277 20 10383 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/d95f71dd2cc20f6632f519ab3da192eb.pdf ed525697e2f5e5d3a3cf9bf5085e96b0 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. C ITY HALL F e bruary 10, 196 7 ATLA1'"TA , C A . 30303 Tel. 522 -41i63 Arc a Code r.04 iVAN ALL EN , JR ., MP.YOR R. EAR L Lh i;orn s, Adm i nis trat,vc Ass i stant MRS . ANN M. rti OSES , E,e cutivc Sec ret ary DAN £. SWEAT, JR., Director of Gove rnmenta l Li ais on Mr . John Mo hr Division o f L and D evelo p1nent D epa r tment o f Housin g a nd Urban D e v el opme nt Room 21 4 17 30 E :::.::: ee t , N . W . Washi 1gton , D. C . D ear Mr . Mo hr : In r e sponse to y our telephone call on ·we dnesda y , February 8 ,I am attachin g a s heet with the run - down o pa r ks acquir ed un de r the Open Space Pr og r am, total a cre age , and annu al anticip ated par t icipation . The Parks and Re c reation D ivis ion compiled these fi g ur es on the basis of a ctual programs i n six parks which are partially developed and by estimated annual participation figur es of undcvclop · d parks. The figur es o.n anticipated participation we re deve lope d from actua l p arti c ipation figures of existing · recreation pro g rams in establis hed parks using all as pects of public recre ation. Some exan1ples of typ es of r e creati on u sed are: low or ganized games, or g ani zed athletics and le ague play , music, dancing, arts and crafts , teen clubs, G olden A ge a ctivities , c a mp i ng , etc . Six of the par ks acquired under the Open Space P rogram are pa rti ally developed and serving the public now. In addition, the Parks Department currently has unde r deve l opment in 196 7 Clev eland Avenue, Benteen, Shady Valley, Waters, C oll i er Driver, and E1npire B oulcva:::-cl :?a:i.·~-;:s. A.Lte r c alendar year 19 6 7 only two parks w ill rer..-,.ai.--.. w~·~:1 ;10 ckvelopn1c nt, Gun C lub and Browns Mill. Planning for the devdoprne::-it of these two �Mr. Mohr P ::ige Two Fe b rua ry 10, 196 7 parks is g oing ahead and they w ill be s c heduled for d eve lopment at an early date.. If you require any other i nformation r ega rding the O pen Spa ce Pro g r am in Atlanta , p l ease feel free to call on us. S incerely yours, . ' ' I ( , .' I ' \ . I cc : Mr . J ack Delius Parks Manage r ' , •• /, \., \_,.. l' - D an Sweat DS :fy ,. ..__ ,\ ', I ,., - l � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document CITY HALL ATLANTA, GA. 30303 February 10, 1967 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR R, EARL LANDERS, Administrative Assistant MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental Liaison Mr. John Mohr Division of Land Development Department of Housing and Urban Development Room 214 1730 K street, N. W. Washington, D. C. Dear Mr. Mohr: In response to your telephone call on Wednesday, February 8, Iam attaching a sheet with the run-down of parks acquired under the Open Space Program, total acreage, and annual anticipated participation. The Parks and Recreation Division compiled these figures on the basis of actual programs in six parks which are partially developed and by estimated annual participation figures of undeveloped parks. The figures on anticipated participation were developed from actual participation figures of existing recreation programs in established parks using all aspects of public recreation. Some examples of types of recreation used are: low organized games, organized athletics and league play, music, dancing, arts and crafts, teen clubs, Golden Age activities, camping, etc. Six of the parks acquired under the Open Space Program are partially developed and serving the public now. In addition, the Parks Department currently has under development in 1967 Cleveland Avenue, Benteen, Shady Valley, Waters, Collier Driver, and Empire Boulevard Parks. After calendar year 1967 only two parks will remain with no development, Gun Club and Browns Mill. Planning for the development of these two TT Eee Mr. Mohr Page Two February 10, 1967 parks is going ahead and they will be scheduled for development at an early date. If you require any other information regarding the Open Space Program in Atlanta, please feel free to call on us, Sincerely yours, \ ra Pics. i Viens de ot Dan Sweat DS: fy ec: Mr. Jack Delius Parks Manager  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 13, Folder 12, Document 157 Box 13 Box 13 Folder 12 Folder topic: Parks Department | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/e78c37f2fd0a84539fd14cb12a49f5b2.pdf 55e0ca6251e56900e65f4df2a294671e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. February 10 , 1967 Hon. John M. Fl nigen 245 ·Third Avenue , S . E. Atlant , Georgia 30317 Dear Mr. Flanigen: Thank you very much for my copy of your letter to Mr . Left ich of February 8, 1967 dealing with th needs at the 1esley Avenue Park . everal months go , lderrnan O. V. Williamson nd Alderman Buddy owlkes nd the under gned t ith citizens of the Wesley Avenue re nd discussed the n ds of th p rk . 1e explained to them that the C pital Improvement Budget ould be m d up shortly aft r January 1, nd we rould do our very best to include funds for W sly Av nue . Our tot 1 P rk lmprov nt Budget v ilabl for c pit l Improvements is only $302 , 590. It as not po sibl to fin nee th Community er tion Building for · sley Avenue during fi c l 1967: ho v r, $10,500 llocat d for f ncing ($2500) nd lighting of the b seb 11 fi . ld ($ 000) • W r le to out of me surplu in our 1966 Budg t to buy lights for th multipl u e court nd tenni rea in the park. By copy of thi l tter, I am king Miss Virgini C rmieh 1 , Dir ctor o ecr tion, to dvi you s to the typ of 1 d rship nd upervised r er tion in off rd in thi n ighborhood. �Hon. J.M . Flanigen Page Two I~ is certainly true that vandalism is going on at this and most other parks . Our workers have actu lly been shot at on two separ te occasions whil doing survey work within the p rk and our Labor Foreman was ch sed through the park by a loc l citizen who was suffering from the effects of glue sniffing. We ppreciate your interest in We ley Avenue and wish to ssur you that we too would like to h ve sufficient funds to build a first cl ss community building·, however , we h'ave programed no buildings in any of our 1967 pro jects because of limit of funds Cordially~ c. Delius Gener 1 Manger of P rk nd Recr tion Jack JCD:bj cc: Hon . Ivan All n , Jr . , Mayor v Hon . Ch rli Left ich Mr. Charl Turner , 1567 P xon Ave . , Mis Virgini Carmiche l s . E. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document February 10, 1967 Hon. John M, Flanigen 245 Third Avenue, S.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30317 Dear Mr. Flanigen: Thank you very much for my copy of your letter to Mr. Leftwich of February 8, 1967 dealing with the needs at the Wesley Avenue Park. Several months ago, Alderman 9. V. Williamson and Alderman Buddy Fowlkes and the under&&gned met with citizens of the Wesley Avenue area and discussed the needs of the park. We explained to them that the Capital Improvement Budget would ke made up shortly after January 1, and we would do our very best to in- clude some funds for Wesley Avenue. Our total Park Improvement Budget available for Capital Improvements is only $302,590. It was not possible to finance the Community Recreation Building for Wesley Avenue during fiscal 1967; however, $10,500 was allo- cated for fencing ($2500) and lighting of the baseball field ($8000). We were able to out of some surplus in our 1966 Budget to buy lights for the multiple use court and tennis area in the park. By copy of this letter, I am asking Miss Virginia Carmichael, Director of Recreation, to advise you as to the type of leader- ship and supervised recreation being offered in this neighborhood. As to the condition of the perk being deficient, mainly, because the wash of water to the area brings dirt and debris, I would like to explain that a private Landscape Contractor planted the entire three times in grass without success. We were finally able to analyze the fact that the ground originally was occupied by a ferti- lizer manufacturing company and the chemical content was toxic towards the soil. We feel this coming spring, that the excessive chemicals will lea out, and we will be able to esbablish a good stand of grass. ee  a et a ii tennant reiterate anaemia a Hon. J. M. Flanigen Page Two It is certainly true that vandalism is going on at this and most other parks. Our workers have actually been shot at on two separate occasions while doing survey work within the park and our Labor Foreman was chased through the park by a local citizen who was suffering from the effects of glue sniffing. We appreciate your interest in Wesley Avenue and wish to assure you that we too would like to have sufficient funds to build a first class community building? however, we have programed no buildings in any of our 1967 projects because of limit of funds. Cordially, Jack C,. Delius General Manager of Parks and Recreation JCDibjw cc: Hon. Ivan Allen, Jr., Mayor -~ Hon. Charlie Leftwich Mr. Charles Turner, 1567 Paxon Ave., S.H. Miss Virginia Carmichael 2  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 13, Folder 12, Document 156 Box 13 Box 13 Folder 12 Folder topic: Parks Department | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/013eeba2c14b9cd146ae295934c9d247.pdf 06eb13a43d18dc8c83c0669310c9aa93 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. C ITY OF ATLANTA DEPARTM E NT o f PARKS Offi ce of Ge neral Man ager Atlanta, G e org ia 3030 3 February 10, 1967 J ACK C . DELIU S GENERA L MANAGE R Hon. Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor City of Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Mayor Allen: I wish to advise that I will be out o f the City from Friday evening, February 10 through Monday evening, February 13, 1 9 67. I may be reached at the Sheraton Hotel in Tampa~ Florida. In my absence Mr. Pierce Whitley, Assistant General Manager, will be in charge of the dep artment. C (!,cAJ c,d ~ c. Delius Ge e r a l Manager of Park s and Recreation JCD: b j w cc : All Member s of the Park s Committee � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document aa Mt iin tf aint at Sneay aee, CITY OF ATLANTA DEPARTMENT of PARKS Office of General Manager Atlanta, Georgia 30303 February 10, 1967 JACK C. DELIUS GENERAL MANAGER Hon. Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor City of Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Mayor Allen: I wish to advise that I will be out of the City from Friday evening, February 10 through Monday evening, February 13, 1967. I may be reached at the Sheraton Hotel in Tampa, Florida. In my absence Mr. Pierce Whitley, Assistant General Manager, will be in charge of the department. Coxdially, ? GarAD es Qarlure — Ja C. Delius General Manager of Parks and Recreation JCD:bjw cc: All Members of the Parks Committee  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 13, Folder 12, Document 155 Box 13 Box 13 Folder 12 Folder topic: Parks Department | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/6df258a8598a3bd7eb2412eb751d5387.pdf e481237628484c29c5347eb5777e610b Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. January 10, 1967 The regular monthly meeting of the Aldermanic Parks Committee was held January 10, 1967, at 2:00 P.M. in Committee Room #2 , City Hall. Present were Messrs. Buddy Fowlkes , Q. V. Williamson, and Everett Milli can. Also present were Messrs. Jack C. Delius, Stan Mar tin, F. W. Boswell, J. D. Chamblee and Thomas F. Choyce, Associate City Attorney. The minutes o f the previous meeting were approved. 