The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-28
PROMPT ACTION BY CITY
!. /. : WILL, 0BV|ATE APPEAL
ala Tor Henrico County In Building
Roads Into City Is Recon-
a.: mended.
POLLARD OUTLINES
IDEA
Acknowledgement Says Court De-
ctsiQn Marks New, Era tp Growth
. OF Rlchmond-Can Now Afford to
+ Deal Literally With County.

Attorney General John Garland Pol
lard, formerly Mayor of Ginter Park.
yesterday strongly advocated that the
CITY Council make an appropriation Of
at least $4,000 "a year.. for the next
five years. to aid in building highways
leading through Iicnrico County into
Jtichn,ond and FOR the Improvement
ana maintenance OF those already IN
use. BY doing this. he said, the delay
and added expense to both parties re-
sultinS from appeal proceedings would
be obviatcd
Judge Campbell held yesterday that.
while no was unable to find law by
WHICH he might decree that the city
OF Richmond should contribute TO the
support OF the county roads. at
torneys for IIcnrico had asked. he
thought that such a contribution was
just. lie did not specify any delihtc
amount for such n purpose. however.
1t was pointed out that In the event
OF the case going To tho higher court,
the progress OF the annexed territory
would be practically Daralyzed during
tho. time the case was being heard.
More than that. it would mean that II
new assessment OF property values
would be made during that time.
MARKS NEW EZRA IN
GROWTH OF RICHMOND
Mr.. Pollard said:
Nudge Campbcll's decision marks
new era in the growth of Richmond.
IL iJ hardly second in Importance to
tho coming OF the regional bank. The
Judges decree and his remarks IN rem
icTing his decision show that he Is Il
man OF broad vision and I'm thorough
sympathy With the spirit OF progress
and cooperation which is now SO cvi
dent among the people of Richmond
MY only regret is that he felt himself
pOwcrless under the statute 10 require
the city to aid the county in improv-
Ing highways lcadin. into the city. II
WIN take IIenrico years TO recover from
her loss OF revenue. and while She is
recovering. II Ia but fair that Rich
inond should aid in Keeping up the
highways Into the city. especially since
the heaviest wear on such highways
comes from automobiles belonging TO
Kichmond people. The reasons given
by tie Judge for this limitation of his
power were very convincing. but no
was wise enough to suggest that while
he was doubtful OF his power to re
uuire Richmond to make "a contribution
TO the building OF such highways. that
II MAS just and proper that such con
tribution should be made by the city
Richmond cannot afford to do less than
the Judge thinks IS Just and proper in
roads into Richmond is OF more bene-
lit "a The city than 10 tho county The
building OF such roads will not only
increase the taxable values in the out
lSing districts OF the city. but also in
the city. and thus enable .llenriro soon
TO recover from her loss OF income.
SHOULD ACT PROMPTLY
AND PREVENT APPEAL.
icnrico has announced her intcu-
Lion 10 appeal, and it Is bu, natural
that shc should appeal when the court
acknowledges itself to- he -Do.erless
under the statute TO give her terms to
which she is entitled. especially since
the judge. IN rendering the opinion. cx-
pressed his own doubt as TO whether
his construction OF the law was cor
rect. The course for Richmond to take
in the premises is plain. She should
now, before expense IS incurred I'm
copying the record preparatory to an
peal, declare her willingness to do
"ha' the Judge, after hearing all the
evidence. declared TO be just and rca-
sonnblc. | hope tho Council Will be
called at once and that II viii provid.
Tor contribution OF at least $4,000 n
year Tor five years TO aid in building
highways into Ricijmoad, conditioned
Oh course, on Iicnrico abandoning her
appeal In this way Richmond and all
the annexed territory viii avoid The
uncertainty and Inconvenience Incident
10 me delay OF the appellate proceed
'hHs., Inc matter can then be settled a I
once and Greater Richmond will be "a
fact on September /. Otherwise there
Will DO month and peril: ps years OF de-
iay. in which progress in the anneXe ed
territory would be paralyzed becaus.
neither the city nor the county would
be willing TO spend any money in such
territory pending the appeal Rich
mond In the hour OF her victory cannot
possibly gain anything by failing to
zeal literally with the county. which
if1the decision of the court stands. IS
losing one-half OF her revenue"