Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-27
T0ARRANGE THELAW
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS REVISION
AND CoDlFlcATloN OF ORDINANCES.
Contract for the Work to BE Made with
an Attorney--Cost Not to Exceed
S2,50o-Other Matters.

The Council Committee ON Ordinances
met at o'clock last night to consider the
question of revising and codifying the city
ordinances. There were present Messrs.
Guigon (chRirman), II. L. Carter, Cren-
shaw, and Stratton.
The ordinance In reference to the re-
moval of sand from Shockoe creek. re-
ferred to the committee, was slightly
amended and recommended to the Coun-
Gil.
City-Attorney Meredith drew up n pre-
smble and resolution setting forth the necessity
Of the codihcatiOn and providing how the work
shall be done.
These provisions are:
j. That the committee be authorized 70 enter
into contract 20 be drawn by the City Attorney
with some lawyer 70 do the work.
>. CodlhcatiOn shall include ell ordinances
passed prior 10 July 1. 1892, and shall be COM
pleted by August 10, 1892.
3. That no, more than 8 shall be paid the
attorney for the work.
4. The committee TO make such requirements
ne they may deem proper as 10 being furnished
from time % time by said attorney with such
parts or portions Of said codihcation as they may
desire.
3. The committee to report monthly to each
branch OF the City Council ~ 20 progress
u. The said attorney shall make such mOdlI-
the committee or Council may direct.
TOO MUCH TINE.
The preamble declaring the necessity OF having
the cOdIficatiOn and the trst section authOrlzlnB
contract was recommended.
On motion Of Mr.. GuigOn the committee de-
cided that the codincaton shall include all ordi-
nances adopted 10 July I. 1891, the work TO be
completed by April l. 1892.
Being called upon for his opinion City-Clerk
August said II would be good idea TO have all
the Uriyafe Ordinancea in volume and the
general ordinances In another.
The third section in regard 70 the amount TO
be paid Was next considered. lt was suggested
that $1,000 would be a fair sum.
Captain John a. Coke being asked for bis
opinion said that the work was an immense un-
dertaking and that the attorney who did IT
would have TO employ clerk.
In reply 20 aqucstiOn Clerk August stated that
when the ordinances were arranged before they
were simply compiled, not codihed. The price
then paid was 3 ,0OO The circumstances under
which that work was done were peculiar, en-
abling the city 20 get 10 unusually cheap.
On motion OF Mr.. Crenshaw $1,000 was de-
cided upon as the limit Of the amount to be
paid.
The three remaining sections Of the City At
torneys resolutions as above given we're agreed
TO.
II was decided 10 recommend that one fourth
OF the money shall DO paid when the committee
Il satisfied one thIrd OF the work is done; a
second fourth when the work Ia two thirds done
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| completed.
CITY ACCOUNTANT.
The resolution introduced by Mr.. Christian In
the Common Council, requiring the committee
| 70 frame gn ordinance providing for the appoint
| ment Of an officer TO be known as "Clty Ao-
| countant," WAS laid on tho table that the CITY
| Attorney might confer with the Mayor and pre-
| pare an ordinance.
Tho City Attorney stated that he did not be-
| lleve the Council had n right 10 pass an ordi.
| nance Ia relation TO pawnbrOkers, the passing OF
title oipersonal property being state matter
| The resolution was ordered 10 be returned u
the Council with tho opinion Of Mr.. Meredith.
MUST PCT UP SIGNALS.
The City Attorney called the attention OF the
| committee 20 the fact that very stringent or
/ tlnance should be passed In regard TO the
| placing Of distractions in tho streets without
! light on them at night. At present all he had to
| do was to require the offending person TO come
! into court as a party 10 the suit when tho CIT!
| was sued II the person WAS responsible he
| paid; II he was not he did not The person II
fault should be fnod.
The committed directed tho City Attorney e
draw an ordinance providing for fine Of no
less than $40 nor more than 800.
| Tho resolution requesting the Legislature u
| extend the city's sanitary jurisdiction one mile
| beyond the corporate limits was called up bu
| was found TO have been referred % the Join
! Committees on Health and Ordinances.
AdiOurns ed at $50 P NJ.