4 Mr. Choyce advised the Committee that Mr~ Henry L . Bow.den, City Attorney, had turned over to him the matter o f the loco~otive, which wa s originally placed at Southeastern Fair Grounds by the Parks Department. He further advised that, legally, the locomo tive still b-elongs to the City of Atlanta. Mr. Millic an made a motion that the City claim its title to the train and a sk the Atlanta and West Point Railroad to find a suitable location for temporary storage. Mr. Millican added that the Parks Departmen t shou ld contact the Southwestern Corporation to see if the train may be placed as an exhibit in Six Flags Over Georgia, the City at all times retaining title to the locomotive. Mr. Williamson seconded the motion which was duly carried. Mr. Choyce also informed the Committee that the Parks Department does, in fact, have the right by virtue o f dedi cation to use for park p ;.1rposes the triangular parcel of p rope rty at Tremont Drive. Mr. Choyce stated that he had obtained a deposition from ~arie Coney, who stated in part that, when she was sold treproperty that she n ow owns, she was told that this triangular piece of property was to be used for a park for the children in the neighborhoo d . She furthe r stated that she had lived there since 1949 and had always tho'..1ght of this property as being a park. A Mr. Bennett, who sold the property to Marie Coney, has said that he would also be wil ling to give a deposition. The Com..~ittee directed Mr. Delius to obtain an accurate survey of the property before a final decision as to its use is made. · Mr. Delius presented a resolution to pay Mrs. Josephine Davis, Recreation Leader, an employee of the departm,ent since 19 46, time lost due to illn~ss, in addition to her accumulated sick time, not to exceed sixty days beginning December l, 1966. This resolution was a pproved by the Committee. Mr. Delius presented a letter from Mr . s. A. Furlong, dated Janua ry 1, 1967, requesting that retirees be allowed to play golf at a reduced rate of . 75¢. The Committee took no action on this request and asked that the letter be filed. M:i: - . De liu s advised the Commi ttee that he had received a note from ~r. Tom Bradley, Evangelist, thanking him f or his 1966 park pass and ask ing that the pass be renewed for 1967. The Committee denied this request. �L. .. ,.._..,_ .. ···- ·- --- - ---- - Page Two Mr. Delius reiterated the fact that all EOA funds for recreation have bee n cut off as of December 31, 1966. Mr. Delius f urther explained that we have been opera ting under three different contracts with EOA funds - senior high rise program, neighborhood playlot program, and sum~er recreation program (Operation Champ). Mr . Delius stated that EOA has now asked that the City assume their recreation programs. Mr. Delius inform3d the Committee that it would be impossible for the Parks and Recreation Department to continue to carry on the three programs we have operated i n the past on City funds alone without curtailing other existing recreation programs. He stated that the senior high rise program already has been terminated. Mr. Millican directed Mr. Delius to write a letter to Mr . Charles Davis, City Comptroller, with copies to the Mayor and all members of the Finance Committee, setting forth in itemized form the expenses involved in continuin-J these pro9rams, st ressing the fact that these activities will have to be curtailed unless financial help is fo~thcoming, and asking for their direction in this matter. · 1 There being no further business to come before the Committee, the meeting was adjourned. Respe ctfully submitted, Secretary STMJr:bjw � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document January 10, 1967 The regular monthly meeting of the Aldermanic Parks Committee was held January 10, 1967, at 2:00 P.M. in Committee Room #2, City Hall. Present were Messrs. Buddy Fowlkes, 2. V. Williamson, and Everett Millican. Also present were Messrs. Jack C. Delius, Stan Martin, F.W. Boswell, J. D. Chamblee and Thomas F. Choyce, Associate City Attorney. The minutes of the previous meeting were approved. Mr. Choyce advised the Committee that Mr. Henry L. Bowden, City Attorney, had turned over to him the matter of the locomotive, which was originally placed at Southeastern Fair Grounds by the Parks Department. He further advised that, legally, the locomo- tive still belongs to the City of Atlanta. Mr. Millican made a motion that the City claim its title to the train and ask the Atlanta and West Point Railroad to find a suitable location for temporary storage. Mr. Millican added that the Parks Department should contact the Southwestern Corporation to see if the train may be placed as an exhibit in Six Flags Over Georgia, the City at all times retaining title to the locomotive. Mr. Williamson seconded the motion which was duly carried. Mr. Choyce also informed the Committee that the Parks Department does, in fact, have the right by virtue of dedication to use for park purposes the triangular parcel of property at Tremont Drive. Mr. Choyce stated that he had obtained a deposition from Marie Coney, who stated in part that, when she was sold th property that she now owns, she was told that this triangular piece of property was to be used for a park for the children in the neighborhood. She further stated that she had lived there since 1949 and had always thought of this property as being a park. A Mr. Bennett, who sold the property to Marie Coney, has said that he would also be willing to give a deposition. The Committee directed Mr. Delius to obtain an accurate survey of the property before a final decision as to its use is made. . Mr. Delius presented a resolution to pay Mrs. Josephine Davis, Recreation Leader, an employee of the department since 1946, time lost due to illness, in addition to her accumulated sick time, not to exceed sixty days beginning December 1, 1966. This resolution was approved by the Committee. Mr. Delius presented a letter from Mr. S. A. Furlong, dated January 1, 1967, requesting that retirees be allowed to play golf at a reduced rate of .75¢. The Committee took no action on this request and asked that the letter be filed. Mr. Delius advised the Committee that he had received a note from Mc. Tom Bradley, Evangelist, thanking him for his 1966 park pass and asking that the pass be renewed for 1967. The Committee denied this request. Page Two Mr. Delius reiterated the fact that all EOA funds for recreation have been cut off as of December 31, 1966. Mr. Delius further explained that we have been operating under three different contracts with EOA funds — senior high rise program, neighborhood playlot program, and summer recreation program (Operation Cnamp). Mr. Delius stated that EOA has now asked that the City assume their recreation programs. Mr. Delius informed the Committee that it would be impossible for the Parks and Recreation Department to continue to carry on the three programs we have operated in the past on City funds alone without curtailing other existing recreation programs. He stated that the senior high rise program already has been terminated. Mr. Millican directed Mr. Delius to write a letter to Mr. Charles Davis, City Comptroller, with copies to the Mayor and all members of the Finance Committee, setting forth in itemized form the expenses involved in continuing these programs, stressing the fact that these activities will have to be curtailed unless financial help is forthcoming, and asking for their direction in this matter. There being no further business to come before the Committee, the meeting was adjourned. Respectfully submitted, Secretary STMJr:bjw  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 13, Folder 12, Document 154 Box 13 Box 13 Folder 12 Folder topic: Parks Department | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/944710f87c6afd801916cca8e9696eca.pdf 8c9f57397404b0087b24b10ef6c32699 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. February 10, 1967 MEMORANDUM TO Jack Delius FROM Ivan Allen, Jr . I have a note that the Parks Committee asked that I receive a portion of the minutes held on January 10th. Please instruct the Parks Committee that I am to receive the complete minutes from each meeting. IAJr:am � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document February 10, 1967 MEMORANDUM TO : Jack Delius FROM : Ivan Allen, Jr. I have a note that the Parks Committee asked that I receive a portion of the minutes held on January 10th, Please instruct the Parks Committee that Iam to receive the complete minutes from each meeting. IAJr:am  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 13, Folder 12, Document 153 Box 13 Box 13 Folder 12 Folder topic: Parks Department | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/5aab4f54a63836fa956c89183d8f5d3d.pdf 69aabf2f248959678dc616a0f81f4572 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. r February 22, 1967 MEMORANDUM TO Jack Delius FROM Ivan Allen, Jr . I have had a number of people complain to me about the cleanliness of the Children' s Zoo at Grant Park. From personal observation, I would say that it is maintained not on an unclean basis, but an untidy basis. I think perhaps some of the untidiness is brought about by the he vy density of traffic on certain days , plus the fact that in many instances they are short-cutting across the grass and through the sh•ubbery, rather than staying on the walks . I would ugge t that you eonsid r a simple single tr n of link chain to prevent people from walking across certain areas. S condly, that you in titute a con tant clean-up, pick•up service in the e particular areas to be certain that there are never any ign of untidine such as cigarette butts, gum wrapper , paper, etc. lAJr:am � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document February 22, 1967 MEMORANDUM TO : Jack Delius FROM : Ivan Allen, Jr. Ihave had a number of people complain to me about the cleanliness of the Children's Zoo at Grant Park. From personal observation, I would say that it is maintained not on an unclean basis, but an untidy basis. I think perhaps some of the untidiness is brought about by the heavy density of traffic on certain days, plus the fact that in many instances they are short-cutting across the grass and through the shmubbery, rather than staying on the walks. I would suggest that you consider a simple single stran of link chain to prevent people from walking across certain areas. Secondly, that you institute a constant clean-up, pick-up service in these particular areas to be certain that there are never any signs of untidiness such as cigarette butts, gum wrappers, paper, etc, IAJr:am  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 13, Folder 12, Document 152 Box 13 Box 13 Folder 12 Folder topic: Parks Department | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/07e085be8d1ea297d31b0b3657a396d3.pdf e6b1b655821ce1c0c131f994df74fdc5 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. /!. ,t"; / /J 71/ J Pla.-J.-Jt1c/1t1,.Jet/J/ 02i . ·, ..:.·-~ -\ ,7177 /?;! J/1,& (!JtJ'l.///JJ/0:1l111eal?/// , /// (j/i . /,2 . ( /r:J . . e../ //U!t11oj1ot1-/ru1, ;:L lt.J (ncb (:JOJlbil/L.J.Jt.ill/ @wuJI0/1/ o r· ,.-i c c or- i H U o ..~c ~ ·.-0n rp Zoqy,;cu~ :§0/1~/W /J!JoJ to1v {}2/2/ ______ .. -· . .... . ~... February 7, 1967 ~rs . L. W. Robert, Jr. President F~~ 0r.Js of t h e Atlanta Zoo 959 Eiltmor e Ho t el At l ant a , Ge org ia Dear Mrs. Robert: Thank you for sending me the information concerning the _ ope ning for Zoo Director in the city of Atlanta. Earl ier I had expressed an interest in this position. Howeve r 1 th e salary range, as established, is not high enou gh so that I can justify making an application. I have heard great deal of the development and pctential of the Atlanta Zoo, and I am sure I would 0nj oy an a 3sociation with it and with the Friends of the At l ant a Zoo. · · a. I t is unfor.tunate that family financial conside ra·ti on p re c l udes me from submitting an applicat i on. I do hope y our search for a competent zoo director i s succes s f ul . TPuly y ours, XE~ . DIST. ZOOL. GARDENS \ l\ i t;~"--;-~:="-1.. () ··-l-c--.. -· ~'\~,! ,;'~:),.,~-; \,. ..