The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-31


day and returned to CITY Clerk Ben =.
August complete tho largest enrolment
Of ordinances and resolutions OF any
one Council in the long experience %
the present City clerk. and include the
following
some New Ordinances.
Ordinance authorizing tho Consum.
cr's Ice Company to erect one story
brick stable at the northwest corner
Of Adams and canal Streets
Ordinance amending the Building
code in regard to securing permits for
the erection OF roof and projecting
signs.
ordinanre regulating tho manufac-
ture. transportation. storage. sale and
use of dangerous explosives.
Ordinance Increasing the pay Of
blacksmiths in the Street department
TO So per day. and of helpers to s225
per day esch.
Ordinance fixing tho pay Of the FOOD
Inspector. Health Department, at 1920
per annum
Resolution refundlng SIS to F p.
Bevoridse for paving bill
Resolution authorizing the Board
Of Fire commissioners 10 continue on
the pay roll OF the department for life
Fireman Il =. Woodward. injured In
tho Blnswangcr IRE while in discharge
Of his duty. at $50 per month. and to
assign to him such light duties as his
condition Will permit
Two appropriations.
Resolution appropriaumg s12374 for
furniture and equipment OF the new
Madison and Buchanan street public
schools.
Resolution appropria.ing $4,000 to
the Virginia state Fair Association to
be used as the citys part IN tho CON
struction OF a new concrete bridge over
the railway tracks into tho Fair
Grounds. the Richmond Trcdcrcks
burg and Potomac Railroud the Sea
board Air Line hallway and the Viz
sinia Railway and Towr Company
also to make contributions
Resolution appropriating s3.loo and
approving award OF damages made ny
the Assessor of Damages for grading
Seventh Street from Loigh 10 Duval
Street.
Appropriations s,.225 and approving
awards Of damages made by the AS
SCISSOR of Damages for grading Park
Avenue.
Damages. but No Grading.
Appropriating s2.5o0 and approving
awards made by the Assessor of Dam
ages for grading Stuart Avenue. be-
tween West and Tilden street. The
funds arc available for the grading
on seventh Street. but it is stated
that there are no funds available for
the other two pieces OF grading, the
city therefore having paid the abut-
ting property owners FOR the right to
grade certain streets which il does not
at this time propose To grade. 1t is
also stated that in practically all Of
the instances where damages are al
lowed in the undevcloped western part
of the city where no houses have been
erected that the enhancement TO values
by reason OF the Improvement CON
templated viii far exceed any possible
damage to the front Of the lot by
reason OF the chance in grade of the
street.
Resolution instructing the City Clerk
TO transmit to the City school Board
for its Information the report OF the
special committee on Investigation Of
the public schools ana also to trans
nit copy to the incoming city
Council FOR such further investigation
as it may deem advisable.
Authorizing the construction Of a
sewer in Munford street. south of Clay
Street. to cost $50.
would Not Approve Encronchmcnr.
The Mayor returned without his
signature allowing to become a law
after five days without executive action
a resolution allowing building at
the northeast corner Of HUI and
Eighth streets. South Richmond, to be
erected shortly by w. \. Neal. to en-
croach on the true line of Hui Street
$40 feet 1t is stated that the new
building will he erected on founda-
tions Of a former house. which pro-
jected over the try line OF the street.