Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-03

SUNDAY !! \ RACING A. |. ! [: wins
ATTEMPT TO RULE m OUT AT RES
ERvoIR PARK FAILS.
NEW PARK ARK; REGU LATIoNs.
important Ordinance Recommended
BY the Committee on Ground. ana
Building, For AdopHon-Perso n~
Frequentins the Park. Must De-.
mean Themselves In orderly way.
NEW PARK REGU LATIoNs.
ordinance Recommended
mean Themes1ve. IN orderly way.

] mean Themselves in orderly way.
! Sunday racing on the speedway at New
| Reservoir Park was the only racy fea-
! turee of the debate in. the COMMITTEES on.
Grounds and Buildings last night on the
! question of recommending to the Council
the adoption of a new ordinance report
| ed by subcommittee ito declare the
uses to which the parks of the city may
| be devoted and to prescribe rules and
7 regulations for the mana cement of
| same q
/ SUNDAY. EXCEPTION STRICKEN
OUT.
| Mr.. Bottom, in presenting the ordi-
! nance for its consideration, deemed it
his duty to say to the committee that,
| In subsection z of the ordinance as
| originally drawn up Sunday was except
| ed from the times at which persons were
permitted to race horses on the speed
way. He did not himself favor the sec
ton at heart. but he thought the COM
| nlttee as whole should have the pri-
vilege Of acting on the question, and he
now offered as an amendment to the
ordinance that the practice of racing on
the speedway at the Reservoir Park on
Sunday be prohibited.
TO CONSCIENCE AND GOD.
Mr.. Hicks opposed the amendment. He
| the conscience of each man to be decided
between himself and his God AS for
himself he loved to see this recreation
| on Sunday. and he did not think it a sin
It did not altogether coincide with his
interests.
recorded vote was then taken on the
amendment prohibiting Sunday racing
and it was defeated by the following:
Ayes-8urton, Elicit, Gilman, Whittet,
| and Bottom-5.
Noes-Hicks, Pollock Washer, Shea,
Adams, and Grimes-G.
The new ordinance was recommended
to Council for adoption. Its text fol-
lows:
ORDINANCE REGULATING PARKS.
j. That the parks Of the city shall be
improved and maintained for the convent
ence, comfort: and pleasure of the cti-
fully frequently and using the same. and
the following are hereby declared to be
the rules and regulations for the man
agement of the parks Of the city of Rich
mond and OF the speedway at New Reser-
voir Park:
% Every person frequenting or visit
ing any or all of the parks of the city
of Richmond shall conduct themselves in
an orderly, lawful. and decent manner.
l2) No person shall in any way deface.
1nJurc. or destroy. any of the property
of the city located in any of the parks
or injure or destroy any of the plants
trees, or shrubbery in or around any Of
said parks.
90 No person shall be allowed to ride
drive, or run any bicycle tricycle., motor
cycle, or, automobile on any of the paths
or roadways of any of the parks Of the
city, except upon such roadways as are
provided FOR vehicles of a general char
acter.
90 No person shall ride or drive over
any Of the roadways of any of the parks
Crowded for such purposeo at greater
rate of speed than four miles an hour,
and such person riding or driving over
said roadways shall at all times exercise
the greatest care to prevent accidents or
injury to persons walking along said road
or driveway; and at the New Reservoir
Park. no horse, carriage, or other. vehi-
Gle SHAH be allowed to stop of the road
way along and over the dam at the east
end of the lake.
(5) No person shall be allowed to re-
cline or sleep upon any of the benches
of the parks, and the park-keeper shall,
as far as practicable, prevent all walking,
any of the parks of the city; provided,
however, that in the discretion of tho
park-keepers children or other persons
may be allowed to use the grass plots.
60 No person shall be allowed to use
bo.sterous. profane, unseemly or indecent
language in or around any Of the parks
OF the city.
60 That the speedway at New Reser- /
voir Park, which has been provided to
prevent racing on the boulevard and
other roads and for the especial use of
as may possess horses known as race
horses, shall be permitted to be used
at any and all times for the trials of
speed and for racing. and all persons shall
drive to the right from entrance of said
speedway.
(S) No person shall be permitted to enter
upon said speedway unless they be riding
horseba elk, or driving a horse hitched
to a buggy or some like light vehicle,
provided, however, that when there are
no horses using. said speedway. this rule
shall not prohibit any person from riding
or driving over said speedway in any
bicycle, motorcycle or automobile, but
it is expressly provided that upon the
way, such rider or driver of such bicycle.
tricycle., motorcycle, or automobile shall
(?) imu7edia tely leave said speedway and
surrender the same to the exclusive use
of such horse or horses.
Co No person shall be allowed to wade
or swim in any Of the lakes of the parks
of the city or to throw or deposit any
thing in them and fishing shall only be
allowed in the discretion OF the park
Q0) All ordinances for the government
of streets. alleys, and other public places
of the city, so far as applicable, shall
be considered in force for the manage
ment and government of the parks. Il
2 That the keepers of the several parks
of the city are hereby authorized and
required to enforce a strict observance of
each and all of the foregoing rules.
g. Any person viola ting any one or all
Of the foregoing rules. shall. upon convic-
ton thereof, be fined not less than two
~ and not more than ten Q0) dollars for
each and every offence, and In the dis
erection Of the Police. Justice be con-
l. This ordinance shall be in force
from and after its passage.