Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-15
WEATHER FACTS.
RICHMOND STILL BOUND
BY ICE AND SNOW.
Skating on the DOck-Thc Side
walk Law-NOtes and
Incidents.

and ice are abundant yet At s o'clock
last night il look very much as though
the feecy substance which already
covered the earth to the depth OF about
ten inches would DO considerably added
TO before morning. A fine mist OF snow
began falling about that hour and made
walking lost disaTeeable.
Sleighing was the popular amusement
yesterday and was INDUCED in by many.
Standing at the corner OF Franklin and
Belvidere streets at $50 o'clock IN the
afternoon, DISPATCH reporter counted
thirty sloighs in sight on those two
thoroughfarcs.
SEATING on THE DOCK.
The dock, which appears to be frozen
from the surface Of the water to the bot
tom. was cleared off at the foot OF Seven
teenth street Yesterday, and afforded ex-
cellent skating for large number Of de-
voices OF the sport. few Young PEG
ple also indulged in this amusement at
the lakes at Reservoir and Forest-Hill
parks. The ice Mt these places was quite
rough, but the skaters were persistent IN
their efforts and seemed TO enjoy them
selves Immensely.
The river remains a solid block OF
ice-at least. it is frozen TO the depth OF
several inches. The stream is, OF course,
entirely closed 10 navigation. The Old
Dominion and Clyde Line steamers stop
at West Point and their cargoes are
brought from there by rail.
Nearly all the trains reached Rich
mond behind tine yesterday. The
Richmond and Danville and Chesapeake
and Ohio morning mails arrived about
an hour late, and the train from the
North due here at Q A. ". did not arrive
until after II o'clock. The Chesapeake
and Ohio and Danvile night trains were
on time. but both the north-bound and
south. bound Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Potomac mails we're an hour or more
late.
RATHER MORE WATER.
The condition OF tho water in the
reservoirs Yesterday was somewhat I'M
proved, The pressure i'll the city was
slightly higher and while tho water IN
the New reservoir was little lower than
on Friday. when it stood at 10 feet that
in the Old reservoir went up several
inches. On account of frozen pipes
many residents have found it neces-
sary to obtain water for washing,
cooking. and drinking purposes
from neighbors who were more
fortunate in this respect. SO far very
little trouble has been reported from
bursting pipes The police in Their
house-to-hOuse inspection yesterday
found tie fixtures and hydrants running
in about fifty houses. The occupants OF
these premises were reported for ordl-
nance violations ana are expected to APP
pcnr nj the Police Court tomorrow
morning. There were about thirty more
persons reported yesterday for not clean
inc the snow from the sidewalks IN front
of their places. here has been cOnslde-
rable comment on the pnrt Of
the citizens because the city IS
requiring them to clean snow from the
sidewalks fronting their property when
II does not Keep crossings and corner
spaces clear. The ordinance upon this
matter is soon 10 bc tested IN the Su-
prcmc Court Of Appeals. This is to he
done at the suggestion Of City-Attorney
Mercdth.
MOEDryG or TIE ORDtyANCH.
The last city ordinance in reference
10 snow upon the sidewalks was approved
hy the Mayor in August, 1850. 1t reads
as follows
"Tho tenant occupant, ana in case there
ehau DO NJ t0uaut. the owner or any person
having charge OF any building or lot OF land
bordering ou any street, lane. court. square, or
public place within the city, whore Nero u hnF
paved footwRv or sidewalk, shall, after ma
c,a-ing 10 TALL of any snow If IN the daytime
within ak hours, ami II Iu che nighttime. ciore
noon Of The following day, cause the same {" De
rclovei thcrrfrom una in default thereof
Fbail forfeit and pay a sum uot less ihnn - nor
mote fpou SO. aui for each ami every hour
thereafter thqt the snow snall remain on surh
ioctway or eltcV6lk, such parry 80 IN default
shall Ior,c't and pay not less than u nor moro
than $40
Prior to August, 1885, M ordinance
was in vogue providing that the snow
should be cleaned Oil by occupants, or
owners, or agents within two hours Of
the time when tho falling ceased, but
this law was tested before Judge Chris
tan. OF the Hastings Court, who de-
cided that the time WAS not sufficient.
AVERAGE FOR FOUR WEEKS
That this is and has been an eXcep-
tonally cold spell the readings Of the
Thermometer as given below will show.
They are taken from self-reglstering
instruments and give the minimum and
maximum readings for each twenty-four
hours for the past twenty-eight days,
beniuning with the 18th of December
last when the cold weather settled
down upon us. Since that date there
has been only one morning which
showed lower degree than the freezing
point. 49,,
mum. mum. Moan.