~;:_:::&vto- . Wal ter D. St one Director I I ! I I, I I, -• - ••- •-• ~ R •- • � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document C He, e Commonweal aE, e OY LA. Nb as SSID bo bet / | M letroprole Yaw istrict Come HSSLOW Se DW uctcony ofp Loolu nye Genin OFMmce Of THE . weeeevens Bostow OYY February 7, 1967 Mes. Lo W. Ropert, Jr. President Feiends of the Atlanta Zoo 959 Eiltmore Hotel aclantva, Georgia Dear Mrs. Robert: Thank you for sending me the information concorning the opening for Zoo Director in the city of Atlanta. Hor Soen. = oD rlier I had expressed an interest in this position. the salary range, as established, is not high nough so that I can justify making an application. i have heard a great deal of the development and - nc ial of the Atlanta Zoo, and I am sure I would Atlanta Zoo.’ y an association with it and with the Friends of It is unfortunate that family financial considera- ci0n precludes me from submitting an application. I ao hope your search for a competent zoo director is successful. fruly yours, MET. DIST. ZOOL. GARDENS  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 13, Folder 12, Document 151 Box 13 Box 13 Folder 12 Folder topic: Parks Department | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/c276f9d135f936bc42eaff42ec91e355.pdf ed5c745d1d2f12845ff523b85156b0ab Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. - February· G, 1967 . ' -- ~: J J J n c;.or t on Visit to Ath.nta Zoo on Januar;;r 28, 1967 J C) ,:..,.t...J , 1967 the undcr:::;ir;n cd v:i.::,itcd the Atl,:i.nta Zoo. Durir<; ,' :: : :: ·,. ., look ed at the zoo aG t;n)ical visitors; in the aftC;rnoo,1, · -~ ·.::.- cs co ,,·:~e..:l :)y t h e zoo forem.:i.n. ·,-_-._ ,..·:.;;'::, j_;;11)rc:.;scci -, · Mr. Dilbeck showed us every c·ou.rtcsy ,, oy his loyalt;y to the zoo. '_·;-::..s rc;_xl:..~t is di vi dcd into tn:c ee p0.Y·ts: I . 1 _I. · Physica~ Plant, !',r:.::.r.·2.l Coll e ct ion, -and III. Conclusioif:· - In ye2.rs pa s t , city zoos were e:Jtablished to exhibit a small coll ec:-: . .:,:1 o: ar.i;-:,2.ls , in o ther words, a menaeei·ie. These i;nenageries c,a d-no sc:.c2-c,icr:al val ues or economical basis for existing. ·>··"-' Hany · ci ti .;)S ::.'ca.lizcd i: ·a·.-:in 6 }:Owe:- of animals and · began to build up their zoos for tourist 2·;:,J._,_ ·c3. ct::.ons. Oth er cities built up their zoos for educational programs, · ·r;:.. . .: . -c,r.c ,-:calthic::.." cities began to t ake interest in the c onservation -~: .. L. v J t -. 0 ~GO . ·.:·octc1y, the1~0 is a tendency to combine these values, and in reality, .:-.1.: ~ - c.o . ~- 2.8.:",8~--.t caci:. other to the a dvanta::;e of the city. With this ·----~_:_c3o~r..~, in rrd.nd ., this report is 1irittcn. ·--::--,o -_,:-,:2e e ma jor building s o f the Atlanta Zoo a re out standing . ·.:-, __ : _:_r' :_;1g s ·.-1 cre clean and well maintained. All Some of t he details need ·: -~ - :·o·;int::, s u c h a s placing swinginG bars in the center of the primate �______ .....• -2- Februa r y 8, 1967 'l'h , ou.t ::;id c co.r; cs on t he ::;n:;:1.ll cat l :i.no arc c:xtrc:-;-i cl;y ::;r.i:-i.11 <'.l. n d --~ ,;-_ :)c ::' CHO l' l·~ cd for better run::,. ·:·.:·~ c~ul c: oe The bear dens arc very unatt 1·a ct i ve i n:provod by land3capin:; and pa.intinr, .. The hoof cd ~nir;;,,.l ,_.' c2.. ::-. ~..:c,: s a ~ood l.:cnd scape plan to provide shade and prevent e:::-osic:.-1. . ~ .. zoo animal s paces could be made more attractive . ,1., _•_, ':';10 2.ac;..: of outside cages attached to th0 buildings is very notice2 • c.,J.c '.J ,t ::,ir.:.c c the buildings are already built, it is unnecessary to c:t::.J.:.i c :..zc -~hi s disadvantage • The la.c-;. ;: of informative signs is very disturbing, and the loss of .::<;.;.c2..".-,ior:al val u e is obvious. II . ,'.?I;·.:;\L COLI -EC TION O~,ccrvr.tions : There are definitely some animals that sho·cUd be ·c·:ovcc. from display, i.e. tailless Jaguar and Black Leopard. Some ~ .ir; 9.ls shoul d b e off display until their health problems are solved, -~. ~,--; : · c.-::am.pJ.e , t he spotted leopard. There seems to be a lack of purpose in the coll ection: , . ·'." ·,,--:,: ~:;-, ~.ion. s , ti ~ers, Pi gtailed macaques, and chir.tJianzees; while absent ,:. - zoo an~..r.ials: ...,. .1. 0-:: r.: _ _-.n~~,q_- ~j_ons : hippo s, giraffes, and birds. Rework collection so there is an array of animals ·:.:. ·-.. t;::, ~8J:~·. . . s0nts the anirnal· .k ine dqn1. ·,: 1 ) f eline House. ~i~: s ~~ ~n ~ ' •'•h · - - - h h . By removing all but one good breeding pair of t~c crs, there would be room for a pair each of cheetahs, serval , c at s , nyena s , etc. ·- -- -, �February 8, 1967 -.3- (2) ?ri r2tc House. ,;..;.__: ., ~ 0bt.:i.::..;i ) :.~(;c;cnt. . Place Gibbon3 in the proscnt Pigtailed macaques• a lcc .:i.l orangutan; thuG all represontatives of the ~pcs are Since t ho house is controlled environmentally., rare and .unusua l $:~3cir.:o;.: s ccul d be displayed. f,... 'J,) '"'n0ptile House. Considering the house has never been open. to the _:;·,1b::::..ic, t h0 collection can be considered impres~ive. 1:,e: As far as it could c:.e:, ccrrr.ir.ed, ther e are no tanks to display pure aquatic turtles., for c.::-:x::iplc, r-1:tta mata and the African Soft shell; turtles are very popular We recor.muend that r emodeling of the Reptile House be held ii.1 ~bcy~nce until a director is appointed so that a professional can govern its operat i on . To allow a lay curator carte ·blanche. to reorganize and tc:::odol a new building is foolish. Professional curators , such as Roger Con"'nt, of Philadelphia, Herndon Dowling of New .York., or Earl Herald of S2.11 Francis co, would be pleased to survey the workings of the building and 1c; 5est ways and means to modif y it at the least expens e s o it coul d be Ofene~ t o the public . (L,) Hoofed Animal Exhibit. Tl1es e could be r·eworked to display ir.tc r 0sting species which woul d help conservation · of threatened species. J.,. 2, i t is now., the few donkeys., etc. is an extremel y uninteresting exhibit. (5) ChildTen 1 s Zoo . ~~ This was seen under wint er conditions but it obvious that a better collection of animals could be obtained., i.e. pi g:-..y goats , llama.s, and Fallow deer. Some of the wild babies that are bo~n at tho zoo (lions, tigers, monkeys., bears) could be incorporated �j .. I Februa~y 8, 1967 ~;2 . ~-LJ t;1::;~, :r-t.::i.ch aY"! ar;c when it Lj no l onger ::mf e · to keep thcr1 in <1. '.Tith a l:i.ttlc thoueht, physically, tld.::; ccct io1; c011ld · . ·-·- . ' ' . -··- ----···n::; ~-;r,:n·ovc:d f or a cJ.oser association between the children ai.1d tbc. animal!J . . C : . : ·' ' .. ·._: ,·, I ::; '3:.)() • . ,o .) .,.uc c r.,ne I t \ \ .-.. .~ . .. 1 ..., __ ,, __ :..s ;:-:t :;cin~; . ,, zoo d ocs no t eY.h:i. bit birds, a whole z,oologi ca l c.ivi- Even without a birdhouse, a eood collection conl cl be ·c:~.,::r~: l.::.rsc oi::.·ds mixed with .the hoofed stock , parrots on outs:i.ci.'c c:·.,..,::..-·.s ) ~.:::.rs in t he sreen houses uith the alligators, and s er.ri.- J.-;:;_·o~ical (7) I:-i:pi·ovement is r.eeded in the cooperation betwoen the zoo arn:i t::2 c.::--...:cat ional sy ctem t hat controls the science room in the Primate House. ~c:c :;taf: I:""t0rr10ers c ould conduct tours, eive free lectures, and tak:e ani mals '.:.o ·;:,:1c local schools . There is an endless lis t of ways to promote more i;-:.-'.:.c:·c st ir. the eciucational aspect of the zoo. 7ne zoo is l a cki ng in imagination. An example of how animals could be ·,.co:::-:<::e.:l. i nto the present physical setup to make it more attractive is 8Y adC:.::.nz m-.caws to t he planted areas of the Primat e House, and small .'.':..nc '.".cs -t!ould do v ery wel l in the 1vaterfall areas of tl1e ~elin0 Hou:::;e . c~e rcc~i v e:::; the impre ssion of always being indoors. Relatively .: . :):-:pe::-,sivc outs::..ci.e caGcs could be built t o house the common monkeys and -:2.:':..~~ 1r:<1r:-:'.1al0. Landscape walks across from t he bears could pass through ~-2.r;-: aild paddock f enc es could enclose an unused area for hoofed s tock • .::.-:-.n t:.c adva!: t agc of the southern weather, outside plants and animalo I. �.. -5---·· ,·· ·-~--- --··--- l~c ?_ruar-y 8, 1967 co: .~:.·_:_ ·:1;i.l-~c the overall appearance of the zoo r1or e dcliGhtful. 2vcr, ·C.l-.ou~;1 t he zoo is limited in total acrcn.'._'.c, the re a:r:-e many .r:;j_c:::-ov e::.:.ent s t hat could be made to give 11 feeli ng of la.r 0 sn0ss. 'ic10 .J.-tlarrta Zoo has a vast potentinl; with the cor1•oct c uidc1.r1c c: I ':.:--:-.c:-:in.::; of the society and city, the z.oo could b 3 a va.luA.ble c0:TI,,l:..:.1iJ.:,~, - bot:i.1 a::; a cultural and recreational c enter. D ~ '·(i~in~ lJ__J _:·~bt::J:=::::::::::;;;-=-- w. Ar mstrong ~ /dlj./ >~~- National Zoological Park Washington, D.C. I I � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document os February 6, 1967 S$ bikends of the Atlanta (Georgia) Zoo sh “art Tienald 2. Dieblein, National Zoological Park Re,ort on Visit to Atlanta Zoo on January 28, 1967 n dantary 28, 1967 the undersigned visited the Atlanta Zoo. Durin: montis i. Looked at the zoo as typical visitors; in the afternoon, . tes cseocted by the zoo foreman. Mr. Dilbeck showed us overy courtesy endows were impressed by his loyalty to the zoo. “his report is divided into three parts: I. Physical Plant, II. Anivel Collection,-and III. Conclusion: —- In years past, city zoos were established to exhibit a small collec- tion of arimals, in other words, a menagerie. These menageries nad-no tat ee ae Chae it . scucstional values or economical basis for existing. Many cities rcalized oc Gvewing power of animals and: began to build up their zoos for tourist ecuvgactions, Other cities built up their zoos for educational programs, “74h .2 the wealthier cities began to take interest in the conservation voday, there is a tendency to combine these values, and in reality, they oo. ylesent each other to the advantaze of the city. With this yaiilesopnry in mind, this report is written. “* DInreTOAT DTANm Le PHYSICAL. PLANT Tuc Unree major buildings of the Atlanta Zoo are outstanding. All ; were clean and well maintained. Some of the details need » such as placing swinging bars in the center of the primate 4 yin he a -2— February &, 1967 ' cactus so that more of the cage space can be utilized by the animals. She: outside cages on the small. cat lino are extremely small and Jd be roworked for better runs. The bear dens are very unattractive “svi cowld be improved by landscaping and painting.. The hoofed eninal n7ca needs a cood landscape plan to provide shade and prevent ocrosion “. exildzon's zoo animal spaces could be made more attractive. Tne lack of outside cages attached to the buildings is very noticc— cle but since the buildings are already built, it is unnecessary to cxlticise this disadvantare. : The lack of informative signs is very disturbing, and the loss of ecucational value is obvious, It. aAREWAL COLLUCTION Observations: There are definitcly some animals that should be . cxovea from display, i.e. tailless Jaguar and Black Leopard. Some animals should be off display until their health problems are solved, Sor cxample, the spotted leopard. There seems to be a lack of purpose in the collection: ‘ovy om Lions, tigers, Pigtailed macaques, and chimpanzees; while absent nf Uns tyvieal zoo animals: hippos, giraffes, and birds. Qesn . sadasions: Rework collection so there is an array of animals (1) Feline House. By removing all but one good breeding pair of iiss ani tigers, there would be room for a pair each of cheetahs, serval, cr. Cats, nyenas, etc. s So February 8, 1967 ' (2) Primate House. Place Gibbons in the prosent Pigtailed macaques! obtain a legal orangutan; thus all represontatives of the apes are srescnt. Since the house is controlled environmentally, rare and unusual specimens could be displayed. (3) Reptile House. Considering the house has never been open. to the sablic, the collection can be considered impressive. As far as it could bc Cetermined, there are no tanks to display tans aquatic turtles, for example, Hata mata and the African Soft shell; turtles are very popular with the public. We recomend that remodeling of the Reptile House be held in abeyance until a director is appointed so that a professional can govern its operation. To allow a lay curator carte blanche to reorganize and remodel a new building is foolish. Professional curators, such as Roger osenec to the public. (4) Hoofed Animal Exhibit. These could be reworked to display interesting species which would help conservation of threatened species. 