The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-26
MAYOR DECLINES TO
APPROVE TWO LAWS
City Attorney Holds That Council Can Pass Side
walk Measures But Executive Objects on
C1round8of Policy-Efffectiv wv ithout
His Signature in Five Days.


IN written opinion delivered to
Mayor Richardson yesterday morning,
City Attorney Pollard holds that 1t Is
within the province Of the City Council
to grant permits for minor obstruc-
tons to the sidewalks. The specific
cases which the Mayor had laid before
the City Attorney were resolutions
granting a barber pole permit to Muir
phys Hotel; allowing a house at the
southwest corner of Eighth and Frank
lin Streets, which encroacf1ed three
ipches over the true line, to remain, and
allowing the Richmond Realty Corpo-
ration to maintain thirteen-inch step
| in front of the building at the south
west corner OF Tenth and Broad Streets.
The City Attorney holds in effect that
where such distractions are of minor
character and do not affect any consid-
cradle part OF the passageway or pre-
went ordinary traffic, and where the
property owner will sign anS agreement
| to save the city harmless by reason OF
any damages that may occur, such 9
Injury to a person stumbling over sucn
obstructfons. 1t lays within the prov
ince Of the Council to grant such per-
nit, and becomes matter of public
policy for the Council to determine
4 whether It should be granted or re-.
fused.
Returns without signature.
IN view Of the opinion rendered, the
i Mayor decided not to veto the three
resolutions In question, but since he Is
4 unwilling to approve Of any policy
which seems to encourage the obstruct.
ling OF the streets for private beneht,
5lhe returned them to City Clerk Bent.
4 August without his signature. Under
the charter they will become law
4 within five days without further proce.
s|dure. though without the approval or
4 veto of, the Mayor.
!, The Mayor still has under advise
4 ment the resolution adoptinESsa design
! Of a seal for the city, it being his de-
I sire to study more closely into the rec
ords as to what was the original seal
4 n the city before the design is 8ap.
proved.
a The Mayor returned to City Clerk
Il Ben T. August yesterday With his Sic:
u nature the following ordinances ane
resolutions. which are now IN Hect:5s
New Street Car Franchise.
n ordinance to provide for the sale
| IL tha usual manner. of a franchise FOL
a street railway line, from Thirty frs
| and Marshall Streets, along Marshal
itoarhfrty9fifth, thence by Miles Ravint
8tstos the National Cemetery Road, ant
Isthenca to a loop in Fulton. connecting
WITH the tracks of the Richmond AM
Hanricol Railway. The franchise ~
I Ia MT up and sold 8inR the m amer pre-
scribed BY the CONSTITUTE on! = T ing tn
1 plan to change the original propos SCI
lroute OF the Richmond Il AMI a$fienrlcS
l,;na which had been projected to com
l da,yn Thirty-first to Grace, theme
l tbrnmah Chimborazo Park to Fulton
Ordinance ratifying ntractl betWeel
\ +ha city and tho Chesapeake "a nd OH
Enilwny Company In regard to the loca
l,;on ana maintenance Of sewer g
i ~ "a a. side and across the company,
4 trac ks in Thirty-second Street. near tn
\ Works, from Main Street =
n Williamsburg Avenue.
n @ Ordinance providing for the con struc
! tion 81 a sewer in North First stree
Il Ii5o feet north Of Jackson street.
4 cost 5000, at the expense Of tne Eye !,
= ~ a. d. van De {Vyyer, Bisho ~ of Rich
IL 1,sand b FOR the use of IA Catholl e ~ st1
piltutlon. . g. i. - Il X, 81 z, I !, :
= II ! Ghasa peake3 and Ohio Railway Con
1, IA ~ nd the city In gard to the Iloca
4 Han and constructio on Of sewer undo
38E ~ tight OF way of the rat lroad a n
N the canal, $50 feet ca st g the was was
8 rates at Haxall,3 Va, an impro VemeI
DESIGNED to protect the ources OF q y
u CITY water supply. ssGss *
Az to Liquor SItcenses \.
ordinances amending the 81 ~. cof
il Nrarard to the granting by he Eus
8;,nrsa z, Of liquor licenses. ohangir
N; ne time from thirty to ten days =
M M fling Of certified checks and pr
scrtbing the me hod OF appli ca ton =
%. license !, 7 -, i, J, 3, Y y
the Rennie Dairy Conn any to erect
hricks stable In rear of g u n ORTIZ six
8 Street and Ga N orth u Seventh Stree
nnder certain condi lions.
l5 95S Ordinance arranging and consollda
s mo at h code the gen era u ord inanc
.ny''the city OF Richmond. In fleet y,
santember 4, il Q ! o.. i3ssg
} Rssolution1 authorizing allegntio
FOR "a lumber Of street Imp ovemen
az the 4 expense of q at ttng oper
~ own ers, 4, 4, !, 3,
II tee on streets to recet Ave desi gnssa
u sIbids for5S d n rein ced creteS I'D
~ over over ] a1nes Rivers or alb out the pre-
I'm an d sit q az ISL rid ge, he sToadW
ofbe siS feet In IVA ", ths Sqe