The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-19
CITY COUNCIL may
MAKE new OFFICE
Will Probably Elect Building In.
spector in Near Future.
The OFFICIAL BADLY NEEDED
RJmored That Minor Resolution VIII
Be Killed by Common Council.
Swift Creek Proposition Viii
Meet With Similar Fate.
THE OFFICIAL BADLY NEEDED

AS 6 result OF the recent collapse of the
front wall Of tie new store which Mr..
Julian Tyler Is having erected at the
corner of lTrst and Broad Streets there
is a strong probability OF the adoption
O.: an ordinance by the City Council at
the suggestion OF the Board of Fire Com
missoness. providing for the creation Of
tho Office OF building Inspector
This question has been agitated num-
Der of times before, but has on some
account never reached the Council. Since.
however. the wall on Broad Street took
q tumble a few days since the question
has been revived with u vim. numbers
OF prominent authorities on building con-
structioa strongly fayoling the estah-
l1shn1en: OF such an office. They say had
such al official beer. the boast Of the
city before the accident it would have
never occurred. for he would have never
allowed the erection of the new wal.
upon Oh and inhrm foundations
Fire Commissioner Robert Lecky. Jr..
one OF he best known insurance men in
the STATE, and therefore a close student
of the construction of buildings, Is
strongly II favor of a building Inspector.
He ttinis that the office should be Great
ed without further delay and that a
capable contractor be selected TO fill the
position.
1t is The intention of Mr.. I.scky to
bring tic matter to the attention Of the
fire Commissioners at their meeting
aext npnth. and there is little doubt
but tina they will pass a resolution re-
,uestinf the City Council to create the
sTice. In case this recommendation
ZONES = Council the offics viii probably
pe established.
For tie purpose OF opening BIDS for
he payment of the Second Market, the
Council Committee on Markets viii meet
n City Hall at noon Several sealed
lids hate been received by the clerk OF
he committee and competition promises
q be lteiy. the contract involving quite
\ neatEuIu-
City Attorney Pollard has returned to
Clerk Mcdowell TO be forwarded TO the
Committee on Improvement of James
River In opinion in which he says that
lie civ has no legal right to extend the
rater line Of the river. Neither can 1t
)ornpe wharf owners to extend their
hhares into the river nor DC II for them
II tn expense OK the city.
"A, the days pass and no special SEES
rio, OF the Common Council Is called for
ihepuropse of acting upon the resolution
,fklderu1an Manor providing for the APP
scf1t,nent of 8 committee from both
lunches of Council for the purpose of
Ishins alleged nluE7icipa corruption
lie Impression that the measure VIII be
efeated in the Common Council gains
1reng1h It row seems that the resolu- |
aoa IS doomed to defeat, although a
number OF members still favor concur
Nence.
Several councilrnea werh seen yesterday
afternoon and asked concerning their
,,and In the matter, and Two out Of three
" them were opposed to It's adoption on
he ground that 1t would result in abb
solutely nothing.
Although number Of members of the
rity Council accepted the invitation OF
John c. Robertson and visited the swift
creek water shed a short time ago, there
little chance of his proposition 10 sup. |
,ly Richmond with clear water ever be-
ng adopted Indeed. there is small io!ob-.i
l,ility OF it ever being seriously con-
siIeced despite that two or three MEM
b,rs of both branches look With favor
2,on. the scheme.
councilman. Thomas Hicks. patron OF
tn settling basin movement is fighting
tn Swift Creek proposition and he feels
sue Of Its ultimate defeat, while he has
hih hopes Of seeing his idea adopted