The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-02
ANNEXATION TAKES
EFFECT ON THURSDAY
Sixteen Square Miles to Re Added to
City's Area at Noon on
That Day.
MARKS END or LONG rIGHT
Under New Assessment I'm 1918, 1t Is
Believed New Territory Will Be-
come Almost If Not Quite Self
Supporting.

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The years OF agitation and travail
in which tho Chamber OF Commerce,
the Council of the city OF Richmond
and the Henrico County Circuit Court
figured as tho chief actors. will come
TO an end next Thursday with the pro-
mitigation of the annexation decree,
entered on July II by Judge A. A.
Campbell, adding to the city's corpo-
'fato body approximately sixteen square
miles OF new territory.
It will be the most ambitious an
nexation Of the city's history. Be-
tween $4,000 and 10000 people will be
added to the city's population. and It's
corporate area will be more than
doubled From Henrico County the
city Will receive real estate valued Mt
SG.SSS,774 and personal property val
ued ut $2.379.406. Chesterfield Coun-
ty Will bring In real estate valued at
$l.830.sbs and personal property worth
s35e.593.
For months the annexation program
held the centre Of tho stage in the
discussions Of the City Council and the
elaboration of tho cItys leading COM
mercial organizations. The agitation
for Greater Richmond was begun
two years ago by the Chamber Of Com
Inercc I'm furtheranoe Of it's far-reach-
ing plans for the annexation OF un-
occupied territory that could be de-
for the city's Industrial classes.
COUNCIL COMMITTEE
WORKED ON PLANS For YEAR
The movement gained momentum
and soon enlisted the cooperation of
practically every industrial. CONNER
cial and professional organization In
TIE city. The Council appointed n spe-
worked on the plans for the greater
part of last year. During that time
the committee held twenty-five pub
lie meetings. The committee was COM
posed OF Alderman Powers, chairman:
Alderman Ordway Fuller and W. J.
Gilman. Councilmen Carter C. Jones
and w. D. Butler and former Council
men Jacob UmIauf and Morgan r.
Mills.
After repeated delays tho annexation
ordinance was passed by the Council
and signed by the Mayor. 1t was at
once thrown into court, whore Henrico
County waged brilliant fight aimed to
reduce tho amount of territory taken
from II by the plan under considcra-
ton. The courts decree On July II
gave tho city virtually all 1t asked for
in. the ordinance. binding II TO make
certain improvements.
UNDER NEW ASSESSMENT NEW
SECTION WILL. BE SELF-SUSTAINfNG
Regarded at first by conservative cit
liens rs daring undertaking, an
nexation, with the approach of It's full
fillment. has gradually come to be re-
yarded without misgivings as to the
financial burden II will impose upon the
city. The pronunciation fear on this
score wtY stimulated by statement
prepared early this year by City Audi
tor Crenshaw. in which II appeared that
the expansion will ultimately mean n
gross expenditure OF more than ,s3.-
600. 900. .vss
1t has been shown that this esti-.
mate was based on overheard esti-
mates submitted by the city depart
ments. many OF them covering improve
ments which cannot be realized for
many years. 1t is now believed by the
best city authorities that the revenue
from the annexed territory, based on
the new assessment which will be made
next year. Will practically make .he
new territory self-supporting.
EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS
FOR IMMEDIATE NEEDS
In anticipation of the immediate bur-
den that will devolve upon the city
with the PRONUNCIATION of the anneXa-
tion decree. the Council Finance Com
nittee has recommended for passage
several resolutions carrying emergency
appropriations to take care OF tho in
creased needs of the several city de-
partments until the new budget makes
permanent provision. The resolutions
will be reported at the meeting OF the
Common Council tonight, and Will be
the important business before that
body.
Less than $4,000 is provided in these
resolutions for the increased depart
ment needs to January 1, 1915 Among
the more important annexatioE appro-
priations recommended are: S16,190 for
public schools; $4,000 for the Police De-
partment: $4,000 for the Street Clean
ing Department: $4,000 for the Wafer
Department. and $4,000 for the Fire!De-
partment. ~ -
K GAS, WATER AND SEWERAGE
WILL FOLLOW SURVEY
The Gas Department has applied to
tho Administrative Board for an ad-
ditional appropriation OF 81, 900. which,
however. has no direct relation to the
impending annexation. The extension
OF water. gas and sewerage lAto the
Ecw sections on a comprehensive scale
will como later when the proposed sur
Neysof the added territory Is completed
Such extensions WILL OF course. require
large expenditures OF money.
The Health Department alone has so
far failed 10 file with the Finance Com
m.ttee a. statement of it's annexation
needs. At meeting of the Board OF
"A Health last Monday night, the matter
was discussed but left unfinished. 1t
It.fll nrn Inn tt,h a fo1,,