Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-15
SOUTH SIDE STANDS BY
ITS 0FF|CEHOLDERs
Demands Their Retention, Whether
City Needs Their Ser
vices or Not.
STAND on LEGAL RIGHTS
Resolutions AFRO Adopted Following
Excited Mass-Nfcetlng Of Citizens.
Lay Stress on Importance Of Court
to Real Estate Values.

iba't'So HiASo'NicetIlS Oh SttlLenS.
Lay Stress on Importance OF Court
to Real Estate Values.
~ Il very exciting mass-mcetinS OF
citizens Of tho Southsidc, held last
night in tho courtroom of Hastings
Court. Part H.. called by tho comnittc co
appointed to draw resolutions regard
ing the proposals Of tho Council Com
rni,tee on Charter Changes TO remove
the court to tho City Han and to abol-
ish the Southside municipal Offices. the
following resolutions were submitted
by the committee and adopted:
Whereas the committee on charter
reform Of the Council of the city of
Richmond, at it's session held Thursday
night. January 10, in the Council cham :
Der Of this city. by u vote OF TO 2.
agreed TO report TO the Council of the
city certain amendments to the charter
OF the city of Richmond, among which
were:
/. The removal OF the Hastings Court.
Part H.. OF the city 10 the City Hall.
whcrc All Of it's sessions shall in the
future be held
= The abolition of the criminal juris-
diction OF the court AS well as it's reg
istry and probate jurisdiction.
8 The abolition of the Offices of ser
scant and prosecuting attorney Of said
court.
4 The abolition Of the collecting Of
Hcea nos. located in South Richmond;
and
:. Thn abolition OF tho Polico Cour;
Of south Richmond. designated as Po-
lice court, Part IL
one and all OF which were and are
secured and guaranteed TO the people
Of tn" former city of Manchester under
the agreement and ordinance ot con.
solidat;on with tho city Of Richmond
and were then and arc yet esteemed
most valuable and inviolablc rights. on
the faith OF and as the price for which
as so guaranteed ana secured. tho peo-
pie of that city confidently voted for
consolidation. SurrcndcrinS all OF their
chartered rights and corporate lif; on
the faith thereof
STRESS IMPORTANCE
TO REAL ESTATE VALUE
Now. therefore. be it resolved:
i. That while We have yet to be-
!!e:e that the aforesaid report of the
committee, which is so vio!ativc in
letter and spirit, OF Richmond's obli-
cations, legal and moral. to the people
OF South Richmond, Will ever pass its
Council, yet we cannot with cqua.
nin!ity or allow to pass unchallcnged
such a. open and direct blow by "a por-
ton OF It's membership at those rights,
which we hold SO important. and which
10 this time we had thought were safe
from assault.
:. That the retention OF these courts
and Offices in South Richmond, accord
ing TO the agreement and ordinance
OF consolidation has preserved here, as
was intended thereby, u community CEN
ter, around which is grouped the banks
the post-o!Hce, the park, and the busi-
ness life of this community, which are
most valuable rights and privileges, and
tina; add 10 the value OF al! property
on this side of the river, and the re-
rnoval or destruction of which will de-
stroT this community center. and great
~ reduces such values. as we'll as these
valuable rights and privileges:
VIOLATES GOOD FAITH Or
CONSOLIDATION AGREEMENT
Z. That, therefore. we respectfully.
but hrmly, protest against the proposed
measures as violative of both the let
ter and spirit OF the act of the Cen
eTai Assembly authorizing consoiiGa-
non, and OF tho consolidation ordina ncs
itself, as well as Of the good faith of
our city. in which we all take a jus.
pride. and we declare the proposed
measures, one and all. as not TO be
justified by any plea OF the expense
OF maintaining that for which the peo-
"a: ot ManchesteF fulIE paid by the
rights which they surrendered
4. That a copy OF these resolutions
be sent TO each branch of the Coun.
Gil o. the city By q committee OF citi-
zcnS from this meeting. TO be appointed
bE the chairman, and that a copy also
be forwarded TO the Chamber OF Com
rncrcc and the Civic Association Of the
city with the earnest request that the =
VIII unite with us in such way as they
NAV deem IN
what, Ii put through, Will surely cloud
the fair name OF our city.
=. Ihat copy also OF these resolu-
tons be sent 10 tho city press. with
the request that they publish the same
COMMITTEE: APPOINTED
TO APPEAR BEFORE COUNCIL
committee composed Of the follow
ing eleven members TO present the res
oluttons 10 the City Council, the civic
mercc was appointed by Chairman l.. r.
brown: Augustine Royal. chairman; L.
H. Nel!nan. NJ y. Campbell, ]. \. Dodd,
A. ). Dahron, w. G. Puliiam, Il. y.
owen, f. Dunford. II. L. Patram, I.
j. Nichols and \. l.. .Adamson
Many excited speeches were made, all
az them proposing lighting 10 the last
Tor the terms and conditions of the con-
Sclidation Of Richmond and Manchester
which was made in 1910. More than
one citizen declared that the proposed
changes were political intrigues. and
were not being proposed for economic
reasons.
In lengthy speech Mr.. Royal re-
freshed their minds with the nogotia-
tons iii 1910 by which Mancheste con-
solidated with Richmond
UNABLE TO GET ADEQUATE
HEARING FROM COMMITTEE
He said he had been unable TO get
an adequate hearing when the Council
committee invited discussion of the
proposed changes. the floor being oc-
cunied for over two hours by Captain
Carlton Mccarthy, of the Administra-
tive Board. Captain McCarthy's words
on the occasion, he declared, were
Eenomous, malicious and full of hatred
All blame that rumor had laid on the
shoulders OF the Civic Association for
the responsibility OF the movement, lie
and all those present agreed had no
foundation. He read letter from
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