The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-10
CITY AND COUNTY SOON
TO ADJUST DIFFERENCES
Will Not Allow Trivial Issues Ia
Block Big Road Improve
rneut Plan.
TAKES OPTIMISTIC TURN
Prominent Hcnrico Citizens Have
Taken Hand in bringing Supervi.
sorS and City Authorities ToSeth-
ca on All Essential Points.

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Clouds which have cnvcloped tho 70.
iations of Ienrico County and the city
sion OF the Sleo. 900 highway improve
ment appropriation promise soon 10 be
dissipatcd. 1t is stated authoritatively
/ that prominent citizens OF tho county
have taken tho matter in hand. and
that an adjustment OF the differences
between the city and county 10 no,
| far distant
1 The pcacemakers have PRACTICAL,
prevailed upon the authorities of the
county to meet the city authorities for
Il friendly review Of tho situation. and
a conference between tho two sides 4
promised for tho next day or two /,
is regarded as likely that a friendly
agreement Will be reached which will
be satisfactory to both sides.
The optimistic turn OF the anncxa-
ton controversy was received with sat
isfaction yesterday by city authorities
who stll insist that there has never
been any diTcrcnces between the
county and city on any points tina,
really mattercd. and that the contro-
vcrsy that has arisen centres abou,
bubble which should never have
been permitted to ALLEVIATE iieurico's
affections for Richmond
CITY WILL SPEND
SI00.00O on ROADS
Under the ordinance passed by tho
recent Council 100000 was apDroDrlat.
ed for tho permanent Improvement Of
pubic roads in Iienrlco County with
/ III the ten-inilc distance from the cor
poratc limits Of the city. The act
authorized the Mayor TO enter into :.
contract with the chairman OF the
Board OF Supervisors OF the county, by
the terms OF which tho county was TO
abandon its hght in the courts against
tho annexation decree entered by Judse
Campbell on July II.
The ordinance placed the expcndi :
tufe OF the fund Ia tho hands OF the
iienflco County Board OF Supervisors.
whose division OF il, however. was
made subject 10 the approval or the
Administrative Board. In the event
that the two bodies disagreed as 10
tho manner in which the money should
be applied tho contract provided am
arbitrator was TO have been. selected
By tho two boards. whose decision
would be final
Although this manner OF disposing
OF the approximation was practically
identical with plan suggested TO the
council through Attorney Harry NJ.
smith, special counsel for Henrico
County. tho Eoard OF Supervisors at
a meeting on September !, adopted a
resolution making the detailed divi-
sion OF the appropriation "A condition
precedent to the contract which alone
made tho money available for cXpcmdi-
turc.
CITY HAS No DESIRE
TO DICTATE TO COUNTY
The suggestion vas submitted to the
Administrative BOARD. which held thu
II was powerless TO enter into any
agreement binding the board to a
definite schedule of expenditure before
the contract between the Mayor and
the chairman Of the Board OF Super
visors was executed az provided Tor BY
the ordinance. City Attorney Pollard
upheld tho boards view. and the con
troverSy was born.
There is only one point a; issue
money shall DO applied to the improve
incnt OF the various roads The city
has no desire TO dictate OH this point,
and is quite willing, through the Nd
ministra,ive Board, which viii have
the matter in charge, to approve any
reasonable schedule that the county
authorities present,
The county. on the other hand, is
ready 10 execute the contract with
the city, and abandon it's fight against
the annexation decree. desiring only to
De assured that the Administrative
Board VIII approve q certain improve
ncnt schedule that il has worked out
verbal approval or the plan il is
pointed out. is all that is asked
Prominent citizens OF the county and
city agreed Yesterday that IL would be
absurd to permit the trivial difference
that now divides the two sides to block
so importan; Il matter as the anucNa
tion scheme With this as the gem
"ral feeling, il Is believed that both
sides VIII conccdo bit of ground. and
Ect together OF friendly basis.