The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-25
BUILDERS OBJECT
70 bE|AG cl)RBE0
sssr 70 LIT MATTHIAS STAND A.
Ar PnEsnx1. sAr RlcaMoND
CossAACroAs.
ADDRESS COMMITTEE
HEARING II GAANTED ON NEW
ORDINANCES wnIcn CLOTHES
Beck WITH MICH
AUTHORITY,
ADDRESS COMMITTEE

Strenuous objections 70 the proposed
orutnante ree4iaslne uuisoAn< ofstA-
tt1iis ana oveti uc.sons IN tno hsssots
u me ctty were ta.scd W y noinos5
OF fAachns6nd bhllucas anu CONS Actcfs
yesterday aa4eIh UDn ~ = nise.siiG OF
a suLUulaynsstse Ut inc Goui.I SoIn-
nntlee Ga Oh tets appointed 70 look
into tn0 matter.
According TO Harry Matthews. one
Of the Duliuers. he wouiu inucn pieler
10 ~. ni~..e4e s.4fa0 ~ tley ~rSs atia
IN n1AkIns q Statement " tnis e..oct
lac kfACA,casiy soiCea lne scntimen.s
OF has feiiuw cOiltA aStCis. AAT. nAa.-
tnews saw no reas.n way the posice
should not De a,iow ed 70 con.,iade IN
the capAcily OF lnsDectors 81 sacn
work, ~. provided IN the OLD orui-
nance. II the new OF dinahce koes INTO
acct he sa1u 1t wou.o mean Aii
increase Of a. least ~ per cenL. ~
the Cost OF buiiulLx Opel ations In
hichmond hereafter. OWING 70 tne ex-
TIA eXpeAse 10 wnicn me Duiluers
would De put And that would mean.
he pointeo out. that house rent wound
rise prtportionatsiy.
j. n. A4Artiu, representing the Full
ton Brick Company. estimated that
the increased cost TO the Duii0ei
instances. II the new ordnance were
entoIce0 literary.
]. H. Martin. representing the Ftil-
ton brick Company. estimated that
the increased cost to the builoorp
would reach 80 per cent In many
instances, II the new ordinance were
enforced literally.
objects 70 Beck.
John r. Wilson pointed out tnas
under the new conditions Building
Inspector Beck would be clothed with
authority to make the contractor utA-
ize such engines, concrete mixers.
brick holsters and the like that he
might nee ut. thus working an untold
hardship. He thought the builders
could Be trusted to look after things
| to the entire satisfaction OF the pub.
! lie, without assistance from Mr.. Beck
This prompted Inspector Beck 70
| remark that he was not looking Tor
| any more work. and IT. was through
| no petition Of his that the new or
| dinance had been drawn. placing tha
regulation Of such matters In MA
| hands.
i Gilbert J. Hunt also spoke at some
length in opposition to terms OF the
new ordinance. Like Mr.. Wilson and
others who spoke. he believed It was
better to let well enough alone
City Engineer Boiling. who now
| han the authority to regulate such
imakters under The old ordinances. adj
| dressed the committee Mt some length.
length, saying that he favored some
OF the provisions OF the new meas
ure ana objected to others. Among
other things, he said the committee
should see to It thet contractors are
made to protect pavemepts and side-
walks in their operations. Frequent
ly, he pointed out. nicely paved streets
have heen injured almost beyond re-
1 pair az q result Of negligence on the
part of contractors.
Fire Chief Joynes urged favorable
faction on the new ordinance, claim
4 ing that under existing conditions It
was frequently impossible for the en-
gines and other apparatus Of his de-
partment to traverse certain streets
| In Fastening to fire.
/ Hanging Fire.
Under the new ordinance. which
has been hanging fire IN Council for
several months. the contractors are
allowed the use Of only third OF
the street In their operations. In =
number OF particulars. It WAS brought
oHt. the new paper did not differ
materially from tho old.
Superintendent Cohen, Of the Street
4 Cleaning Department. brought the
| meeting to q close At I r. N. by de-
/ Nvering an impassioned appeal. In
which he urged that the streets
1 should be used ~ little a. possible
] Tor the storage Of building material.
and especially after building opera
lions have been completed. He point
ed out a number Of instances where
his department was seriously handl-
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