The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-17
JUDGE AGAIN VISITS
LINES OF ANNEXATION
Lawyers for County Take Him To
View Proposed New Ter
ritory.
RESUME TRIAL THIS MORNING
licnrico VIII Attempt to Prove That
City's Proposition Is EXorbitant
and Takes In Moro Than Is Needed
for Expansion.

Judge a. \. Campbell was yesterday
afternoon taken for aonthor sightsec-
ing tour of the territory for which
Richmond and Hcnrico County are now
Contcnding. Court was adjourned
shortly before = O'Clock, and no after
moor session was held. The trial will
be resumed mt 10 O'Clock this morn
ing when the county Will proceed to
place witnesses on the stand in an at
tempt to prove that the city's request
for additional territory is exorbitant
ana that tn" proposed lines include
more territory than is necessary to
meet the demands OF the citys normal
expansion.
Ono oil the points which will be
brought up for discussion will be that
OF the maintenance Of the county roads
after ann"Xation. Another point which
will be- given much consideration will
bc that of schools
The tour of yesterday has for one
OF its purposes 10 familiarizc Judge
Campbell with the situation at Glen
Lee school Ii is said that the county
has made some improvements in this
school and its loo pupils viii bc al
lowed 10 attend city institutions. if the
annexation Is consu!nnat.d. leaving the
school on the countys hands. prac-
ficany deserted.
JUDGE IL SHOWN
\ORTIrSIDE TEItRITOItl
IL
noon Judge Campbell was taken 20
the nciEhborhuod OF Fulton Hill and
out on the north side in the direction
OF Fairrnount. between the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway tracks to tho river.
Attorneys for the county industriousiy
pointed out to min every vacant lot
which was PASSED. IN an effort to con
vince him that there are many such
plotc within the present city limits
which have not yet been utilized for
building purposes. In the party yes
terday were Judge Campbell Clerk
J.. Waddill Engineer Rcdd. Attorneys
fulton and Sutton. of the county, and
Attorneys Anderson and Meredith, rep
resenting the city.
The county started its presentation
of evidence yesterday morning when
Engineer r. Crawford Redd was placed
on the stand TO tell OF the topographv
and geography Of the territory in uues-
ton, and to give expert testimony on
the number OF miles OF roads in the
county. and in the sections which il
is proposed 10 annex. He also told
of the number OF miles OF street rail
way lines In each OF these, and Qucs-
tons OF Attorney Sutton sought TO
show that the city was attempting to
take in farm lands not needed for
either drainage or other purposes OF
the $50 miles Of streets in the terri
tory sought by the city, the witness
testified that but onc-tcnth of this
number had been improved This was
brought out TO show the burden which
annexation would bring to Richmond
me answer was modified considerably
when Attorney Pollard had completed
his cross-cXamination
SUPERVISOR SAUNDERS
CALLED As WITNESS
w. &. Saunders, chairman of the
Henrico County Board of Supervisors.
was the next witness He testified "a
the number of miles OF roads which
would be left the county TO keen I'm
condition after relatively large
amount of the taxable property in
these sections had been lost By an
heNation. lie said that Henrico had
maintained her portion of Brook Rond
much better than had Richmond her
portion. and that this was an exaupl.
oil conditions true In number of other
cases
W. G. ouaries. Mayor of Highland
l'ark, was another witness. He ,esti
ned as to the rates for gas wotar
ana sewerage In that suburb. and adj
United before he left the stand tina;
l ne sentiment of the residents of High
!and Park was in favor OF annexation.
MOST OF this testimony was emphasized
by that OF W. {. Carpenter, who was
mex; called. w. a. CLARKE. Jr. also
offered similar evidence.
Judge George l.. Christian, repre-
schtinG the Brookland House Drainage
Oohlpahy. asked the court to direct III,
Guy TO pay the company $4,000 for
me sewers already Installed. as well
as TO assume the bonds already issued.
~! attorney Pollard objected, OH the
srouh" that the city annexation law
provided fair compensation I'm cosrs
"herc an individuals property was aft
lectcd by annexation. and cited several
tensions The court upheld the Cit1.
y ttorney, and ordered the petition Of
the company dismissed and all of rho
testimony excluded