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tore a ll his clothe s off. Wounoed him and
might hp ve killed him if some on e se e ing
from his house had not phoned the l aw a nd
Grady and ca lled out to them. The cri minals
ran off and
as f ar as I kn ow were never
co~h,... So me on e rapp e d a s he et around the
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l e t him clothes. He s a id the lo ss directly
a nd indirectly was several hundr e d dollars.
I knew Bob some times we nt through Piedmont
in the d ay but believe me I dont get ou t
muc h at ni ght
a nd would hate to g o thoug h
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Mr. Harold Sheats
County Attorney
Legal Department
504 Courthouse
Atlanta , Georgia 30303
Re:
Adamsville Health Center
Dear Mr. Sheats:
Thank you for your letter of May 19 , 1969 regarding
the appraisal you have had made of the above p roperty.
Does the figure you quoted include both the City and
the County property or does it just pertain to the
latter?
Would you be good enough to send me a Xerox of Mr~ Dabney •s
complete appraisal and thank you again for your assistance,
I am
Cordially,
Jack c. Delius
General Manager of
Parks and Recre tion
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Mr. Thomas F. Choyce
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General Manager of Parks and Recreation
City of Atlanta
City Hall
Atlanta : Georgia 30303
Re: Adamsville Health Center
Dear Mr. Delius:
The above prop e rty was recently appraised by an M.A.I. appraiser
at $82,500.00, and the County has an o ffer from a private
citize n for $85,000.00.
However, the Commission instructed
this office to hold up any negotiation until the attitude of
the dity was ascertained.
The appraisal was made by Mr. John Dabne y, M.A.I., and is full
and compl ete, with nume rous comparables.
You are at lib e rty
to examin e same should you care to do so.
Our offer from the private citizen cannot be held op e n
indefinitely, and therefore we reques t a statement of the
City's desires as soon as practicable.
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Mr. Harold Sheats
County Attorney
Legal De partment
504 Courthouse
Atlant a , Georgia 30303
Dear Mr. Sheats:
Thank you very much for your letter of May 7, 1969 concerning the Adamsville Health Center . The City of Atlanta
is most d efi nitely intere sted in obtaining the Health
Center property. Our Fifteen-Year long-range plan r e cently
pre pared by the Planning Department c a lls for the acquisition
of additional acreage in this immedia te area.
Would you please advise me as to_ the value placed on the
structure so that I might go to my superiors and determine
their wi sh es in the matter?
Thank you for your assistance 1 I am
Cordially,
Jack C. Delius
General Manager of
Parks and Recreation
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Mr. Paul I v e y 1 La nd Age nt
Miss Vi r ginia Carmichae l 1 Dire cto r o f Recreat ion
Mr. Stanely T. Martin, Jr. 1 Assistant General
Manage r of Parks
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1969
Mr . Jack C. Delius
Superintendent of Parks
City of Atlanta
City Hall
Atl anta, Georgia 30303
Dear Mr. Delius:
The old Adamsville Health Center has been appraised. Is
the City of Atlanta still intere·sted in pu rch as ing s ame?
A substantial offer has b een made for private use , with
p a yme n t d e ferre d ov e r a long p e riod of time . However,
it may be desirable to get the property back on the tax
rolls.
For this reason we would like to h ave a d efinit e expre ssion
from the City of Atlant a concerning the acquisition of this
prop ert y.
Yours very truly,
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May 8, 1968
Hr. Jack Co Delius
General :Manager of
Parks and Recreation
City of Atlant a
Atlanta, Georgia
30303
D0ar Mro Delius:
While we will probably occupy the new Adamsville Health
Center by June , we are oblig~ted under the t erms of our
contract uith the State Health Department to continue use
of the old heal th center for public health purposes only
until the f all of next year, and we may find it necessary
to use the building even after that because many of our
programs are on the verge of major expausion.
We lrnow of yoUT need and interest r egarding additional
f acilities in this area, and we will bear them in mind if
we are able to rel ease the building i n the near futur e .
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Recently o ne of o ur staff. merr.bers advi sed t hat they understood 'chat the Health Department was movlng ou· o f the
Adamsville faci l ityQ I wonder if this i s t rue and , :Lf so,
wha t pl ans you might. have for the vac:-:it.ed structure o
s ev=-;:cal Y·~ars have passed since we l ast met and discuss.:.d
the l ocation and the possibility of e xtendi ng the recre<'-ltion
operation o
We would appreci c:1 te any i nforma tion you might have and
trusting ~,e can be of assistance , I am ·
Cordial ly ,
~rack c .. Delius
Mc:mager of
Parks and Recreation
General
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Mqrch 24, 1969
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Mr. Jack C. Delius
General Manager of Parks andRecreation
City of Atlanta
City Hall
Atlanta, Georgia
Re: Adamsville Health Center
Dear Mr. Delius:
Please pardon my failure to answer your letter of February 25
concerning the Adamsville Health Center. The Commissioners
have instructed me to have the property appraised. As
soon ·as this appraisal has been received, I will give you
the benefit of same.
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Dc~r Johns
r'ir~t. 0£ ·"'11 I haven° t seen you in a long t.1.m ~ nnd I
t rus t t ha t you ar.-,..= get.:.ing · Jong ver"J wall ,·u.ring ...his
hot r.mr.,mor o
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Hr., Ro i1 P..:irwon , onc o f our Recre2tio n ;:~u;_:ie~visors , :i.r.qui.red
o f r:10 on July 5 :Lf _ h ad a?1y i:o.:Eor1, at.ion 2 •.out the possib :llity
of the Libro:r.v De_p "",r t r.10 nt t ekin<:r ove r: the ·p resE"! nt neal th
facili ·cic s in- .i~..:;-=-,msvilJ.e ., I toL=1 hit:1 I <l:L~1 not 2 n d · :on:!. -:i
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· and c:.ny inf ors:ria -c·lon you c an ~:;ivc :ne 1.1ill }; e c°1el;'!p l y ·"ppreci ~ite do
Looking fc~·mrd tc h - a ring f ro:n you (3l1d perhaps g-ctting
t ogc t:101· fo r l "i1Ch in th.J n~ar. futur e , I ci,n
Cordially,
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i;e p a rticula rly a pprecit'lto the ve1.y fine cooperation
of l't: ., Duke r.ma Mr o Cont r ell in the o e ration o f our
four ~x,:tab l e swi m..rning pool s t his sum.'U'er e
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Mr . Al.an F. Kiepper
County Manager
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County Administration Buil d i ng
165 Centra l Aveo S. W.
Atlanta , Georgi~
Dear Alan :
Re : Ad.nmsv:ll l e Recreation Center
Health Center
I enjoyed seeing you at l unch today a n·d wil l l ook forHa rd to m9e t:ln°
with you to discuss the possibi lity of the City of Atlanta ' s acqui r i ng
thnt portion of the above wh ich is now· utilized for hea lth purpos e s .
On ano ther subj ec t , the City of Atlan t a i s very i nt erested i n see i ng
t he M~t r o po litan Planni ng Comrnission s tiD..ture Pre serve s study c a rrie d
out mtd I ha ve a sked Mr o Glenn Benne tt t o cal l a mee ting of a ll iI'1terest~
ed partie s . Mr o Hor ace Caldwe ll, t he Director of Sta t e Pa rks has ex-
pressed his i nt erest i n attend i ng .
Looking forward to hea~i ng f r om you , I am
Sincere ly,
J ac k C. D... lius
Genera l Manager of
Parks and Rec r eation
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pt'05ent sit•.? . At our rrneting , 1'.,~r ~ La:1d~r:3, -..-:,int =-d t)Ut
t hat t h;,,. City v; s goi,19 to have t ~ l.:i-atc a firo .Jta t.ion
1.n this 0ron . If si..if!icierit 1~ ict 0xlo3t~ ot1tw~en the ;:-r..,t-o:nt
sit.:¼ L.oundcry and G'::;rt.L:in ,t:>ad , ho 5hlt'::d thM th_, City
would be intern~t-:.,d ln e1ttor:.pt1ng to . .):It out a Joint purcha$rJ r1f t.!::i.a l1)nd, with fa~ G:;rd'.:'.>11 R-:.,H.l front<l(J :>ein'J
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a a pi 'l y ('f ·w-11ng arau . \',i ,:! cs.n 1:)5/~ f.:; 'mrr t '> ~ heu"Y
t--0::icon.UatL.:i,1 ,::if p:,:1u\:itton . l thu" it i~ 1 .•9~rnnt t}1-Jt
w-~ c,:m...,id·Jr this v. h..:.n. r~,at;.ing d cciSJ!ons •.):;. tha :~iza oi th~
honH!i cant.:;?,:. 1 i..:aow t h~ t y ·,u ' '111 c.l.r!vo th{!::i-:·~ point!.
hor..~ t o tl-vJ Stat ~t HcaHh Doµart ,,ent ofi cials .
t J. s ir;,porto ~1~ t: ~t v,1:J gci U$ n~uch ,:h.,nf1 s 9oss1L,lr., prier to the m.~ cting
or~ Wodn,!$i:,:2y i;o tr:~t 'r;:, <Jrn 1.1 a po;31tbn to d1scuzs the ont1rn s1tutit1::>n
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Pt,,..asr~ Kos,p rre udvi<'i!ed 0f your progross •
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Eur]:_: LfJ ,1d·--rn , A,~Mst,'.Wt to th:3 ?111 ayor I C .i ty ,::,f ·.tlunta
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Mr . J 2.ck Deli us, Ceuera1 Hanager
City Parks and Re creation
City Hall
Atlanta., Georgia
30303
Dear Nr. Delius:
In accordance with 01.r under standing of last Friday, we submit r.crcwith
for yol r cons i de ration a plot plan !Jhowi.ng i n r ed the a rea , l1ich we
think would be feasible to cede to t he City of At lan ta fo r the Adamsville
Recreat ion Cen ter.
Since we c annot ge t State a d Federal frn1ds for ,my construction off Count y
property., the si ze and configuration of t he area was dete rmined large ly by
the need of t he Co1.mty to keep ti t l e to as much parking and drive .-ray area
as practicable .
I am su e you ·1de rstand. t hat thi s i s a t entative proposal subj ect to approval of the County authoritie s , as well as the State and Fede ral agencies
i nvolved.
We appreciate th~ hel pf ul and coop~rative attitude you nnd Hr. Landers have
exhibi ted througho~1t our ne[;ot:i.ations , particularly so since the situation
changed so frc quent J.y and rap:i.d.ly.
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}Ir. Jack Delius , Dir ector
City Parks De1,."1artment
City Hall
Atl anta, Georgia
30303
Dear Mr o Delius:
The COlmty is planning to expand the Ada11sville Heal th Center in or der to
meet the urgent needs of this growing community, but the presence of the
City Recreati on Center attached to th · existing health center buil ding makes
it somewhat difficult t o plan an adequate and e·"ficient additiono The County
i s also concerned about the effect this recreation center will have on parking facilities and futu re expansions which will undoubtedly be necessary.
On the other hand , I gather f rom conversations with you and your staff tha t
you find the recreation building and the situation in which you have to use it
f ar from ideal, and that the Ci ty too r ealizes the pressing ne ed for better
recreational facilities for this area.
