The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-14
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Colonel Eugene C. Alassie made an
extended argument, dealing with the
legal propositions especially. No court,
he said, could classify nuisance um .
til the case was presented, and every
case had to rest on its own foundation.
The idea" he said, Chat n man can
do as he pleases with his own is obso-
lete and no longer obtains in civilized
countries"
lie had previously quoted number
of ordinances to prohibit one thing
and another. Grace and Franklin
Streets he continued "lave done
more TO advertise Richmond than any
other sections in the city. If you con-
vert them into business streets there
will be no assurance OF protection for
other residential streets. On Broad
Street there are not more than fifteen
stores over three stories high. The
north side of Broad is dedicated to
saloons and indifferent shops, and yet
we are told that the demands of busi-
ness require the erection of six inferior
shops on Fifth Street. Whenever q
first-class store Is built on the north
side of Broad 1t meets with instant
financial success. The shopping centre
IS drifting to the west. We see these
miserable little buildings on West
rents are SO high that other sections
must be invaded. 1t is not necessary
TO wait until q nuisance is committed
before abating 1t, when relief can be
granted now"
Final Action To-day. y
Replying to Colonel Massie Mr..
Connolly said 1t was not possible for
a man to erect any building here with
out meeting a protest from somebody
He maintained that thes subject mar
rowed down to a question of right.
Mr.. Massie.'' he said, has not quoted
single statute to prohibit the cree.
ton of 4 store. | know of no such
ordinance. Ii here Is, the stores ought
10 be sent to Lakeside" He explained
thai the stores in size and character
were similar to those now owned by
Mr.. Ragland on Nam Street.
There was moment of silence when
he sat down. The Mayor wanted TO
know If anybody else desired to be
heard. Mr.. Connolly asked the same
question, directing 1t TO the lawyers,
and Mr. Nelson, Of Nelson & Nelson,
spoke for the Ragiand end.
He said that Colonel Nassie would
find it diGicult TO get any lawyer to
agree WitiL.him on the propositions Of
Jaw he had laid down. He declared 1t
would make the Building Inspector
tyrani to have him decide what build
ings should and should not be erected.
He maintain ed that the question before
The board was whether or not it would
block and restrict tina business inter-
ISIS OF the city.
Mr. James II. Crenshaw said that in
opposing the permit the citizens had
no feeling against Mr.. Ragland or Mr..
Connolly. but they simply objected to
the character of buildings proposed for
the neighborhood.
Mayor Mccarthy has called meet
ing of the board for 10 a. NJ. to-day
70 pass upon the appeal. The board,
however, VIII sustain Inspector Beck.
Lowcnbers Appeal.
AT the conclusion of a three-hour
session yesterday morning the Boacl
indorsed the action OF the Building
Inspector in refusing TO issue permit
TO y. Lowenberg Tor the erection Of
two stores on Main Street between
Adams and Toushee. Mr.. p. ]. White
the agent, spoke in support of Mr..
Lowenberg's appeal, and Mr.. a. Beirne
Blair appeared as an interested cili.
zen, who, although values Of his own
property in the vicinity might suffer,
considered that the progress of the
city commercially mean; necessarily
the invasion OF certain residential
sections. a number of citiznes urged
the Board not to set aside the ruling
OF Inspector Beck.
The Board also upheld the 1ecisian
OF Inspector Beck, who had ordered ".
\. CAesternan to change the wood
cornice to galvanized iron In his plans
tor All apartment house at the corner
of Franklin and Harrison Streets,