Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-16
WILL BE
! ASKED ACA|NS7sC'|TY.
Richmond Sand aud Gravel Com.
pany Seeks to Stop Use of High
land Park Sewer.
DIRECT DAMAGE is ALLEGED
Problem Grows Out of Regent An
nexation---City May BE Required
to Extend big Drain for Nearly
Mile to Shockoe Creek.

Application for an injunction re-
strnining the city from continuing
operation of the Highland Park sewer
Will be made TO Judge r. Carter Scott
In the City Circuit Court this morning.
The complainant is the Richmond Sand
and Gravel Company. Incorporated, on
whose property tho present sewer,
built by the former town of Highland
Park. emptics. DIR. W. E. Robinson,
president of tho company. said last
night that the papers had been drawn
and signed by himself for the COM
pany, and would be presented to the
court at once by Attorneys lIill Carter
and Samuel a. Anderson.
II was explained last night that tho
company owns 131 acres Of land at the
foot of Chestnut "liill, extending from
Magnolia street to tho Dill property,
new corporate limits Into n ravinc
extending through this tract now
omptics the, town sewer Of Highland
Park, polluting tho waters OF what
was formerly a clear stream. which
flows down tho ravine Il distance ap-
proNimatcly' OF 5000 feet. emptying into
Shockoe Creek. The mouth is near the
Richmond plant OF tho American Loco
motive Works at which point the. city
has successfully walled in the creek
for come distance down to Seventh and
Hospital Streets.
SAYS DAMAGE TO PROPERTY
Is IMMEDIATE AND DIRECT
The gravel company is engaged in
the business of furnishing sand and
gravel to tho chesapeake and Ohio
Railway and to tho city.in large uuan-
titles. DIR. Robinson said last night
that the damage .occusoned by the
sewage WAS Immediate and direct not
imaginary or remote.
1T is our business to Furnish washed
gravel to contractors,' he. said TN
der city ordinance, IL is unlawful
to wash gravel that is 10 be spread
over the city. streets In polluted sew
age. II is inSanitary In the extreme,
and we arc no longer permitted to use
this water from Il natural stream flow
ing through our property forywashing
this gravel. The open sewer running
through our property creates nuis-
ancc, and al number Of our best hands
have refused to work until some steps
have been taken to make the .Dremiscs
moro healthy" 3
Dr. Robinson said that tho company.
had fled protest both in person and by
letter at tho time of tile building Of
the sewer. by, tho town OF Highland
Park. The matter has been In the
hands OF attorneys for. several months
but under advice of counsel the COM
pany waited until after annexation to
file It's petition, not desiring to compli-
cate that proceeding by any action
against the town OF highland Park..
Dr. Robinson said that so far as he
knew the city owned no right OF way
through the property Of his company.
and in applying for the Injunction the
company simply. asks that the city be
restrained from dumping sewage or
waste matter on their land. Personally
DR.. Robinson said he thought tile COM
pany would meet the city in any reas-
enable arrangement. IT simply wanted,
to bo protected from an insanitary
condition and1he did not think-it would
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