The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-11
TEMPORARY SETBACK
FOR MEDIATION PLAN
Seek to Find Annexation Limo Which
Might BE Acceptable to City
and County.
WILL SUBMIT SCHEME TODAY
Court Adjourns When Motion Is
Mado to Exclude Testimony Not
Hearing on Matter Of Property AZ
fectcd by New Proposition.

hearing on Matter Of Property AZ
fectcd by New Proposition.
Mediation proceedings. instituted by
Attorney c. Il. Garnett, In tho interest
OF Gintcr Park In the annexation hear
Ing between the city and IIenrico
County. now IN progress before Judge
a. a. Campbell. in tho County Circuit
Court. met with temporary setback
yesterday Yesterday afternoon Mr..
Garnett inado an effort to determine
upon Il line OF annexation which would
be acceptable to both city ana county
such line was drawn by counsel Tor
Hcnrico. and viii he submitted as ac-
copiable TO tho county when court
cOnvenes this morning.
Almost as promptly as II Is sub
nitted IT is understood. II will be re-
fused by the city attorneys on the
grounds that II does not take In ter
ritory in the western and northwestern
sections. which Is entirely necessary
tc NEE: the demands OF the clty's
growth In those directions. Tho limo
accepted by Iienr!co County yesterday
afternoon does not include Bowling
Green, Bellevue. Bryan Park. Virginia
Place. Brookdale and tho Patterson cs-
tatc.
CITY WILL STAND
FOR ORIGINAL LINES
n" tty "lIl St1nu nnrcS"rNeuIy tor
the lines named In It's original pro-
gram. with regard TO the West End.
IL was said, and will demand tho an
nexat!on ~ bellevue. Bowling Green
and Bryan Park. Tn latter place, al
ready city park. By virtue OF g!ft.
may prove 10 be the stragetIc point Of
the entire proceedings. for 1t WAS
learned yesterday that. although the
city might be willing 20 make some
concessions In the east and northeast.
II would hold determ'ncdly Ia the orig
inai lines suggested for that section.
and would allow no compromise TO ef-
feet 1t. The county is just as detcr-
mined In regard TO tho territory around
Bryan Park. ana will stand II Is said.
to tho last for the omission OF tina,
property.
No satisfactory explanation as to
why this particular property should
prove tho cause Of continued litiga-
tion would be Vouchsafcd by attorneys
yesterday. Those representing tho
city maintained that It was necessary
FOR the natural growth Of Richmond.
and attorneys for iienrIco held that
they arc unwilling to concedc this
That is whore the matter stands. but
T. is probable that other reasons. and
ones o. more Importance will be
brought out today as 10 why the fight
centres about the property adjacent to
bryan Park.
FINAL. DECISION RESTS
WITH JUDGE CAMPBELL.
According 10 developments @; the
case yesterday, 81 seems that the final
decision Will rest with Judge Camp
bell, no matter what agreement may
be reached by attorneys for tho CITY
and county. The county has virtual
- opened compromise negotiations In
accepting the lines "a suggested by Al
torncy Garnett. As CRY Attorney, Mr..
Pollard has the right TO Say that he
believes them adapted TO the best pur-
roses OF the city, and as being willing
To accept the courts decision. How
ever. before such "A decision is render
ed, X Is believed that Judge Campbell
Wi! take the case unde. advisemcnt
for one or two days before rendering
q decision, and If, during tina, time,
tho city Council should meet and de-
eide that the lines do not meet with
It's approval, the nlinR with Judge
Campbell OF such :: notice would make
unofficial any agreement on the part
OF Attorney Pollard.
This is the situation which may
arise following a compromise, and It IS
icared by those In close touch with the
situation that Il Is q condition which
may make futil" the plans OF the
mcdiatnrs, Attorney Pollard would be
willing to make concessions In regard
TO the lines In the east. IL is believed.
ana nuv such concessions would mn
doubt meet with the approval of the
Council II they We're absolutely neccs-
s. Is not thought that the Council would
sanction the omission OF Bryan Park,
INK this the CITY Attorney Will centre
his Eight to-day about the securing Of
these properties within the annexed
territory. He viii hold forth for the
running OF tho line along tho Houle-
ward to the gate OF Bryan Park; SO that
that roadway and that park VIII be in
POLLARD ~ FAVOR or
GINTER PARK rRopoSITI0N
Acknowledgement John Garland Pol
lard yesterday spoke in favor OF the
acceptance OF the lines as proposed by
Gintcr Park giving as MS reasons The
fact that by them Richmond would
hc increasing its area by thirteen ana
one half square miles. or annex!ng a
territory which would more than dou-
bic its present area, Both parties would
be making concessions In accepting tho
angses,ed lines, he pointed out and an
would prevent possibly several years
doubt should the county persist and
carry the fight into the supreme Court.
the best method possible Tor securing
81 settlement Of the difficulties.
the Chamber of Commerce, expressed
himself as being opposed 10 any plan
by which the territory in the West End
desired by the city should bc omitted
from the annexation lines. He said
that this section was necessary 10 meet
10 supply homes for empioNcs Of manu-
factories. He did not think that the
city would accept Il proposition whicl
did not include the boulevard ana the
Bryan Park property.
ALLOWS RECESS FOR
CONFERENCE PURPOSES
The drawing of lire for annexation
by attorneys for Gintcr Park resulted
from tho failure of tho mediation which
Mr.. Garrett attempted earlier in the
day. hcnrico made the ovcrturcs by
offering TO submit its differences TO
mediation, and Attorney Pollard i'm
mcdiatcly moved the court for u recess
I'm order that conference with this
end in view might be attempted. Pri-
waite conferences of the mediators-
Attorney General Pollard. Assistant NJ
torncy-Gcncral Garnett, representing
Clutter Park: City Attorney Pollard and
Assistant City Attorney Andcrson-fol-
lowed by ono between Attorneys Smith.
Sutton, BYRD and Saunders. and the
mediators brought out the information
that the city stood for tho auneHation
of the territory as suCgctsed by city
Engineer Boiling, while Henrico was
unwilling 10 nllow contain Of the West