The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-15
DAbNEY ASKS FOR
FIGHT IN OPEN
Says Annexation Opponents Arc
Depending On Gucsswork
Figures.
ESTIMATES ARE VALUELESs
Absurd 70 Count In Cost OF In.
provemcnts City May Never
Make.


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ihat z concerted effort is being made
from some quarter TO bloc,, anncx,tio
Of outl,jnr ,or,;,
"a i''ehi'oH" was
'Pti.ioh expressed Yesterday by W.
y Dabncy. business manager !, tho
Chamber Of Coo,morc. ~,
roturnad r.o, 'd''
'a'oH "heie he Sc
'"t'u i"t richmond the next meeting
81 the American Bankers. Associo,iop
Mr. Dabn,y v,x .,
that The offo,, ,.,.,
annexation Ordinance ,
,do,., ''" soon DC
- We ''tr council.
- WIN be utterly imposslblc. said
Mr.. Dabucy "fo, aa,. den,,tr,on. ,,,
10 furnish any ns,ir,., !,
49,, - 'hc uiti-
r." - cost 20 ms department OF taking
~ inc proposed territory, Any such
estimate made i'm advance =.
curatc .,,,., - -
Gcenitn ,i, oi
"""ld De the most hap
"'~'i" guess. OF course. IL YOU ara
J LING 70 put fro engines and police
stations in every subdivision ,nd euh
uEh about Richmond tho cost wilI ho
I cohsiderabl". If the CIV Er.;,aa,
attempts to figure ~, one, :, IT. :.
/ and paving every stree, ,,d ~, ~
c:cven or twelve snuoro ,,Ilos 49,
Will run into millions mn, :, ,.,, 80.
/, impossible 10 r,abo $50, o"i' 10
ut that until tic 49,, .'an guess
been SURVEYED MA 49,, i,o'E mas
the tarritor,. ,,,e,,, sumo OF
is iucludca 70 De taken IN
.j,nds M ~ certain water
avn ,rd :, oPPo' u!t'F Tor drain
80, e |pS"rd 10 talk Of the
ar ,,,,,, - ~" present intention
'ui'h'is hen.
"h'er ana sewers Pay.
- 10 The gas and water mains ana
'hc city admits 7 profit from
.,'c Sd.t OF fas and water. and from
m cuiNert tax. If water is sold at a
pFoht II would he good business TO
run nc water mains wherever n sum
cent number ~ customers can no -.
cured. The telephone and electric
lighting companies have followed mn
policy FAR beyond the coriornto lini,s
ana have found that II hns maid
at vorld Ia t,,..
TO ask painter for n hid on noi,,,i,',5
All the houses now erected OF mar ,,o,
hereafter be built in all the suburbs OF
Richmond. as 10 ask for an estimate
Of paving or lighting all the streets
that conditions oi the future NAV 70
quire to he laid out
Il see that there is movement on
foot TO provide free sites for manu-
featuring plants. That is ali ripht ne
/ far as il goes. But No have, 1osi LARGE
/ manufacturing plants recently. MOI Ia.
cause OF lack Of adequate sites I'M
! because tho labor needed by sucl, III
dustries could not rent homes hero nc
chcaply as could he secured elsewhere
Tie laws OF supply and demand con.
troll the rental price. ana The rost nf
hothcs Tor working people will not
come GOWN unt!! we take steps to in
crease mo area
City Abun,,nutI, <hIc
"we ,Io,hi,., ,,
toof .,,1 .t,'o. 49,, ~, -, ~ ~
or ,lc 49,, - =, ~ 't''"'i icN'i'ue
! Il .no am "a ' 49," NOR" IMAM
~, ,,.t ''"''''o'S rowing
.,,...,a., .'.' t"'elcu lhto the
H.. - - ~ "si'cri'E inns clt|
80, ~ - w were aoic 70
7 -. 49, ,., ''loi' ,ich. we are much
I - ,t'S .'"ic % "HaeEtakc II
- 800 "ui Hi'nceS are IN better
49,, - ~, C'cu'' pet'er IMAM IT
'''' go o'e" peAo'c'
such guesses a. heads Of depart
ments may mako as To the cost Of an
, ncNauon viii he utterly yaluclcss.
4 They can't read the future They don't
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