The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-30
CITIES or TIRGINIh.
BIZ Before tho Legislature tn Cause the
Streets to DO Laid or.

Nj. ID. J.. Toney, Of Manchester, has intro
duced bill which is Of general interest 10
all cities in this State, for it makes 1t man =
tory for all cities within year after the , pas
sage Of this act 90 lay out the lines OF AZ .n'
streets and alleys within the corpora'' '''''''''
The title of the bill reads ~ follows
An act 10 provide for surveying. laying on
and defining the linee and gradients OF tne
streets and alleys IN the cities OF TINS STATE
and tho establishment OF such INES ana
gradients by the making and ming oi pans
and prOfles thereof - .-.
within one wear from the date Of the passage
Of this act the city council OF each city IN
this state shall cause o. be surveyed and laid
on all the lines OF the streets and alleys and
Their gradients. and shall cause to have made
,,iHus OF tho city showing such lines, which
are 20 be filed in the clerks Office OF the
courts of each city where deeds
ave reouired 20 be recorded. There
tbev shall be open TO inspection
of all persons After the filing Of these plans
the lines and gradients shall be considered as
permanently defined and laid down. and they
Shall thereafter IN no wise be changed. altered
or interfeTed with. except in the manner des-
cribed above. A person desiring 10 ascertain
these lines and gradients shall apply TO the
engineer OF bis city. who IS 10 furnish him
with diagram or sketch with written eX-
plauat8ry statement. The applicant shall
have the right 20 present the same TO the city
council who shall cause the same TO be
spread upon their minutes with their approval
thereof and the same shall then be considered
q contract between the respective per-
son and the city. aud the lines ana
gradients then established and rstihed
shall thereafter IN no wise be changed
or altered. except in cases where the city au-
thOrit.es determine TO change. alter or MODIFY
the lines and gradients OF any street or alley
This shall be legally effected only by the con-
domination of the land and improvements
thereon that would lie effected 10y the change
alteration or modification and the ascertain
ment and assessment of the loss, injury. IN
convenience and damage incident thereto
shal! be made. without regard 10 any dement,
that might accrue thereirom, 10y a COM
mission TO be composed OF five dsin-
terested freehOlders Of such city. 70 be
appointed by the hastings court OF the city,
OF which appointment the owner of the land
/ shall % duly notified. This commission shall
ascertain the amount involved and shall re-
port the same TO the court for further action
/ as prescribed by law. Whenever any new
territory shall be embraced within the cor
porate limits by the extension Of the same the
city shall within year comply with the pro-
visions of this act in reference to the new ter
ritOry. The same conditions will have 10 be
| compiled with bv all cit es hereafter moor
pOrated. Any city failing TO comply with the
/ requirements OF TINS act shhll De HaOie lOr
any loss. injury and inconvenience Incl
dent to any change. alteration or
modification of the lines and gra-
| dients that may he made or ordered after the
passage Of this act 10 the owner OF the land
or improvements affected or to be affected by
the same and the owner or his heirs may re-
cover the same by suit. Any city failing TO
comply with the requirements Of this act shall
! be fined for such failure not less than 5000
nor moro than II 900. to be paid TO the Com
monweath of Virginia upon indictment by
the grand jury. Any such indictment shall
be presented by the Commonwealth 's attorney
Of such city, for which he shall be allowed a
fee of slO. to be charged up against the city
by the court trying the presentation.