The Richmond palladium., 1867-12-12
An Ordinance.

Regulating and Protecting Streets. Alleys,
Sidewalks. Cutters Shade Trees, &c. &c,
SECTION 1. Be IT ORDAINED THE COMMON
COUNCIL THE CITY OF RICHMOND, That the grades,
shown by the red lines and figures in the "Profilc
of the Streets of Richmond" " heretofore surveyed by
the City Engineer, and adopted by said city be and
the sa me hereby are, established and continued as
the permanent grades of such streets, alleys, and
de-waks.
SEC. 9. Ali improvements repairs, hereafter
made the streets Of said city, shall be made in
reference to, and in accordance with the grades as
above established; and if any person shall construct
any pavement, or Sidewalk in said city. grade
differing from the one so established, shall
tnue such construction, after warning from the
Marshal Street Commissioner of said city to desist
ofense before the Mayor of said city, be fined in any
sum not less than one dollar more than five
dollars for each days continuance thereof. ss
SEC. 3. All side walks and pavements in said
city shall conform in grade to the grade OF their
responding streets as above established and the
sidewalks along the several streets of said city shall
possess, by from the true front line of
the lots bordering such Streets and from the inner
edge of the pavement to the curb thereof the follow
ing widths viz sixty feet wide and upwards there
shall be the space of ten feet allowed each side for
public sidewalks: and on all streets under sxty feet
wide, there shall be the space of eight feet allowed
for said walks; and every such sidewalk already
paved and in good repair, shall, when re-paved be
extended to conform to the widths In this section
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SEC. 4. The provisions of the last section shall
not disturb the location of any shade tree, already
planted and growing but every such tree hereafter
planted, shall be placed with its boxing, within the
inner edge Of. and not more than one foot from the
curb of such sidewalks; and, for the protection of
such trees, with their boxing the person placing
them. shall have the privilege of putting posts in the
street at an inclination of not more than eighteen
inches from the base thereof; Provided, that any
person having such trees already placed greater
distance than twelve inches from the inside outside
of the outer edge of such sidewalk shall be
quired to remove the same. Any person, conyic-
ton before said Mayor, of having injured, destroy
ed any suchtsee, boxing or post, shall be fined in any
each tree, boxing or part so injured or DESTROYED;
and any person so convicted of having htched any
horse, mule. to any such tree, to the boxing
thereof shall be fined therefor in the sum of one
dollar.
SEC. 5. On and along Main street of said city, the
openings for cellardoors may be permitted extend
four feet only from the lots bordering thereon and
hereafter any person convicted before said Mayor of
having built any celler-door projecting more than
four feet any bannister or railing projecting
than three feet from the front of the lot whereon the
may be built, shall be fined in the of three
dollars for every existence of such projection,
after notice from said Marshal or Street Commits
sioner, to remove correct the same; and, in all
cases where such cellar-door, such bannister or
railing already constructed sba project the former
more than four feet, and the latter than three
feet from such front aforesaid, the thereof
when rebuilding or repairing, shall bring tie anne
within the distances respectively above Prescribed
and in neglect so to do, and conviction of the same,
as aforesaid, shall be fined in the manner aud
sum as for first construction of such nuisance
SEC. 6. Any person owning, or occupying. or
controlling any cellar the door of which may be in
or on any sidewalk, street, lane, or public alley of
said city, and who shall cause permit the same to
remain open between the twill eht of any evening and
the daylight of the next ensuing morning and with
out at the time, having light kept up in such
cellar way SHALL conviction of such offense before
said Ma Yor be fined therefor in any not exceed
ing ive dollars. Provided, that such penalty shall
not attach to any person protecting the entrance or
descent such cellar with sufficient railing
or balustrading.
SECT No person shall dig or cause the digging
of any vault, in any street ailey of said citv.
without having first obtained permission therefor,
from said Council; and every application for such
tended length and breadth of such vault. A- 81
SEC. s. All such vaults shall be constructed of
brick or stone with lime mortar the grating or open
ing thereof if in the street. shall be within two feet
of the line of the cnrbsione; the CRATES thereof
shall be Of good wrought or cast iron, with bars of
inches in dianastar, and more less than one inch