In view of our mutual dissatisfaction with the present arrangements ancl our
need to plan better for the fut ure , the County would be interested in considering a proposal from you under which the City would give up the r ecreation center
in return for some other pr operty or consideration which you might find more
usef ul. We have in mind that ,..,hi.l e you ,·might not be ci.ble to relinquish use of
this building :unmediately, we :could work out some arrangement whereby the County
could s ecure clear title for the recreation building now in order to facilitate
the approval of a Federal grant for expanding the health center.
I regret that we cannot be more specifi c , but we obviousl y do not know your
needs, and I am sure you and your staff could come up with a much better proposed exchange than we could.
The pleasant relationships and close cooperation we have enjoyed with your Department in the past l eads me to believe that we can work out some agreement
which will be advantagoous to both the City and County o
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Mr o John Wo Lemon~ Administrator
Fulton" County Bea.1th Dspm:tment
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Atl&uta , Georgia 30303
Dear J ohn:
Heal t h Center and Recreation Building
at Delmar L ~=andJ3E,2:!..vnle~ Road& So Wo
I n our l as t t e l ephone con. .,ex-sation r.egat'ding t he above,
you asked that I supply you
ith a c opy of the att ached
l etter f rom r.'1x' o Ferrin Yo Mathews l) Associate Ci.ty At t:or
ney o Mr o Mathews ' l ett er i s in reply t o my lette'l." to
him of Auguat 13 9 1964 0
Sincere ly yours »
J ack Co Delius
Genera.l Manager of
Park~ and Recreation
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�C~TY OF ATlA
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DEPAR TM E NT _OF LAW
1114 WILLIAM - OLIVER BUILDING
Atl a nta , Georgia
30303
September 1, 1964
HENRY L. BOWDEN
ROBERTS. WI.GGINS
MART IN McFARLAND
EDWIN L. STERNE
RALP H C . JENKINS
JOHN E, DOUGHERTY
FE RRIN Y. MATHEWS
CHARLES M. LOKEY
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LEWIS R. SLATON
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ASSOCIATE CITY ATTORNEYS
T.R.REID
ROBERT A, HARRIS
CL AIMS ATTORNEYS
Mr. Jack Co Delius
Gm·eral Manager of Parks
City Hall
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Dear Jack:
In Re: Health Center and Recreation Building
at Delmar Lane and Brownlee Road, S. W.
This letter is in response to _your phone call and letter
of August 13, 1964, concerning the aboveo
As I understand the situa tion, under the "Plan of Improvement'r in 1952 the City of Atlanta assumed operation of the
Recreation Building and the County continued managing the Health
Center, all at ,the same locationo
Around the year 19L~9, according to the County, the entire parc e l of land was dedicated for public hea lth purpos es until 1969, in order to qualify for State and Federal fundso You
outlined that the County desires to expand the Health Center,
which would involve rededication for 20 yearso
It is my opinion that when the "Plan of Improvement'
took effect in 1952 that the City of Atlanta acquired fee simp l e
title to the property used by the Recreation Building subject to
any incumberances existing upon said property at the said timeo
It is my further op inion that the County do es not have
the legal right or authority to rededicate the recreation property
for an additional 20 years inasmuch as any interest the County
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had in said property was extinguished by the Legislature under
the "Plan of Improvement 11
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It is my further opinion that the City of Atlanta would
not have t9~ authority to dedicate park property for a period
of 20 years 'for public health purposeso
I trust that you will find the foregoing satisfactory~
Yours very truly,
Ferrin Yo Mathews
Associate City Attorney
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LAND DEPARTMENT
MEMBER
PAUL B. IVEY, Land Age nt
August 17, 1964
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WALTER N. HENDRI X
G ERALD R. McCLELLAND
MY ERS R. LO VE LE SS, JR.
L YMAN LEE DAI LEY
RIGHT- OF - \"/AY AGENTS
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Mr . J ack C. Delius
Manager, Pa r k s De partment
City Hall
Atlanta , Georgia 30303
Dear J ack :
Encl osed is a xerox copy of c ommuni ca tion I received this date
fr om Fra nk R. Fling, Clerk of Comm issioners of Roads a nd Revenues,
Fult on County, Georgia, which is self-explanatory .
You r.s2truly ,
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Dear Hr. Ivey :
-Enclos e d herew it h you wil l fi nd a n exce r p t concernL 1z t l,e AdaE:Svil le Eea lt h Ce nt e r fro ni t be mini.1 tes of t he Re cessed :;,:e et i ng he ld
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"Co mmis sioners of Roads and Revenues
40B County Admini stration Bld~.
Atlanta 1 Georgi a 30303
Re: Adamsville Health Center Property
Gentlemen:
Attached is mernorandu~ from Mr. John C. Lemon concerning an~reement reached with City officials covering ihe joint use of the
property on which the Adamsville I~alth Ce nter and Ad am sville
Recreational Branch are located. As you know the County is preparing to expand th~ health facilities at that location.
It seems that . the agreement reacr1ed · by }fe ss.rs. ·1em on 1 }fr • . De lius of
tJ:-Je Parks Department and }Ir. Ivey of tb e Land Office, is equitable
and I reco mmend that s ame be a ppr oved by the Co mmissioners and filed
as a matter of information and record.
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Very truly yours,
(s) Harold Sheats
County Attorney"
Commissioner Lindsey made a motion that the above letter be
filed as informa tion.
Said motion was s~cond ed by Commissioner Aldredge and una nimously
adopt e d by the Board .
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August 13, 1964
1-r. Jac k De lius, Ngr.
Atl anta Parks Dept.
City Hal l
Atl anta, Ga .
Dear }1r . Delius:
Enclos e d herewith you Hill find ari excerpt co ncerning th e Adams vil le Health Ce nter, from the Recessed meeting he ld Aug us t 5 ,
1964 at 1: 30 P. M., which is self-exp lana tory.
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�(15) ADAMSVILLE HEALTH CENTER PROPERTY ;
Letter read from the County Attorney dated July 30 which is more
· fully ~et out as follows:
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"Commissioners of Roads and Revenues
409 County Ad~iniitration Bldt.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Re: Adai"1Jsville Heal th Center Property
Gentlemen:
Attached is-memorandum from Mr. John c. Lemon concerning an~reement reached with City officials covering the joint use of the
property on which the Adamsville I~alth Center and Adamsville
Recreational Branch are located. As you know the County is preparing to expand the health facilities at that . location.
It seems that the agreement reached · by :Hessrs. ·Lemon, Nr. Delius of
the Park~ Depart~ent and}~. Ivey of the Land Office, is equitable
and I recommend that same be ap~roved by the Commissioners and filed
as a matter of information and record.
Very truly yours,
(s) Harold Sheats
County Attorney"
Commissioner Lindsey made a motion that the above letter be
filed ~s information.
Said motion was s~conded by Commissioner Aldredge and unanimously
adopted by the Board.
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Hr o Ferrin .Mat,h0ws
Associate City Attorne y
131 7 William Olivar 13uilding
Atlant a , Ge orgia
30303
Dear F'err•in:
Confirming our tele phone co nversation t his date .si there is
at t he interse ction of Delmar Lane and Brovmlee Ro ad, S oW. D
a small piece o f p rope1"ty on which F'ul ton County c onstructed
·a Health Ce nte r and Recreati on Building some years ago. The
two building s are conne cted by a covered ,-r n.l~ The Recr>eation Center is referred to as Adamsville Re crea tion Ce nter.
Unde r the 19.52 11 Plan of Impr ovement " t he City o.ssumed operation o f the recreation building and the County r11anaged the
Health Centero In about 1949, according to the County, the
entire parcel of land was de dic ate d to public health purpo ses until 1969, in order to qu a li f y for State and Federal
Funds.
The County desires to expand the He alth Cent er , (using a ddit ional State and Federal Funds, whi ch involves rededica tion
for 20 years ). Hy staff' and I, along with the City Land
Agent, met with Mr . John W., Lemon, Administrator, Health Department.
The expansion of the Heal th Center apparentl y td 11 not interfere with our recreation programo
Mr., Lemon has reduce d to writing a gentlemen ' s agreement concerning the use of t he property. This agreement meets with
my appr•oval and I, accordingly, subrrdt ted it to the Parks
Comrni ttee on Aue;ust 11, 1961.j... The Comrni ttoe has no objections
�August 13 ~ 1961+
Mrc Ferrin Mathews
but did instruct me to determine if you had any le gal ob~
jectionsc
Ve ry truly your s~
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Gene ral Mru.1.ager of
Parks and Rec r eation
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Inter-Office Memorandum
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Subject: 'fb;3 Ada1nsville 1-1-..:ult h Center Prop~!"ty
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In ..cc.ordnncc wit. ymir s uggc::stion .o Wt~ l:.,... t ti.is r::orn.i116 2 t t.hc 1 dt,1:,sville l-ieo.lth Center
w.i t.1 Hr o J a c k lii;:;lius , ?~na ·:ur of tl.c i'-:;:;l11;1:t;t1, F2.l"ks re pa;;:·t1;ieHt .11 o-:,he:r. r,;ed;(ffS of his
st~ff o....1d F ·"• l;aul r v ~h City Land ,\ 0 entt a.no :rcaehcd t lto:;; f ollowing r~r;r ee1c:cnt ~,?;m:ding
t 1~ joint tise of thi.~ property g
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The Coun ty h·ould ha.vc a fr-cc h-a.rn::1 .:m devclo_pin~ t hat p1rt of the pr or.,erty
lying ,-est of the back ( tiast } \-'all of t 1 health ccntor l.mildi.r,.g .
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of t,w ba.ck ·
( i.::fwt ) wall of the heo..l~h c.z:nter "1.-/ 0\u .c.l be s o der.ignod as not t o interfere
with access to or the ncl'i!ill t::oe of the recreation c enter building .
3)
'l'hc County wo,11 ·1 have tile ri.; n: t<, 1-~', t. nr:d use th3 · rr:a in th~ rr:ar of
the recrco.tion cc:nt c:i.~ 1·01: 1.u.:ddr,!l' p~:t.T.1,'C·Ses proviclc_g e) That t he City
Would SO t his area f 0~ :rncrea,tio.ial l}Ul'}Kiees \'I 1cn it \ iU.f. not i n 'Se
for par ·ing:; and b) 'fo~t tte e:-:istini !Jaruccuo _r.avilion in t.lis area
be preserved or relocated so t.w.t it cou1d ccntinue to ::ie t scd i.t.-i con~ecti on \vi t.h t he r eci:caticn cen tcK" .
