The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-10
SHOWS NEED OF SPACE
J IN WHICH TO EXPAND
business Manager Dabncy Proves
= Valuable Witness for
Annexation.
HOMES FOR woRluNGMEN
Congestion OF City Causes High Rate
: of Rents, and Has Kept Big Manu-
faCturcrs From bringing Plants
=. licrc.

Proceedings in the annexation case.
Campbell. in the Henrico County Cir
.Vuit Court, made rapid progress yes
tciday. and much OF the evidence proved
ri unusual interest One OF the prin-
cipNl developments OF the day was tho
announcement that the various town
Ships the preparing DEGREES which Will
b submitted 10 the court. and which
.cali for annexation with Richmond
upon thu terms agreed upon by attor-
.noyS. The fact that Henrico is now
Che only opponent of annexation, and
that all OF the suburban towns arc
ANXIOUS for the citys proposed pro
gram 10 toe followed. has weakened the
-Countys night, but even more discour-
uginC 10 The opponents of annexation
was the announcement made yesterday
that requests will shortly be made by
residents OF The extreme West End, be-
-Nond the proposed lines, looking TO
have that section also annexed. This
stef was caused. IL is said. by the fact
That Henrico has endeavored to have
q large Slice OF that section left out
,of The annexed territory.
More witnesses We're heard yestcr-
day, and more matter OF real import
ance 10 annexation was brought out
than mas been the case at any pre-
Chief Health officer =. &. Levy again
ON the stand. He was followed by DR..
Ennion q. Williams, State Health Com
missioner: DR. j. y. G. Chandler. super
intcnden; OF the Richmond Public
schools; superintendent Tranord, Of
the City Electrical Departments; George
L. Byrnc, OF the Building Inspectors
office; John Stewart Bryan. publisher
of the News Leader, and William r.
apabncy, business manager of the Cham
Der Of Commerce.
NEED INCREASED AREA
TO GET NEW FACTORIES
MIR panncy. in showing the great
need OF Increased area for the benefit
OF the workingmen so that they may
be enabled 10 secure better and cheaper
homes. related the plan for the achieve
ment OF this Improvement which has
been outlined by the Chamber of Com
mercc, and said that because Rich
mcnd was unable adequately to care
Tor its workinImcn, several manulnc-
tllTers had refused to open plants here.
lie said that this city Is now one OF
the most congcsted In the country. and
that the fact was clearly demon
stratcd In the utilization Of back yards
Of houses. fronting on cross streets,
for building purposes.
Even Monument Avenue, recognized
as Richmond's most aristocratic and
beautiful thorouchfarc, is SO congcst-
cd that much OF its possible beauty
Is lost. He said that, whereas other
cities possessed streets OF this char
meter with two or three Handsome resi-
dcnccs to a block and large grounds
surrounding them, Il was Impossible
for this practice 10 be followed In
Richmond because of the high price
demanded for ground. which had re-
suited in there being from fourteen
10 eighteen houses TO the block.
TRANSrORT,ATTOS FACILITIES
Mr. Dabncy showed that development
was controlled TO n large degree by
transportation facilities. and said that
lack of this WAS responsible for the
fact that certain sections already in
the city had not been built up and
was also responsible for the unequal
development of certain other sections
He advocated the idea of having cor
porationc, working In conjunction with
the City Engineer ana other officials
tax" charge OF tracts OF land, and, af-
Ter making city improvements and
building ON them, offer them 10 the
working classes for rental or home
buying purposes. lie said such things