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C ITY OF ATLANTA DEPARTMENT of PARKS Office of General Manager Atlanta, Georgia 30303 August 9, 1967 JACK C . DELIUS GENERAL MA N A GER Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor, City of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Mr. Allen: Thank you for your memorandum and attached correspondence concerning the suggestion of Mr. Francis M. Young to replace bricks around the trees on Peachtree Street with small gravel so as to eliminate the possibility of the bricks being used as ammunition in the event of a riot. There are approximately 71 trees in the downtown area which now have bricks around the base. In most instances, this is common red brick and can be easily replaced with white chipped marble gravel. We are arranging to replace the majority of the bricks; however, on Peachtree Street near Harris in front of the First National Bank branch, there are four trees which have a very attractive,and apparently specially made, four inch by four inch brick whi c h were gbviously selected to blend in with the new Peachtree Center decor. Although it is true these particular brick s could certainly be used as arrimunition, we would hesitate to y ank them up since someone has appar ently gone to considerable e x pense h a ving them plac ed there. Therefore, I think at least fo r the time b e ing t hat we won't bother these located on Peach t r ee nea r Harr is but if you have any feelings to the contrary please advise and we will p r o c e e d t o do something about it. Th ank y ou fo r y our c ontinue d inter est, I am ck c . Delius e neral Mana ger o f Park s a nd Recreation J CD : l g �