43 it is now, the few donkeys, etc. is an extremely uninteresting exhibit. (5) Children's Zoo. This was seen under winter conditions but it xs obvious that a better collection of animals could be obtained, i.e. pigny goats, llamas, and Fallow deer. Some of the wild babies that are som at the zoo (lions, tigers, monkeys, bears) could be incorporated Oidlsioed's 200. With a Little SHUEY 3 physically, this section could We ainka Z siliee February 8, 1957 t “SLL they reach an até when it is no longer safe to keep then in a bo improved for a closer association between the children and thio animals. Since the zoo does not exhibit birds, a whole zoological civi- oe o y sion is wissins. Even without a birdhouse, a good collection cold be coont: large birds mixed with the hoofed stock, parrots on outside chane’s, jays in the green houses with the alligators, and semi-tropical nirds in small outdoor cages. (7) Improvement is needed in the cooperation between the zoo and tie cducational system that controls the science room in the Primate House. 4 ~oG stafl members could conduct tours, give free lectures, and take animals %o the local schools. There is an maa list of ways to promote more "ne zoo is lacking in imagination. An example of how animals could be worked into the present physical setup to make it more attractive is oy adding macaws to the planted areas of the Primate House, and small finches would do very weli in the waterfall. areas of the Feline House. Cne reccives the impression of always being indoors. Relatively “axpensive cutside cages could be built to house the common monkeys and oval marmals. Landscape walks across from the bears could pass through an exnibpLt area. ms varkx and paddock fences could enclose an unused area for hoofed stock. 20h the advantage of the southern weather, outside plants and animals Atlanta Zoo So ee -5—: on. February &, 1967 ' could make the overall appearance of the zoo more delightful. os, sek Te 1 - }- sven tnoush the na oo is limited in total] acreare, there are many improvements that could be made to give a feeling of largeness. the Atlanta Zoo has a vast potential; with the correct guidance sv, Packing of the society and city, the zoo could be a valuable asset to “he community - both as a cultural and pecreationall center. | SD QQ _ Ai . D. KW) te Dept. Dietlein SS SN ere — Armstrong LDL see MeL eahlin W. A. XNanten National Zoological Park Washington, D.C.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 13, Folder 12, Document 150 Box 13 Box 13 Folder 12 Folder topic: Parks Department | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/7d2bdc378f4ae9b2e8c459f0a2e2daf1.pdf 92dd206bb2db69f2b192f67dadbc6c0e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. FRIENDS OF THE ATLANTA ZOO A Civic Organization Ma y or Ivon Allen, Hono rary President February 15, 1967 Mrs. L. W. Robert, Jr., President J e sse Drape r, Vice Presid e nt Freemo n S tri ckland, Tre asurer Ma rgare t A. Le ith eise r, Executive Secretory DI RECTO RS Mrs. J ames D. Ro b inson, Jr. M rs. Henry H. O g d en Dear Jack: Dr. J oh n Richardson Mrs. W m. B. Hortsfield Mrs. M. W . W a g ar Fur man Smith, J r. Louisa le Ro ux, Secre tary We were extremely fortunate to be able to get the help of these very brilliant men to evaluate the Atlanta Zoo. We feel it is an excelient appraisal and hope you will read it carefully. This brings my best to you in hopes that we may soon get off the . g round~ Sincerely, Mrs. L; Mr~ Jack Delius Pa rks Department City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 /.Si/tmore _j./ofef 959 A tfanla, (}eorgia w. Robert, Jr: � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Mayor Ivan Allen, Honorary President Airs, L. W. Robert, Jr., President Jesse Draper, Vice President Freeman Strickland, Treasurer Margaret A. Leitheiser, Executive Secretary DIRECTORS Mars. James D. Robinson, Jr. Mrs. Henry H. Ogden Dr. Jonn Richardson Mrs. Wm. B. Hartsfield Mrs. MW. Wagar Furman Smith, Jr. Louisa Le Roux, Secretary Biltm ore Hotel # 959 Aibenke, Georg ia FRIENDS OF THE ATLANTA ZOO A Civic Organization February 15, 1967 Dear Jack: We were extremely fortunate to be able to get the help of these very brilliant men to evaluate the Atlanta Zoo. We feel it is an excellent appraisal and hope you will read it carefully. ; This brings my best to you in hopes that we may soon get off the. ground, Sincerely, nt Mrs. Ls W. Robert, Jr. Mr, Jack Delius Parks Department City Hall ; | Atlanta, Georgia 30303  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 13, Folder 12, Document 149 Box 13 Box 13 Folder 12 Folder topic: Parks Department | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/10c3d50d058a7deca927629936964ea3.pdf 6ac013f2919af08d7714123122cb6646 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. t / Y!;)rLeJ ?Z .• '7 .r.h ~ ~ O /J /? ·1/1'/_J y ,Y,l/1,,_ ~, -' ~/-- ,;·j/ v /. , £ .• .., '"' {/'• J V // / -~ ,?' / Ju U. ,,//. / ~ l/ ,- ,·.' o·.,· J 9- J • • ,,,,.., - ~ • • •"-' ' , ·'- .. . ~ c;x . . v:2 . . tJ0111-l/l.LJ.Jto.1t.- J Ptel1'611u/llr111/ ..L4.Jln.r~ @t1/lft.1UJ/v rp Zo/l:;ru:u~ JJM1t:kf.1. C. :-q· 1~:: .:,p T H C D ;R: c...:.·: oR !1J0Jto1v fJ.2/.21 'Y 7 9 196? ~,:_•so 1,.,. W~ ~ obert, JrG Pr0 s · d0nt ~ri ~~s c~ t he _ tlanta Zoo 959 ::.l'cmo;,"e .-otel A~ l n~, Georgia Ja ar M s. Robert : Tha you for s endin0 me the inf o rmat o .. cone e r .ling nt t' e op n· g for Zoo Director in the city of At Q Earl·" er• I h d expres sed a n interest i .. th s posit i on .. oweve r, t e salary r ange, a s established.s> is not high n oug o that I can jus t ify making an applicationo I hav e ~ea ·d a great deal of t he develop nt nd potent· al of the Atlanta Zoo.I) and I am sur e I wold nj o y an s sociation with t and with t he Friends of · .. e .. an a Zoo .. It i u nf ortunat e that family fin n i con iderat:on precludes me f rom submitting an appl "cat on. do hop y ou_ search for a competent z oo direc t or is suc c essf , l . Truly yours~ MET . DIST . ZOOL. GARDENS \ ' ·- '/\ \' .... Walter D ., St one Director � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document OY) LP 2 fF P | We , ; ’ 7 Le / nee eee RP PII £0 igo Sf oF 7 ESE ga kh AS pig Oe FURVOPULOELEAAS LY’ OY 4 YOM LES LAS # C ? i y A. OO. Ge -_ icy Metropolitan Distitcl Oomuitistoje FoN S ai, ge (So fe i ee : a Digs Of Loolegical Guviensy ORE Gp. cae _ Hho tom OYY, February 7, 1967 Lb. W. Robert, Jr. President oa die ends of the Atlanta Zoo Biltmore Hotel anta, Georgia ro > 0 hel cri ‘y wc Mora Dear Mrs. Robert: Thank you for sending me the information concerning ahd the opening for Zoo Director in the city of Atlanta. EHerlier I had expressed an interest in this position. However, the salary range, as established, is not high enough so that I can justify making an application. I have heard a great deal of the development and potential of the Atlanta Zoo, and I am sure I would enjoy an association with it and with the Friends of the Atlanta Zoo. It is unfortunate that family financial considera- tion precludes me from submitting an application. I ado hope your search for a competent zoo director is successful. Truly yours, MET. DIST. ZOOL. GARDENS < a, i) t ‘\ \ No 7 se VL HY ou ye! og 2 ge pe i A F PSY _ mh oS Yo) Walter D. Stone irector  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 13, Folder 12, Document 148 Box 13 Box 13 Folder 12 Folder topic: Parks Department | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/5e2ff37e3ddf5bc9e9595ee1157bffe4.pdf 8fa3484cbb12dc27208166c838ab62b8 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ('• '- l o(,-, / __, I 1967 _,. ·.·· -- . ... ...... - .!. ' S:: E.-- - - . ..  :· ·. :: ,:, .': 3C: tr.e zoo for-er..;in . 1.)y r·. )ilbeck showeu. us 0v8:c 7 C(J'-.:..r--'.:,csJ ':.·..:::-csscci by his l oyc;'.h,~ -~ -) "' Le zoo . -:··c, :'.s ~i vi ded into I . ;,,·cp:::·s Ja ::rL, city z.oo.s w 0r e P2.ant, .l. . eci-,e,tJ.::.,;h ad 1:,0 e:-:l1ibi·" & sr;:al~ call e e- The se l-:-'. er.a _:;· eri0s !': ad ::.o '- _;_· c.:::t j_o .al values or e conomical ba sic fo existing . -~any c iti8s _· c, lizod 0-:her cities built 'll:'." :,:, 'ir zoos for educati onal prog2.~3.r.1s, · ·_:'.. ~ .' -::-.~ ;_\·ealt: :'..e:.:· ci' .:..es bet:an to tal-:e inta ·est in the cons e~ vation Toe.a/ , ·:.he.:::--e is a tendency to col7l'oine t hese val ue s , and in rcali t;;r , 1.r .· .L. ' ...... ...,_ ~ I. .L L., . .. ' _ - T-E:.:S:CAL PLAWI' Tf,c tn::'.'ee rr.ajor building s of t c Atlanta Zoo are outstandin3 . ·-.·..:.: ::..c:.::..r.gs ;1cre clean and uell r:ia.inta::..11ed . .:·-~ :·~vin1:, sucn ?.. S · Some of the details n3cd lacing swin~::.!\3 bar s in the c enter of the pJ. imate All �::;~ .c c c 3.r, .,~... ~:·~~-li z3Q , 7 7 1 J :,:... r ~~ J _ J.. ") •....,_ _ 7 __;_ ..,. . ., (,.).J 1 ... ·--:"lir..a :;_ ':. :c 12.c.{ of 01-:t s i d c c age s at t a c: .JC1. t ., the bui l h g s is ver y not i c e..- 2"...lc :..:-.;.:, sin c e t _e bui l c.ing s a r e a lrca cy b"t.:i l t , it i3 u.n::1cc e ssa r y to Th e l a ck of info r r.ia tive s i ~r,s is ·,rery di s tur bi~:.,s , and t h e l oss o: oct -ca:.ioLal -.ral ue i s o viou s . I. , :~IYAL COLT,.~ TION O.x.,er ,;ati n 3 : Tr.er e are defini t8l y s orr:e aninals that s hould 'be ahi~3 s s~ould b e off displ ay until t hei h eal t h pr o bl eDs are s olved , Jr- e:xar.:ple , the s pot-t.ec. l eorard . T:1cre s es;,,s to b e a lac~< of !:mr µo se i n t he col lectioi. : -- - ·-, ..... ,. "' ·::::e :.;,,-:_,ical ~oo an:ir.·.al "': .os J' £ e:: .-- a·~::.o:n.s : ~ Gl-=..r_e hi ~~!:"O Z, ::i .c .:.f _fes , and bi~d s . Rcv,ork collect i on so the··e is an a::.~ ay of an~ ':ic.l s ouse . By removing all but on.e goo d breeding pai r o.:. t2.:,c~~s, t .ere v1ouJ.d be roon fo :."' a pair each of cheet ahs , s c .. val, .::..~.:n cats , hyenas, etc. �February 8, 1967 - 3- ouse . 2 ) Pr ir.1a.t Pl ace G:i.bbons in t . e pr esent Pi[{tail cd nacaques 1 c&.:::;c ; obtain -a lega l orangut an; thus all rcpre entat iv s 0 · ) :.~~_,;:;!·, Since th • s ::.c t.ens cul d b 3) house i s cont r olled environm ntally, rar e an di spl aye • · ptil ? House. ~~bli~, the uimsua l Consi e ril-,,g the house has never been ope olle ction can be cons idered impressive . t o t .e As far a s it coul d o dc~eIT.lined, there are no t anks t o displ ay pre aquatic t ur t les, for exa.; ple, !a.ta mata and the African Soft s hel l; turtl es are very popul ar ui.th t he public . We r comm nd t hat r emodeling of the Reptil e House be hel d in ab yanc unti l a direct or is a ppointed so that a profes s ional can govern its oper ation . To a llow a lay curator ca rte blanche t o r organize and r model a new building is fool i s h . Profess ional curator s , such as Roger Conant of Philadelphia, Herndon Dowling of New .York, or Earl Herald of Sa.~ Franci s co, would be pl eased to survey t he workings of the building and sugges t ·ways and means t o modify i t at the l east e.xpense s o i t could be op ned tot public . (4.) Hoofed. Ani mal Exhibit . These could be r i·: orked to display interesting species which would help conservation of t hreatened species . As it is now, t he few donkeys, etc . is an extremely uni nt erest ing exhibit. (5 ) Childr en ' s Zoo. This was seen under wint er conditions but it i s obvious that a better colle ction of animals could be obtained 1 i . e . pigIT".iy goats, llamas, and Fallow deer . Some of the wild babies t hat are born at the zoo (lions, t igers , monkeys , bears ) coul d be incorporated �t -- .. .L - ., _~ • ..I ..., . . . ' . .,.. ·-- J__ ,_ --::. -· L _, _ r; r ... ~ "- ...... - 'e' r:..'