The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-27
AS to Unsafe Buildings.


Any person violating any of the pro-
visions Of this code shall. upon %convic-
ton. be subject to q fine of not less
than IS nor more han 500, recover-
able before the Police Justice.
Concerning unsafe buildings. the
language OF the code Is as follows:
ANY building or buildings, part or
parts of a building, staging or other
structure in the city OF Richmond. Va,
that from any cause may now be. or
shall at any time hereafter become dan
gerous or unsafe. may be taken down
and removed, or made safe and secure.
In the following:
Immediately upon such unsafe or
dangerous building or buildings, or part
or parts of a building, staging or struc-
ture, being SO reported by the Building
Inspector, the same hall be immedi-
ately entered upon a docket of unsafe
buildings to be kept in the Building
Inspectors office.
And the owner or some OF the
owners, executors, administrators.
agents. %lessees. or any other person or
persons who may have u vested or con-
ungent interest In the same. may be
served with a printed or written notice
containing a description of the premises
or structure deemed unsafe or dan
Eerous. requiring the same to be made
safe and secure, or removed, as the
Same may be deemed necessary by the
Building Inspector.
which said notice shall require the
person or persons thus, served to I'M
mediately certify to the said Building
inspector his OF. their assent or re-
1usal to secure or remove tho same.
II the person or persons so served
with notice shall immediately certify
his. or rflajr nGcnufE H. ~ ia
removal of said unsafe or dangerous
building, premises or structure, he or
they shall be allowed until 1 O'Clock
I. M. OF the day following the service
OF such notice. in which to commence
tho securing or removal of the same.
and he or they shall employ sufficient
labor and assistance to secure or re-
move tho same as eXpeditiously as the
same can be done.
But upon his or their refusal or
neglect TO comply with any of the re-
auiIemehts or said notice so served, a
lurther notice shall be served upon thu
person or persons heretofore named,
ana IN the manner heretofore pre-
scrlped' notifying him or them that n
survey OF tho premises named in the
SAID notice will be made at the time
and place therein named. which timo
may not be less than twenty-four hours
nor more thar three days from tho
I,ine OF me service OF said notice. nv
three competent persons.
lhe surveyors, one OF whom shall ba
.Me ou,id'ns Inspector; another OF
,Whom shall be an architect, civil cnpi-
neer or builder of at least ten Years,
practice In the city of Richmond. Va.
APPOINTED by the building inspector;
put no one such architect, civil enrj.
heer or builder shall be appointed to
serve upon any survey oftener than
once IN any calendar month; another Of
"nom shall be appointed by the person
or persons thus notified, and who shall
De a practical builder or civil engi-
neer, upon whose neglect or refusal to
said other TWO surveyors NAV mako
such surveys and In case of a Disagree
ment OF the latter, they shall appoint
a third person to take part in such
survey, who shall also he a practical
builder. architect or civil engineer of
at least ten years practice, and the
decision OF the said surveyor shall be
final
And in case the said premises
shall De reported unsafe or dangerous
under such survey the said report will
be placed before the Police Court iuris-
dlction to the extent of $1,000. and that
a trial upon the allegations and state
ments contained In said report, he the
report OF the said surveyors more or
less than Is contained in said notice
Of survey. will be had before said court,
at a time and place therein named, to
ldetermlne whether said unsafe or dam
gerous building or premise. shall be
PREPARED and secured or taken down and
lTcmoyed.
And report of sucl, survey, reduced to
writing, shall constitute the issue to
be placed before tho court for trial.
a copy of said report Of survey shall
be posted on the building by the per-
sons holding the survey Immediately
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