The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-30
CITY ORDINANCES.

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AN ORpINANcs. APPROVED MAY %,
1899. 10 AMbND AND REOIsDAlN
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a., ~. "a. %. 10. AND S. OF CH.AkIbh
IS. or I'M CITY CRDISAND Is
tDNCEHNING STREETS.
be Do ordained Dy the touncA Oh ne
city of Richmond. That sections IS =,
o. chapter - OF the city ordinances De-
amenaed and reordained so as TO read
as follows;
U.s. The engineer shall report TO the
Committee on Streets and said committee
% the City Council, such grades OF
change OF grades of the streets and pub
Tic alleys OF the city as ought from time
10 time I'M his opinion or I'm the opinion
OF said committee. ought 10 be establish
ed. or made with such pr0fles thereof
as may be deemed proper by himself or
as he may be directed by said committee
90 make. Any person Intending here
after 10 build or erect any house or other
structure upon the line of any street or
public alley, shall first obtain from the
engineer Tor the city a certificate in writ
ing OF the line and adopted grade Of
such street az the place whore such house
or structure is 10 be erected. and a. shall
be the duty OF the engineer 90 file with
the city Clerk duplicate Of the said
certificate. II any person shall hereafter
build or erect. or attempt TO build or
erect, any house or other structure. upon
the line Of any such street or alley with
he shall be fined not Jess than twenty
nor more than one hundred dollars.
r. Any person desiring to cross any
Sidewalk. 10 enter any private alley on
his or her premises shall Grst obtain
permission so 10 do from tho Committee
on Streets and shall pave the sidewalk
win granite or such other materials as
the Committee on Streets NAV designate.
and shall cause the cuTbinZ 20 be placed
upOn level with the top Of the gutter.
NJ person shall De allowed 10 place
bridge or any other obstruction ia or
over any paved gutter. Any person
violating this section shall he fined not
less than ten nor moro than fifty dollars.
each days failure 20 remove said OBJ
siructian 10 be separate offence.
=. Whenever any person shall be cn-
gagged TN eXcaVating IN any street or
shall be engaged In paving or other
work upon any street for the city. or Tor
any person, he shall place barriers SUI
IicIeht 70 prevent a person or animal
from failing into such excavation or from
being injured by such work. and "A Might,
shall place sufficient number OF red
lights near such excavation or work 90
give warning to persons passing near 10
or by such excavation or work. 1T DE
fails so % place such barriers ANA lights,
he shall be fined not less than live nor
more than fifty dollars. and every
night on which the failure continue
Shall be- a separate offence And Wl.i
"a person. by reason OF au office under .f
"a contract with the city. has tO DO pave
my tho city touucN. upon any puulc
street. lane. or alley en- the city. he mag
erect, set up or place rope, cnaln, or
bars across any of Side streets. lanes, or
alleys which he is about 20 amend Or
repair. or Tn which he Is about 10 exc
cute such other work as may require this
protection. % such an extent and for
such length Of time as may be dn-
th0rized by the Committee on Streets.
ana IT any person or persons snail throw
down or remove such rope, chain. or
bars or ride on. drive upon. or otherwise
iniuro the said work. or interrupt the
person shall. FOR every such offence. pav
= fine of not less than ten nor more
than fifty dollars
-. Any person engaged or about % lie
engaged n building repairing. eXcavatiug,
or making any improvements on house
or Tot on which materials are used. cr
from which they are % be removed,
may deposit materials ia that part of the
street or public alley opposite and next
10 MS premises. on so mucn or the car
riageway and the sidewalk as does not
exceed Onc-half the width thereof. so
that the use Of the gutter De not OBJ
slructe1. But whore two persons are
building or making other improvements
hereby authorized, opposite each other on
the same street, each shall occupy but
one-fOurth OF the street. And no such
deposit Of materials shall be made I'm n
street so as 20 Obstruct improvements
-
Inc city Engineer may IN being salts
fed Of the necessity thereof. grant
special permit in writing. authorizing
such materials 10 be deposited I'm part
| OF said street Or alley opposite an0ther's
prem.s es. ON so much Of the carriageWay
as aforesaid. or may authorize the de-
| pOslt 20 commence earlier or continue
longer tndn Us hereinafter provided. but
except hy such permission. the deposit
shall not be made in any case of small
repairs more than one day, nor ln other
cases more Than three days before the
work d. commenced and the debris snail
be removed and the street cleaned in
case or small repairs. by the end or the
frst day. and in other cases by me end
Of the third day next after that ON which
the work Is finished. And person en-
gagged in repairing or building a roof,
wall. or chimney Of a house on street
or public alley. snail place covering
sufficient 10 protect persons using sllcn
sidewalks and passing such nlNllnS.
roof wall or chimney and as shall be
satisfactory 10 the City Engineer. But
no work on nor preparation or material
for buildings shall DE done Witn'n me
limits Of tho streets except Wnen me
Committee on Streets shall Doe or opinion
that 20 should be allowed because or the
insufHciency Of room on the slot or IN
the building being erected thereon Any
person depOsiting any materials. dirt, or
any kind of rubbish I'm any street or me-
ley under this section shall. on and
during each night that such Materials,
dirt. or other rubbish snail ROMAN ~
such street or alley properly place ana
keep iu position suhi Client lights to warn
1r give notice 10 persons using sueh street
or alley Of tho presence OF sufh male-
rails dirt. or other rubbish. ANY person
violating any requirement NJ ff-IlcLoh
set forth iu this section shall pay me
Of not Jess than five nor more nan Hlly
dollars. each days violation 20 DE n sep
arate offence.
81. no person or persons shall break
or dig up, OF assist I'm breaking or dis
ginI up. any part of any street. SIDEWALK
or alley. or remove any gravel dft. OF
manure thercfrOm. without having uIsl
obtained the written permission oil thc
Committee on Streets or Che engineer ol
the city. nor shall any city officer, ein-
ploye. or contractor, or amy DINER per-
son, in laying gas or water piping. or 10
repairing the same, or In constructing 0f
repairing culverts, or IN making conuCc-
lions with city OF private culVerts, dlS
into or break up. or assist in digging
into or breaking up, any street or pubic
alley without having obtained the writ
ton permission Of the Committee on
Streets or the Engineer for the city. and
the earth removed by such digging or
breaking up shall be returned and thor
Oughly rammed and consolidated. so as
10 place the street or public alley I'm the
same condition IL was before such dig
ging or breaking up. 70 the satisfaction
Of the City Engineer. ana shall malntd n
such portion of such street or alley Ia
such condition for twelve months Any
person failing To- comply with this section
shall be reported 10 the Police Justice by
the City Engineer and officers Of the
police force and shall he liable 10 a pen
atty Of not less than ten nor more IMAM
one hundred d9lars-One-half 10 tho IN
former. and in case of such fauuTt oy
any officer or emplOye of the city such
penaity To be deducted from the amount
newt nqyable 10 him for services.