4)
In view of the ex i sting uc . ic·ition of this entir~ po.reel of land to pu -lie
hrio.J.th flUrJJoscs uutil l~f>9v .:u1d the requi:i:-c1:1ont: that it ~c rededicated
to J.>Ubl ic health purJ:-Oscs if h·e ru·.:: to o tnin St<1.te nnd Federal aid for
the ae.;.dition.o it ,,•a.s agreed t hat no part of t he pro . .rty would be con-..
veye to t 10 City, but that th,is vgrccr.:.e,.1t ~-n mld be · {duced t o n-i tinr•
aml t i~catcd a s a Ccntlcn:cn 9s .;i._;ree;;tent £-at .1or tha.l'l a l egal encU1:1beronce ssubjcct t o the _pprov.:il of both 1).'.}.rtic5'
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\;e are very grateful t o you for cx_r-edi ting tho amicable resolution of t his probl emo
cci Mr. Jack D~lius
HrG Alan F e Kiepper
Hr. Guy tav~s
Hr. HcGeorge
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FuJ:t.on County
Leeal Do:p1,rtment
92? Fulton Federal Building
Atlanta.£) C--eorcJa. 3030.3
Dear I-fro Sho~ts:
· Hr<> ..Ler-u0n mot 1-rlth 1"'0p!'esentatives of t, he Parks and 1 ecroation DepJ.:rtment
and myself on the grounds cf the He:1lth Cent0r on J'uly 23p 1964. o
I un lerst::1nd. f rom Ere Delius t e Parks Department l~n..1.eer t n t 11r o Le ,on
has writ ton you a l etter outlining the results of this r.ie~rtinge
7/Jlruly,
.Paul Bo Ivey
! and Agent
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CC: Mr . , Ra.lpl1. c .. Jenkins 0 Assoc.ia.te City Attorney
CCi i;ro John \J Lcmon i1 Admir.d.stratorp He.tlth Departm.ent
O,C...--1lro Jack Co Delius D darugerD Parks D3pc1,rtment
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LAND D E P A RTMENT
PAUL B. IVEY, Land Agent
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July 28, 1964
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WALTER N . HENDRIX
GER A LD R. McCLELLAND
MYERS R, LOVELE SS, J R .
LYMA N LEE DAILEY
RIGHT-OF-WAY AGENTS
Mr. Jack C. Delius, ~.anager
Parks Department
City of Atlanta
City Hall
Atlanta, Georgi a 30303
Re: Adamsville Health Center
Dea r Ja ck:
Enclosed herewith find xerox copy of legal opinion r endered by Ralph C.
Jenkins, Associate City Attorney.
Yours"v'ery truly,
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Paul B. Ivey
land Agent
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MEMBER
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OF ATLANTA
DEPARTMEN T OF L AW
1114 WILLI AM - OLIVER BUILDING
Atlan t a , Georg ia
30303
July 27, 1964
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CITY ATTORNCY
LEWIS R. SLATON
ROBERTS. WIGGINS
MARTIN McFARLAND
EDWI N L, STERNE
RAL PH C. JENKINS
JOH N E . DOUGHERTY
FER R I N Y. MATHEWS
CHA R L E S M. LOKEY
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AS ~ I S T A NT C:ITY ATTORNEY '
ASSOCIATE C ITY ATTORNEYS
T. ~. REID
ROB ER ~- A, HARRIS
Mr. Paul B. Ivey, Land Agent
City Hall
Atlanta, G~orgia 30303
Re:
CLAI M S ... TTORNEYS
Adamsville Health ·center
Dear Mr. Ivey:
This will acknowledge receipt of your letter of July 10 concernii.1g
the p~operty in Adamsville that is being used as a recreational
center wherein you ask for an opinion as to the rights of the Cicy
has in and to that certain tract of land in Land Lot 243 of the
14th District of Fulton County, Georgia~; that is cur rently being
used by the City Parks Depar tment for recreationa l purposes.
Section 4(a) of the 1951 Ga. Laws at page 3113 provides as
follows:
"The legal title . to all real property owned by Fulton County within
the corporate limits of the City of Atlanta as the same may be extended on
or after the dat e this Act is appr oved and assigned to or u sed in
conne ction wi th a parks and r e crea tional syst em on the dat e this Act
is approve d, shall on January 1, 1952 pass to the Lity of Atlant a
with all rights and appurtenances thereto and subject to all li e ns
and emcumbrances thereon~ unless conveyed by deed to said Cit y of
Atlant a a t an earlie r da teo If no e a rlier conve yanc e is ma de , t he
pr oper a uthoritie s of Fulton County are dire ct e d in or de r to clar ify
the recor d t itle t o s aid pr operty t o e x e cut e and de l i v er to t h e City
q f At l ant a on J anu ary 1, 195 2 , or a s soon the rea fter a s pract ica b l e ,
a dee d or deeds containing t Ae legal des c ription of said pr operty, but
such deeds sha l l no t b e neces s ary to e ffect convey ance of the l ega l
t i t le ."
It would appear to me f r om the facts that you h av e fur nishe d t h a t this
property has b een assigned to be us e d i n c onnection with a recrea t iona l
s ystem and tha t lega l title to such pr oper ty pa sse d to the City of
Atlanta on January 1, 19520
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Dear Ra lph :
I enclose herewit h an I nter-Office Memorandum f rom Harol d
Sheat s , County Attorney to John W Lemon, Administrat or,
Health Department, perta ining to the Adamsville Hea lth Center,
I am s ending this for your attention and information .
vµpyours,
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IAND AGENT
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Subject: Adamsville Health Center
The City apparently c annot make up i ts .mind about its claim
to any po rtion of the Adamsville Health Cente r ~ Therefore$ I
recommen d tha.t you proceed with your plan s to use thi s prope rty.
The he alth program isp of cour s e ; a County program and the County ·
has every right to use the property for that purpo seo
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Mr . William c. Key, Secretary
The Atlanta Horticultural Cent r , Inc .
1819 Peachti-ee Road, N. Ii:.
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
Dear Mr.
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thank you very much for your 1 tter of Apl:'il lOa 1969 advising ua
tbat 1 due to conditions beyond your control, the Board of Trust s
of th Atlanta Horticultural Center, Inc . on March Jl, 1969 voted
that th corporat_ion would b diaaolv cl and that 00 furthet:' ffort
b
ad for fund raising or for the dev lopment of a garden cent r
i~ Pi dmont Park.
Accordingly, I aa advising ,11 thoa City officials aad
loy a
will aake uch appropriate notations
1n lv d of your dectaioo and
as indicated on the contr ctual agr e nt on file with th D1r ctor of
Flnanc .
W , too• appr ci t your coop ration and und retandlng in ·t ryi
to
provide for Atlanta a
ch n ded facility. Perhapa at acme futur
dat
dditional efforts 1 ·ht be
d and thank you
1n for your
continu d cf.vie inter et, I
Cordially,
Jack C. Delius
General Mana er of
Pqk1 nd acre tlo
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Al -eeilanlc arks Ooad.tte•
• Charle, t.. n..vt,, Dtreoto of PJ;na · •


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• ta le7 T. Martin, AHlatant G e~a1 Ma •& r of
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nt Park


'· . B. O · tun, HOl"tlcultur:tat, Ptedaont


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�·arch 18, 1969
D _r Dr.
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All
·y ou.tor y
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Mis
Grar.:e Kelley
1015 Washita Avenue . N. E.
Atl nt • G orsia 30307
f J;"ance ,:
Southeast corQ.er of int r•ection of North Highland
Avenue. N. B. and Washita Avenue , N. E.
Dar Miss Kelley :
This letter is in cefe~ence to your ~orreepondence to yor Ivan All n, Jt .
,:equ ~tin t hat the .above.. ent:toned proi,er.ty b. 'beautifi d so a to
b nefit the tteighborhood .
We 'WOuld c rtainly lik
to do t h1
in th.ac
have a continuing pro~a:ill
remnants and am 11 parcels of 1 nd left ov r f7!o
ere.et
widening.• etc;. Bow ·ver. re re ~dvle~d in thh c as that this property
wa · purch.i · d by the 01.ty L nd
nt. a.cti
a nt fo~ the Stat
Hi
ay Departm~nt. for th con truct1on of the con Mount in Fr way .
W r-tt" further dvi ed th$t the con tructlon hould st rt in th
r
futur. W h
b n
ing up rath r clo ely with th con truc~ion
t
t ble in that th
y dos go tl:\rou hap rt of Candl r Park.
of develQpin
'lb nk you
ain fo~ your uugg .stion, t
Cordi ,lly_,
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lv.n 4U.en•
Aldana , ·elW'4 Fr
Aldenl&ll Ce.ell Tui.-
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March 11, 1969
Mrs . Geneus H . Smith
Spellman Street Know Your
Neighbor· Club
c/o Dixie Hills Community Council
2.193 Verbena Street, N . W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30314
Dear Mrs . Smith:
This will acknowledge receipt of your letter of
FebllUary 2 4 regarding a wimming pool at
Anderson Park this summer.
I am in receipt of a copy of the letter Mr . Jack
Deliu wrote · you hich answe r your questions
on a wimming pool. I am ure that he will
continue to be of every possible assi tance.
Sincerely,
Ivan Allen, Jr.
IAJr:hdt
�March 6, 1969
Mrs. Paul Baron, District Director
Muscular Dystrophy Associations
of America, Incorporated
52 Fairlie Street, N . W .
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Dear Mrs . Baron:
Thank you for your letter of March 5th regarding the
benefit carnivals to be held by the City Parks and
Recreation Department on March 22.nd .
I certainly agr e with you that the recreation staff
ii doing a wonderful job, and I will try to top by
the carnivals.
Sincerely yours,
Ivan Allen, Jr.
M ayor
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�MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATIONS of AMERICA, INC.
National Office-1790 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10019 JU 6-0808
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M RS. LYNDON B. JOHNSON
Honorary Chairman
PAUL COHEN
President
ADE T. MILHORAT, M. D.
Chairman, Medical Advisory Board
JERRY LEW IS
National Chairman
dedicated to the scientific conquest of neuromuscular diseases through basic and applied research into nerve, muscle and metabolism
PLEASE REPLY TO: THIRD FLOOR
52 FAIRLIE STREET N. W.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303
Telephone: 524-1 752
March 5, 1969
Hon. Ivan Allen, Mayor
City of Atlanta
City Hall
Atlanta, Georgia
Dear Mayor Allen:
The City Parks and Recreation Department of Atlanta has a fine staff.
You know this. We with M.D.A.A., Inc. - must say how great we feel
the department folk are , for each year, Miss Carmi chael' s group does
more and more for our crippled children .
This month on March 22, the staffers' of the Atlanta Parks and Recreation
Department are holding benefit carnivals f or the Atlanta Area Chapter
of M.D.A. A. Inc., at three city recreation centers - simultaneously
from eleven in the morning on through the day.
The sites are Grove Park, Adams Park and the South Bend Centers.
If you are going to be in town on March 22, we 'd be so honored if
you'd drop into one or all of these event s. You' ll be proud of our
city employees.
Thanks to you for all you do.
Since
1ly yours, ~
Mrs,~
Distr ict Director
supporting a world wide program of scientific grants .. . sponsoring a unique research facility,
the Institute for Muscle Disease . .. assisting patients through therapy, service programs and clinics
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�November 5 , 1969
MEMORANDUM
TO: Jack Deliu
FROM : Dan Sweat
8-UBJECT : October 30, letter from Lewis Parker
This project ha come a long way since the origin l discussions from
three years ago. I hope we can participate in this project and hope
th t your departm.ent can have some influence in the land scaping
pl n for the propertie •
Pl a e let me know if l can be of any help.
