The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-17
Citizens of South Rich
mond Resolve to Take
Immediate Action.
TO BE LOCATED.
WEST OF 9TH ST.
Committee Appointed to
Wait On Council and
Organizations and Urge
Prompt Relief.

Needs OF the Southside for better IA
cilities OF communication with the
principal business section OF the city
and the urgent demand for d new
bridge TO be erected across James
river, were discussed last night at a
of citizens of South Richmond
in the courtroom of hustings court
part IL The meeting was presided
over by J. Preston Carson.
Arguments urging Immediate action
in presenting the matter to the at
tention Of the city council were made
by Mr.. Carson. Judge E. Fl. Wells.
Augustine Royal and others. The fol-
lowing resolution offered by John b
LiEhtfoot was adopted without a dis
sc nting voice:
Whereas, The business and residen-
tial interests of the two sections OF
the city of Richmond which are sepa-
rated the one from the other by the
James river, are Of such nature ard
character as to render it essential to
the citizens of both sections that tr4f-
fc communication between the North
side and the Southside should he quick
and ample and geographically conre-
uient from all portions of both sides;
and. by reason of the great expansion,
by annexation, OF the territory of the
Southside and the rapid and conttnu-
ing increase in population. now in ex
cess of 10000 people. the necessities OF
such communication are now of the
most immediate and pressing urgency;
a nd.
Whereas, The annexed territory OF
the Southside embraces a large area
which. by reason of the natural beauty
of it's location. Its general conforma
ttoH and comparatively low prices is
especially and peculiarly adaptibIe for
homes for people in moderate circun3
stances. and thus presents a solution
OF the depiorable housing conditions
now existent on the Northside; and
Whereas. II is fact so apparent as
20 be beyond question dispute or arcu-
ment that the existing bridge commu-
nication between northern and south
era Richmond is so inadequate TO the
immediate present necessities of the
city and TO those of the early future.
as to be OF the most serious detriment
TO the proper and economic progress
OF the whole city; and as TO constitute
an injustice to the citizens OF both
communities; and as To cause constant
and increasing unrest and agitation,
and
Whereas: 1t il believed that the
construction of an additional bridge
between the two sections would. by
reason of the building up of large I'M
OtIdtfIth it tstSf So 4liCl t@~>ta tAic Ns4A
revenue of the city that its cost would
be absorbed thereby; ard,
Whereas: In the opinion OF this
body it is imperative 10 the interests
of Richmond as the first city Of the
South, and as one of the important
cities of the United States, and as &
municipality which. through its
chamber OF commerce fearlessly in
vites the attention of the country to its
investment, residential. social and
climatic advantages that it should not
be advertised as unable to provide
the necessities of its business prog
reSs or TO meet and solve its emer-
gency situations:
Now, therefore, be If resolved.
That the South Side Citizens associa-
ton, now in especially called mass
meeting assembled. do appeal to the
mayor and the council of the city of
Richmond. and to the directors of the
several municipal departments. and
do most earnestly urge that immediate
steps be taken to provide funds, by
bond issue or otherwise as to them
may seem most advisable. for the con
struction of an additional bridge across
James river at such point between the
Ninth street bridge and the western
corporate limits as by the authorities
may be deemed most practicable; and
thereby to relieve the intolerable con-
ditions now existing.
And, be it resolved further: That