estimates We're con-
.l",tap!A lo"cr 'hah expected them
~, .Hu' 'H.hn' takc care 81 the
~ ~, ."','' ''aotH expect 10
,,.h t,, - p"SS 'hr upper
~ ~, St.',
,.r,,is ~ 7pee'h' neeiins'
chairman powers or IN. .,,,ax.,ia,,
COMMITTEES winch sper, xc,.n ,,,,,,t,,
gathering data FOR tn. ordinance ~
kn"w that II would pass. but | fullv
expected one or two minor amendments
am glad now that the Common Coun-
cii did not Interfere with the lines in
any respect-it makes the ordinance
'hht niuch stTonst.
ieei certain that the Board viii
ra1s ne measure ny = decided ma
80 - 49,. ~ W. hot De SURPRISED 10
,ncmh".s r,o,''lo'' ,,i,,,. ~ can stt The
Adam. w,ll .ia,,i., ~ .''''N ''siucilt 'ssilt
ing ar thn po,,rd -, ~, - me-,
like 10 Sc. M. lol, ,,., '.ou'' @
time next week ard scnd ri. n,,ii,,a,,.,',
along To the NaSorr
Adds sixteen NiI,x
The ordinance ratined last night ana
now assured OF passage adds q ,o,.I
OF 1884 acres or 1917 soua,a ,nii"s
TO the present area of eleven so,.,~a
miles Less than onc souaro r,;ia =,
the now area is river bottom I, hri,oe
m additional uopulatiou L,s.d =, ~
last census. OF 1s.o5
In taxnble values trc o,d,,a
brings n Groator Picb,no,,d e go
in real. and S2ss43g6 IN nerson.I n,'c,,
crty II brinps IN scbno, ,,,,,...,iia
valued at s143.15o and ada. -, n,o
city,s liabilities , handed i,dnh,nd,,o.s
Of sn555OO
once the ordinanco 10 na.eod y, 49,,
Roard ~ Aldar,on ond .;,.nnd -, ~
Mayor, II masses out ~ the ,,an,s -,
The Council forcver ana its r.,a rasts
, with tho courts iud.o fro,,, dit
fcrent section of tba st,tc yin ~, 40.
ienotcd bv th, ,;oyernnr "a 81, - ~
JJonrico 1;ircui, ,ou,, ~ ,n,r ~,
tests ana viii. al the conclusion or
the hearings. direct tho fran,in, or
q decree from which thorn c,n hc
chonca cxccnt hv ,ba stoto s,,,ror,n
court or Anncals 'N
f.ountx orcr. pro,...
rbc sn.ci.,l .cssion onnnod a., rt,.
with thn roadine. OF !. sct of rrsnI,.tinns
transmitted 10 the BODY hv President
Peters from citizens III IIcnrico Coum-