DESJ'r:sm
�DJXIE HILLS COMMUNITY COUNCIL
2193 Verbena Street, Now.
Atlanta, Georgia
30314
February 24, 1969
Mro Ivan Allen, Mayor of Atlanta
City Hall
68 Mitchell Street, So W.
Atlanta, Georgia
30303
Dear Sir:
The purpose of this letter is to bring to your attention a definite
need that exists in this connnunityo Namely, the fact that there is
no up-to-date and sanitary swinnning pool in this areao We know that
you know that all public pools that are not chlorinated in this city
have been or will be condemned by the Health Departmento We know of
no definite date set for closing these poolso
We do know from our personal survey that Mosley, Washington and
Maddox are in this condition, therefore, are condemned or should beo
As far as we can ascertain no plans are known to replace or update
these poolso
Now Anderson Park is in a state of development and this community is
proud of the progress made as o£ ' this dateo We also know that it was
too long a time before any improvement was made, and we feel that it
should be completed as soon as pos iibleo· We know that funds are
limited to some degreei but we also feel that a pool at Anderson Park
this year should be nlllllber one priority over all others, becaus e of
the unsanitary conditions of every pool in this complete areao
It was stated, factually or not, by a city official that Anderson
Park would have a pool and bath house completed this year (1969) by
the close of school and opening of city parkso The people of this
connnunity, especially the children and teenagers, are hopefully
looking forward to the completion and opening of this recreation
facilityo
�As stated in the newspapers and verbally to members of this
committee, there is no money available at this time for this
projecto We feel, however, because of the conditions of the
existing park pools in this area somehow, somewhere, the money
must be found for a pool at Anderson Park this summero
We feel that you as a person who has shown a definite interest
in the future growth and development of our overall city will
cooperate in seeking means and ways to get a swimming pool for
Anderson Parko We know we can count on youo
Please give this your earliest possible attention and advise us
on what other steps we may take to expedite this projecto We
would appreciate hearing from you in the next seven dayso
Sincerely,
Community Civ.ic Club , Inco
Dixie Hill Progressive Civic Club
reation (coach)
cutive Secretary
Block 7
Block 9 ..
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Area Block 11
Area Block 13
Block 16
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OF
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS
OFFICE OF GENERAL /,\M~AGER
. ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303
JACK C. DELIUS
GENERAL MAt~ACER
FRED P. WHITLEY
ASST. CEN . MANAGER
FRED. W. EOSViE LL
Asst . CEN. ,.1ANAC!:R
VIRGl:IIA CAF<M ICHAEL,
C>IR. OF RCCAEATION
STM,LEY T. ~IARTIN
AD~UN .
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>: Dear Mrs. Smith:
.Thank you very much for your letter of February 24, 1969,_
which was received on March 6, 1969 regarding the need .·
,. for a swimming pool at Anderson Park. I address this
letter primarily to your since your name appeared first
f on the l e tter of petition and I am taking the liberty
of sending carbon cop ies to Messrs . Miller and Hart
~ since this office has addresses on these t wo gentlemen.
In addition, I am taking _the liberty of sending c arbon


copies of this letter along with copies of yours to


the members of the Park Committee of the Board of Aldermen


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·:. and staff members of this department .
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Out of the fifteen swimming pools currently operated by
the City of Atlanta, five of them do not meet modern
Fulton County Health Department specifications. These
,_. pools are Pi~dmoI)t, Maddox , Washington, Oakland City,
L and Mozley. Every conceivable attempt is made to maintain
rJ sufficient maximum hygenic standards in that . these five
~'.; mentioned pools are not pres·ently fi l t e red. Each and
1--: every one of them is scheduled for replacement in cur
-~ 15 year Park and Recreation Plan~
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particularly appreciated your kind rema rks concerning .
at Anderson Park and
location doe s nee d a
· swimming pool. However , a large percentage of the 1969
Park Improvement Budget has be en earmarked for Model
Cities and urban beautification. A total of some 32
different projects are listed which will~ we hope, be
comple ted in 1969. This will utilize every penny of
funds made ava ilable to thi s ·departme nt by ·_ the Boa rd of
Alderme n for capital i mp ro vements .
r~ we
development which has taken place
fully agre e with you tha t this
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When Mr. ·w. Z. Miller recently came before the Parks
Committee of the Board of Aldermen requesting that a
_.. . , ,. ~ swimming pool be built at the earliest possible time
.
/ at Anderson Park, several members of the Committee stated
that they would make an attempt or at least request additional capital improvement funds for this department
from the new bond issue authorized late las~ year. As
1 I understand it, a number of capital projects from all
twenty-odd departmeijts are being listed now and .priorities
will shortly be est~blished as to the utilization of
this bond money. It must cover sewers, streets, bridges,
etc.; not jgst parks.
A member of this department, Mr. Charles Devon of our
Park Engineering Division,- was present when a community
services coordinator stated at a meeting held in your
-community last year that plans did include a swimming
pool and bathhouse for Anderson Park to be completed
during 1969. Mr. Devon was completely shocked at this
statement and corrected the man immediately thereafter.
Not even the undersigned, as General Manager of Parks,
-has the authority to obligate the City of Atlanta · to ·· projects -where no funds exist.
Please be assured that I do have a definite personal
interest in the future growth of recreation facilities
for the · Dixie Hills area and in particular Anders-o n -Park.
You can indeed count on me to the extent that I am
allowed to construct new items within the capacity. of
available funds. ·
.,
We appreciate your continued assistance, and I am
ordially,
s~w C. ~_J
ack C. Delius
eneral Manager of
Parks and Recreation
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Mr. W. Z. Miller, Community Civic Club, Inc.
Mr. Charles Hart, CNAC Representative
Aldermanic Parks Committee, w/xerox
Mr . Stan l ey T. M-:1.rtin , Jr ., Asst. Gen . Mgr.
Mr . A. P. Brindley, Parks Engineer
Mr. Johnny ?.ob i :'.'.son. , I,:~yor' s Off i ce
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�DIXIE HILLS COMMUNITY COUNCIL
2193 Verbena Street, N. w.
Atlanta, Georgia
30314
February 24, 1969
Mr Jack Delius, General Manager
Parks and Recreation
City Hall
68 Mitchell Street, s; W.
A~lanta, Georgia
30303
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Dear Sir:
The purpose of this letter is to bring to your attention a definite
need that exis.ts in this community. Namely, the fact that there is
no up-to-date and sanitary swimrning pool in this area. We know that
you know that all public pools that are not chlorinated in this city
have been or will be condemned by the Health Department. We know of
no definite date set for closing these poolso
We do know from our personal survey that Mosley, Washington and
Maddox are in this condition, therefore, are condemned or should be.
As far as we can ascertain no plans · are known to replace or update
these pools.
Now Anderson Park is in a state of development and this community is
proud of the progress made as of this date. We also know that it was
too long a time before any improvement was made, and we feel that it
· should be completed as soon as possible. We know that funds are
limited to some degree, but we also feel that a pool at Anderson Park
this year should be number one priority over all others, because of
the unsanitary conditions of every pool int his complete area.
It was stated, factually or not, by a city official that Ander son
Park would have a· pool and bath house completed this year (1969) by
the close of school and opening of city parks. The people of this
comrnunity, especially the children and teenagers, are hopefully ·
looking forward to the completion and opening of this recreation
f_acility.,
As stated in the newspap_ers and verbally to members of this
commi t tee, ther e is no .money available at this time for this project .
We fee l , however , because of the conditions of the ex isting park
pool s in this ar ea somehow, somewhere , the money must be found for
a pool a t Ander son Park this summer .
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ih the future grmvth and development of our overall city will
cooperate in seeking means and ways to get a swinnning pool for
Anderson Park. We knmv we can count on youo
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Please give this your earliest possible attention and advise us
on what other steps we may take to expedite this projecto We
would appreciate hearing from you in the next seven dayso
Sincerely,
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DEPARTMENT OF PARKS
OFFICE OF GENERAL MANAGER
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303
February 10, 1969
JACK C. DELIUS
GE N ERAL MANAGER
FRED P . WHITLEY
ASST . GEN . MA N AGER
FRED . W. BOSWELL
ASST . GEN . ~AN AG-ER
VIRGINIA CARMICHAEL,
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Mr. Jack c. Delius
General I1anager, Parks Dept.
City Hall Annex
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
DIA . OF RECREATION
STANLEY T . MARTIN
AOMIN . ASSISTANT
Dear Mr. Delius,
Attach_e d is the findings for camper cost
at Resident and Wilderness camps.
I do not believe it shows a true picture
of cost, because we had to take the totals on an
average of campers - as you know our camp has a
maximum of 40 campers per session and this was
filled most of the time. However this being our
second year of operation, I feel that we have improved on attendance over the first year. It takes
some time to educate the parents to let their
youngsters leave home for a week at the time.
I do feel that this ·y ear we will have the
maximum each week and that we will have a
waiting list for area's to participate in our camping
program.
If I can be of further service to you, please
do not hesitate to call on me.
Sincerely,
.---·12 - /7 7 j /-H/ ~ ~
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Dorothy Yarbrough
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&
WILDERNESS CAMP - 1968
l)
Total cost meals - $5,248.93 ~ 72 days= cost per day
+ average total campers 70 = 1.05 per day per camper
2)
Total cost (Others) $2,594.50 ~ 72 days= cost per day 36.02
+ average total camper s 70 = • 51 per day per cs,mper
3)
Total cost (Salaries) Residen t only $13,926.50 ~ 72 days=
cost per day 193.43 7 average total campers 28 =
6.91 per day per camper
cost per Resident camper
staff:
$J4.55
fooda
5.25
others:
~
72.90
5 days
$42.J3
4)
Total cost (Salaires) Wilderness only $12,339.52 + 72 days=
cost per day $171.38 7 average total campers 42 = 4.08 per day
per camper
cost per Wilderness camper 5 days
staff:
$20.40
food~ ·
5.25
others:
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�C~TY
OF
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS
OFFICE OF GENERAL MANAGER
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303
February
JACK C . DELIUS
12, 1969
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CENE RAL MANAGER
FRED P. WHITLEY
ASST . GEN . MANAGER
FRED. W. BOSWELL
ASST. GEN, MANAGER
VIRGINIA CA RMIC HAEL,
CIR . OF RECREATION
Honorable Charlie Leftwich, Chairman
Aldermanic Parks Committee
1665 Jonesboro Rd., S.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30315
STANLEY T . MARTIN
AOMIN . ASSISTAN.T
Dear Mr . Leftwich :
Pursuant to the several converstions you have held
with the undersigned, al ong with the interest expressed .
by Mayor I van Allen, Jr ., I asked Miss Dorothy Yarbrough
of our Recreation Divi s ion to comput e a s a ccurat e ly
as pos s ible the cost of op e r a ting our r es ident c a mp and
the wilderne ss camp at Lake Allatoona.
I have take n
the libe r ty of xeroxing her response which include s a
breakdown for cost per resident camper at $42.35 for a
five day period and a cost for wilderne s s resident
camper of $28.20 for a five . da y p e riod.
I have di s cuss e d v e ry thorou g hly with a l l the Rec r eat i on
Supervisors the opinions e xpre s sed by you and Mayor Allen
as to the expens es i n volv ed in operating a camp, particularly one that is some forty-five miles f~om City Ha ll .
I have ma de the sugges tion that pos s ibly we s hould i n crease
the numb e r of p arti c ipant s and lowe r the dura tion of s t a y
in · orde r to r educ e t he p e r camper cos t.
I s ti ll f e e l
the r e is s ome me rit in t hi s sugge s t ion ; howe ver , the
supervisors r epre s enting the five areas of At l a nta without
exc eption s t a t e tha t c iti ze n s i n their areas of Atlanta
were v e r y pl eased with the f ive d a y sche dule a nd woul d
prefe r i t not to b e r e duce d.