. a-:-:-y --- ,- .... • "" c.1 3a:c to (',~ Sir:c e t r,e zoo c.oes not c::--hi::,i t .. .:; .·:'. ..::.si ns . 8, 1967 i n. a irC:s ; a 1-:::ole zool o.;i cal c.ivi- 1 ve, ,vithout a ·0irdl Ol: s;;, a t:;o od c olle ction co·1:i.(· .)c 'c :-::.:t : ::..a:~,:c bi.i.ds mi x ed wit: t- r:e :1oofcd stoc:~ , pa 2·ot 3 on out.:;i c:;o , , ja~- ~ in th e green ho;1ses 1·rit Ir,·\ I. I , ·.h O V C.. ,ent is i1ee"ed i n the cooperation bobrccn t he ~oo a:::: - .,... ,..... -... -· "Y"1 t :.;;; :,::.:..:.c ·::.::.0:.,2.:!.. sy st em t ha t cont::-ols the scienc e room in , o c;":af: ~c!"!)C s c o'Uld cond1.:ct tours, _,·. c.s.l sctools . ' ~ -- - .I. tne Prirr!El:te ::o~_.::;o, -ivc L cc lectures, There is a n endless lL;t of ways to promot e :-"!o-~e t:-:e educational asp ect of the zoo . C':'CUiSION rr·-:c z.:;o is lacr:inc3 in imaginatior. . An cxa.rnpJ~ 9:_ l'OH c.ni u.~5 ooulc. r. .:; ~.-or·~~ed ir::,o t:1e p e s erJ.t physical s et11p t o rna.l< e it !:lore attrac tive is -,,.,~ 2.c ::.in"' r:o.ca1-1s to the planted ar ea s o f t he Prim.ate House, and sJ.1.all ~ ::c::.e: s ·,:o, 1 ld do vcc":· ".· :ell ir, the waterfall areas of t ..G 7cl:.,.o :-:oucu. ·.r.r.::l~::;::-•..,i 'Te ::mt side ca g es could b e bui].t to hous e t h e ccr.!?:lon :::1.onkcys anc. ·a:'..~~ :':"a n~,als . I.,a,nds cape walks acros s fro m the bears coul d pass through Far:-: a,,d pa ddo ck fences coul d en close an unused ar ea or . o ec. sto c:·~. ~iiti: t!"1e advanta,:;e of t he so ·t :1ern Heather, outside pla:-its a:rsd a n21.al::, �r:: - .,1 - ZJ G ~. 1-. .:_3 ,c.c!·.::_nc of the society a· · city, t:1e .:;.::".'~:. --iit-· - both a s a culturaJ. 3.2,cl -'- ,00 c -:,1;.l c. b ,:; a va.lun.' 2.e 2s:::: -:./ i:. to ec r-;2tic:1al 111:1 ,iio ic.1 Zo lo0 i asnington, D. C. '!; C (>ff::,c 1 r • � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document 2 a ae eye : February &, 1907 - : 5 fo it, fe lt: a iat ee ak rriencs of the Atlanta (Geor7: 2) ant % a 3 tk & 4 Vand ee) ee nes ii, ULETLEIN, Nationa. .colormacelt Sars Ss yet ¢ Ws ait + A .ancte Fe 5 T ime Be O47 ori on Visit to Atlanta Zcc on January 28, 1957 Ca danuary 28, 1967 the undersigned visited the Atlanta Zoo. During ” whe eo, tn oA Ay " si abel alte fe ae am = L he zoo as typical visitors; in the afternoon, by the zoo foreman. lir. Dilbeck showed us every courtesy G io on uw fet + =." a ee * od by his loyalty to the goo. this re,ort is divided into three parts: iI. Physical Plant, Ii. Aniral Collection, and III. Conclusion. rs past, city zoos were established to exhibit a small collec- ihe ae ay 4 > GABA een Th ae nanan han a otner woras, & menagerie. snese menaceries nada no rears! educational values or economical basis for existing. Many cities realized z2utractions, Other cities built ur their zoos for educational programs, . the wealthier cities began to take interest in the conservation Today, there is a tendency to combine these values, and in reality, they complement each other to the advantage of the city. With this philosophy in mind, this report is written. 7, VAL PLANT The three major buildings of the Atlanta Zoo are outstanding. Ali ‘uildings were clean and well maintained. Some of the details need improving, such as placing swinging bars in the center of the primate fie ecg 7. ‘ Februncy & C9 tI. sisa, ZC i . DY Sp 4741 — Ay * o ~AlS FAT S4RraR tar tte argemalaz > Be ere o1 Pne ¢a Ace Can Jo LULL Zea OY tie amiratc. = “ayy eh ties ‘y Pe eee : as) ia, Seeks ay eee 5 _ lig Outside cares on the srall cat line are extremely siall ans Re ae ol, B a ee is Fa a # mm, + 7 ie rs ve reyyorked for better runs. ale OC car dens are vor, mattractive cold be improved by lahdscaping and painting. The hcofed sninal a2ea needs a good landscape plan to provice shace and prevent erosion, “he chilcren's zoo animal spaces could be made more attractive. The lack of outside cages attached to the buildings is very notices sole but since the buildings are already built, it is unnecessary to rivicize this disadvantage. The lack of informative signs is very disturbing, and the loss of educational value is obvious. NIMAL “COLLECTION Observations: There are definitely some animals that should be removed from display, i.e. tailless Jaguar and Black Leopard. ‘Some animals should be off display until their health problems are solved, Qu for example, the spotted leopar There seems to be a lack of purpose in the collection: a\y on lions, tigers, Piptailed macaques, and chimpanzees; while absen avé the typical zoo animals: hipros, sireffes, and birds. a : Rework collection so there is an array of animals the animal kingdom, (lL) Feline Ilouse. By removing all but one good breeding pair of rs, there would be room for a pair each of cheetahs, serval, siden cats, hyenas, etc. Ltlanta Zoo j= February &, 1967 (2) Primate House. Place Gibbons in the present Pigtailed macaques! case; obtain-a legal orangutan; thus all representatives of the apes are mrecent. Since the house is controlled environmentally, rare and unusual svecimens could be displayed. (3) Reptile House. Considering the house has never been open to the cublic, the collection can be considered impressive. As far as it could be determined, there are no tanks to display pure aquatic turtles, for example, Mata mata and the African Soft shell; turtles are very popular with the public. We recommend that remodeling of the Reptile House be held in abeyance until a director is appointed so that a professional can govern its operation. To allow a lay curator carte blanche to reorganize and remodel a new building is foolish. Professional curators, such as ee Conant of Philadelphia, Herndon Dowling of New York, or Earl Herald of San Francisco, would be pleased to survey the workings of the building and suggest ways and means to modify it at the least expense so it could be opened to the public. (4) Hoofed Animal Exhibit. These could be reworked to display interesting species which would help conservation of threatened species. As it is now, the few donkeys, etc. is an extremely uninteresting exhibit. (5) Children's Zoo. This was seen under winter conditions but it is obvious that a better collection of animals could be obtained, i.e. pigmy goats, Llamas, and Fallow deer. Some of the wild babies that are born at the zoo (lions, tigers, monkeys, bears) could be incorporated fac ‘ 7 i Dahria- oo IOAT fe anita % Sell sooy February &, 1967 Sil tier reach an ate when 3% is no lonter safé to keen them in a i ey oe ie —_ sildronts goo. “Jith a little thoucht, prysically, this soction could “o improvea for a closer association between the children ard the animals. (5) Since the goo does not exhibit birds, a whole zoological civi- sic. is wissing. Even without a birdhouse, a food collection cowlc de ‘csont: Large birds mixed with the hoofed stock, parrots on outside coans, jays in the green houses with the alligators, and seri—trorical cirds in small outdoor cages. ace in the cooperation between the 200 ard a Improvement is neede ti@ Gciacational system that ntrols the science x in Primate House. t catio S em that controls the science room in the Pri e Ho i, 70 stati members could conduct tours, give free lectures, and take an tts tals “2c Incal schools. There is an endless list of ways to promote more interest in the educational aspect of the zoo. =il, CONCLUSION ~ . th The goo is lacking in imagination. An example of how animals could he worked into the tresent physical setup to make it more attractive is 1 oy acdine racaws to the planted areas of the Primate House, and small finches wovld do very well in the waterfall areas of the Feline House. Qe receives the impression of always being indoors, Relatively inexpensive outside cages could be built to house the common monkeys and sali mammals. Landscape walks across from the bears could pass through ar exhibit area. Park and paddock fences could enclose an unused area for hoofed stock. with the advantage of the southern weather, outside plants and animals Soe remit l oe fe Ly AIT ATas ai 14, cele | Leyte 1d make the overall appearance of the zoo more delightful. re Sheena. ES ian al , = Som Vamst aA an tatal “a one Even though the zoo is limited in total acreare, there are many aan eee Dai LL, 1 4 = 5 ™ 74 + oo 4 = Ae rovements that could be made to give a feeling of lersoness. + earn » ents £45 ae Ph tial; with the correct guidanc The Atlanta Zoo has a vast poten tacking of the society and city, the zoo could Eh ee ticnal center. cl nity -— both as a cultural. and recrsaa whe community “2. es Se % Dietl ilein ee Va OY Cat aa mstrong <a 1D hie LE ecb a J, A. Xanten Natienal Zcologi @al Park Wannineton. D D.C S  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 13, Folder 12, Document 147 Box 13 Box 13 Folder 12 Folder topic: Parks Department | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/e3f4338ad1856373c6dc172483cf06aa.pdf 28ede99ffe690e0b116d51ffbe81fd8e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. FRIENDS OF THE ATLANTA ZOO A Civic Organization Mayor Ivan Allen, Honorary President Mrs . L. W . Robert, Jr., President Jesse Draper, Vice President February 15, 1967 Freeman Strickland, Treasurer Margaret A. Le itheiser, Executive Secretary DIRECTORS Mrs . James D. Robinson, Jr. Mrs. Henry H. Ogden Dr. John Richardson Mrs. Wm. B. Harfsfield Mrs. M. W. Wagar Furma·n Smith, Jr. Louisa Le Roux, Secretary Dear Ivan: We were extremely fortunate to be able to get the help of these very bril liant men to evaluate the Atlanta Zoo~ We feel it is an excellent appraisal and hope you will read i t carefully. This brings my best to you in hopes tha t we may soon get off the ground. Sincerely, - \_*-" ~ "- ~ Mrs~ L. w. Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr~ 3700 Northside Drive, N.W. Atlanta, Gaa 30305 Biltmore J./.otef 959 _A.tfanla, (}eorgia I I Robert, Jr~ � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Mayor Ivan Allen, Honorary President Mrs. L. W. Robert, Jr., President Jesse Draper, Vice President Freeman Strickland, Treasurer Margaret A. Leitheiser, Executive Secretary DIRECTORS Mrs. James D. Robinson, Jr. Mrs. Henry H. Ogden Dr. John Richardson Mrs. Wm. B. Hartsfield Mrs. M. W. Wagar Furman Smith, Jr. Louisa Le Roux, Secretary Pltmore Hotel # 959 Athanta, Georgia FRIENDS OF THE ATLANTA ZOO q A Civic Organization February 15, 1967 Dear Ivan: We were extremely fortunate to be able to get the help of these very brilliant men to evaluate the Atlanta Zoo. We feel it is an excellent appraisal and hope you will read it carefully. This brings my best to you in hopes that we may soon get off the ground, Sincerely, = ee lN UL Mrs. Le W. Robert, Jr. Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. 3700 Northside Drive, N.W. Atlanta, Ga. 30305  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 13, Folder 12, Document 146 Box 13 Box 13 Folder 12 Folder topic: Parks Department | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/dbe13b23cbd812663537c551277369ff.pdf 570aaf67932fb92a0d654b2d590bc1bc Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Ir ~ February 20, 1967 Mrs o L. W. Robert, Jr. 959 Biltmore Hotel Atlanta, GeoTgia Dear Evie: I appreciate yO\ll' s nding ine a copy o-f the report you have had prepared on the AUanta Zoo. I think it is a very good report and I am · ur the Parks Committee will give consideration to the recommendation • Sincer ly your , lva.n Allen, Mayor lAJr/br J•. