The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-07
POLLARD REBUKES
ATTORNEY SUTTON
Tells Henrico Official He Owes
Assistant City Attorney a
Public Apology.
HEARING ON ANNEXATION
Senate Committee Listens to
Hours OF Argument Without
Reaching an End
HEARING ON ANNEXATION

After hearing three and half hours
Of argument last night for and against
Senator Wendenburg's bill. which pro-
70 per cent OF county's taxable values,
the, Senate Committee on County, City
and Town ORGANIZATIONS adjourned at
| ing a vote, deferring It's decision until
"Wednesday morning, when II will take
crowded the Senate chamber i. and
brought TO bear upon the question an
amendment appeared Common ealth's
field County; Commemorative Attorney
p. st. Julien Wilcox. of Warwick Coun-
ty; Commonwsalth's Attorney Frank T.
ney g. w. Throckmorton, Harry c.
a bseaNtt sS, Atto Tn s. Gordon Cumming
smith, Jr, OF this city.
Affects Newport News.
no Most $780, OF the the argument presented by
bill centred about the local annexation
tight, the merits and disabilities of
Which itS, have already been given wido
II The delegation from Newport News
s atnrv warwick "a ,Sa,, County brought tho
the county In which 1t lies are arrayod
against each other.
~ AGAINST ga the wendenburg bin APP
Of Richmond headed by Mayor Ainslie
ana ,I CITY Attorney Pollard. The speakers
nin include, besides these two. Alderman
i Ordway Fuller, Business Manager Dab
ney, OF the Chamber of Commences; p.
=. Folkes. of the Administrative Board,
and City Engineer Boiling. City At
joined with the Richmond delegation
In opposing the bin.
formally, after the meeting, the posi-
bility of amending the bill to make
IL apply only to cities of a certain
OF meeting the difficulty, with a com
promise. The committee. however, was
700 Tagged eyed with the Ions. hearing to
sideration of the bill was POSTPONED
until Wednesday.
co City AttoTney RebuHes Sutton.
| ConmonWealth's Attorney Frank II
sutton. Jr.. OF Henrico. denounced tho
present annexation law as 'citye
made made, law framed by, and in the In
ne said, by the Assistant City Attorney
OF OF RichmoId, WHO was assisted in
framing IL by another city attorney.
An hour later, when City ATTORNEY
Pollard took up the argument against
the bill. he called Mr. Sutton sharply
TO ,a account Snr for making a statement
preston that Colonel George WAYNE
anderson drew up the present annex
atom law while he was Assistant City
You know rs we'll as do that
Colonel Anderson. who drew the bin as
become Assistant City Attorney until
several years later" said Mr.. Pollard
addressing Mr.. Sutton. 1T was a gross
know as man OF high character and
unassailable principles, to leave the
committee under the impression that
he took an active part in this leglsia-
ton while in the employ Of the city.
You owe Ii to Colonel Anderson sir, to
get right up now and make public
i intended no reelection on Colonel
Anderson" replied, Mr. sutton, rising
If you didn't. your remarks to the
committee left room for such an in in.
Ference" Mr.. Pollard answered.
Curb Urban Rapncity.
The advocates OF the Wondenburg
bill urged favorable report on the
measure to protect the counties of the
urban neighbors. They argued con-
cretely from the case of Richmond.
which. they said will not be able to
square miles which the proposed an
nexation wants to bite out of Henrico
and Chesterfield Counties. "A law re-
stricting annexation Mt any one time to
20 pei, cent of county's taxable values,
they they held. was equitable and afforded
cit a,,oa ample faGiaifies for expansion,
marily in defeating plan under which
Newport News proposes to annex about
able values. addressed himself to the
legal aspect of the amendment. The
20 per cent maximum proposed by the
bill, he argued, does not impose an
undue Limitation on the discretion OF
the trial judge, and safeguards the
counties from the possibility Of judicial
error.
Ties Hands OF Judge.
City Attorney Pollard attacked the
amendment on the ground that IL fixed
an arbitrary maximum beyond which
the hands OF the trial judge weer tied
no matter how great the congestion of
II city might be, how badly ii needed
the territory 1t asked for, or how able
the county Is to bear the deprivation
The general law, he said, wisely recog-
nized these possible contingencies and
rightly clothed the courts with the
/ widest powers to determine the expe-
diency and Justice of any plan. both
! from the standponts OF the counties
| affected and tho city.
! lie directed attention to the fact
that the proposed amendment is re-
ceiving no support from the suburban
communities which will form the
larger part of the new annexation All
4 OF these, he said. have asked to be
annexed and none of them are asking
i for tho amendment The opposition.
/ he said, comes chiefly from persons
! who are Interested in properties al
ready within the corporate limits who
| fear that the taking In of new terri
tory VIII defer the Improvement of
! their holdings.
| Mr.. Folkes dwelt upon the city,s
ability to take care OF the new terri
tory, and thought II was an exceeding