The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-06
SOUTHERN LINE
IS Agreed UPON
Chesterfield County Withdraws
Objections to Annex
alton Plan.
COMPROMISE IS APPROVED
Barton Heights Also Ready to
Come In, and End of Hear
ing Is in Sight.

ing, and tho announcement made by at
torneys for Barton Heights that that
town was agreeable to annexation. the
litigation which has been In progress
for nvs days in the HenrIco Circuit
Court has resolved itself into n fight
for terms. in the opinion of attorneys
representing the city. They hold that
the agreement reached with Chester
field County Is but the forerunncr OF
others which arc to follow spcediiy'
and, with Judge A. y. Campbell. they
expressed pleasure a. the compromise
and the attainment Of point which
apparently brings into view the end OF
the cage.
city Attorney Pollard last night snid
that no decree Ia regard to Forest lInl
and the ether sections of Chesterfield
affected by the agreement OF ycster-
day, would he entered until the iinal
disposition Of the case. Although lie
admitted that there was q possibility
that iIcnrico might fight annexation 10
the higher courts, hc did not think
such procedure probability. and
said that he looked forward to 'hc
complete settlement of the entire case
at one time. Should licnrico persist
in It's fight against annexation. II was
thought. tn, Chesterfield section un-
der discussion might becor,'; a part OF
Hichmond at once. while tho lienrico
litigation may remain IN the courts for
however. believes that the entire mat
ter VIII be settled shortly.
While the attitude Of attorneys for
HenriCo would seem to indicate that
they wiIl opI oee annexation 90 the end.
Conmonwca!th's ATTORNEY Sutton would
have nothing TO say concerning the
matter 70 newspaper men yesterday.
CHESTERFIELD WITHDHAWS
IT'S OBJECTIONS
The withdrawal OF Chcstcrheld's oh
ttxa,x
made during the proceedings yester-
day morning. when Cominonw ealth's
Attorney Unskins Hobson asked per-
mission to Introduce the City Engineer
as a witness I'm a matter which would
require lcas than hve minutes to settle.
Permission beius granted. the attorney
immediately announced that an agree
ment hnd been perfected whereby
Chesterfield would withdraw all OBJ
jections. under certain conditions. to
which the city. through Mr.. Pollard,
had agreed.
Conditions noted IN the agreement
were TO the effect that Richmond is TO
furnish water and sewerage for Forest
I'm within the next five years. and that
certain property on the Southern Rail
way. other property near the Belt
Line Railroad, the American Tobacco
Company's storage warehouse, and the
Broad Rock Mineral Springs property
would be excluded from the territory
annexed.
Attorney Pollard said that the agree
incnt was satisfactory TO Richmond.
Judge Campbell noted his pleasure
over The compromise. and II will he
entered as part OF the courts decree.
The city Introduced two new wit
nesses yesterday, and completed the
testimony OF City Auditor Crenshaw,
VINO was called 10 the stand late Thurs
day afternoon. The greater part of
Mr.. Crenshaw's testimony concerned
"a
ings during the morning were neces-
sarily slow. During the cross-cxa
lnation OF the witness. it was shown
by ATTORNEY Harry VI. Smith. Jr, that
this city ranks last in Il list OF eigh-
teen cities mentioned in the United
states Census Bureaus report regard
ing the amount of appropriations for
educational work. large portion OF
the evidence. obtained from the City
auditor. related TO the liking OF tax
able values for tho territory which tho
city desires To annex. MIR. Crcnshaw
testified that the expenses of the city
last year exceeded the revenues by
S626.00O. of which amount s655,O00 was
expended for permanent improvements
under a bond issue The witness testi-
fled to his belief that Richmond was
able To care for any further improve
mcnts which might he needed In the new
territory. Upon being questioned. he
said that he thought the per capita in
debtedpess of the city had been in
creased by bond Issues since 1912 MIR
Crcnshaw further testified that the city
las lived within its income for the las,
ten years.
CAN SUPPLY SUFFICIENT
GAS AND WATER
w. l.. Knowles. Superintendent of the
Gas Works. was called 10 the stand
curing the afternoon session, and was
severely cross-cxamincd by Attorney
smith. He said that in his opinion
the city was able 10 care for all OF the
territory which it was proposed to an
mex without overtaXing the capacity
OF the city's plant. He said that while
the capacity OF the gas plant was A.
$4,000 cubic feet it's heaviest output
had been but 100000. Using figures
further. lie testified that the city used
between 53 and 81 per cent of that
amount for cooking and heating pur-
poses. This has been going on, he said
since 1901.
"Richmond spent sci. 900 in improv-
ing the gas system of South Richmond
during 1870" said Mr.. Knowles land
made IL, In my opinion. the best piped
town In the United States. Since 90G
the city has spent s175,0oO in improv-
Ing tho systems In the suburbs. AL
though there has been rapid growth, I
have been able to care for tho new
territory without trouble. and can do
SO with any which may be taken In In
the near future"
e. B. Garnett, representing Ginter
fark, asked Mr.. Knowles to state the
heating power Of the city gas, and
learned that 1T amounted to 21.S3 candle
power per five feet of gas burnt in an
cpen fame burner. Mr. Garnett stated
10 the court that lie merely wished tho
figures to go into the record, as tho
corporation which is now supplying
Ginter Park with gas was under con-