The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-06
Finance Committee Acts
Six Hours After Annex
alton Is Effective.
WILL SPEND S534,43O IN
PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS
Conference Called to Settle With
Counties for Schoolhouses
Taken Over.
GREATgR RICHMOND HEAL1rl
Fire, and Police Departments Extend
Provisional Protection Until Per-
manent Arrangements Made.

Within six shours after the oromulga-
tion Of the decree which added sixteen
square miles TO tho city's corporate
area yesterday tho Council Committee
on Finance. III special session assem-
bled. recommended for passage an or.
dinancc. authorizing s534.43O bond
ISSUE. tn: proceeds from tho sale OF
winch are TO be expended entirely In
the annexed territory.
The committees prompt action quiet
CD tho unrest which in some quarters
accompanied yesterdays comprehensive
expansion. All fears that the city Of
iichmond will not promptly demon
strate It's abIli;. 10 make ample pro-
vision for the new territory were dis
sipated with the Finance Committees q
nrompt recommendation.
CONFERENCE ON COUNTY
school. VALUATIONS
Resides giving it's approval to the
immediate AUTHORIZATION Of the bond
issue. the committee GA cd , O'clock mex.
Wednesday afternoon for a conference
with the school authorities OF Henrico
and Chesterfield Counties. with the
View OF ,discharSing as early as pos
sible the city's obligation to Fay over
10 these authorities the sum OF s2an,-
900 FOR the school properties absorbed
by annexation, and for "a JUS; proper
'ton of tho public deb; or the two
counties.
The payment OF this sum. i'm round
numbers. was HSod upon the city by
the annexation decree. The shoulder
ing by the city or a just proportion OF
the debt Is founded OH the assumption
that annexation has diminished the
taxable values which formed the basis
of securing and paving interest on this
debt, and that. therefore. rs Il matter
OF equity. the city liz bound to make
adequate return for the dlminn,Ion.
- It Ewss CLEAR. Il FROM the promptness
ton the macnInsFy -r0r uIstKarg ng The
x city's obligation TO tic two counties
and to the newly annexed territory.
tbat Richmond VIII live. up fully to
every obligation that II HIS assumed.
81 a special meeting Tonight the Com
mon Council vii, pass a number OF
resolutions making emergency appro-
priations to take care OF tho annexation
needs of the several city departments
until moro permanent; provision can be
made for them In tile new budget.
PUTS NEW TERRITORY
On CITY BASIS
ia authorizing the s53f.430 bond
Issue the committee ayailed itself OF
the provision OF the general anneXa-
ton act which allows The annexing
city to collect Immediately upon an
neNation. for general uses all the taxes
from the new territory, on condition
that II set aside a sum equal to . per
cent of the taxable values OF the an
ncNed area, to be expended exclusively
for permanent improvements In the
added territory.
Unless such "a sum is set aside, the
General Law provides. all taxes col
lected from the annexed area for the
five years following annexation shall
be expended in the new territory. I'm
der an ordinance recently passed by
the Council. the residents OF the four
towns which became part OF the city
yesterday are required to pay all their
taxes and licenses to the proper mu
nicipal officials in the City Hall.
While the bond issue of s534,t30 is
authorized for immediate use it will
not be at once expended. II is the
purpose Of tho Finance Committee TO
place the bonds on the market from
time TO time as tho need for money
for the. new territory arises. The Issue
is to run thirty -four years, and TO bear
interest at tho rate OF . per cent.
ANNEXATION EFFECTIVE
YESTERDAY At NOON
Annexation became effective yester-
day al i2 o'clock noon with q total
absence of anything approaching for
mality. At the last stroke of the hour.
Mayor w. ID. Duke, of Gntcr Park;
Mayor w. L. Ragland, OF Barton
Heights. and Major W. c. Quaries,. of
Highland Park, rclinQuished their cN-
ecutive authority as the presiding Of
fcers of these towns, and Mayor Ainslic
automatically extended his sovereignty
TO the new corporation lines. Between
$4,000 and 10000 persons, until that
hour subjects of county or town. trans
ferred their allegiance to Greater Rich
mond. and the dream of two years was
accomplished.
The amount OF territory which was
afGcd TO the ity-approSimately six
tae;i square miles-is the largest that
l:ichmond has absorbed a: any one
time In its history. 1t gives the city
a; total area of about twenty seven
at 10000 The taxable values that
come under the city's jurisdiction arc
in excess of 100000.
FIRE DEPARTMENT ASSIGNS
@ MEN TO NEW I'ERRTrOHY
l'cpd:ng the passage of an ordinance
making AN emergency appropriation
which will take care of the Fire De-
partnient's needs until the new budget
,sisSdrnfted. the department has put into
effect q limited protection for the now
territory. Chief Joynes yesterday as
signed, two men to the Ginier Park
fire station, nnd- two men, each to the
stations In. Highland Park and Barton
Heights. Similar emergency arrange
{ ments will be made by the Police De-
partment.
81 Repeated annexations have placed in
the custody OF City Clerk August the
archivesfof many municipalities now
sdefunct. With yesterdays expansion
Mr., August became the custodian Of
the records of seven Incorporated towns,
& Richmond, Manchester. Fairmount, Bar
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