·
We a r e care ful l y a voidin g the e xp e nditure of a ny City
f u nd s for a nything o t h e r tha n a b s olut e b as i c ma int e n a nce
and upkeep a t both our camping facilitie s . We have
howeve r, i nclude d i n our 1969 p r op o sal to EOA p rov i sio ns
f o r camping .
I .t see ms t hat OEO in Wa shing ton plac e s
great e mp h as is on c a mping exp e ri e nc e and s inc e we h ave
condu ct e d t hi s prog r a m with Fe d e ral fund s for the l as t
-seve r a l y ears , I f ee l it in the b es t i n t eres t n o t to
r emove i t during 1969 .
�Honorable Charlie Leftwich
February 12, 1969
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I appreciate your continuing interest in our camping
facilities, and I am
ordially,
Delius
eneral Manager of
arks and Recreation
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Enclosure
cc:
Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr.
Honorable G. Everett· Millican
Honorable Rodney M. Cook
Honorable Douglas L.· Fowlkes
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES •
~ThN ~, f\ (l\ l /0
R~ 'U.-t~~ \ '1 N
Richard H. Pough
Chairman of the Board
James 8. Ross
President
Charles E. Little
Executive Vice President
OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE
Mrs. Marshall Field
John Ripley Forbes
Richard D. Graham
John P. Keith
145 E. t52nd STREET, NEW YORK, N. Y. 10022 · 212-421-0732
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March 7, 1969
Mr. Jack C. Delius
General Manager of
Parks and Recreation
City of Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Dear Mr. Delius:
., -- - --- --rhank ·you so--much -for lending · us ·t he photographs -or·"Atlanta' s
playlot program. I am returning them h~rewith.
-~ The - story· on vacant- lots -is scheduled for the May - June issue
of Open Space Action and when it is available, Mrs. Svenson
will send you copies.
·---Sincerely,
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Linda A. Murray
Associate Editor
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�CITY OF ATLANTA PARKS DEPARTMENT
RECREATION DIVISION
March 5, 1969
Dear Sir,
The attached information was sent to our Recreation
staff and the demonstratinn will be given to help educate our
staff in the sport of Jud~.
The Southeastern Judp Tournament will be held at the
Decatur Recreation Department on March 22-2J.
We will be glad to have any of your staff who would like
to att.end this meeting so they may ask questions and become
more familiar with the sport before the tournament.
If you have any ~uestions I may be reached at 522-4463
ext. 315.
Sincerely, _., . 1
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Ron Ransom
Recreation Coordinator
Atlanta Parks and Recreation Dept.
RR/gan
�CITY OF ATLANTA PARKS D3PARTMENT
RECRi£ATION DIVISION
March 5, 1969
On Tuesday Mar ch 11, 1969 at the South Bend gym the
recreation staff of the Atlanta Parks and Recreation Department
will be given a judo demonstration by three top-flight judo
experts.
Robert Gib~s - 1st. degree black belt 1st. runner up at
the i966 Southeas·tern Judo Invitational in Atlanta.
Reggie datterson - 1st. degree black belt runner up at
the 1968 All Florida College Championships - 1st. runner up
of the Southeast ~ rn Judo Invitationsl, Jacksonville, Florida.
Joon Hi Song - 5th degree black belt taught at Korean
Judo College, Korean Police Academy and Korean Military Academy.
He was a member of the Korean Olympic Judo training team in
1963.
He came to the U. S. in 1963 to teach at the Air Force
Academy.
Mr. Song moved to Atlanta in 1964 a nd has taught judo to
the Georgia State Patrol and U. S. Federal Marshalls.
He now teaches judo at Georgia Tech.,Decatur, and Marietta
Recreation Department.
Mr. Song is the Dixie State Judo champion and is Vice-Pres.
of the Southeastern College Judo Ass ociati on.
�• areh 13 ~ 1969
Military Aircraft Storage and Disposition Cente r
(MASDC )
Davis--Mont ham Airforce Base,
Arizona
85 707
RE :
Demi litarized surplus combat aircraft , Poste ll and
Roads Str.e ~ t s, _i_._w_.____
Dear Sir:
Please oons1der,:·~h1e a for ,a l request from the City of
tlanta to acquire a demilitarized 3Urp l us combat aircraft
for installation on a p laylot l ocated within the City of
Atlanta in a disadvantag~d area known as Vie Ci ty , and
more particularly located at Postell and Roads Streets , N. •
If this request is approved , the undersigned wi ll arrange
wit. t h n yor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Atlanta
to hav pas ed
r solution to authorize the N yor or the
und rsi gned to accept title and responsi ility for the
donated property.
In addition, we
r
in
position nd wi ll sign in compli no
n assurance that t h r will b no
d1sorim1nation ex rciz din conn ction with the don ted property.
with the Civil Rights Law
Wed
ply
ppreo1ate any consideration t hat you can g1v
�Military Airaraft Storage and Disposition Center
!'larch 13 ~ 1969
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this request j and I am
Cordially ,
Jack C. Delius
General Manager of
Parks and Recreation
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cc :' Colonel J. F. Frakes , Prof. of Aerospace Stu91es
Dan Sweat ~ D11'"ector of Oovermental Liasion i/
Miss Elizabeth Hendricks , President, Board of
Trustees, Quaker House
Ir. Neal iilliams , Georgia IDech
Mr. Stan 1artin , Jr., Assistant General Manager of
Parks and Recrea tion
,r . Joe Gentry , Parks En ineering Division
�Division of Landscape Architecture & Environmental Design
· University of Georgia College of Agriculture Athens, Georgia 30601
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April 10, 1969
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Mr / Jack C. Delius
Ge_n eral Manager of
Parks and Recre ation
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Department
of Parks
City of Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
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Dear Mr. Delius:
After S!,-lCh a nice visit with you, I would like to thank you again for the
way you arranged our visit and the way you treated us.
Our visit to your Department brought the students out of the quiet drafting and study rooms of our University, expos e d the m to the refre shing
air of your operation and gave them the opportunity to learn and expe rience where the problems are in our field. All together, it was a worthwhile e x perience for the stude nts and also for us.
Pleas e pass our tha nks 2.long to Mr. Rans om, Miss Carmichae l, Mr. Swe at,
Dr. Buchana n a nd Mr. De rsch a nd a ll your colleague s who contri bute d to
this successful e xcursion.
I would like to ask a question. In your Atlanta Park and Recreation Plan
you compare d y our plan to the national standards. Could you t e ll me ,
pleas e , wh ere I could g e t a copy of the s e standards?
Again, many t hank s.
Fride rich Oeh miche n
Visiting As s oc ia t e Professor
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Mr . Jack C. Delius
General Manager of Parks and Recreation
City Hall Annex
Atlanta, Georgia
Subject:
Demilitarized Surplus Aircraft, City of Atlanta Playlot
(Your Letter, March 13, 1969)
Dear Mr . Delius:
Thank you for the copy of your letter to the Militacy Ai~craft
Storage and Disposition Center (MASDC ) , Davis Monthan AFB,
Arizona 85707. Please note the enclosed letter £~om MASDC and
the brochure provided by the Center on deeaUed instructions
for the acquisition, disassembly, and transportation of a
donated USAF aircraft.
Regarding the F-86F series aircraft which Colonel R. P. Colline
identifies in his letter as being available in Arizona, I believe
that you would find this single•engine jet fighter suitable for a
playground . Also, Since the G orgi Air National G1,1 rd at Dobbins
AFB previously operated the F-86D aircraft, their maintenance peronnel should be able to as 1st tn the bandllng of n P·86F. Thie
led$ to considering the Georsta Air Natton 1 Guard, namely the
116th Military Airlift Wing (ANG) to llow Brig dier G ner, l
Thompson time to -rrango for use of ANG · irlift foi this civic
proj ct . The Stat of Ge rgt.a, as well as the City of Atlanta,
hould rec iYe f~vorable publicity long with Geo~gia Tech in
this overall proj ct.
I am enclo~tng
copy of thi · letter which you _y want to provt.d
to Mr. Dan sweat in his cap city -as Director of Govetl\lllental Liai on
for the City of Atl nt4.
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a ~~£lor of Aif Fo~c A,ro ·p ce Studte
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�OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
state plann1n 4 BUReau
270 WASHINGTON ST., S.W. I ATLANTA, GA. 30334 I 524-1521
H. OLIVER WELCH
Stele Planning Officer
May 28, 1969
Mr. Stan Martin, Jr.
Administrative Assistant
City of " Atlanta
Parks and Recreation Department
City Hall Annex
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Dear Mr. Martin:
Effective May 26, 1969, the Land and Water Division
handling the Grant-in-Aid program has been transferred
to the State Planning Bureau with H. Oliver Welch as
the State Liaison Officer.
Please continue to forward all correspondence to
· Jim Prevatte, Coordinator, Land and Water Division,
to the above address.
This change will in-no way hinder the operation of
the Land and Water Division, but rather will expedite
handling of many problems that may arise in the future.
Join with me in wishing for a better recreation program
in the State of Georgia.
Yours very truly,
H. Oliver Welch
Liaison Officer
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Coordinator, Land and
Water Division
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TY OF
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS
OFFICE OF GENERAL MANAGER
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303
June 9, 1969
JACK C. DELIUS_
GiENERAL MANAGER
FRED P. WHITLEY
TO:
ASST . GEN. MANAGER
FRED. W. BOSWELL
ASST . GEN.MANAGER
VIRGINIA CARMICHAEL.
OIR . OF RECREATION
Mr. Jack C. Delius
General Manager of Parks and Recreation
FRciM: · Ronald Ransom j2__
STANLEY T. MARTIN
AOMIN.
ASSISTANT
SUBJECT:
House for Recreation Center 103 Threakcld _A."renue
(Mrs. Kimpson, Price EOA Center}
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I have had David Mack run a cost analysis on the operation of
the above mentioned house.
Personnel Cost:
One Community Leader @ $20. 25 per day for 80 days - $1, 620. 00
Two Recreation Leaders @ $16. 40 per day for 80 days - $2, 624. 00
An estimate of rent and utilities:
Gas, electricity, phone, water
Rent on House
The cost just for the summer
25.00
90.00
$4,589.00
This doesn't include equipment.
When I told Mrs. Kimpson we didn't have the money, she informed
me that the city has done nothing for them in their section of town but
that when rocks are thrown that somehow we came up with the money.
I told her I would pass -these figures on to you and Mr. Sweat and
we would let her know something as soon as possible.
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Mr . D a n Sw eat
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Mr. Lynn R . We terga rd. Director
Economic Dev lopment
d Education
Th Atlanta Urb
L gu , Inc.
239 Auburn Avenu , N. E .
Atlanta, Georgl 30303
Dear Lynn:
Thank you for your 1 tter of July 3 <:oncernhlg th v cant lot
brought to your att tion by Mr. Noria Hog J1 •
I have referred th1 letter to Mr. Deliu , G ener l Man ger of
th Park De p rtm nt. 1 am ur that Mr. Ho ns ill he r
from ! r. Deliu v ry hortly.
S lnc::er ly your ,
Iv n All n, Jr.
