Show CONTROVERSY OVER ANNEXATION OF SUBURB Commissioners Refer Petition Petition Peti Peti- tion to Law Department for Report The controversy between property owners In the district between Third East and First West streets and Eleventh and Twelfth South streets as ns to whether that district should be annexed to the city was waa before the city commission again this morning Some time ago the advocates o of annexation were wore given until September Septem Septem- ber 15 16 to prepare preparo and file me a n. petition containing tho the signatures of ot a n. majority majority ma ma- of oC tho the property owners Stephen L. L Richards representing the protestants declared that tho the pe petition petition pe- pe 1 failed to carry a n majority o ot of tho the property owners owners' names am and asked that It be denied He declared that he had checked the tho list 01 ot of signers and found that there were but bul names s out of ot a n. requisite number of or 21 Ray Hay Van Cott attorney for tor those seeking annexation presented an nn ad additional additional additional ad- ad list of ot nineteen names ant anti and I asked for tor further time to obtain moro more signatures But the commission de decided decided do- do that inasmuch as the time limit I had expired the petitions should be referred to the law dep department for Cor I checking and for report On the law Jaw departments department's recommendation will wll rest the tho decision as ns to whether or not the district shall shan be annexed |