1913 November 16 Atlanta Constitution 60 Pages Georgia
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1913 November 16 Atlanta Constitution 60 Pages Georgia
Author: Atlanta Constitution
Year: 1913
PDF PAGE 8, COLUMN 3 WOODWARD VETOES FENCE RESOLUTION Declares Contractors Have No Right to Use the Streets of Atlanta. Mayor James G. Woodward has vetoed the resolution passed up by council at its last meeting authorizing the Calhoun estate to erect a fence in the street at the corner of Broad and Alabama streets. At a former meeting of council a similar permit was rejected, and the mayor ordered Chief of Police Beavers to notify the contractors to move the fence back to the sidewalk. “The streets and sidewalks belong to the people, and the city council has no authority under the law to allow contractors or any individual to use any part of the thoroughfares for private purposes,” Mayor Woodward said Saturday, commenting on his action. “I consider the crossing at Broad and Alabama streets to be the most dangerous in the city, especially so now that Whitehall Street has been partly torn up and vehicles forced to use Broad and Forsyth streets.” The mayor’s message to council is as follows: “I return to you without my approval the resolution passed at your last session, giving a permit to build a fence in the street at the corner of Alabama and Broad streets. At a former meeting of y