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document February 20, 1967 Mrs. L. W. Robert, Ir. #959 Biltmore Hotel Atlanta, Georgia Dear Evie: I appreciate your sending me a copy of the report you have had prepared on the Atlanta Zoo, I think it is a very good report and I am sure the Parks Committee will give consideration to the recommendations, Sincerely yours, Ivan Alten, Jr. Mayor IAJx2r/br  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 13, Folder 12, Document 145 Box 13 Box 13 Folder 12 Folder topic: Parks Department | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/ad0706465d22b20ebd1d9e6ff1d0eb34.pdf cdf460bf917137f9d0c3f41e7e538f25 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. C ITY OF ATLANTA DEPARTMENT of PARKS Office of General Manager Atlanta, Georgia 30303 February 23, 1967 JACK C . DELIUS GENERAL MANAGER MEMORANDUM TO: Hon. Ivan Allen, Jr. FROM: Jack D9lius Thank you for your memorandum of February 22 concerning the cleanliness of the Children's Zoo at Grant Park. You are absolutely right that the area does become untidy particularly on the weekend. I propose the following corrective me a sures. The addition of about ten to. twelve tra sh receptacles strategically placed within the area ; a prisoner or extra zoo att e ndant to constantly police the general area ; the h i r ing o f a b ui ldi ng cleaner who will constantly clean the restrooms in the Children' s Zoo a s well as the other b uil d ings at Gr ant P ark . As t o the short-cutt ing across the grass and through the shrubbery, we have tr ied chain fences, sign s, e x tra shrubs, e tc. I've come to t h e conclusion that the smartest thing to do where pract ica l a nd whe re esthetics will not be injured is t o actu a lly pave the p ath s the way people are walki ng. This is being d o ne in the deve lopment of a lot o f our modern p arks and so we propose t o try i t o n a limited bas i s o f the Children's Zoo and then go i nto it ful ly if it prove s practical. Aga in, we will proceed cau tiously so as not to disturb the gene ra l desi gn featu r es, etc. o f th e Children's Zoo. Thank you f o r your interest and I appreciate your visit t o the Zoo . J CD:bjw Gr- � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document CITY OF ATLANTA DEPARTMENT of PARKS Office of General Manager Atlanta, Georgia 30303 February 23, 1967 JACK C. DELIUS GENERAL MANAGER MEMORANDUM TO: Hon. Ivan Allen, Jr. FROM: Jack Delius Thank you for your memorandum of February 22 concern— ing the cleanliness of the Children's Zoo at Grant Park. You are absolutely right that the area does become untidy particularly on the weekend. I propose the following corrective measures. The addition of about ten to twelve trash receptacles strategically placed within the area; a prisoner or extra zoo attendant to constantly police the general area; the hiring of a building cleaner who will constantly clean the restrooms in the Children's Zoo as well as the other buildings at Grant Park. As to the short-cutting across the grass and through the shrubbery, we have tried chain fences, signs, extra shrubs, etc. I've come to the conclusion that the smartest thing to do where practical and where esthetics will not be injured is to actually pave the paths the way people are walking. This is being done in the development of a lot of our modern parks and so we propose to try it on a limited basis of the Children's Zoo and then go into it fully if it proves practical. Again, we will proceed cautiously so as not to disturb the general design features, etc. of the Children's Zoo. Thank you for your interest and I appreciate your visit to the Zoo. JCD: bjw  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 13, Folder 12, Document 144 Box 13 Box 13 Folder 12 Folder topic: Parks Department | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/5c381d596c1f10be4284ef27ecd87484.pdf 0d9a81567b0786a7608a7e75d034651e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. C TY OF A LANTA DEPARTMENT of PARKS Office of General Manager Atlanta, Georgia 30303 February 24, 1967 JACK C. DELIUS MEMORANDUM GENERAL MANAGER TO: Hon. Ivan Allen, Jr. FROM: Jack Delius Thank you for sending me a copy of your letter to Mrs. L. W. Roberts concerning the report she had prepared on the Atlanta Zoo. I agree substantially with the report but Mr. Leftwich, the undersigned, and Steve Dobbs all take exceptions to the remarks made concerning Steve's qualifications. He is certainly not a "lay Curator" but is a professional in every sense of the word. Also, we take exception to the remark that we have given anyone a blank check to remodel the Reptile House. We are actively recruiting for a Zoo Director and many of the changes which I realize must be made and can be made will be more easily initiated and operated with a professional director on the scene. We appreciate your that when you next in good order • . JCD: bjw to the Zoo a nd I trust a call you will find things � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document (ioe st CITY OF ATLANTA DEPARTMENT of PARKS Office of General Manager Atlanta, Georgia 30303 February 24, 1967 JACK Cc. DELIUS GENERAL MANAGER MEMORANDUM TO: Hon. Ivan Allen, Jr. FROM: Jack Delius Thank you for sending me a copy of your letter to Mrs. L. W. Roberts concerning the report she had prepared on the Atlanta Zoo. I agree substantially with the report but Mr. Leftwich, the undersigned, and Steve Dobbs all take exceptions to the remarks made concerning Steve's qualifications. He is certainly not a "lay Curator" but is a professional in every sense of the word. Also, we take except-— ion to the remark that we have given anyone a blank check to remodel the Reptile House. We are actively recruiting for a Zoo Director and many of the changes which I realize must be made and can be made will be more easily initiated and operated with a professional director on the scene. We appreciate your visits to the Zoo and I trust that when you next pay us a call you will find things in good order. Qe/A__ ICD:bjw  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 13, Folder 12, Document 143 Box 13 Box 13 Folder 12 Folder topic: Parks Department | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/0693117bb773f89d0ef7c681b1ab0a96.pdf 7bcb22280e53dac3db48a63a4bac3276 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. (I tJ) C TY OF ATLA DEPARTMENT of PARKS Office of General Manager Atlanta, Georgia 30303 January 30, 1967 JACK C. DELIUS GENERAL MANAGER Mr. Charles L. Davis Comptroller City of Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Re: EOA's Recreation Funds Dear Charles: 1-..s you know by nm,r , Economic OJ:portuni ty tlant: slashed from their budget appropriation all funds rtaining to Recreation and therefore cancelled as of December 31, 1966 the three separate and distinct contracts under which this department of City Government carried out specialized recreation programs. These programs were namely the Neighborhood Playlot l ·rogram, Summer Recreation and Job Opportunity for Youth (Operation Champ), and recreation for senior high rise apartment dwellers. It is the opinion of the undersigned and Mis s Carmichael that the neighborhood playlot program takes priority over the t wo other projects. This opinion is one shared in by Mayor Allen. The number of playlots continues to grow as we attempt to meet the needs and demands of citizens in deprived areas. It is anticipated that Ne will shortly have a total of twenty-one neighborhood playlots, t,m of ,,'lhich involve the renting of dwellings for a year-round type operation. Since the cancellation of EOA funds, we have continued operating a few of these playlots on a part-time b asis, good •;reather permitting. The hasic expense involved is one of salaries and the rather substantial expense of renting outdoor toilets. Salaries are being charged to account 780C, Extra Help, Umpires, etc. and the renting of the portable john s is being charged to 771C. Account 780C does not contain sufficient appropriations to carry on a full time summer program at these twenty-one locations. For your information, the following playlots either exist or are under construction or in the negotiating stage; A �Mr. Charles L. Davis Page Tl-TO 1. Rhodes St. Between Sunset D Vine (Vine City) 2. Magnolia and Maple (Vine City) 3. 373 Thurmond St., N. ~J. 4. Merritts E. Bedford (Buttermilk Bottoms) 5. Gilham Park on ~Jade Ave. (Blue Heaven)* 6. ~lylie & Tye (Cabbage To"l>m) 7. Connally St. near Richardson (Summer Hill) * 8. McDaniel at Georgia Ave. (Mechanicsville) 9. Haygood & (Lightning) Crew (Summer Hill) 10. 255 Dodd Ave. Recreation Center (Mechanicsville) ** 11. ~·1indsor St. near Richardson (Mechanicsville) 12. Park Ave. 13. Haynes and Foundry Sts., N ; ;J. (Lightning) - proposed 14. Per ry Blvd. a nd Lively St., N. ~J" (Perry Home s ) - pro po s ed 15. Hardee St . at Arberdeen (B l u e Heav e n) - pro po s ed 16 . Huff Rd. area in northwest Atlanta - pro po s ed 17. Arlingto n Cir ., N.~1.* 18. 533-539 Central Ave. l C? . Plunkett Tm•m - to be located 20. Bender St . 21 . 81 Little St ., S. E. Recreati o n Center ( Summe r Hill ) & Lansing St., S. E . - no lea se s .·. 1. s. :-J. - to b e located These are park properties owned by the Parks Department. Houses and lots are leased for $100 per month. playlot s are l eased · fo r $ 1 . per year. All other wish to advise you of all the expense that we can think of that will be encountered in the operation of these twenty- one locations. Therefore, the following is our basic and minimum requirements for the successful operation of the neighborhood playlots for the summer of 1 9 67. 'i !e �Mr. Charles L. Davis Page Three Playlots, 1967 Summer only Salaries •Je anticipate operating full time, six days a ,.reek, from 9 a.m. - 12 and 1 - 7 p.m., from Thursday, June 1 thru Monday, Labor Day, September 4. This is a ninety-six calendar day or eighty-two work day program. '::e will staff each playlot vrith at least one Community Recreation Leader making Range 34, $15.70 per eight hour day, $1. 9 6 per hour o l-.li Recreation Leaders ·will b e under the direction of a Recreation Supervisor making Range 45, $24.95 per eight hour day, $3.12 per hour. The Supervisor will work a total of 5 4 hours per week. As the above list indicates, there are approximately twenty-one playlots to operate. Of these, a total of fourteen are existing and seven are under development or the land is in the process of being leased. Each lot will have supervision for a total of nine hours per day, fifty-four hours per week, or eighty-two work days for a total of 738 hours. A total for all lots of 1 4 ,760 man hours of Community Recreation Leaders time, amounting to $38,929 .60; plus the Supervisors time amounting to $2,302.56 for a grand Recreation salary total expense of $31.232.16. (830C) Presently, four men each are ,_,rork ing thirty-two hours per pay period doing clean- up and maintenance work on the existing playlots . This fo ur man crew consists o f a Fark Foreman II, (2) Labor Foremen II, and (1) Laborer. They are paid straight ove rti me on the basis of a Park Foreman II, Equipment Operator I, Labor Foreman II, and one Laborer's pay. I ,..,ould suggest this arrangement be maintained since most personnel declined to work overtime and these individuals are willing to work. Park Foreman II earn $3.53 per hour; the Equipment Operator I is paid $1.88 per hour; Labor Foreman II is paid $2033 per hour; and the Laborer is paid $1.5~ per hour. These men will be involved in approximately ten pay periods at 32 hours per pay period times $9.23 per hour for a total of $1,453.60. {Maintenance is a twelve month item - this figure is just for the summer) Thus, total Recreation and Maintenance salary cost will be $32,686.00. 1 r.