The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-01
AN ORDINANCE.

fApproved May 20, lstl.}
TO AMEND AND RE-ORDAIS SEC
ton II of Chapter IS OF Richmond
City Code 1910. concerning streets.
BE It ordained by the Council of the
City OF Richmond
!. That section Il OF Chapter 5s OF
Richmond city Code 1910, concerning
streets, be amended and re-ordained so
as to read as follows
u The city Engineer. wnen hs
deems II proper SO TO do. or when Or
dered by the CommttaSa on Streets 20
TO do. shall recommend to said Com
nittae such grades OF the streets and
public alleys, accompanied by proper
proflles, as ought. in his opinion. TO %
esta al.ahed or changed, and the Com
mittee shall. on his recommendation.
report the same TO either branch of tire
Council with their reeommc gdatton
thereon, and no grade shall be deemed
e s, ablished or changed except by &C,
ton OF the Council and q record OF all
grades esta blished or changed shall
be carefully nled and preserved In tbs
ONCE OF tho City Engineer Any per
son intending hereafter to erect or
butld any house or other structure up
on any lot shall first by himself or ny
hts agent authorized IN writing sign n
written application upon record book
10 ha- Napt ff.E-titAt par pase In the a.
nce of the City Engineer for the street
line and grade of the street or alley
aouttfng the lot upon which he pro
poses 10 erect a building or any other
=
cation the exact location where each
building or other structure. is to be-
erected and Il shall be the duty Of tbs
City Engineer, or one OF his assistants,
to mark on the ground. by stakes.
stones or other mark. the proper line
and grade of the street or alley, al
jacent TO such lot as approved and
adopted by the Council. and also 10
furnish TO such person or hts duly aa-
thor4xsd agent, certificate IN writing
stating the location of the lines and
grade so given and marked and 20 pre-
serve in mis- Office true copy and de-
seription of the lines and grades so
given and marked Every person here
after applying for such lines and
Grades SHAH carefully preserve .ueh
stones. stakes or marks No person
shall hereafter build or erect, or COM
mence TO build or erect any house or
structure OF any kind. where the gYads
has been established on the street or
alley where he proposes to build with
out having received from the City En-
EtHeer. er one Of his assistants. q GER
tiacate describing such grades ana
said lines and grades marked on ths
GROUND. as Aforesaid and II any sucn
person shall fail 10 preserve the itnes
or grades so given and marked on ths
ground. or shall commence the cor
struction OF any building, or shall fal
+ in the construction of such building or
structure to conform with the lines,
grades and marks given as aforesaid,
than twenty nor more thar one hundred
dollars, to be imposed by the Polfee
| Justice OF the City OF Richmond. eaen
and every days continuance OF such
failure 10 be- a separate. nffeuce. SHOULD
such stones or other marks be removed
and the applicant request that the said
lines or grades be again marked. such
applicant shall hrst pay into the City
Treasury on warrant OF tbs City Audi
tor the gum of Five dollars t3s.oe) be.
fore such marks grades or lines SHAH
be again made by the City Engineer. or
any one of his assistants.
2. THIS ordinance shall be In force
from It's passage.
BEN r. AUGUST.
City Clerk.