Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-07
CITY PLANNING AIMS
TO STABILIZE VALUES
Semipublic Buildings Should BE Lo-
Gated So AS Not to Produce
Violent Changes.
THIS IS VIEW OF J. e. LATHROp
Expert on Laying Out of Cities Gives
Opinion Favorable to Those Who
Oppose Erection Of Sanatorium on
West Franklin Street.

In his explanation of the city-plan-
ming exhibit last night to the Common
Council and the Board Of Aldermen,
members Of which attended the exhibit
In body, Director John E. I.athrop
gavo HIS testimony against the erec-
ton of hospitals In sections whore tho
residents are opposed. His remarks
on this matter were suggested, he said,
by the dicussion which has arisen as
n result Of the proposal OF Dr. Beverly
II. Tucker to erect a sanatorium on the
site of John w. Harrison's homo, 2l2
West Franklin Street, and he spok o
OF the matter from n city planning
point of view.
CITY PLANNING IN LOCATION
OF BPUBLIC BUILDINGS
Discussing the connection between
city planning and the location of build
ings OF Il public or semipublic nature.
Mr.. Lathrop said:
"Thc location of buildings of a public
and semipublic nature must be taken
into account in any intelligent scheme
OF city planning. a hospital Is n semi
public institution. and the rights of
all the people certainly ought to be
paramount TO the rights of any one
man or small group OF men. One of the
objects of scientific city planning Is to
stabilize values and conditions In n
residential district. where 1t is not
necessary, no institution should be To-
Gated which Will instantly transform.
at least to some extent. the character
OF that neighborhood. Those who own
the property and who live in the To-
cality are entitled to protection against
any sudden or violent change, and can
fairly be asked to accept only such
changes as are evolutionary in their
nature"
The Councilman and Aldermen made
Interested listeners With President
w. II. Adams. OF the Board of Alder
men, and President r. Lee Peters. of
tho Common Council, as chief auditors,
and with other members of the two
bodies paying close attention. the di-
rector of the exhibit took them over
the display and explained at length
the various features.
CITY FATHERS MAKE
INTELLIGENT LISTENERS
The city fathers proved Intelligent
listeners. and taxed the directors re-
sources In replying to the many in
terrogations fired at him. One of the
thoughts that he drove home in his
discussion OF the various charts was
tho mistake of concentration Of cities.
advising in the place of so much con-
ccntration the subccnter plan. The re-
lation OF tmftlc to the heights of build :
ings and other matters connected with
city planning were discussed.
This afternoon from to s o'clock
has been set apart for tho colored
people. and during that time the ex-
hihit Will be open to them
Tonight at Sis o'clock Director
Iathrop will address the Ginter Park
Civic League In Ginter Park school
house, and the public generally is In
vited to attend Mayor George Ainslie
will introduce SAs speaker
To-day Is the last day OF tho exhibit
In Richmond. Interest In It has grown
daily. 1t was estimated that the at
tendance yesterday was 5000, which
was greater number than had at
tended on any previous day. The en-
hibit will be open until 10 o'clock to-
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