The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-16
MAYOR APPROVES
MANY NEW LAWS.
Deed to Bryan Park, Gift to Peo-
pie of Richmond, Formally
Signed.
WILL IMPROVE PROPERTY
Special Committee to Investigate
Congested Conditions at
City Jail.

City Jail.
Approval by Mayor Richardson yes
terday Of the deed TO the property
transferred to the city the title to the
Joseph Bryan Park. a tract OF 262
acres In Henrico county, formerly
known as Young's Pond or Rosewood"
presented to the city in fee simple by
Mrs. Belle S. Bryan and her sons as a
permanent memorial of Joseph Bryan.
me matter has already been taken up
by the Grounds and Buildings Commit
tee and recommendation sent to the
Finance Committee for the employment
this spring of a competent landscape
engineer TO make survey of the park
and prepare plans for It's permanent
I, Improvement
On advice OF City Engineer Boiling
the committee has placed itself in ia
for OF having definite scheme for
the ultimate development OF the tract.
which can be carried out by appropria-
ton from year to year, so as TO pre-
serve the natural beauty of the place
and make each expenditure fit into its
| place in the plan for complete develop
| rnent.
For the first year the improvements
will consist of little more than the
! fencing In of tho. property and the
building of few important through
driveways. Later walks and bridio
paths will be constructed through tho
woods which surround the upper part
of the lake. The engineers also de-
sire to drain the water out of tho
lake. clean the bottom and fill 1t to
uniform depth that will not be dam
gerous to skaters. and see that the
| dam is of sufficient strength.
List OF New Laws.
| Other ordinances signed by the
Mayor and returned yesterday to City
| Clerk Ben I. August were:
| Ordinance granting permission to
| the Seaboard Air Line Railway Com
pany to extend steam pipes from Main
street Station power house unde:
| Franklin Street to heat the offices OF
| the new freight depot.
! Ordinance amending the present.
street ordinance in relation to charge
for sewer connections in the case OF
vacant property.
| Repeating an ordinance granting
permission to the Richmond. Fred
ericksburg and Potomac Railroad to
operate certain spur tracks on West
Broad Street into certain coal and
wood yards.
| Amending the city ordinance resulat-
ing paupers and peddlers as to obstruc-
ton of streets, requiring peddlers
wagons to be plainly marked with the
name of the license-holder. imposing
a license tax OF 500 for each wagon
limiting number of statesmen to two
with each wagon. and exempting from
the tax farmers selling their own pro-
| duce or fishermen their own catch.
! Ordinance naming the Virginia Trust
Company as city depositary.
Resolution authorizing allegations
for granolitfic sidewalk on Seventeenth
Street from Main TO Franklin Streets.
Resolution instructing the Auditor tc
pay salaries and wages of city en-
ployes until the annual appropriation
ordinance Is adopted.
Paving Measures.
Authorizing allegations for paving
an alley between Thirteenth and Four
teenth, south of Franklin, including
/ court.
Authorizing paving of sidewalk or
east side of Plum Street. between
Main and Floyd Avenue, at expense OF
i property owners.
i Approving contract awarded to May.
nard & Ford for constructing certain
sewers in Fulton.
Authorizing grading and paving Of
4 Street Eighth and Ninth. at expense
of property owners.
Adopting grade of Marshall Stree
4 from Hermitage Road westward t.
corporation line.
Authorizing City Attorney to acquir
, for street and park purposes land o.
{ north and south side of Marshal
4 street and on south side OF Clay Street
i and authorizing purchase of fifty fee
! on north side of Broad Street for 81,
I ooo from E. A. Saunders. Jr., for tn
, opening of Shepherd Street from Broa
& to clay street. in order to provid
I right of way for proposed new sewer
Instructing City Attorney to acquir
!. nv condemnation triangular lot bound
ed by the Boulevard. Deep Run, Shep
herd. Park Avenue and Leonar
II Streets.
To Investigate Complaint.
Authorizing sale OF the building
formerly occupied as school at tn
intersection OF Stuart and Littlepag
streets. building to be removed fror
, lot.
Authorizing the calling for bids 70
new stalls. stands and benches for TIL
vegetable market under the new Bluel
, Armory.
Instructing the City Attorney to &C
ouire land to open an alley sixtee
feet wide on west side Of Tulip Stree
between venable and Carringto1
! Streets.
The Mayor held that his approve
was not necessary. but returned with
out objection, a resolution instructin
the Committees on Streets, Street Clean
ing and Grounds and Building, to 81
; in Joint session, to inquire into the re
ported congestion at the City jail an
at the stables of the street and Stree
: Cleaning Departments adjoining, an
!. to report some method or relief