The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-13
NESB|T REFUSED
STORAGE PERMIT
Administrative Board Calls Halt
on Unlimited Use of
City Streets.
ALREADY VIOLATING LAW
Has Had Two Streets Blocked
by Thousands of Brick
for Months Past.
ALREADY VIOLATING LAW

Use OF tho city streets as a storage
yard for building material was refused
by the Administrative Board yeSter-
day on application Of +. T. Nesbit &
Co., contractors for the now Hotel
Rueger. The action was prompt and
unanimous. several members OF the
board calling attention to what has
long been regarded as a crying evil
In tho blockading of streets by build
Ing contractors in way that Is not
allowed elsewhere. An agent OF the
Nesbit company asked permission to
store window frames for the new hotel
on the east side of Ninth Street, be-
tween Bank and Franklin Streets. The
contracting firm was some weeks ago
fined in the Police Court for storing
iron reinforcing rods at this point
which does not adjoin the building IN
course Of erection. but abuts the Cap
itol Square
Mr.. Beck. OF the Administrative
Board. called attention to the fact that
besides using fully half of Bank Street
and all of the sidewalk on that side
of the new building. the Nesbit COM
pany has blocked the sidewalk on
Ninth Street, having failed to replace
the walkway after Il slide, caused, 1t
was said, by the companys negligence.
Further, Mr.. Beck stated. the Nesbit
company has for many months had
Ninth Street beside the National Bank
OF Virginia Building, and has had for
us long a period an even larger stack
of brick stored in Eighth Street be-
side st. Peters Church, the latter brick
being intended for use on the now
Murphys Hotel. Both piles of brick.
Mr.. Beck said, were in plain violation
of the city ordinance, and he did not
know why the police had not made
daily reports of so fragrant a blocking
Of important streets.
The agent OF tho Nesbit company
admitted that his firm was far be-
hind contract time on the Rucger job,
and said that the window frames for
tho building had arrived, and were
now in the railway yards. Tho con-
crete footings have not been COM
pleted, and brick work has not started.
Should Hire Storage.
Members of the board suggested
that he hire his own storage yards,
as the city streets arc not for rent
for that purpose. and the application
to use that part of Ninth Street abut-
ting on the Capitol Square for storage
was unanimously rejected. By subse-
quent resolution the Nesbit company
was instructed to open to travel both
Ninth and Bank Streets at once, and
to remove all entertainments back to
the line authorized by Its permit.
ouiioine lnSptCtOI bulleT reported
to the board that the stack on the
Howitzer's Armory was In dangerous
condition, and Immediate repairs were
ordered. to cost sos.
letter was received from L. D.
Jones, State Food Inspector. complain
Ing OF the unsanitary condition OF the
Second Market. The matter was re-
ferred to the City Health Department
for investigation and report.
Tho board fixed this afternoon at
1880 o'clock for an official inspection
of the new Street Cleaning Depart
ment Stables.
superintendent Trafford. OF tho City
Electric Plant, was instructed to take
up with the School Board the question
OF lighting public school buildings
from the city power station, and re-
port the cost Of rewriting same.
On motion OF Captain Mccarthy,
City Engineer Boiling was instructed
to make complete surveys of Four
teenth Street from Cary to Main. with
recommendations for new lines for
that street, and also to make q COM
plete survey OF Fourteenth Street
from Cary to tho new Mayo Bridge.