The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-31
AN ORDINANCE.

approved May 30, lsi1.)
TO AMEND AND RE-ORDAIS SEC
ton II OF Chapter 36 OF Richmond
City Code 1910, concerning streets.
Be 1t ordained by the Council OF the
City OF Richmond:
/. That section II OF Chapter IS ct
Richmond City Code 1910. concerning
streets. be amended and re-ordained 90
as to read ~ follows:
II The City Engineer, when ne
deems II proper so to do, or when or
dered by the CommitAse on Streets 80
to do, shall recommend TO said Com
public alleys, accompanied BY proper
profles. as ought, In his opinion. TO bs
esta blished or changed, and thu Com
mfttse shall. on his recommendation.
Council. with thcir reconlne ndat'on
thereon, and no grade shall be deemed
established or changed except by &C
ton OF the Council, and record OF al
grades so established or changed shall
be carefully filed and preserved In the
! Office OF the CITY Engineer Any per
son intending hereafter 10 erect or
build any house or other structure up
his agent authorized In writing. sign a
written application upon record book
70 be kept for that purpose In the OF
fee OF the CITY Engineer for the street
line and grade OF the street or Alley
abutting the lot upon which he pro
poses to erect = building or any other
structure. designating in such appii-
cation the exact location where each
building or other structure. Is to bs
erected. and Il shall be the duty OF the
City Engineer. or one OF his assistant.
to mark on the ground, by stakes.
stones or other marks the proper line
and grade or the street or alley. Aa-
Jacant TO such lot as approved ana
adopted by the Council. and also TO
.nsnsh I. such person or sis ayl VIM
stating the location of tina lines anu
grade so given and marked and TO pre-
serve in hts office true copy and DE-
given and marked Every person here.
after applying for such lines ana
grades shall carefully preserve sueh
stones, stakes or fnarks No person.
mence to build or erect any house or
structure OF any kind, whore the grade
has been established on the street or
alloy where he PROPOSES to ouita. WIZ
out having received from the City En-
ginesr. or one OF hts sssistanfs. . Ger.
| tihcate describing such grades ana
/ lines. and without frst having had
/ said lines and grades marked on tae
ground as aforesaid and II any such
! person shall fail 10 preserve the lines
or sradas SO given and marked on sAs
ground, or shalt commence the con.
struction Of any building. or shall raw
| In the construction of such building or
structure 10 conform with the lines
! grades and marks given as aforesaid.
! he shall be liable to q fsne OF not less
than twenty nor more than one hundred
dollars. to be imposed by the Ponce
| Justice OF the City OF Richmond. eacn
and every days continuance Of sucn
| failure to be a separate offence, Should
such stones or other marks be removed
and tho applicant request that the said
| lines or grades be again marked, sncn
applicant shall hrst pay into the eitv
| Treasury on warrant OF the city Aud'.
ftsor' tff~ sum Sf Fi*e ds1ixfs 'tss-uet nv.
fore such marks. Rrades or lines snail
be again made by the CITY Engineer ~
| any ono OF his assistants.
2. This ordinance shall be in fores
from Its passage.
| City Clerk.