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July 25, 1969
Mr. Jaq:k Delius
General M nager
Parks and Recreation Departnient
City of Atlanta
Atlanta, · Georgia
Dear J a ck:
The attach d forms were d livered to the Mayor's Offic by some
young 1 dy 1rom your dep rtment with the l'equeat that th Mayorsign them,.
Before th Mayor can ttach hi signatur to uch forms, he must
hav prop r uthoriz tion by the Board of Aldermen and the City Attorney.
U you ould have copies of th n cess ry authoriz tions tt ch d nd
re'turn th fotm tom , 1 wUl se that they ar executed properly.
Sine rely youl' ,
D nSw at
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CITY HALL ANNEX
ATL ANTA, GEORGIA 30303
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September 12, 1969
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JACK C. D E LIUS
G E N E RAL M A NAG E R
STANLEY T. MA fl TIN, JR.
ASST. GEN. MANAGE R
F. PIERCE WHITLE Y
ASST.GEN. MANAGER
CA R L W. RYA LS, J R.
SR. ADM IN . A SS ISTANT
VI R GINI A CARMI C H A EL
DIR. OF RECRE ATI O~I
City Law Department
2614 First Nationa l Bank Building
Atl anta, Georgia 30303
Attention:
Mr. Ferrin Y. Mathews, Assistant City Attorney
· Mr. Thoma s F. Choyce, Associate City Attorney
Dear Ferrin and Tom:
This letter conce rns a problem we are having with Fulton County
involving ce rtain County and City property known as the Adamsville
Health/Recreation Center, and also land now owned by Fulton County
(and sometime s referred to as the "Nelson prop erty") a djacent to
Bagley Pa rk in the Northeast s e ction of our City; fina lly, as pa rt
.of the ove r a ll pa ckage , thi s l e tter a lso c·o'nc e rns an undeve loped
park site in Northwes t At l anta , known as the Sandy Creek Park Site .
The latte r is adjacent to the Fulton County Airport.
Let me s ay at the onset tha t the Pa rks Committe e is aware tha t
Mr. Choyce is th e Atto r ney assign ed to the Parks Dep artment, but
the y f eel s ince cons i derabl e amount o f r esearch a pparently was done
by Mr . Ma thews in r endering a de c is ion concerni ng Adamsvill e , that
this l e tte r should b e addressed to both of you gentl emen.
I am enclo sin g Xe rox copie s of the ent ire Adams ville, Bagley, and
Sandy Creek Pa rk files. I have a sk e d my s e cre t a ry to place these
copies in chr ono log ica l order and, to f ur the r simplify th e ma tter, I
have a ttemp t ed to ext ract f rom the Adamsvill e f il e a ll the pertinent
inf ormation as to wh o said wha t, an d wh en , It i s inc lude d as an
enclosur e to this l e tte r.
To summari ze the Adamsville Health/Re c reation Center s itua tion, th ere
exis ts a t 3404 De l Mar Lan e , s. W. , a sma ll parc e l o f prop er t y wh i ch
con t a ins two buildings conne ct e d by a breezeway . One o f th~ bui ldings
i s a recreation center operat ed by the Ci ty o f Atl anta ever since t h e
Pl an o f Improv ement. The o t h er is
now recentl y vacated Ful ton County .
He al t h Clinic, We contend tha t we a lready own h a lf o f the property-name ly, the Recrea t i on Cent er , a nd woul d like to a cquire th e other
h a l f from Ful ton Count y at s ome reas onabl e va lue. Fulton County
generally cl a ims t h at we h ave no i nterest i n t h is proper t y because o f
a twenty-year covenant placed on it in 1949 t o secure Federal and
State Health money, said covenant exp iring in 1969. Note t h a t the
coven ant wa s pl aced on the property prior to the Pl an o f Improvement .
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· Thomas F. Choyc e , Associate City Attorney
. 9/12/69
Page 2
You have rendered a legal opinion stating that we do own half the
property, and your opinion has been substantiated by a legal opinion
rendered to Mr. Paul Ivey by Mr. Ralph Jenkins, of your office. The
County Attorney ha s advised me that he is in the process of selling
this property to a priva te individual for its recently appraised
value of $85,000.00 if we don't make up our minds quickly as to what
we intend to do about buying it ourselves. He made it clear that his
position is the City has no int e rest in the property. However,
shortly before Mr. Earl Landers' retirement, Mr. Landers contacted
the County Attorney and apparently worked out an agreement where the
City would have to pay for only half the appraised value. You will
note, among the Xerox copies attached, my copy of Mr. Landers' letter
to Mr. Harold Sheats.
Problem No. 2 involved a small parcel of land adjacent to Bagley Park,
which for years we thought belonged to the City of Atlanta • . Some time
ago, prior to discovering who really owned th e land, my department installed a numb e r of white-way poles which.lie on the property by a
. matter of a few inches. By the time we discovered tha t we did not own
the land, Fulton County let it be known that they were going to widen
Pharr Ro a d. Mr. Paul Ivey, our Land Agent, r e ached an agreement with
the County whereby the County would buy this private property, generally
known as the "Ne lson property," and would take off the front of it tha t
which they need e d for the widening of Pharr Road, then would transf er
this property to the City of Atl anta at the ir net cost. In turn, the
City ~ould tran s fer to the County the front a ge of Bagley Pa rk, also
needed for the wide ning of Pharr Ro a d. The n e t results of this transaction would be that th e City of Atlant a would pay to Fulton County
app"ro x ima t e ly $2,500.00. Ever since 1964 Mr. Ivey has be en making
repeated efforts to get Fulton County to go ah ead and prepare a deed to
transfer the "Ne lson property" to the City. Mr. Ivey has let it be
known that the City is r ea dy to buy th e property; However, Mr. Ivey
reports that h e has been put off on nume rou s occasion s by variou s r e pre·sentative s of the County. The County h a s now cont a ct ed Mr. Ivey and is
asking, nWhy in the world doesn't the City go ahe a d and buy it, :i and
have now plac e d the value at $3,500.00. The County's representative
says that the land is now worth that amount and, if we wish to buy it,
that is what it is going to cost us.
Thrown into this is a small and rather minor situation where the County
desires to acqui r e fro m the City what we call the Sanely Creek Park Site
in Northwe st Atl ant a . The County ne ed s the l a nd to expand th e ir cl ear
zone fo r th e Fulton County Airport. We are perfectly willing to accommo dat e Fulton Coun ty in s e lling them Sandy Cre ek Par k Site at th e appra is ed
value so that they might exp and th e runways . The prop e rty wa s dee de d to
the City of Atl ant a with a numb er of r es trictions and ea s ements and is
in the flood pl a i ns ; there f ore we wou l d not be lo s ing any p ar ticul arly
v a lua bl e p i ece o f park pr ope rty .
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Thomas F. Choyce, Associate City Attorney
9/12/69
Page 3
What the City of Atlanta would like to do is to purcha s e from Fulton
County their half of the Adamsville/Health Recreation property for
app;oximately $42,500.00, to pay them appro x imately $2,500.00 for
the "Nelson property" adjacent to Bagley Park, and to sell the County
the Sandy Creek Park Site for its Apprais ed value. What the County
apparently proposes to do is to sell the City Adamsville for $85,000.00,
the "Nelson property" for $3,500.00, and to pay the City the exa ct
appraisal for the Sandy Creek Park Site property.
It is the opinion of the Parks Committee of the Board ·of Aldermen that
every possible effort h as been made to settle the above in a friendly
and fair manner and we wish to do nothing whatsoever that would disrupt
friendly relations between our sister government. However, the Parks
Committee apparently has grown quite weary of the discussions and
problems arising from these transactions and has instructed me to proceed to turn the ma tter over to you to be settled from the legal standpoint,
Alderman Leftwich has expressed a willingness on his part to go with
you to Fulton County and attempt to settle this ma tter; however the
Parks Commi tt ee is so disguste d with the whole affair that they would
be perfectly happy to let the courts de cide the Adamsville and Bagley
situation. App a r ently, at this point, we are unde r no legal comp ulsion
to sell th e Sandy Creek Park Sit e to Fulton County .although possibly
they h ~ve the right of cond emna tion in the expansion of the ir public
airport.
I know both of you gentlemen are busy and so we particularly appreciate
your assistance, and I am
\;°"dially,
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Enclosures
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J y-ck C. Delius
General Manager of
Parks and Recreation
Aldermanic Parks Committee
Mr. Paul Ivey, City Land Agen ~
Mr. Dan Swea t, Mayor's Offic e
Mr. St anl ey T. Martin, Assis _tant General Manager of Parks
Mr. Cat l Ryals, Senior Administrative Assist an t
Mr. A. P. Brindley, Parks Engineer
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-MEMORANDUM
To:
Mayor Allen
From :
Dan Sweat
Subject:
Attached Letter from Paul Weir
Jimmy Mims says that normally the industrial firm that sponsors the
championship softball te m in the Softball As ociation paid for the co t
of the trip to the National Tournament in the event their team wins the
metropolitan championship. Jimmy is Commissioner of the Softball
A~eociation and says that the Association is providing $550 toward the
expense of the Water Department Championship team. Thi money
com s from registration fees , which th teams pay to p rticipate in
league play. The Finance Department say that the only account which
could legally contribute to th expen e of the te m i the Mayor '
contingency fwid . While
aan,veo be very car ful not to buse the
Mayor ' contingency fWld, I believe that it would be appropriat to
provide some assi tance to this team from the Ctty. l would recommend
that the City contribute 500 from the Mayor ' contingency fund to be
u ed to help defray part of the expen e for pa~ticipation in the National
Championship Tournament.
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Au g ust 25, 1969
~onorable Ivan Allen, Jr .
'layo r - City of 1\ tlan ta
Cit y !iall
~ tJanta, Ge or g ia
Dea r :,rayor ; llen:
One of our i\ tL:mta 11 a ter Dep a rt men t sof t ball tear' s won the '1e tropolit a n
Arca Industrial Slow Pitch fof t Lnll chamn ionsh ip af t e r havin~ sucessf ullv
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The ;·:a tional clum,p ions hip tour nar.ien t for s l m, pitclt sof tbc1 l l t ca.rr.s Hil l 1 e
l1eld in Ch arlotte, : :. C. h.u~ ust 29 , 30 , 31, and ~3eJ te mbe r 1. Our te .::im .ms
been invit e d to repr ese nt the Atl an t a ~!e tro po litan a rea .
