The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-18
West End Organizes
and Provides Perma-
nent Fund.
WILL OPPOSE ANY
FORM OF INVASION
Mass-Mceting of Citizens De-
clares War on All Plans to Lay
New Tracks in Area In
closed by Boulevard, Main,
Broad and Harrison
Streets.

TWO hundred and fifty citizens rep
fcsenting as many families residing
In the district, banded themselves to-
sethcr into permanent organization
AT the William +. Fox School last
night. on a platform irrev,cablv on
posed to tho laying OF additional street
car tracks in the area bounded by
the Boulevard, and Main Harrison
ana Broad Street,
with not a single dissenting voice
'ne organization adopted a set OF res
oiutions declaring that 80 per cen, of
inc owners OF propert, on Park
stuart and Hanover Avenues between
Harrison and Robinson Streets are op-
posed TO the track extensions proposed
ny the Richmond and IIenrico Rail
~ company either along the routes
outlined or any other route and call
ing upon the City Council to reject
any ana all proposals of this nature
10 snow that they meant business
me incn present affixed their sigma
!"res TO cards. pledging themselves
10 pay In advance AN annual fee OF
81 toward the maintenance OF a per-
ihancnt organization fund TO be de-
Notcn TO combating the invasion of
auottionai street car tracks in the
area nained Before the meeting adj
1ourned one fourth OF the membership
mad paid to the newly elected treas
"rer the dues for the first year
Menace 10 Life nnd Property
itchrH Taylor was elected tempo-
iar! chairman and opened the meet
~ Win a statement of the grievance
"hich was the occasion Of the gath
eIlnH The peculiar residential nature
ol the district which the Richmond
anu iienrlco hallway Company pro-
ncsed TO invade, he said. made tile
iaAinS OF new tracks along its streets
''"s i'sh tnan Il menace To life
ana property. II was not q public q,
lily, because nobody wanted IL
me district already has ADEQUATE
c"f service, lie said. and To give IL
,r,o moFc against IT'S viii was an outrage
ihe excuse which has been advanced
that the new lines arc needed in or.
uer to provide "a highway TO OUTLYING
territory asking for additional street
Nar aerVice. he said was not "A valid
one u such territory exists. il can
DC served over tracks that arc already
ia existence
City clerk Ben r. August said that
/. was his intention To fight the street
car INVASION 10 the last ditch II was
me hrst time. lie said i'm his thir,v
Years OF service AS an officer Of tie
CITY that he found ii necessary to on
pose the Council but TO remain silent
under the proposed outrage would
mean turning traitor to his home and
10 his city.
Preachers and Teachers Object.
Principal j. H. Saunders, OF the vii.
lam +. Fox School. protested against
tracks in the name OF nearly / 900
"rhool children averaging not more
IMAM tea and one-half years OF age
who would be compelled daily TO cross
and recross tho ear lines. at the risk
OF IRE ana limb. The proposal. he
said. Was opposed by more than two
thirds OF the schools patrons
rev Rcginald H. Potts, n, d. of
the Monument Methodist Church. ac-
companied by q strong delegation from
his church presented the protes, OF
200 members Of his congregation and
Said that If necessary lie will bring to
me Council q petition bearing the sig
nature OF every member. opposing any
plan TO run new ear lines through the
district.
The suifrasettcs OF the city sent n
delegate in the person Of Rev. II. D.
Garland. who said that If the women
OF the West End could vote every bal
lot wonld be registered against the
plan The support OF the sister citi-
%cns was greeted with prolonged hand
clapping.
Would Hurt Hospital
DR.. Clifton NJ. Miller. former mem
her of tho Council. registered his pro-
test OIL behalf OF the Stuart Circle Hos
pital. now under construction at I,om-
bardy Street and Monument Avenue
TO run car lines on both sides of Stu
art Monument, as proposed, lie said
would seriously depreciatc the value
and usefulness of the hospital and
would deface one of the show places
of the city.
Protests in similar vein were offered
by DR. Nirginius Harrison. Luther H.
Jenkins, Sol. Straus. Sol Bloomberg
and Henry c. Rely. Mr.. Straus sug-
gested that each citizen present con-
tribute 81 to provide sinews of war
for the fight. and was unanimously
named treasurer.
Upon motion OF Mr.. Jenkins, the or
4aniZation voted to attend in body
me Council meeting tomorrow night.
when the subcommittee on Streets will
report on the pending street car ap-
Dhcation. The chairman was author
lied to appoint speakers to appear be-
fore the committee in opposition to
the plan. \ unanimous vote pledged
the organization to attend every sub
seguent Council meeting that may be
cahcu 10 conslder the matter.
Elect Officers.
The meeting named the following
oilcers to serve the ensuing year:
Henry Taylor. president: Charles
Straus. treasurer George S. Crenshaw,
Dr. VirGinius Harrison. s. IT. Beveridge.
X. Il. Peyton, Jr., Ben r. August. Henry
e. Rely, l.. H. Jenkins. c. X willis,
Sol Bioomberg, Rev r.. Fl. Potts. e.
l.. Frost and j. H. Saunders. A com
inittee was appointed to report at the
next meeting upon an appropriate
name for the organization.
The city government wag represented
~ inc HneetllB ny CITY Clerk Ben T.
August, Alderman Mitchell and Co,,n.
cilnen Umlauf. Powell and Seaton.
Adopt RESOLUTIONS.
Following is the complete text of
the resolutions. which were adopted
unanimously.
Whereas, there is pending in the
Council of the city of Richmond neti-
tions from the street railway COM
panies, asking permission to lay tracks
and rnn street cars on certain streets
and avenues in Lee and Clay Wards:
and
Whereas, the privilege asked for by
the Richmond and Henrico Railway