Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-29
.|RATE G|NTER PARK
RESIDENTS MOVE
| F OR PARAT|ON
Score Traction Company
and City Officials at In.
dignation Meeting.
THREATEN INJUNCTION
TO ENFORCE DEMAND
Committee Will Seek Today
TO Have Conference With
Whcelwright.
CITY ATTORNEY GIVES 0rI>,o>
anderson Says Old Town 0r,Itnnnr,
! 'h"er Which Destruction Went
! Forward Not Effective.
THREATEN INJUNCTION
TO ENFORCE DEMAND
CITY ATTORNEY GIVES OPINION
'""ers"n Says Old Town 0rdtnance
'""er which Destruction Went
Forward Not Effective.

armed with an opinion from, tho
lily Attorney that tho Virginia Rail
way and Power Company acted t,Ic.
ka'ly When IT destroyed approSimate-
~ loo trees along its tracks on Cham.
"criaSne Avenue for the purpose OF
p"''lhs IN siding, a delegation from
'ne Ginter Park Civic Association win
eau on representatives of the cornnra.
.,oh this morning to demand rcpara
''oh LOT tho injury and a gunrantec
lha' no other deprcdatlons will he
committed In that section Of tho CITY
on'ess the transportation comnnnv
usrees to SUSPEND work on the siding
until plans arc agreed upon for~ra.
pairing tho damage. the delegation Is
uuthorized to make Immediate appii.
cation for an Injunction.
Prosecution Is Proposed.
action on the destruction OF the
canopy OF trees over the tracks OF
the company for a stretch OF .seo
ieet' came last night at a ma.s-maat-
ing OF Ginter Park citizens In tho
schooi auditorium. Resolutions scor-
ing the virginia Railway and Power
company for its action and demand
ing mat the City Council meet at
once 10 pass an ordinance that will
prevent similar occurrence. wera
adopted unanimously. Although nro-
posais were made to invoke crtmina,
prosecution of officials OF the cor
poration, including Thomas s. Wheel
wright It's president. this and other
drastic measures OF retaliation ware
sidctracked. City officials who nor
hi'teu the destruction of the tren,
were also hayed, II being declared
that they have not demons,rat.i
that regard for the interests OF the
eitlzens which the gravity of the art
OF destroying trees on beautiful
avenue would demand. as such -acta
tcnd 10 impair the confidence OF tho
people in the city administration and
nestroy that community and co-oDer-
ative spirit. which is so essential 70
the constructive force and growing
vitality Of growing civic and com.
munity life"
ihe cutting down of the trees with.
out warning was done by the COM
panE under the provisions of an or
dinance OF the Town Council of Gin
ter Park in 1919. Colonel George
Wayne Anderson. the city Attorney.
in an opinion to L. Lee Rodcn, repre.
sentative OF Lee Ward in the City
Council. declares that the Ginter
Park ordinance was repealed by ar
ordinance adopted in 1917 by tho
Richmond city Council. He also
brought out that the destruction of
trees is criminal act, punishable by
fine.
Resolution Proposes Censurc.
Councilman Roden was attacked at
the mass-meetins as having known
on Wednesday night that the Virginia
Railway and Power Company would
on the following day cut down the
trees. j.. r. Cowardin brought tho
matter to the attention OF the COM
mittee and w. Fred Richardson stated
that Mr.. Roden had told him of the
contemplated action. This was de-
MED vigorously by Mr.. Roden, and
the acrimonious discussion was 'Hnal-
ly cut off by the chairman. as nes be.
ing relevant to the question under
discussion. -, 8,
James II. Grant. president OF The
Civic Association, was selected as
chairman OF the meeting. and C, II.
Walford. Jr.. was made secretary.
Tho first business was the reading OF
long resolution drawn by n COM
mittee of which Frank w. Duke was
chairman. This resolution set forth
the great loss the community had
sustained through the destruction OF
the trees and proposed the ccnsuriig
OF the corporation and city officials.
and demanded the legislation 10 pre-
vent a repetition of tho offense.
Following the adoption OF the reso.
buttons, comnitteo headed by w. F. s.
Lee offered program for repairing
the damage already done. The cor,
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