The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-09
'HENR|C0 STANDS
ALONE IN FIGHT
Ginter Park Joins Other Sub
urban Towns in Desire
for Annexation.
CITY EXPECTS BIG VICTORY
Rejects Henrico's Narrow Lines.
and Will Press Court
Proceedings.

With several of the suburbs clamor-
| ING Tor admission into the city limits
] ana all others out of the nrbt I'm n,
position TO the Richmond anncxation
! program, licnrico County stands alone
'hc Only opponent To the proposition to
make Richmond one of the greatest
/ cities in the South Indications ~
! the county will also conccdo ccrt,in
| 'hinsS FOR which IL is now holdinr mn
were given yesterday, when attorncvs
/ Tor ficnrico and Richmond met ana
discussed plans for COMPROMISE
lienrico made the proposition. which
called FOR the omission of Gintor p,rk
practically all of tho West End an
notation beyond the Belt Line. ana !,
Ercat deal of other proposed Territory
NJ proposition was promptly rejected
! ny CITY Attorney Pollard, and tho c;,s,
VIII ne continued I'm the Henrico Coun-
" circuit Court this morning. win
Chief Health officer l.; G. Levy IN ,hn
stand V" III"
Gintcr Park. which through it's ot
torney, G. Ii. Garnctt, yesterday ,norn-
ing announced that it would hereafter
&C. e "!iieu WIN Richmond In the fight
ior annexation. soon after the proceed
lhEs of the day were begun. asked
Tor conference between all por,ics
concerned. Mr.. Garnctt, in making III.
request said that he thought such
conference would save much time. as
could he effected. which would be SAT-
isIactory TO the various interests.
qHJudEe Campbell acceded to the re-
quest when he learned that counsel for
All or the other parties were anxious
for the conference.
COUNTY PUTS UP FIGHT
FOR EVERY INCH
The lawyers at once went into Sos
sion In an effort to find q mutual
ground upon which to hurfti n comma
mise The city was willing to make
some concessions. but when CITY At
torncy Pollard lc;Sncd the extent of
the county's demands he Immediately
announced that Richmond could not
accedc TO them. He offered to draw
the limo OF annexation so that certain
portions of the properties, which the
county desires to remain In Hcnrico
would he left out, but this was not
agreeable. and tho session ended with
OUT result, other than TO bring more
vividly TO light tho Willingness of the
townships to become part OF tho
city and to show tho desire of tho
county to fight for every inch.
Shortly after o'clock yesterday
AFTERNOON Judge Campbell. W. r Dab
ncE, business manager of the Chambc,
or Commerce. and attorneys represent
ing Richmond and the opposing inter-
csts went tor Il tour of inspection of
tho proposed lines OF annexation The
cntire route was covered, as Judge
Campbell desired to SEQ for himself
the ground over which there has been
so much discussion. The various in
forests represented in the case were
GIad TO have the court make the tour
OF inspection, and II is probable that
another tour Will be taken before the
case Is finally determined
CITY EXPECTS TO WIN
CONTEST IN COURTS
IN mo event that ITDn-cn
oHer lines agreeable to the city. Rich
ihond attorneys Will proceed with their
case IA was originally planned. ana
IL inns is done IT Is probable that the
proceedings may continue for many
days to come. City Attorney Pollard
ira' night stated that he would recall
Or Levy to the stand to-day. ana that
when his testimony was completed
many other city witnesses would he
called.
The position of Glntcr Park. as
brought out yesterday, WAS as indi-
Gated In The Times Dispatch yester-
day morning. John Garland Pollard
former Mayor OF Gintcr Park. said
yesterday that the town had been nnxi-
Gus TO come into the annexation scheme
'"r somo time, but that the CITY Coun-
al! had refused to Investigate her
claims on the grounds that such ac- ,
ION would place the city In the no. |
sition OF asking for terms from all OF !
the territory surrounding the city lie /
added that there was no opposition TO |
annexation other than an effort TO |
secure from the city concessions to |
which Gintcr Park felt Itself entitled.
During tho proceedings yesterday.
highland Park. through its attorney. |
!. Il. White. reiterated its position Of |
neutrality. and said that the obtain
.ng of several provisos from the city
vas all that it sought Chesterfield
county. Forest HIM. Barton Heights.
North Richmond and Riverview have
all made similar statements or have
reached definite agreements with the
city and are out or the fight, leaving
fcnrico the sole contender
feature of the proposition made
TO the city by lIcnrico Yesterday was
that II called for the omission Ct Gin
Ter Park, which had already agreed to
the city's plan and had dropped from
The night. The plan also called for
tie omission Of Sherwood Park. La.
burnum, EroOkdale, Virginia Place and
Bellevue Heights. The State Fair
Grounds were included in the terri
tory listed by the county for annex
otiGn. i
Fined for Disordcriy Conduct
magistrate Purycar. of Hcnrico
'puniN. Yesterday