The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-22

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CoUsgNI
OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND:
!. That section II of Chapter - u
Richmond City Code 1910, Conosrn1n9
Streets. be amended and re-ordaned -
Al to read a. follows:
IL. The City Engineer. when A.
deems IL proper so to do. or when -
dsred by the COMMITTEE on Streets 20 ~
do. shall recommend to said commlt-
tee such grades Of the streets and pub
lie alleys, accompanied by proper pro-
files. as ought. In his opinion, TO -.
established or changed, and the Connr
mtttee shall on his recommsndat1ens
report tho same to sither branch ct -
Council, with their rec0mmendatfoM
thereon. and no grade shall be dssmeA
established or changed except BY -
ton OF the Council, and q record -
all grader 30 established or change0
shall be carefully nIed ana pressrveA
in the once OF the City Engineer. Any
person intending hereafter to erect -
build any house or other structure UPON
any lot shall nrst by himself. or by hfs
written application upon 4 record bo1k
to be kept for that purpose In the Of
nee OF the City Engineer for the street
line and grade of the street or ailAy
posed to erect building or sny oth1r
structure. designating in such App1t-
cation the exact location whore eAch
building or other structure II to -
GF6EtCd. 6kAa az hAA4t bU bhG NN&y "a -
City Engineer. or one of his assistantA
to mark on the ground. by stakes
stones or other marks the proper uno
and grade OF the street or alley. sd
adopted by the Council, ana afsU ~
furnish to such person or his duly Au-
thorixed agent, a csrtahcate In WHITING
stating the location of the lines an
grade SO given and marked and to pre-
serve In his ofios true copy ana -
scrtption OF the lines and grades -
given and marked. Every person hexe-
after applying tor such lines an
grades shall carefully preserve auehI
stones. stakes or marks No paraoa
shall hereafter build or erect. or cons~E
menee to build or erect any house 90
structure OF any kind, where the gr44es
alley where he proposes to build, 49,
out having received from the City Enwa
ginesr. or one OF his assistants. = oekst~A
ficate describing such grades and Mnea,
and without nrst having hAd aid unes
and grades marked ON the groun1 -
aforesaid, and II any such person sAAlk
fail to preserve the lines or grades -
given and marked on the ground. ~
shall commences tho construction Of. -
building. or shall fail In tho con~a
struction Of such building or strucsur9
to conform with the tines, grades 80
marks given ~ Aforesaid. he hnnu -
liable to fns Of not less than tweney
nor more than one hundred dollArs. ~
be imposed by the Police Justioe -
the City of Richmond. and all wall
or parts of walls. which have boen 6u11oi
on any Street. or public alley. snail 49,
removed upon the order OF the Felaee
Justice. and for failure to comply -
owner Of all such encroaching Wa1t9
shall be fined not less than onA hNQ@S
dred nor more than Ave hundred -
lars each days continuance Of 1na4
encroachment to constitute . aepaxat4
offense.
should such stones or other msak1W8
be removed and the applicant reQuo1N
that the said lines or grades b aG13n
marked, such applicant shall df1e 49,
into the City Treasury on warrant c.
the City Auditor the sum Of hve dol
or lines shall be again made by to
City Engineer. or any one OF his asss
sistants. s
2. THIS ordinance shall be In topgo.
BEN +. AUGUST.
City Cler1