The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-13

"a statement to the Council by Messrs
Joynes, Christian and others has been dis
tributed to many business men and others
of the city. This fact we have just learned,
and, in justice to our client, we make the
following reply public We have not these
pamphlets to distribute, as only 100 were
printed. and there is not time for us to
have printed and distributed others before
the meeting of the Board of Aldermen
Tuesday mighty
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND:
We note the following points:
First, with reference to the house ad-
joining DR.. fuckers Grace Street Sana-
forum, on the west side, and formerly
used by Dr. Edwards.
DR.. Edwards died the latter part of 1913.
The premises are now rented. The house
was vacant, therefore, for about eighteen
months. Was this because tenants did not
wish to be next to DIR. fuckers Sana-
forum, or because of the high rent and I'M
desirable character of the premises as a
residence?
Mr. J. r. Ward, who lives across the
street from the sanatorium, wrote DR..
Tucker on May 10: "When the house next
door to your hospital became vacant, we
thought of moving over there, but did not
do SO on account of the high rent the agents
wanted for that house" The
explanation of the high rental under these
circumstances Is that the northern side of
this block has a large value as prospective
business property. Until utilized for this
purpose it is very difficult to get fair re-
turn in rents ON the value of the property.
l.. i
Franklin Street between Seventh and
Eighth, and other localities, which are in
this transition state from residence to bust
ness propertys
What we say as to values on this block is
borne out by the fact that one of the houses
used by Dr. fuckers Sanatorium, namely,
104 East Grace Street, was sold by the
owner in 1913 at profit of $4,000, after
having held it for q very short period
With reference to the letter quoted on
page FIVE for the purpose of showing that
the sanatorium was Objectionable to the
party occupying the residence adjoining it
on the east.
This letter was read before the Ordinance
Committee close to IL O'Clock, after all our
evidence and arguments were completed,
under the rules adopted for the meeting,
though the committee courteously extend
ed the time to allow Dr. Tucker to make q
brief statement. He pointed ont that the
son-in-law of this lady, who has
lived in the said house with her since the
sanatorium was established, came to him
since the purchase of the new site, and told
him that his sanatorium on Grace Street
was in no sense an Objectionable neighbor;
and further, that her late husband
had made similar statement to him.
Mr.. Christian also offered to read before
the committee the statements of three per-
sons, without divulging their names.
When objection was made, he promptly
withdrew these statements and they were
not read to the committee. We are much
surprised, therefore, to find that the sub
stance of these communications is given in
the statement now issued, though the
names of the authors are still withheld.
We win also state that Mr.. Christian, for
Dr. Oppenheimer. who was present, ex-
pressly disclaimed before the Ordinance
Committee that the opprobrious terms used
in his letter had any reference to DR..
fuckers Sanatorium, meaning only that