The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-23

BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND:
j. That section II of Chapter s5 of
Richmond City Code 1910. Concerning
Streets. be amended and re-ordsned 50
as to read as follows:
II. The City Engineer when he
deems II proper 40 to do, or when or
dered by the Commute on Streets so TO
do. shall recommsnd to said commit
tee such grades of the streets and pub
lie alleys, accompanied by proper pro-
files, as ought, in his opinion. to be
established or changed, and the Com
mittee shall. on his recommendation,
report the same to either branch of the
Council. with their recommendation
thereon. and no grade shall be deomed
established or changed except by ac-
ton Of the Council, and a record OF
oil grades 30 established or changed
shall be carefully hled and preserved
In the ONCE of the City Engineer. Amy
person intending hereafter to erect or
build any house or other structure upon
any lot shall first by himself, or BY his
agent authorized in writing, sign
written application upon q record book
to be kept for that purpose in the Of
nee Of the City Engineer for the street
line and grade Of the street or alley
posed TO erect building or any other
structure. designating in such apph-
cation the exact location where each
building or othor structure 10 to oe
erected; and It shall be the duty OF the
City Engineer. or one of his assistants,
to mark on the ground. by stakes,
stones or other marks the proper line
and grade OF the street or alley, al .
3acent to such lot as approved and
adopted by the Council. and also to
furnish 10 such person or his duly su-
thorixed agent. a certificate In writing
stating the location Of the lines ana
grade so given and marked and 10 pre-
serve In his once 2 true copy ana de- e.
given and marked. Every person here
after applying for such lines and
grades shall carefully preserve sucn
stones, stakss or marks. No person
mence to build or erect any house or
structure of any kind, where the grade
has been established on the street or
alley where he proposes to puiid, with
gineer, OF one Of his assistants. eerti-
hcate describing such grades and linea,
and without first having had said lines
and grades marked on the ground as
aforesaid. and II any such person snail
fail TO preserve the lines or grades 80
given and marked on the ground, or
shall commences tho construction of sny
building. or shall fail In the con-
struction of such building or structure
to conform with the lines. grades and
marks given as Aforesaid. he shall be
ltabI TO q nue OF not less than twenty
nor more than one hundred doilars. 70
be imposed by the Police Justice 81
the city OF Richmond. and all walls,
or parts Of wallis. which have been built
on any Street, or public alley, shall be
removed upon the order of the Police
Justice, and for failure to comply. the
owner Of all such encrcaching walls
shall be hned not less than one hun
dred nor more than Ave hundred DOL
lars, each days continuance of such
encroachment 10 constitute separate
offense.
should such stones or other mark,
| be removed and tho applicant reausa'
| that the said lines or grades be s8air
marked, such applicant shall hrst pay
into the City Treasury on warrant OF
the City Auditor the sum OF nve dol
lars s6.oo) before such marks, grades
or lines shall be again made by the
City Engineer, or any one of his as
sistants.
z. This ordinance shall be in force
from its passage.
BEN r. AUGUST
City Clerk