The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-30
WOOD DEALERS
TO MAKE! ! FIGHT
Will Appear Before Committed
Tonight to Oppose Ordinance
Affecting Interests.
PROTECTION OF HOSPITALS
Law Would Refuse Permits I'm
less Nearby Residents Give
Their Consent. !,

Although the Committee on ordi.
nance. Charter and Reform has ap.
proved and recommended to Council =
special law to protect the city from
wood and lumber yard fire risks,
owners and dealers have asked that
hearing be given the question before
final action Is taken. Tho committee
will meet tonight to consider the uni
.versal transfer ordinance and repre-
scntatives OF the wood people will APP
pear and urge reconsideration OF
measure which vitality effects their
property rights.
The new ordinance was suggested
by City Attorney Pollard after Dr..
Stuart Mcclure had exhausted every
possible means to have woodward
removed from the rear OF st. Luke's
Hospital. which has been twice threat
ened by fire within the past few
months.
The ordinance. as approved. provided
that no new permits should be issued
by the Building Inspector unless two
thirds of the residents OF adjacent
blocks gave their consent. and that at
the end OF SIX months all establish
mcnts must be moved unless the owners
could get the same permission In writ
ing.
What Code Contnins.
AT its last meeting tho commission
which is revising the building code
adopted the wood and lumber yard
section. which must. in turn. be adopted
by the Council. This section provides:
"NO person shnll hereafter locate
lumber or wood yard within the limits
OF the city OF Richmond until he shall
have applied for and obtained "A per-
nit SO to do from the Building Inspec-
tor. and the said building Inspector
rhnll not grant permit for such locn-
ton until the perkon desiring to make
location shall. have furnished the writ
ten consent Of mt 1enxt three-fourths
of the property owners within the limits
o: the squire on which II II proposed
To locate such lumber or wood yard. nor
unless such location IL approved by the
Chief of the Fire Department. nor un-
less the Building Inspector shnli mis-"
deem 1t n proper location.
"And nlso lumber wood yards to-
Gated I'm the city of Richmond at the
date of approval of this ordinance,
shall not he allowed to continue
longer thnn. twelve month"; from the
approval of this ordinance. unless the
person owning such lumber or wood
yards nhnlI apply for and obtain from
the building Inspector permit nlf-
thorizinc the continuance Of such lum-
her or wood yards in its present locn-
ton. and the snid Building Inspector
shall not be authorized to Issue per-
NIT for such continuance unless tho
person dc.Irlng the permit shall fle
with li. application written consent
OF at lenst three fourthx of nll the
owner. of property on the square
where the same is locntedi nor unless
such location Is approved by the chief
'bf the Fire Depart ment, nor unlcss the
Building Inspector shall also deem 1t
proper alton.
IA permit issued by the building In-
,pecfor for lumber or wood yards can
be revoked by the Building Inspector
on twelve months written notice to the
holder of the permit. aud such permit
shall limit the height to which lumber
or wood may he piled"