-J e will keep as many . Recreation positions vacant as possible during the winter months, thus hoping to accrue approximately $32,000 to hire additional Community Recreation Leaders as needed, in unnumbered positions, plus limited maintenance expense, during this summero �Hr. Charles L . Davis Page Four J:.uto l.llov-rance: The Supervisor ·will draw $50 per month car allo1 ,rance. A total car allowance will be for ~6 calendar days times $1.66 per day for a total of $15~.3 6 . Transportation: Last year ·we spent approximately $-1600 on transportation in the playlot program alone not counting "Operation Champ" . This year the Park s Jepartment's thirty passenger (for kids) bus will be used to the maximum. Children 1_.1ill be carried to (1) Cyclorama, Zoo, and special lecture by herpetologist; (2) State Capital, City Hall; (3) Greenhouses, Training Center, lecture on insects b y ~r. Buchannan at Piedmont Pa r k . Three trips p er lot times 20 lots is f. 0 trips in the 82 work day program. Games, Supplies l . Rentals : (771C) $100 per playlot times 20= Portable toilet s a t $ ~0 per mo. t i me s 20 loc a tion s times 3 mo. = $2 ,000 2 , 4 00 $ 4 I ~-00 Ma i ntena n ce~ ( 81 3C) $100 per playlot x 20 = Equi pment: $ 2,000 ( 570C) 11 lots to be equipped at $ 200 each = $ 2, 200 Special Proj e ct Expense: ( 771C ) Refreshments, awards day p icnic - estimated $2,000 Renta l s 255 Dodd Ave. is $100 per mo. x 3 mo. = $ 300 81 Little St., S.E. (Summer Hil l) rent to be paid by Citizen's Trust Co. as a donation to the City of Atlanta at $100 per month. Utilities: (771C) - lights Two houses at $10 per mo. for 3 months== $ 60 �l'-1r. Charles L. Davis Page Five Account 714C: (Fuel) T·wo houses at $ 20 per month for the fall and winter if the program is successful - not figured in this proposal. ~Je are holding to an average of 12 vacancies in the Recreation Division (Account 83OC} and we should come very close to having a $ 32, 68E surplus for salaries. ·:re ask that you make this money available in unnumbered positions for the individuals involved in the operation of the playlots and ,.,re also ask that you authorize expenses for automobile allowance amounting to $150. 36. e ,., ill make every possible effort to absorb the additional cost for games and supplies ,.,,hich we ,,rill charge to lkcount 771C; for maintenance to the lots Hhich '.\re will charge to Account 8l 3C; for equipment whi ch w·e , .r ill charge to Account 57OC; for special projects expense which we ,_,rill charge to Account 771C ; and, for rentals ,-,hich we will charge to i .ccount 771C. •,Till b e as conservative as possih le b ut these are the· figures arrived at after careful consideration and He are advising you of the financial aspect at the earliest time possible. ·! e Althaigh Mayor Allen made no committment as to supporting us in our desire for additional funds f or carrying on the neighborhood playlot program I believe I am at liberty as quoting him as saying to "Do your very b est to carry out this top priority project and if you get into an impossir.le situation financially, let me know, and perhaps some emergency appropriations can be made, etc . . . . " The above appears to solve the problem of summer operations but leaves unansi:,r ered the long and beautiful fall and spring days - and for that matter some ,.,rinter days - uhen the playlots should be operated. In addition, it appears \·1e will have t,,.,o houses rented which ,.-.rill operate the year-round as Recreation Centers in conjunction ,..-Tith the playlot program. ~Je must .:irrive at some solution as how to fund the salary, supply and rental - utility expenses involved. I 1 ·1ould hope that we i:muld not have to cut back existing and regular services in order to carry out this vital program. �Mr. Charles L. Davis Page Six Again, let me emphasize to you in writing that 1.ve are sorry to bother you as busy as you are uith these details and i.·re ~-.r ish to thank you for your usual fine cooperation, and I am Cordially, Delius neral Manager of Parks and Recreation JCD:bj,,1 cc : Hon. Ivan Allen, Jr. , Mayor : / All h embers of the Park Committee All Members o f the F inance Committee I"·-lr . R. Earl Landers, Administrative Asst. to the J,iayor Mr. Carl T . 3utherland, Director of Personnel flr. :)an E. :3"weat, Jr., Dir. of Governmental Liason Mrs . Grace Hamilton, Dir., Atlanta Youth Council Niss Virginia Carmichael, Dir., Recreation Div. Miss l\lberta Murch i son, Asst. :Jir. , Recr eation :Oi v. Miss Jimmie Hims, Asst . .J ir . , Recre ation .Division � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document fil CITY OF ATLANTA DEPARTMENT of PARKS Office of General Manager Atlanta, Georgia 30303 January 30, 1967 JACK C. DELIUS GENERAL MANAGER Mr. Charles L. Davis Comptroller City of Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Re: EOA's Recreation Funds Dear Charles: ‘| 4.s you know by now, Economic Opportunity Atlante slashed from their budget appropriation all funds ing to Recreation and therefore cancelled as of December 31, 1966 the three separate and distinct contracts under which this department of City Government carried out specialized recreation programs. These programs were namely the Neighborhood Playlot lrogram, Summer Recreation and Joh Opportunity for Youth (Operation Champ), and recreation for senior high rise apartment dwellers. It is the opinion of the undersigned and Miss Carmichael that the neighborhood playlot program takes priority over the two other projects. This opinion is one shared in by Mayor Allen. The number of playlots continues to grow as we attempt to meet the needs and demands of citizens in deprived areas. It is anticipated that we will shortly have a total of twenty-one neighborhood playlots, two of which involve the renting of dwellings for a year-round type operation. Since the cancellation of EOA funds, we have continued operating a few of these playlots on a part-time basis, good weather permitting. The basic expense involved is one of salaries and the rather substantial expense of renting outdoor toilets. Salaries are being charged to account 780C, Extra Help, Umpires, etc. and the renting of the portable johns is being charged to 771C. Account 780C does not contain sufficient appropriations to carry on a full time summer program at these twenty-one locations. For your information, the following playlots either exist or are under construction or in the negotiating stage: Mr. Charles L. Davis Page Two 1. Rhodes St. Between Sunset & Vine (Vine City) 2. Magnolia and Maple (Vine City) 3. 373 Thurmond St., N.J. (Lightning) 4, Merritts € Bedford (Buttermilk Bottoms) 5. Gilham Park on ‘jade Ave. (Blue Heaven) * 6. ‘Iylie & Tye (Cabbage Town) 7. Connally St. near Richardson (Summer Hill)* 8. McDaniel at Georgia Ave. (Mechanicsville) &. Haygood & Crew (Summer Hill) 10. 255 Dodd Ave. Recreation Center (Mechanicsville) ** 11. ‘indsor St. near Richardson (Mechanicsville) 12. Park Ave. & Lansing St., 5.E. -— no lease 13. Haynes and Foundry Sts., N.i!J. (Lightning) - proposed 14, Perry Blvd. and Lively St., N.'J. (Perry Homes) - proposed 15. Hardee St. at Arberdeen (Blue Heaven) - proposed 16. Huff Rd. area in northwest Atlanta - proposed 17. Arlington Cir., N.iJ.* 18. 533-539 Central Ave. 5&.'!. 1°, Plunkett Town - to be located 20. Bender St. S.i7. - to be located 21. 81 Little St., S.E. Recreation Center (Summer Hill) * These are park properties owned by the Parks Department. ** Houses and lots are leased for $100 per month. All other playlots are leased for $1. per year. We wish to advise you of all the expense that we can think of that will be encountered in the operation of these twenty-one locations. Therefore, the following is our basic and minimum requirements for the successful operation of the neighborhood playlots for the summer of 1°67. Mr. Charles L. Davis Page Three Playlots, 1967 Summer only Salaries Ye anticipate operating full time, six days a week, from 9 a.m. - 12 and 1 - 7 p.m., from Thursday, June 1 thru Monday, Labor Day, September 4. This is a ninety-six calendar day or eighty-two work day program. ‘‘e will staff each playlot with at least one Community Recreation Leader making Range 34, $15.70 per eight hour day, $1.°6 per hour. All Recreation Leaders will he under the direction of a Recreation Supervisor making Range 45, $24.95 per eight hour day, $3.12 per hour. The Super- visor will work a total of 54 hours per week. As the above list indicates, there are approximately twenty-one playlots to operate. Of these, a total of fourteen are existing and seven are under development or the land is in the process of being leased. Each lot will have supervision for a total of nine hours per day, fifty-four hours per week, or eighty-two work days for a total of 738 hours. A total for all lots of 14,760 man hours of Community Recreation Leaders time, amounting to $38,92°.60; plus the Supervisors time amounting to $2,302.56 for a grand Recreation salary total expense of $31.232.16. (630C) Presently, four men each are working thirty-two hours per pay period doing clean-up and maintenance work on the existing playlots. This four man crew consists of a Park Foreman II, (2) Labor Foremen II, and (1) Laborer. They are paid straight overtime on the basis of a Park Foreman II, Equipment Operator I, Labor Foreman II, and one Laborer's pay. I would suggest this arrangement be main- tained since most personnel declined to work overtime and these individuals are willing to work. Park Foreman II earn $3.53 per hour; the Equipment Operator I is paid $1.88 per hour; Labor Foreman II is paid $2.33 per hour; and the Laborer is paid $1.5° per hour. These men will be involved in approximately ten pay periods at 32 hours per pay period times $9.23 per hour for a total of $1,453.60. (Maintenance is a twelve month item - this figure is just for the summer) Thus, total Recreation and Maintenance salary cost will be 232,686.00. We will keep as many Recreation positions vacant as possible during the winter months, thus hoping to accrue approximately 232,000 to hire additional Community Recreation Leaders as needed, in unnumbered positions, plus limited maintenance expense, during this summer. Mr. Charles L. Davis Page Four Auto Allowance: The Supervisor will draw $50 per month car allowance. A total car allowance will be for ©°6 calendar days times $1.66 per day for a total of $15¢.36. Transportation: Last year we spent approximately $4600 on transportation in the playlot program alone not counting "Operation Champ". This year the Parks Department's thirty passenger (for kids) bus will be used to the maximum. Children will be carried to (1) Cyclorama, “oo, and special lecture by herpetologist; (2) State Capital, City Hall; (3) Greenhouses, Training Center, lecture on insects by Jr. Buchannan at Piedmont Park. Three trips per lot times 20 lots is €0 trips in the 82 work day program. Games, Supplies & Rentals: (771C) $100 per playlot times 20= $2,000 Portable toilets at $40 per mo. times 20 locations times 3 mo. = 2,400 $4,400 Maintenance: (313C) $100 per playlot x 20 = $2,000 Equipment: (570C) 11 lots to he equipped at $200 each = $2,200 Special Project Expense: (771C) Refreshments, awards day picnic - estimated $2,000 Rentals 255 Dodd Ave. is $100 per mo. x 3 mo. = $ 300 81 Little St., S.E. (Summer Hill) rent to be paid by Citizen's Trust Co. as a donation to the City of Atlanta at $100 per month. Utilities: (771C) - lights Two houses at $10 per mo. for 3 months = $ 60 Tr. Charles L. Vavis Page Five Account 714C: (Fuel) Two houses at $20 per month for the fall and winter if the program is successful - not figured in this proposal. We are holding to an average of 12 vacancies in the Recrea- tion Division (Account 830C) and we should come very close to having a $32,68€ surplus for salaries. ‘Je ask that you make this money available in unnumbered positions for the individuals involved in the operation of the playlots and we also ask that you authorize expenses for automobile allowance amounting to $159.36. ‘e will make every possible effort to absork the additional cost for games and supplies which we will charge to Account 771C; for maintenance to the lots which we will charge to Account $13C; for equipment which we will charge to Account 570C; for special projects expense which we will charge to Account 771°; and, for rentals which we will charge to /-ccount 771C. Ye will be as conservative as possible but these are the’ figures arrived at after careful consideration and we are advising you of the financial aspect at the earliest time possible. Althaigh Mayor Allen made no committment as to supporting us in our desire for additional funds for carrying on the neighborhood playlot program I believe I am at liberty as quoting him as saying to "Do your very best to carry out this top priority project and if you get into an impossikle Situation financially, let me know, and perhaps some emergency appropriations can be made, etc. ..