The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-06
TO PROTECT OWNERS
EROlNLAND GRABBERS.
Council to Consider In
portant Ordinance at
Meeting Tonight.
BuildingC Code.

Meeting Tonight.
Building Code.
After q week OF. comparative quiet
business in municipal circles will be
Presumed tonight at tho July meeting
of the Common Council with a docket
which will probably keep that body
sitting far into the night. Nearly
every committee has already placed
in the hands of Clerk August 4 pack
ago OF papers and reports to be laid
before the Council and in addition It
\ Is expected that much new business
will be introduced
Blow MT Innd-Grnbbers.
Action will probably be taken at
this meeting OF the Council on an ordi-
! nance introduced by Councilman +
r. Pollard, Jr.. to prevent lAnd-graN-
bers from buying property for taxes
without notice to the owner. The
ordinance amends Section 13 Of Chap.
ter ID Of the City Code Of 1899, to make
J 1t agree with general provision
passed by the last Legislature. AS
amended. the section relating to the
sale OF property for taxes will read as
follows:
49, The purchaser Of any real estate sold
expiration Of two yenr. from tic saie. obtain
ft,in the City Auditor deed conveying the
snrne. wherein shall be set forth what app
| hut In no case shall decd be made to any
eucl, purchaser " any such real estate until
Nhose nee The real .' e .as 20 sold stood
persons 70 whom said real estate 80 sold has
dad then to Ills or their personal represen-
!atives, heirs and devisees, and al.o to the
shown by the records, in any deed Of truss
! or mortgage on the said real estate. or .
nSte' Sna n.
rotice need be given to any trustee. mort-
Easee. beneficiary in any deed of trust or
lien thereon renewed. more than twenty years
| i.rior TO the date OF such sale, and the per-
son entitled to redeem such real estate shall
time within the expiration of said four
rronths, although the saId time extend be-
md in such deed It shall be recited that the
With the Of 'his .eesioa end sss
saia And.or Wien the
las assigned the benefit Of his purchase tho
Died may. With his assent. evidenced BY hi.
thereto. be executed to his assignee. II
the purchaser shall have died his heirs or
city Of Richmond 10 order the Auditor TO
execute deed of s,ich heirs or nssigns.
This ordinance Is regarded as one
| OF great Importance, and Is favored by
large real estate owners and agents
in Richmond.
Important Matters Up.
From the Board OF Aldermen will
| come up for concurrence in adoption
Ho MIA ia tn nut
which there had been much unavoid-
able delay. but which now seems TO
be In a fair way to materalize. The
Finance Committee will report the
| building code with certain textual
changes made by the city attorney.
As the document Is the most volumi-
nous ordinance offered in Council in
many years. 1t is probable that the
body Will dispense with the reading
of the full text, unless 1t is the de-
sire Of members to stay In session all
night. The Finance Committee meets
this afternoon at 1 o'clock for final
action on the code. and at that time
may take action on the report OF the
Building Inspector with regard to the
Several OF the buildings have been
reported to be in dangerous condition.
and large number are without ade-
Quate protection or means OF exit in
case of fire. The school board has
asked for about $4,000 to build four
new school-houses and remodel num-
Der OF others. Members OF the Finance
Committee state that In view OF the
condition OF the treasury 1t will be
possible at this time to grant only
such expenditures as are absolutely
for the safety OF the ool-children.
The Grounds and Buildings Commit
tee will recommend the completion OF
the City Auditorium at a cost Of about
$4,000, and will urge immediate ac-
ton because OF the plan to use this
building for the Chapman evangelistio
meetings in January
The resignation Of DR.. Ennion 9.
Williams as member OF the Council
from Monroe Ward is in the hands OF
Clerk August, and will be presented
tonight. It is probable that DR.. Frank
NJ Reade will be chosen to fill the un-
elected to the Council from that ward
to take office on September LIST.
A warm debate is expected over the
report Of the special Committee on
Rules Of the Council. Though this
committee has not made public Its full
scheme for the reorganization OF the
Council. 1t is known that some OF
objection. especially as to the division
Of certain committees and the creation
|sof new committees.
Fire Board to Rcorganize.
The Board OF Fire Commissioners
will meet tonight for reorganization.
Mr. w. "A. Cheatwood. the new men-
Der from Jefferson Ward, has quali-
lied and will be present. The BUSH
ness OF greatest Importance will be
| the selection OF president to sue
coed Captain John H. Frischkorn of
Jefferson Ward, who declined re-elec-
ton. The position will probably fall
to Captain G. Watt Taylor. OF Marshall
Ward. formerly chief engineer Of the
Richmond fire department.. Captain
Taylor's intimate knowledge OF the
service renders him especially quail
fled to be a successor Of Captain,
Frischkorn as the head OF the part
men.