The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-20
ANNEXATION CASE IS
NEARING ITS CLOSE
Attorneys Argue over Proportion OF
School Bonds Richmond
Is TO Assume.
EVIDENCE PRACTICALLY ALL IN
City Attorney Pollard Calls on Gintcr
Park for Brief Showing Its De-
mandS-DoubtS His Authority to
Agree to Compromises

While neither side has definitely con-
Guided its case. arguments have begun
in the annexation hearing now being
conducted before Judge a. A. Camp
bell in the Iicnrico Circuit Court. Sew
ernl more witnesses will probably BIO
examined. and the attorneys will then
launch forth In their final pleas and
the case viii be taltc:; under advise
mcnt by the court.
Possibly the most interesting detail
of the hearing yesterday was the an
nounocnent by City Attorney H. r.
Pollard that he feared that he may
have exceeded his authority in acccd-
inG to the demands of Gintcr Park
which early withdrew Its objections to
annexation. While, lie stated, lc was
willing To back up his agreement per
sontil!. he was not sure that 1t would
be binding ON the city, and asked that
Glhier Park submit brief. showing
It's assets and what II expects at the
hands OF tn. city.
y number of witnesses were Offer
ed AT the morning session of the court
TO show that the city had neglected in
many instances 10 make Internal inn
provenent. : " Taylor related his
experiences in trying TO get water and
sewerage for his property In the West
End. ana George Stoncinnn, Supervisor
FOR NarinG District. testified to coudi-
t'V'lS oil ltillu -litct, 4 uItGn, - men,
he said, WAS worse than many OF IN.
county roads. The court VIII view Tho
street and Shockoc VALLEY, which has
been the subject of several severe at
tacks at the hands OF the county at
torncys.
CITY UfFt;ltS SEVERAL
WITNESSES IN REuITTtI
The city offered Il number Of wit
nesses in rebuttal The first To be call
ed To the stand WAS +. L. Davis, SUI
pcrintcndent OF the Water Depart
mcnt, who testified that in many cases
IL was tho small size of the pipes
which caused complaints from house
holders about the lack of water, not
insufficient pressure in the nearest
main.
city Engineer G. +. Boiling was the
next 10 take the stand. and testified
! In regard TO the streets in the vicinity
Of tho soldiers Home. lie stated that
failure 10 improve some was caused
by improper dedication Of the streets.
In regard To Tenth Street Fulton, OF
which Mr. Stoncman complained. Mr..
boiling said that 1T was in better CON
dition last January than the county
road with which il connects
Court adjourned at l2:40 for dinner
and rcconvencd at 1870 o'clock when an
argument on the percentage OF school
bonds 70 be paid by the city was made
by representatives OF Richmond and
ficnrico and Chesterfield Counties
Among those to speak were Assistant
ci'y Attorney George Wayne Ander-
son, q. W. Throckmorton. Iiasllins
Hobson and Mir. Pollard. The matter
was taken under advisement.
1t IL not considered probable that all
OF the loose ends will be picked up to-
day. and the hearing will probably be
/ continued through next week, or ut
least that is what attorneys think
/ The arguments will he lengthy ones,
and may take several days to complete
/ II is not expected that many more
/ Witnesses Will be put on the stand.
although several will be introduced in
| rcbuttal.