-" The above appears to solve the problem of summer operations but leaves unanswered the long and beautiful fall and spring days - and for that matter some winter days - when the play- lots should be operated. In addition, it appears we will have two houses rented which will operate the year-round as Recreation Centers in conjunction with the playlot program. ‘le must arrive at some solution as how to fund the salary, supply and rental - utility expenses involved. I would hope that we would not have to cut hack existing and regular services in order to carry out this vital program. Mr. Charles L. Davis Page Six Again, let me emphasize to you in writing that we are sorry to bother you as busy as you are with these details and we wish to thank you for your usual fine cooperation, ana I am Cordially, ©. aL! Jack C. Velius General Manager of Parks and Recreation TICD:bjw cc: Hon. Ivan Allen, Jr., Mayor ~ All Members of the Park Committee All Members of the Finance Committee Mr. R. Earl Landers, Administrative Asst. to the Mayor Mr. Carl T. Sutherland, Director of Personnel ir. Dan E. Sweat, Jr., Dir. of Governmental Liason Mrs. Grace Hamilton, Dir., Atlanta Youth Council lliss Virginia Carmichael, Dir., Recreation Div. Miss Alberta Murchison, Asst. Dir., Recreation Div. Miss Jimmie Ilims, Asst. Jir., Recreation Division  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 13, Folder 12, Document 142 Box 13 Box 13 Folder 12 Folder topic: Parks Department | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/2d9a0d05bed20d6a42b5880c9df63a68.pdf 5248e950099b251beefc88a3838ace2a Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. /I January 16, 1967 lanie Moore 215 Piedmont Avenue, N.E. Apartment 701 Atlant , Georgi 30312 Miss De r Mi s Moor : Thank you for your letter of January 8 , 1967 to the Honor ble Iv n All n, Jr. regarding the po ibility of addle horses t Pi droont Park. The tables you refer to at Pi drnont Park r used for work hop and storage . We d p rat ly n d addition 1 ar as and could not imagine giving up thi pace at th pre ent time unl ss it could be replaced by modern adequ te werehou e . Horses r provid d t Ch stein Memorial Park but vn thi f rout r posing eriou problem which t thi to mo nt re cau ing th Ald rrn nic Committ conaid r th elemination of hors 11 rk r s. We r elize the recreation 1 v lu ridibg but r gret that w · c nnot Pi dmont P rk. Th nking you cco you gin for your 1 tt r, I Cordi lly, J ck c . G ner 1 P rk JCDabjv ce, Hon . Iv n All n, J r . / liu Manager of and R er tion t � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document January 16, 1967 Miss Melanie Moore 215 Piedmont Avenue, N.E. Apartment 701 Atlanta, Georgia 30312 Dear Miss Moore: Thank you for your letter of January 8, 1967 to the Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. regarding the possibility of saddle horses at Piedmont Park. The stables you refer to at Piedmont Park are used for workshop and storage. We desperately need additional areas and could not imagine giving up this space at the present time unless it could be replaced by a modern adequate warehouse. Horses are provided at Chastain Memorial Park but even this far out are posing serious problems which at this moment are causing the Aldermanic Parks Committee to consider the elemination of horses from all park areas. We realize the recreational value in horse-back ridihg but regret that we cannot accommodate you at Piedmont Park, Thanking you again for your letter, I am Cordially, Jack C, Delius General Manager of Parks and Recreation JCDibjw cc: Hon. Ivan Allen, ms 2  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 13, Folder 12, Document 141 Box 13 Box 13 Folder 12 Folder topic: Parks Department | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/9a5a320a929257d4e3e850fa2b6af1dc.pdf 5563da27b78166bcba4d1e05c0f37ebf Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. M reh 1 , 1967 o Ch rl L. D vi Comptr ller City of tl nt Atl n , G rgia 30303 Der Ch rl 1 �• Ch rl Two L . D vi p g It my ell be th t I ill have to co b ck to you nd sk for you to fre ze dd tion l poei tion so · .s tto ccrue more th n $ 8 , 000 in order to c · rry on th se various nd unorthodox progr s. I i nt to h ve thy com off nd h l p , I d up for tbi sut1tvnetr so th t th nking you ·or your ssi Cor J G p JCD:bjw cc -: Hon . Mr . l Jr . lly , lius g r of R er tion ~ nee � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document ee (y” March 1, 1967 Mr, Charles L,. Davis Comptroller City of Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Charles: Thank you very much for establishing Account G34-62-780C~1, Salaries, Playloet Program, in the amount of $48,000. I am now faced with another problem and its simply this; EOA had several very fine recreation workers in hard core poverty areas such as Vine City who were closely in touch with the population and had won the confidence of the young teenagers. Such an individual is Eddie Murphy who is now working for the YMCA at $5600 a year. He is willing to take a cut, and come with us, eas a Community Center Director, for $5044 a year if he can be assigned to Vine City and continue to work out of the recreation office rented for and paid by EOA, I am on the verge of giving him the job and am of the opinion that his sal should be charged to the above. In order to make the $48, stretch far enough, this summer we will employ playlot sonnel using the old City title of Recrea- tion Leader at $12.75 per day or $1.59 hour. We had originally ammed our budget at $1.96 an hour; thus, we are saving .37¢ an hour for a total of £14,760 man hours which amounts to $5361.20 a year. The problem, we have now got Vine City mostly solved and we have taken care of, to a limited degree, Mechenicsville by employing Edward Moody and renting a house at 255 Dodd Ave. as a eation Center. The rent has to be paid and Moody's salary will be charged to the above account. However, we are now receiving requests te move into Summer Hill which is | on the east side of the south expressway and most likely will heve to set up some type of operation at Perry Homes. Mr. Charles L. Davis Page Two It may well be that I will have to come back to you and ask for you to freeze additional positions so as to accrue more than $48,000 in order to carry en these various new and unorthedex programs. I want to have everything lined up for this summer so that they come off vary smoothly and on you for your assistance and help, I am Cordi ally, Jack C, Delius General Manager of Parks and Recreation JCDsbjw ce: Hon. ivan Allen, or. ~ Mr. Carl Paul Miss Virginia Carstcneed Mr. Stanley T. Martin, Jr, Mrs. Jo Ann Guest All Park Committee Members a a > a a A a eee  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 13, Folder 12, Document 140 Box 13 Box 13 Folder 12 Folder topic: Parks Department | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/6c727e1d40071202e5a9a97a28529e4b.pdf 9ad32eec86c5cec7d67e29737d5b220f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. March I, 1967 Mr. Beverly M. DuB e , Jr . 627 Tr t C"'.l,&Ji~ny of Georgia Building Atl ta, Geo>rgia 30303 D r verly: I ackno ledg r ceipt of your letter regardia th l ti of tb ' 'Ge eral. 11 ck D llus to give c • ideri ·on t Sine rely your , Sr. IA:Jr/br CC: Mr. Jack Delius � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document March 1, 1967 Mr. Beverly M. DuBose, Jr. 627 Trust Company of Georgia Building Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Beverly: I acknowledge receipt of your letter regarding the location of the "General." Lam asking Jack Delius to give consideration to your suggestion, Sincerely yours, Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor IA3xr/br CC: Mr. Jack Delius  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 13, Folder 12, Document 139 Box 13 Box 13 Folder 12 Folder topic: Parks Department | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/db241bf92dd33f1c9782bc052f18ca9b.pdf 5be79113c284eaf443555c70b4125b32 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 684 rillp in,e 1 V8 , Atlant . G r gia . • E. 0306 }.. l'Ch 6 , 1967 c. Deliu , Genora.:J. Par·s and l ere tion Atlanta, Georgia 303:>3 r:x·. Jack De r . an.a er , Delius: Thank you for your promptne a in 100 i ug into :my su. stio:n to ayor len that • -:i.lbur .6.urtz , • be memorialized v1th Uttlo "Cont'ede r te Park 1' . trip of . ode ( som si:i; a.er s} runnina raJ.1 to offered fr tot City y ~ s o, t.ut it i my undering t t i t nov r accepted by tb City. Uow that the adj eent 1e up for re-zoning, .t ti tion Z- 66- 2 0 - D, and the •valop ra to noro chi on tb park ar , thi ia to e k t t you pl •? oc 1t or th City. Other than be.ck t x s th r is no znon tied up in this · x and t deT lo er , by claimi thi , ,tlveo t, m , a er d ty hould b l lo d in thi a congo to G f rri that you think th ba,st thing to n tural oondi tion encour o to undor it j risdic·1on, to worry a ,ut r nc r lY, r . C r 0 • � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document 684 Fillnine Drive, N. E. Atlante, Georgia 30306 Mareh 6, 1967 My. Jack C. Delius, General Manager Parks and Recreation Atlanta, Georgia 3093 Dear Mr, Delius: Thank you for your promptness in looking into my suggestion to Mayor Allen that Mr. Wilbur Kurtz, Sr. be memoria@lized with a little "Confederate Park", This little strip of woods (some six acres) running perallel to Hillpine Drive was offered free to the City yeers ago, but it is my unéer- standing that it was never accepted by the City. Now thet the adjacent land is up for re-zoning, Petition 2-66+260-B, and the developers seem to be encroaching on the park area, this is to ask tht you please accept it for the City. Other than back taxes there is no money tied up in & Glix scres seni the developers, by claiming this, gives them a greater density then should be allowed in this congested area, Referring to the second paragraph of your letter wherein you state that you think the best thing to do would be to retain the areca in its natural condition encourages me to believe that the City actually has this park srea under its jurisdiction, and in which case we property owners have nothing to worry about! We were assured at the time we bought our ilttle home here some twenty-one yoars ago that this area in baek of us had been designated as a park area and would always remain that way, however, as © neighborhood group we had to take out an injunction upon one occasion against a gertain party for eutting trees on this property, and I am under the impression that the injunction is still in effect. To wrap it all up Mr. Delius, 4s @ humble property omer, I would appreciate enything you can do to help us preserve this six acres as is and maybe some day it could be converted into 4 littie park in memory to Mr. Kurtz, and too it wuld make an ideal bird sanctuary! There could be an entrance on Hilipine under the power line, Sineerely, Heir Gale 6. Bok Yre, Cherles {. Clark ee: Hon. Ivan Allen, Jr. a fon, Richard C, Freeman Atlanta Bird Club Atlanta Historical Society  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 13, Folder 12, Document 138 Box 13 Box 13 Folder 12 Folder topic: Parks Department | 1967