The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-29
AN ORDINANCE.
Approved May ~. lslIls

Approved May 30. 1914 @
TO AMEND AND RE-ORDAlM $780,
ton IL OF Chapter 1S OF HfcAu(
City Code 1910, concerning streeN
Be It ordained by the Counc1l e4B1
City OF Richmond: gs
l. That section IL Of Chapter "
Richmond City Code 1910. coucor11M
streets. be amended and re-ordAinAd
as to read az follows: lJsS
II. The City Engineer. when
deems IL proper SO TO do. or whoa r. n
dered- by the Committee on Streets II
to do. shall recommend to said CU1l1
mittee such grades Of the streets M1 <
public alleys, accompanied by prOD1 4
profiles, as ought. in his opinion, 70 III
established or changed, and the Co..
mittee shall, on his recommendatt4
report the same to either branch. Of &M@S
Council with their .@reccmmendaS1U3
thereon, and no grade shall be d0ero4
established or changed except BY 14xS
ton of the Council, and q record Of nl$
grades so established or changed Mhm&
be carefully filed and preserved In CO.
office Of the City Engineer. Any pe&Sas
son intending hereafter to erect go
pufid any house or other structure up<3
on any lot shall first by himself, or hSfs
MS agent authorized In writing. sign GS
written application upon q. record boon
20 De kept Tor that purpose In the 49,
nee of the City Engineer for the street
line and grade of the street or aIIoXss
AUDITING the lot upon which he pro-
poses 70 erect building or any OtheSs
CYL hCt0At' uosAGndllHE IN 9ucA ARUANS
cation the exact location where oa011
building or other structure, Is to -
erected; and 1t shall be the duty Of thoS
city Engineer, or one of his assistant9y#
70 mark on the ground, by stakes
stones or other marks the proper 1tueS
and grade of the street or alley, ad~S
jacent to such lot as approved ana
adopted by the Council. and also tos
FURNISH to such person or his duly au~s
thorized agent. q certificate in writing
stating the location of the lines an0
grade so given and marked and to pre-
serve In his Office a true copy and d.
scription OF the lines and grades ~
given and marked. Every person here
after applying for such lines Ana
grades shan carefully preserve suehs
stones, stakes or marks No person
shall hereafter build or erect, or com u
mence to build or erect any house or
structure of any kind where the grade
has been established on the street Or.
alley whore he proposes to build, with
out having received from the City En.S
gineer, or one of his assistants, cer-S
tihcate describing such grades and
said lines and grades marked on th4s
ground as aforesaid, and IL any SUCK
person shall fail to preserve the lines
or grades so given and marked on this
ground, or shall commence the cons
struction OF any building or shall fail
in the construction of such building or
structure to conform with the lines
grades and marks given as aforeDAa0s
, tlN oiiaiA 10 itdnic ~ Il utG VI hut 49,.
than twenty nor more than one hundred
dollars, to be imposed by the PolicA
Justice of the City of Richmond, 0Acn
and every days continuance of such
failure TO be separate offence. Should
such stones or other marks be removed
and the applicant request that the said
lines or grades be again marked, such
applicant shall first pay into the City
Treasury on warrant of the City Audi
tor the sum or Five dollars ($5.00) be-
fore such marks, grades or lines shall
be again made by the City Engineer, or
any one OF his assistants.
.. This ordinance shall be IN force
from its passage.
BEN T. AUGUST,
City Clerk.