The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-25
BECK CONDEMNS
RIGHT AND LEFT
Orders Issued to Owners to
Repair or Take Down
Many Structures.
MUST ERECT FIRE ESCAPES
Tincs-Dispatch and Cohen Com
pany Among Those Included
in List.

AS n result of n systematic inspec-
ton made during tho past ten days,
Building Inspector Beck yesterday is
sued peremptory orders for extensive
altera tons and repairs to severai
we'll known buildings. Others were
condemned outright and ordered re-
moved, while number Of fire escapes
and fire exits were directed to be In
stalled at once. The Times Building
iive-story brick structure, at the corner
OF Tenth and Bank Streets, occupied in
part by The Times Dispatch, came i'll
for share of the Building Inspectors
attention, the owners being notified
that the building was overloaded by
machinery on the upper floors. Mr..
Beck said that without alterations lie
could not consent to the continued use
OF the building as Il printing establish
ment. Contractor John L. Wilson was
called In. anu at once began construc-
ton of interior supports to strengthen
the building under the heaviest machin-
cry. pending completion of plans for
tic erection of new printing office.
Cohen Company Gets Orders.
\ pcremptory notice was served on
| the Cohen Company TO erect additional
tire escapes, install inside slatrcases
! and improve and enlarge fire exits.
J Tho Cohen Company had been before
| notified that The methods of egrcss 10
| case of panic were insufficient and un-
less alterations are made. the use of
| the upper floors for sales purposes Will
| be suspended
Orders were given Emanuel Raab
and Charles l.abenburg TO remove the
! old four story brick building a. the
| southwest corner of Nineteenth and
! Main streets, formerly used as tile
-.,- ,I,t,.
! garded as Il menace, and was ordered
vacated by the mission in January.
following n fire which, While 1t did
little damage. served to show the
weakness OF the structure. j VIII he
removed at once a deed OF bargain
and sale was recorded in the clerks
office OF the Chancery Court yesterday
transferring the property from the
Richmond Methodist Mission Assoc,a-
ton to Raab and Luxembourg for SILL
500. Al the same time a deed was re-
corded transferring from John NJ. King.
trustee, to tile Richmond Methodist
Mission Association. property on the
east side OF Nineteenth street. between
Grace and Broad Streets, for $1,000
Citizens nnd City onicinl,.
Orders were also issued by the
Building Inspector to p. II. Mayo to
remove a series of dlapidated frame
buildings 5O3-6o6 West Broad Street.
and col -2os-oo5 West Broad Street.
Similar orders We're issued to Straus,
Gunst & Company to remove or re-
pair three two story franc stores. s05-
307-30? West Broad Street. ana to a.
j. Chewing e Company, agents, to
remove an unsafe two-story frame'I
dwelling, West Duval Street.
Notice was served on \. W. Bowe
& Son to pull down onc-story frame,
: -
ped by J. H. Myers, at eli South Ninth
street, and TO Brook Moncure & Car
ter. agents. to remove or repair a
diiapidated dwelling. 521 North Fourth
street.
City officials and Councilmen were
not spared in the condemnation of an
Client and dangerous structures. Coun-
Gilman James j. Burke. of Madison
Ward. was notified to remove an nm
safe two-story frame dwelling, 1909
East Broad street. y similar notice
was sent to Charles Burlcrt. Assistant
Superintendent of the Water Works. |
to remove an unsafe two-story brick
dwelling In rear of o26 North Seven
teenth street. fronting on Central
street. and to Herman Paul. Assistant
Superintendent OF the City Home, to
remove an unsafe two-story frame
dwelling. o2S North Seventeenth street,
in rear, fronting on Central Street, !
both occupied by colorcd families
One Days warning.
Other orders issued yesterday from
the Building Inspectors Office Include
the following:
a, y. Pollard. to repair Or remove
a dilaDidatcd two story frame dwell
ing, 922 Graham street. Fulton
John NJ. Miller, Tr.. secretary treas
urcr. First National Bank Building
Corporation, to erect fire. escapes on
rear OF Sla-S21 East Main Street, oc-
cupied rs annex to office building Of
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Company.
Mrs Bette Marshall. to repair or
remove an unsafe and dilapidated two
story frame shins'e roof building.
5o?is-5li North Twenty sixth street.
Fred w. Dunkel. 10 replace unsafe
front of brick store. II East Broad
Street
Harrison & Eatcs. agents. to repair
Or remove a hree-story brick struc-
nte, 1910 Ross Street; also to remove
q two-story brick kitchen in rear Of
same.
Winshnid Baker, to remove an un
safe one and one-haIf story frame
| dwelling 90i North Twenty sixth
street
'iohn II Roane, to repair or remove
dilapidated and unsafe two-story
fhme dwelling. 2o14 Short p street
GranVIllc IIord. to repair or remoye
an unsafe twO-story frame dwelling
1899 Darlington Street
d. J. Chaycrs to repair or remove
an unsafe two-story frame dwelling.
| 1927 Darlington Street.
! ShafleS -. Carter. to remove an IN
safe one and one-half-story frame
shingie roof stable 22l North Twon-
ty-ffth Street. n
| > Ullman's Sons, TO repair or remoyo
an unsafe thrce-story brick building
'oG East Marshall Street.
Mrs. Frances Robertson. to repair or
dwelling. 12o North TwentvYninth