The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-28

town of Highland Park liz not sufficient
for the proper drainage of said Sec-
ton, and IT, in It's discretion, the said
CITY of Richmond shall have to
change said sewer system. then the
said city of Richmond shall have the
right to impose and collect such sewer
taxes as the ordinances of the city
of Richmond provide under such
terms and conditions as the said or
dinances provide.
yFMrd-That the terms, conditions
and sttpulations required and imposed
upon persons and firms building upon
the land in the said corporate limits
or Highland Park. as set out in its
building code. be, and the same shall
remain, in full force and effect for a
term of three years after the entry OF
this decree, and after that time, UNI
I'll the council of the city of Rich
mond shall pass and enact other terms
and conditions upon landholders IN
the corporste limits OF the town of
Highland Park.
Fifth
And 1t further appearing to the
court that the entire corporate limits
OF the town of North Richmond are
included in the line of the territory
to be annexed from the county of
Henrico to the city of Richmond,
1t is adjudged, ordered and decreed
that the town of North Richmond
shall be annexed to the city of Rich
mond in conformity with the follow
ing terms and conditions:
FlrEt--I hat the said city of Rich
mond snail. assume all bonded and
other Indebtedness and all the CON-
tracts of the said town OF North
Richmond, outstanding and existing
at the date of annexation and shall
own all of the corporate property,
franchises and rights of said town
Seeond--That the city of Rich
mond shall, as soon as possible after
the entry o. the final decree in these
cases. proceed to install an adequate
water supply and drainage system in
said town of North Richmond pro-
vided. the revenues from said town.
received by the said city, are suffi-
cient 30 to do.
And 1t further appearing to the
court that the entire corporate limits
of the towr of Barton Heights are
now included in the line of territory
to be annexed from the county of
Henrico to the city of Richmond, tits
adtudged, ordered and decreed that
said town shall be annexed. to the city
of Richmond in conformity with the
following terms and conditions:
!. That the said city of Richmond
shall assume all bonded and other
Indebtedness and all the contracts of
the said town of Barton Heights, out-
standing and existing at the date of
annexation and that the said city
shall own all of the corporate prop
erty, franchises and rights of said
town.
@ That the present sewerage sys-
tenn of said town be continued unless
the city of Richmond, in its discre-
ton. think such system is not suitable
for the proper drainage of said town,
or is not in suitable or proper condi-
ton to be connected with the system
of sewerage of the city of Richmond.
Sections {. and 9 give in detail the
boundaries of the new lines as fixed
by the court.
II is. further adjudged. ordered and
decreed that the city of Richmond
shall pay to the county Of Chester
field the sun, of s52 600 for the school
buildings t. ken by the said city from
the county of Chesterfield, and shall
also pay to the said county --of Ches.
terfield its pro rata share of the in
debtedness OF the said county of Ches-
terheld, including the school indebt-
edness of Manchester school district
the said sum to be ascertained, so far
as the Indebtedness of the county as
q whole Is concerned. by the ratio
which the assessed values of the terri
tory annexed bear to, the assessed val
ues OF the property of the whole
county of Chesterfield. and SO far as
the Indebtedness of the school dis
trict of Manchester is concerned, in
such proportions as the assessed val
ues of the annexed territory bear to
the whole OF the assessed values of
the Manchester school district. and
1t being suggested to the court that
the bonded Indebtedness of the Man
chester school district is lien upon
the school buildings annexed. as well
as upon all of the residue OF the
school property OF the said district,
the court Is of opinion that the city
OF Richmond shall be allowed, II II so
desires. to assume the whole indeht-
edneas ~ the school district And have.