: , Elmwood Area Recommended For Annexing Early annexation of territory be- tween Polk Street, Zang Boulevard Highway. Iinois Street and the Santa Fe Railroad was recom- mended to city officials by resi- dents of the Elmwood neighbor- hood in a community meeting Tues- day night. The meeting was held at the Margaret B,. Henderson School, South Edgefield and Melbourne, sponsored by the Elmwood Dads Club. Seventh grade pupils. gave a musical program. Paul B, Craig presided and Mas- ter Plan Engineer Harland Bar- tholomew spoke, Officials who al- tended included Mayor Woodall! Redzers, City Councilmen M. M.. Straus and O. W. Cox, City Plana: Engineer EL A. Wood and County : Commissioner Matt Larkin. After Bartholomew = explained: specific benefits for the Elmwood | area in South Oak Cll, residents discussed needed Improvements, City officials promis¢d tq give early consideration to annexing the property civic leaders feared would not be developed in keeping with their neighborhood if it remains outside the city. Improvements discussed included a new fire station, completion of the Illingis bypass highway rotte and. Hamoton Read, a playfield in the northeast section, a playground in the southeast section and devel- opment of a parkway system. Bartholomew said removal of the Santa Fe Railroad tra*ks wouid aid improvement of Elmwood. Mayor Rodgers said City Coun-'| cilmen intena to help areas inside the city develop properly, He pre-| dicted the city soon will restrict, water services to unincorporated areas outside Dallas, possibly by doubling rates for such service.