The estioa t ed expenses for this tri p are as follows:
Traveling expenses - 4 c ars - approxiaately 9U0 miles ea ch car - $ 250 . 00
Uniform Je rseys
135 . 00


.rea ls - 15 n en - 4 days


420 . 00
Lod g ing - 15 men (:_;$ ] 0 . OJ per ui r,h t - 3 ni 1::h ts
450 . 00
$12 55. 00
Financing avail able throu gh Softba ll Asso c iation
!!et finances n eeded
550 . 0b
$ 705 . 00
These me n have 1..7orked very hnrd on their 01-:n time to achieve t his sin[; ul a r
honor . \·J c feel that the .\t l ant:i aren sho ul d Lie re p r esen ted i.l t this
tournanen t. \ve Pil 1 nppreciate it if yo u can . worl out tli e nec ess ary
arranr:c ments to provide $70 5 . 00 for a ,ortion of t :1e ir expenses .
yours,
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�August 26, 1969
MEMORANDUM
To:
Mayor ~ llen
From :
Dan Sweat
Subject:
A ttacbed Letter f ,.-om Paul Weir
Jimmy Mim says that normally the industrial firm that ponsors the
champion hip softball team in the Softball A e ociation paid for the coat
the trip to the National Tournam nt in the event th ir team wins the
of
metropolitan chcunpion hip. Jimmy is Commissioner o1 the Softball
Aeeociation and ays that the As ociation i providing 550 toward the
expe.n e of the Wate r De rtm nt Championship t m. Thie money
comes from r istration. fe , whicb th t ams pay to participate in
lea ue play. The Finance Department ays that the only ccount hich
could legally contribute to th expenses of th t am is th.e Mayor ' s
contingency fund. While •-=hawi,.,eo be very careful not to abu.se the
Mayor'• contingency fund , I beli v that it would be appropri t to
provide aom a abtanc to tbia t am from the City. 1 ould recommend
that th City contribute $500 from the Mayor's continsency fwid to b
us d to h lp defr y part of the expena
foi- p ttici tion in the Nation l
Champio abip Tournament.
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�August 2.6, 1969
MEMORANDUM
To:
Mayor,,,Allen
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From :
Dan Sweat
Subjec t :
Attached Letter from Paul Weir
Jimmy Mim
ays that normally the i ndustrial fi.rm that . pons or the
,champion hip softball te m in the Softball A a ociation paid for the c o t
of th trip to the Nation 1 Tournament in the event thei r team win e the
metropolitan championship. Jimmy i Commissioner of the Softball
Aeeociation and says that the A sociation is providing 550 toward the
expen
of th . Water D partment Ch mpion hip te m . Thi money
com • from r gi tr tion fee , which th t am pay to particip te in
league play. Tb Finance Department aye that the only ccount which
could le lly contribute to the expense of the t am is the Mayoi- ' s
contingency fund . While
ba ·
b very careful not to abus the
Mayor ' s contingency fund. l b li v that it would be appropd t to
provide some sshtance to this t am !rom th City. 1 ould recomm nd
that the City contribute .$ 500 from the M yor ' contingency fund to be
uaed to help defray p rt of the xpena
for participation in th N tional
Champlonehip T O\lrnament.
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DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
CITY HALL ANNEX
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303
Augus t
14, 1969
JAC K C . DELIUS
GEN E RAL MA NA GER
STANLE Y T . MARTIN, JR.
A SST . GEN. MA NAGER
F . P I ERCE WHITLEY
ASST . GEN . MANAGER
CARL W. RYALS, JR .
SR. ADMIN. ASSISTANT
VI RG INIA CARMICHA E L
D I R . OF RECR E ATION
Mr. Dan E. Swe at, J r.
Chi e f Admi n i s trative Officer
City of Atlan ta
At l ant a , Ge org i a 30303
De ar Dan :
I have read a c opy o f your l e tt e r o f Augus t 8, 1969 ,
t o Mr. Charl es L. Davi s re ga rdi ng a r e ques t f rom HUD.
On or a bout J une 30, 1969 , we r e c e i ve d a form l e tt e r
d a t e d Jun e 17, 1969 , a ddresse d t o a l l agenc i es p a rti cipa ting i n t he Op en Space Land Prog r a m. Enc l o se d
with t he l e tt e r we r e HUD Ha n dbook No . 1970 . 8 and
several f o rms entitl e d " Comb i ne d Cos t Con t rol and
Stat e of Ac coun t abil ity ". The l e tt e r s t a ted t hat
t h i s was a new r ep o rt t h a t would b e r e qui r ed b y HUD
semi - a nnu a lly on a ll op en s p ace p roj ec t s in the fut ure .
All r eport s s h ould b e se nt t o HUD within 10 days
f o llowi ng t he r e p o rting p e riod and the fir s t r e p o rt s
we re t o b e for t h e s i x mont h s e n ding J une 30, 1969 .
Mr . Carl Ryal s and I i mme diat e l y cont act e d Miss Pa t r ic i a
May i n the o ffic e of Mr . Th omas Arms t r ong . Mi ss May
i s ou r l iai son with HUD fo r a ll open s pace l and p roj ects .
We t a l k e d wi t h Mi ss Ma y and o t h e r s in Mr . Arms trong ' s
o ffic e a t l e ng th r egarding t hese n e w f o r ms in an e ffort
to d e t e r min e how they were to be comp l eted and e xact l y
what i n formati on HUD nee d e d . The n ew reporting forms
we r e a l so n e w t o t he HUD Re g ional Offi ce and Miss May
s t a t e d that we did not need t o worry a b out the d eadl ine
for t h i s fir s t r e p o rting p e r iod s inc e s h e r e a l i ze d tha t
we would nee d some t i me to se t up pro c e dures for handl ing
t he r e port ing forms .
�Mr . Dan E . Sweat, Jr.
August 14, 1969
Page 2
Mr. Ryals and I determined that the forms should be
completed by the Department of Finance and that Mrs.
Linda Anderson would probably be the p e rson to handle
this . We were unable to arrange a meeting with Mrs .
Anderson prior to her l eaving on vacation the last
week in July and first week in August . On the first
day of her return on August 11, 1969, we met with
Mrs . Anderson in the Department of Finan ce . She was
familiar with the s e new form s and a g re e d that the
Departme nt of Finance would h andl e thi s typ e of report
for all departments regarding Federal grants. She had
a l ready been in touch with Miss May concerning other
grant prog rams and new reporting forms . It was decided
that we should work clo s ely with Mrs . Ander s on in keep i n g
h er i n fo rmed o n all Op en Space Land pro j ec t s and t he ir
s t a t us . We a r e presently comp ili ng inf ormat i on on all
Open Space p r o j e ct s f o r whic h we have not r e c e i ve d g r ant
payme nt s a n d we will g et t h is i n formation to Mrs . Ande r s on
a s qui ckly a s po s sible .
I n t he meant ime , Ca rl Ryal s t alke d with Miss Patricia
May agai n on Augu s t 8, 1969 , and a dvise d h e r t h at we
we r e g oing t o mee t wi th Mr s . An de r son t o wo r k out a
p r oce dure for handl ing t he repo rt s . At t hat time ,
Mi s s May aga in reitera t e d that t hey under s t oo d our problems
s i nce t he f o r ms we r e n ew and t hat we didn ' t nee d to wo r ry
about n o t ge tt ing t h em in on t ime t h is fi r s t repo rting p eriod .
Appare nt l y , Mr . Thomas Arms t r ong wa s n ot aware t h a t we h ad
b een in t ouch wi t h h i s office r egard i ng these forms .
We wi ll a s sis t t he Depa rtment of Fina nc e i n eve ry way
p oss i ble in o rde r t o comp l e t e t h es e f o r ms and ge t t hem
t o t h e HUD Reg ional Office .
S i nce~ ,
Star:f~. Mart i n, Jr .
Ass i s t a nt Gen e r a l Manage r
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Mr. Jack C. De l ius
Mr. Carl W. Ryal s, Jr.
�Metropolitan Development Of fice
DEP ARTM ENT OF HOUSIN G AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
PEACHTREE SEVENTH BUILDING, ATLAN T A, GEORGIA 30323
Room 645
July 30 , 1969
REGION Il l
IN REPLY REFER TO:
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Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr.
Mayor, City of Atlanta
City Hall
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Dear Mayor Allen:
Subject:
Projects No. Ga. OS-9 , OS-10, OSD-32
OSA-34 (DL), OSD-36
Open-Space Land Program
Form HUD-6601, Combined Cost Control and Statement of Accountability,
and instructions to be used in completing the form were forwarded to
you on June 17, 1969, for the above identified project. The completed
form was due in this office by July 10, but to date has not been
received.
It is important that these reports be submitted on a timely basis,
especially since the first report is being used for a special study
being m de on all active projects • .
I wish toe phasize that no further Federal funds can be disbursed
until we receive the form properly executed. Your cooperation will
be appreciatedo
Sincerely yours,
�J anuary 7, 1969
Ho norabie Charlie Leftwich, Chairman
Alderir.anic Parks Cornrnitte
1665 Jonesboro Road , s • •
At anta , Georgia 30315
Dear Mr . Left ich:
The regu: r monthly meeting of the P rks Committee wi_l
be held Tu eday , Janu ry 1 , 1969 t 2 : 00 p . m. in
committee Roo No . 2 , second floor , City Hall .
Sinc0rely ,
. Jeck
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De l ius
General ·
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ecr tion
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Honor ble Ivan llen, Jr ., Mayor_.,,,-·
Honorable Sam M ssel l , Vice Mayor
ldermanic P rks Committee
Mr . Stanley T . M rtin , Jr ., Asst. G n . Mgr . of Parks
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ierce hitl y , Asst . Gen . gr . of P rks
Mr ., J. o. Chamble, P rk Mint . supt .
Mr • • • Brindley, ~arks Engineer
r. John P . oth, zoo Director
is Virgini Carmichel , Dir ctor of
er tion
i s Jimmi
tims ,
st . Dir ctor of Recr tion
Mr . Thoms F . Choyc , Associate City ttorney
�Finch Alexander Barnes Rothschild & Paschal
January 9, 1969
James H. Finch, f,A,l,A,
The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr., Mayor
City of Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia
Re:
Cyclorama
Dear Ivan:
The enclosed copies of letters are for your information.
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Architects Engineers Interior Designers
44 Broad Street N.W Atlanta. Georgia 30303 Phone 688-3313
State National Bank Bldg.. Huntsville, Ala. 35801 Phone 539-9648
�Finch Alexander Barnes Rothschild & Paschal
January 9, 1969
Hr. G. Everett Millican
500 Bi hop Street N.V.
At lanta, Georgia, 30318
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Rt
Cyclorama
Dear Hr. Millican:
We request your consider ti011 of our firll as designers f ,:\r the
propoa d new Cycler
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In addition to large co rcial projects such s th Coe.a-Cola
Company Headquarters, 'the First National Bank, Phipps Plaza nd
the Georgia Power Company, we have had considerable experience
clos ly orient d to the proble
of the Cycl.orama. design.
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We have, for example, design d aome twenty-five theatres h re and
in other cities. Such deign presents the probl s of crowd hand•
ling, lighting, acoustics and di play all of which are involved.
At the recent Nev York Wm'ld's Fai~ our firm design d the General
Cigal' Building which called for crowd handling and display tech-
niques of a bi h order.
you probably know we have had wid experience with aports'
facUJ:d.ea here and in Cincinnati where the handling of th public•
lishting, si&bt ll and traffic are of prime i
rtanc.
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Finally, it hae been our pleasur to work with the Atlant Parks
I>e1nair-'tll1en:t on the following proj eta,
John A. lihi 'te
th Rous
and
Pule lecre tion Centel". Our relation hip with Mr . Delius and
hie department u-e, we believe, excell nt and w
uld welc
tbe
opportunity to continue CXIZ' put uoc.f.atlons.
Thank you far your eonaideration. Ve are available at your conYenlence to discu• OU1' fira further.
S.lDcarely,
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J. H. Finch
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�Finch Alexander Barnes Rothschild & Paschal
January 9, 1969
Mr. Douglas L. Fowlkes
190 Thi.rd Street N.W.
Atlanta, G orgia, 30313
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Re:
Cyclorama
Dar Buddy:
W Nquest your consid .-·ation of our firm as designers for t he
proposed new Cyclorama.
