The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-23
lee DISTRICT
FIGHTS GAR line
Citizens in Mass-Mccting De-
clare They Had Rather
Walk.
REASONS ASSIGNED
Resolutions Forwarded to Mem
bers Of City Council and
Street Committee.

Resolutions of protest against any
franchise for d street car line In the
district bounded by HARRISON, Robin
son, Broad and Main Street were adopt
ed at a mass meeting of Lee District
citizens held last night In the assem-
1nel' Alderman s.. III Cottrell presided,
and Special Accountant George S..Cren-
shaw was made secretary. Horny s.
Taylor. q. r. Fairlanlb, j. R. %Lampkin.
after which r. u. Peyton. Jn, for a
lcornmtttee. presented a series of reso-t|
lutions. which We're adopted unant-
mously.
Chamber Of Commerce. q : resident of
Hanover Avenue, spoke IN supper of
, the resolutions on behalf of the peo-
pie of Hanover Avenue. a committee
to present the resolutions to the Coun-
Gil and to the Committee on Streets.
nnd to cooperate with a commit
tee Of citizens from Hanover Avenue,
appointed at a recent ~masS-lneettnE
when similar action was taken.
lcnHOns Assigned.
The .pream BILE to the resolutions
there are pending petitions from two
street railway companies to lay tracks
and run cars on certain streets and
avenues In Lee and clay Wards; tina!
avenues and in the neighborhood, and
Is not for 9the convenience Of the gem
need . dor or reauire ed s~acehssfully to
operate the entire line OF any company,
nor as a route to. connect other parts
q the city. but Is Intended only for
persons residing In the locality af-
fected that no resident In the district
between Broad and Main Street,geastEI
of the Boulevard Is more than four orr
Z fiyaa III nrks from, nrngcnt on ri mag 4 ND
practically all of the property owners
who have the longest distance to walk
have signed a petition that no franchise
patronage. MS all of the. residents IN
the territory to be reached now st1se
erty owners Of the district have res
moved from streets upon which cars
have been running for many years and
have located upon streets having no
slant. noise, dust and danger; that Lee
District is made up largely of young
and growing families, with many chill
dren upon the streets where the pass
particularly where streets are narrow
and winding; that the running of cars
as proposed would cause serious in
convenience and danger to tho nu-
planned and in course Of constructions;
that certain of the streets upon which
1t is proposed to run cars are too mar
! row for even a single track. and the
operation of cars without serious in-i
convenience and danger; that the sug-|
gested laying OF tracks across Monu-
the beauty of that 1~horouEhfare. en-
danger driving, and deface the paving
Very recently laid at a great cost;
that more than 30 per cent. Of the prop
nues. between Harrison and Robinson
streets. have signed petitions in op-
position to such franchises, and that
the only persons who have not signed
erty, held for speculative purposes. who
are indifferent as to whether the car
line is run or not.
Text OF Resolutions.
In view of all these reasons recited
at some length in the preamble, the
following resolutions were adopted:
BE it resolved, That the representa-
tives Of families and owners present
opposed to any car line in Lee Dis
rtrict between Harrison and Robinson
Streets; that there is no need of
such q line In the said district. and
benefited thereby are the residents of
Park, Stuart and Hanover Avenues and
a few residents on the cross streets
majority Of whom have signed the
petition in opposition thereto; that the
streets upon which the car line Is pro-
posed to be run, are all entirely too
narrow for aa&double-track, inc in
instances even a single track
will be a menace to life and a source
of great discomfort and damage to
Resolved further. That our repre-
scntatfves in the City Council from
both Clay and Lee Wards be earnestly
requested to Notefand use their intlu-
eEcc to reject the petitions Of the
street railway companies now pending
to run cars on any of the streets or
avenues within the district bounded
by Broad, Main, Harrison&or Robinson
Streets. and further requested that
they communicate the wishes of our
people to the Committee on Streets,
and TO both branches of the City Coun-
to defeat the granting or any street
car franchise within said district.
"Resolved. further. THAT a copy of |