The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-17
COURT HEARS THE
COUNTY WITNESSES
HIGHLAND PARK CLAIMS 1T HAS
WATER AND SEWERS Equal
TO RICHMOND.
WANT COMPENSATION
FOR DRAINAGE PLANT OF GINTER
PARK. IF TERRITORY Is AN
NExED--WANT TO COME IN
UNDER CONDITION.
COMPENSATION

After hearing number Of Henrico
citizens and officials who are opposed
to annexation, Judge Campbell yes
terday adjourned the hearing at ]
oclock, and. in company with counsel
for the contending parties. took anoth-
err trip over the contested territory.
No afternoon session was held court
having adjourned over 10 20 o'clock
this morning.
Supervisor W. G. Saunders appear
ed on the stand for the county. He
said that by taking in the area of
territory desired by the city, the
county would lose large amount of
taxable values. and would have serious
difficulty in maintaining road improve
ments. He said that the CITY did not
improve it's part of the roads running
into the county az we'll as the county
did. and that If ii attempted to i'm
prove those hoped for. there would be
e great drain upon the resources Of
the city.
Mayor w. G, Quarles. OF Highland
Park, said hts town had a complete
water plant and sewer system. and
that the water supply was far superior
20 that of Richmond. He said the gas
rate was higher by twenty cents than
that OF Richmond. and that there was
Il fat sewer tax of sf2. so when pipes
were installed in property. He agreed
that popular sentiment In his town
was for annexation, and that the town
council would be glad to come n un
der certain conditions.
Councilman w. G, Carpenter. OF
Highland Park, followed Mr.. Quarles
along similar lines Of reasoning.
Secretary W. 4. Clark. OF the Re
tail Merchants association. resi-
dent of Highland Park, said the sentl-
n,ent in that place was strongly favor
able to annexation,
Several witnesses were introduced
To show the cost and the value Of the
drainage and water systems Of Cfinter
Park. Judge George L. Christian
representing the Brookland House
Drainage company, which furnishes
Ginter Park with its system. said his
people were neutral in the contro-
versy. but would like reasonable COM
pensation for the privilege of annexa-
ton He thought the sum of s25. GOO
fair compensation, with the as
sumption o. bonds.
Cts Attorney Pollard stated that
the city code provided for reasonable
compensation in such matters, and
asked the court to strike out the petit
ton and the evidence offered by the
Drainage company, which the court
aEFeEU TO 90
r Crawford Redd. who prepared
the official maps Of the territory pro-
posed for annexation. went on the
stand for the county. His testimony
was o. "a technical nature. II showed
the number NJ miles Of roads in the
proposed annexation. and he WAS
asked To prepare 4 statement as To
the number Of miles OF street railway
tracks in the territory. He said there
were t50 miles Of streets in the tract
to he taker in. and that hut one
tenth Of them were improved
City Attorney Pollard brought out
the fact that Mr.. Redd had overlook
ed the point that msnx Of the streets
IN the places 10 he annexed were i'm
proved. and that many were now in
course OF Improvement
Mr. Redo responded by saying that
many Of tbs streets had been simply
laid out. lille others had been i'm
proved
Mr.. G V Meredith stated that
there wer thirteen miles az improved
streets in Highland Park and nine
in Ginter Park.
Further hearings along this line will
be INDUCED in at the session this
morning.