In addition to large commercial projects such as the Coca-Cola
C pany Headquarters, t he First Hational Bank, Phipps Plaza and
the Georgia Power Company~ we have had considerable experience
elos ly oriented to the problems of the Cyciorama design.
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We bav, for example, design d some twenty-five theatres here and
in ot~ cities. Such design presents the problems of crowd handling. lighting, acoustics and display all of which are involv d.
At the recent New York World's Fair our fi
designed the General
Cigar Building which called for crowd handling and display tecbniqu e of a high order.
Aa you probably know we hav bad wide experience with sports'
facilities here and in Cincinnati where the handling of the publ.ic,
lighting, sight llie and traffic t>e of prime importanc.
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Finally, it baa l> en our pleaa\ll"e to work with the Atlanta Parks
Depart:ment on the :following project: John A. White Bath House and
tiam.e Park Recr ation Center. Our relationship with Mr. Delius and
bis department are, we believe~ exc llent and we would wel.come the
opportunity to continue our past associations.
Thank you for- your consideration. We are a
enience to discuss OU1' firm further.
Sincerely.
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J. H. Finch
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�Finch Alexander Barnes Rothschild & Paschal
January 9 > 1969
Mr. Rodney M. Cook
34 10th Street N. E.
Atlant a, Georgia, 30309
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Re:
Cyclorama
Dear Rodney:
. e request your consideration of our firm as designers for t ..e
proposed new Cyclorama.
In addition to large commercial projects such as the Coca-Cola
Company Headquarters, the Fil-st National Bank, Phipps Plaza and
the Georgia Power Company, we have had considerable experience
closely oriented to the problems of the Cyclorama desi n.
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We have, for example, designed s ome twenty-five theatres here and
in other cities. Such design presents t l. '!:! problems of crowd handling, lighting , acoustics and display all of which are involved.
At the recent New York World's Fair our firo d signed tbe General
Cigar Building which called for crowd hancling and display techniques of a high order.
As you probably know we have had wide experience with sports'
facilities here and in Cincinnati where th£ hanulinr of tLe public,
lighting, si ht line and traffic are of prime importance.
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Finally, it nas been our pleasure to work witL t.c Atlanta 1arlcs
Departm nt on the following projects: John A. White Bath House and
Home Park Recreation Center. Our rtlationship with ~r. Jelius and
his department are, we beli ve, xccllent and we oul welcome the
opportunity to continue our past associations .
Thank you for your connideration. We are available at your conv nlence to discus our firm further.
Sincerely,
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J. H. Finch
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�Finch Alexander Barnes Rothschild & Paschal
January 9, 1969
Hr. Charles Leftwich
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160~ Jonesboro Road S. £.
Atlanta, Georgia, 30315
Re:
Cyclorama
Dear Mr. L ftwich:
We request your consideration of our firm as designers for the
proposed new Cyclorama.
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In addition to large commer:::ial projects such as ·r..e oca.-Ccla
Company Headquarters, the First Uational Bank, Phipps Plaza and
the Georgia Power Company, we have ad considerable e peri~nce
closely oriented to the problems of the Cyclorama
sign.
We have, for example, designed some tw~nty-five theat:r £ here an
in othor cities. Such desi n presents tL proolems o: cro~d landling, lightin8, acoustics and dispL.ly 11 of w1icl1 are involved.
At the recent Uew York \-iorld's fir our firt1 d~signeu th'-= General
Cigar BuildinG •hicb called for crow han lin~ at_ display t~chniques of a hi h order.
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As you probably know we have had wide ;..pe ie~c6: witn sport '
facilities here and in Cincinnati w1e e the han<llins of th plililic ,
l.ightin,e, si ht line and traffic are of pri.. in.;·ort· 1 c •
Final.ly, it bas b en ow:, pleasure to ork wit the Atlanta Parks
Department on the following projects: John 1 • "hite Bath Louse and
Home Park Recr tion C ter. Our relationship with tr. · ·lius and
bis d partJDent are, we believe. excellent and we would wclcOT.1e the
o~tunity to continue our past associations.
Thank you far your consid tion. We are availacle at your convenience to discuss ur fi:ra further.
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Sincerely,
J. H. Finch
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�MILTON
G.
FARRIS
ATLANTA , GA.
January 13, 1969
l Manager
30303
De r Jack -
I doubt if th survey being cond cted on the location
of the Cyclor ma i of very much value in deciding the
question we
d in mind.
I al o doubt very much if a vi itor to Atlanta on either
vacation or business could give a valuable opinion
to
heth r th Cyclor m should be located in Gr nt Park or
do ntown.
A more m aaingtul Ul"Vey would be on the number of
pe le who visit Atlanta on bu ineea, p rticu rly convention •
meetings, etc. ,, ho actually visit the Cyclor
, and if it
ere located downtown would it attract ddition I visitor •
It may be extremely diffic lt nd e.xpen iv to ob in this
in.formation. however,, If l tbi · i the crux of them tter.
Sine r ly,
ORIGINAL SIGNED BY:
M. G. FARRIS
GF/ED
cc ... Mayor Ivan All
Atl nta •
• Jr .
�THE VICE
PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON
January 3, 1969
Dear Mr. Delius:
As Chairman of the President's Council on Youth
Oppo:r-tunity, I want to express my deep gratitude for the
' important contribution you have made toward the expansion
of opportunities for American youth.
While much remains to be accomplished in this vital
area, it is clear to me that our efforts have made a positive
difference in the lives of many young people. Your leadership
at the local level has been a key factor in this success.
May I extend to you my best wishes for the New Year.
Sincerely,
Hubert H. Humphrey
Mr. Jack C. Delius
General Manager of Parks
City of Atlanta
260 Central Avenue, ·s. W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30301
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�February 5 , 1969
Mr . Al an Shaw
136 Peachtree Memorial Drive , N.
Apartm~nt H- 11
Atlant , Georgia 30309
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Dear Mr . Shaw:
Thank you very much for your recent letter to Mayor Ivan Allen , Jr .,
hich has been forwarded· to this department .
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I , too , sincerely appreciate your bringing this matter to my
attention and you may rest assured a full investigation is under
way regarding the use of the ord "nigger0 twice in the presence
of out- of .... town guests and tourists ttending the cyclor ama lecture .
You are certainly right that there is a definit e 1 ck of sophistic tion and culture on the part of some of the cyclorama lecturers .
I h sitate tom ke this dmission , but it is a fact and one th th
been vividly brought to the attention of the City for many ye rs .
On one occ sion when av cancy xisted t th Cyclorama , the Personnel
Department somehow failed to list the s lary in th
ant d . The
applicants who respond d to the dvertisement w re ell-groomed,
educ t d ladie _.,. the type you would typic lly expect to run into
when buying
plane ticket
or
renting
U- Drive- It .
This i
th
type of employee we ould hope to h . ve t th Cyclor
, ut th
pr ent · 1 cy ?chedul si ly will not attr ct th t type of
I will say in $Oil\8 limited defens of th l dies p.t'
ntly
to Grant P rk th t they have , :i,n most in tan
, dis 1 y _
k
int re t in their ork -. Sever 1 of th
h Ve tr v 1 a. ( t. th ir
own x ns ) to m et various individu 1 who worked on th foreground
_nd on th painting itself.
8 ch y
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pproxim t ly 300 , 000 p id vi itor
th Cyclor
nd out of that numb r w will r c iv
plaint in writing ~ Thi is six complaint too
ny ,
r liz th t for veey citizen who will tak ti ,
to bring
probl
to th
tt ntion of th City , th r
who ar indiff rent or who ill not t k the troubl.
t y constantly cone rn d bout th conduct of 11 of our
in th v riou
1 v.e n division of thi d p rtm nt.. Th r
�Mr . Alan Shaw
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complaint on the part of most visitors
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Febru ry 5, 1969
ho do write us is that
· e ha re insi sted to our employees, who were under Civil Service ,
that the cycloram is one place t hat most all v i sitors to Atlanta
go. Thus 1 in many c ases it is the only impression
stranger
ill receive of our community. For something to spoil this
impression or to injure the rapport we know an out- of-towner
f els with our City is simply tr gio. I pledge to you
r n wed
effort on rrPJ part to see that the cyclorama is o rat d in some
qu lity manner.
Finaily , you c n rest ssur d th t the As sistant Gen r l
n gr
of arks for field oper tions ~1 11 person lly atter"pt to determine rhich lecturer used the wor d 11 nigg r , and disciplinary
a ction will be brought g inst that person .
Sincer ly ,
Jack c. Delius
Gen rel M nager of
P rks na R er ation
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Honorab 1e Ivan ll n , Jr ., ~ayor
tr . Pierce Whitley , s t . Gen . Mgr. of Park
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�Fe b rua ry 3, 1969
·Mr . Frank Crowther
Public Rel a tions Directo r
City o f Macon
City Hall
Ma con , Geor g i a 31201
Dear Mr. Cr o ~her:
Thank you for your l etter o f J a nuary 30, 1969 to Mayo r Ivan Allen ,
J r. concerning the School Patrol visit to Atlanta on Saturday ,
May 24 , 1969 . We are particularly pleased that you are includ i ng
the Cyclorama and t he Zoo in your field trip .
Mayor Allen has personally asked the undersigned to extend every
consideratio n to your group . Accordingly , I have assigned Mr . Ron
Ran som, Recreation Su ervisor, to accompany you through Gr ant Park .
Mr . Ransom my be reached at Area Code 404/522- 4463 , extension 314 .
His mailing address is City Hall Annex, 260 Central Avenue , S. w. ,
Atlanta , Georgia 30303.
Th ere is no admi sion ch rge to the Grant Park zoo. H wever, a
p r iv te concession ire does operate an authentic Austrian carousel
and there is a miniature zoo train going through the Children ' s
zoo . Th concessionaire , Mrs . Ruby Farmer, MA 2-3212 , is in a
position to grant group rates .
The Aldermanic Parks Corranittee h s authorized the enclosed group
rat e permit to the Cyclorama . This in effect grants half prices to
children and adults . If you ould prefer not to have · ch student
pay t the time of admission to the Cyclorama , we ould be happy to
bill you for the entire group subsequent to the visit . Just let me
know your \ ·ishes in this m tter ,.
Finally , I m advising the Superintendent of Police, Mr . Fred w.
Beerm n , of your c r van of approximately fourteen school buses .
Su rintend nt B rm n will b ~n touch wit h you if ther
r
any rules or regul tion concerping such
carav n.
�Mr o Frank Cr owther
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February 3 , 1969
Again , it it5 with pleasure that we anticipate your visit , and
I am
Cordially,
Jack
c.
Delius
General Manager of
Parks and Recreation
Enclosure
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Honorable Ivan Allen , Jr . ~
Mr. Pierce Whitley , Asst o Gen . Mgr. of Park s
Mr. Stan Martin, Asst . Gen. Mgr. of Parks
Mr. Paul Dease , Foreman, Grant Park
Cycl orama Lecturers
Gr a nt Park Concessiona ire
Mr. Ro n Ransom, Recre ation Supervi sor
Mr. Fred
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Beerman, s upt . o f Po l ice
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