The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-21
TEN-M|RUTE SCHEDULE
AND RtROUTING ASKED
Highland Park Citizens Get Together
On What They Want From
Car Company.
NOW PRESENT UNITED FRONT
Heretofore Three Separate Proposals
Have BEEN Put Before Car Com
pany and Council by Citizens OF
Suburb.

In an effort to present a united
fronf before the City Council and the
Virginia Railway and Power Company
the citizens of Highland Park, at
mass meeting held In the auditorium
of the school last night. adopted
resolution requesting the car company
10 give them a ten minute schedule
to and from Highland Park and to
reroute the cars both entering and
leaving the city proper.
The meeting was presided over by
Rev. s. III. Templeman. president OF
the Highland Park Citizens Associa-
ton, who with a large number Of
others present discussed the deplor-
able conditions in Highland Park rel
alive to open sewers and unimproved
streets, as we'll as the present made
quate car service. The example OF
Barton Heights and Ginter Park uni
ted and working tremendously for
their common interests and getting
what they went after was held up
to the assembled Highland Park citi-
zens as a conspicuous example of
what could be done by united efforts.
President Templeman said that
Highland Park by reason OF it's fail
ure get together had become the
laughing stock of Richmond.
No Criticism for Gar Company.
Practically no criticism was leveled
at the car company or the City Coun-
ell. Committees appointed by the va
rious organizations in Highland Park
had been met with statements from
both the Council and the company that
three separate and distinct propose
tons had been presented them os-
tensibly from the citizens OF Highland
Park and that 1t was impossible 10
grant all.
One request came from the High
land Park Citizens Association asking
for ten-minute schedule. another
from the West Highland Park League
asking that loop be constructed at
the extreme limits Of the suburb
bringing the car more conveniently
near some of the residents In that
section, while the third came from the
ladies, asking that the cars be not
routed by way of Fifth to Broad.
II was brought out in the discussion
OF the various propositions that were
presented that the chairman OF the
Committee on Street Railways in the
Board OF Aldermen. Marx Gunst. was
unalterably opposed to any scheme OF
routing the Highland Park cars which
took them from Seventh and Broad.
ON a question from President Tenn
plema-l as TO whether Mr.. Gunst had
any property interest IN the neighbor-
hood of Seventh and Broad. Elk Mayor
Writ Quarles, OF Highland Park,
stated that 1t was reported that Alder
man Gunst owned drug store at that
corner.
! This statement brought forth some
very vigorous comments from Presi-
/ dent Tempieman, which were vtgor-
ously applauded.
/ Mr. Templeman said In substance
/ that any man who was interested in
rent 10 the injury of the general well
I fare was unfit to be a member Of the
! Board OF Aldermen and unfit to rep
resent free men.
Davis Bottoms defended the COM
mittee. saying that whatever interests
the chairman might possess the other
two members were not under his con-
troll and that the committee as whole
was mindful of the interests OF the
people In Highland Park.
- S~S Routing, Asked
As finally passed the resolution asks
the present Council to have the cars
routed from Highland Park on Fifth
70 Clay, east on Clay to Seventh. south
on Seventh TO Broad. west on Broad
to Fifth, north on Fifth TO the bridge
with several minor changes In High
and Park. The resolution also asks
for a ten minute schedule and loop
in Highland Park.
The motion emhodytng this resolu-
tion wa passed by vote of SO to IA
and p. r. Johnson and Addison Lewis
were elected a committee to see that
the matter was pushed to a success
full conclusion,
Officers OF the other organizations
present stated that petitions from
their members before the City Coun-
Gil would be withdrawn