The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-18
GAS-F|XTURE LAW
SIGNED BY MAYOR
Inspired by Arthur Glasgow al
Request OF Administrative
Board.

! tho much discussed gas fixture" ordi-
nancc-a measure which. in the opinion
: Of Inspector shelton. Of the Gas Depart;
incnt. and other city authorities. is
/ the most promising eas-improvcncut
Law enacted by the Council in several
years. II is designed To effect u grad
uai Improvement of the gas dIstribut-
Ing system BY encouraging users to re
place lightinl; fixtures of impaired ef
ncicncy with fixtures OF "a modern and
approved type.
The ordinance was inspired by
| Arthur Glasgow. the London gas cx-
pert. who. AT the request Of the Ad-
miuistrttivc Board. made AN inHcstiga-
ton OF the Gas Works last summer.
| In a statement OF his findings. he laid
much stress upon Tia. necessity for Il
general Improvement OF the distribut
{ Ing system, recommending the iustalla
ton OF modern fixtures and appliances
in the home of users
Upon this recommendation the Ad-
administrative Board prepared and had
introduced AN ordinance which would
have made il compulsory upcu citizens
! using gas 10 replace old fixtures with
] new ones upon the order uf the In
spector or gas. Thu compulsory fca
/ turc OF the ordinance aroused atrenu-
GUS opposition. ana II WAS hnaiiy
! stricken out IN committee.
I AZ the law stands, IL directs gas in
]
! but gas users ar. At liberty to replace
; them with more modern appliances or
! not. ~ they choose. The city Is bound
10y the ordinance to soc that all SER
! Vice pipes and connections with the
street mains arc OF approved type and
adequate Tor the needs OF the user.
other New Lnws signed.
Tn" Mayor returned 10 City Clerk
/ Zen T. August with his signature also
/ the following measures:
Continuing the superintendent of tho
/ fire alarms AS superintendent OF the
/ police telegraph patrol system The
/ ordinance restores To W. II. THOMPSON
the salary paid him by the city bcfor"
, the consolidation OF the Offices OF city
: Electrician ana Superintendent OF the
/ Electric Plant.
/ Donating one OF the fire escapes on
( the Administrative Building Of the
/ Public School Department 10 tie Viz
GINA Home FOR Incurables.
/ Inviting the United Confederate Vet
Grams TO mold their 1915 reunion in this
city.
Directing tho city Attorney to ac-
/ Nuire the necessary land TO open Rail
! road street, between Thirty-nrst and
/ Thirty-sccond Street.
/ Increasing the salary OF the Supcrin.
| tenoent of the Gas Works TO $1,000 ..
| year. and the salary Of the Inspector
/ of Gas 10 S2.5O0 "A year
Mpproprntiny ia" sum of $1,000 for
/ Tree band concerts this summer IN tho
/ city parks.
! Anprorriating $1,000 for the malntc-
nance OF athletic fields under the di-
! :ection OF ia" Church civic Association.
Appropriating $500 Tor tn. purchase
| OF ccrJ"i:. lands required for the River
| side PARK driVcwuy.
| Amending the $1,000, 600 bond issue
! ordinance 10 meet technical objections
. raised by the boston bankers who took
q,
10 the $4,000 item for tho First Rcgi-
ment Armory The item MAS divided
! between streets and sewers
To Acquire Park Site.
Granting stable permits TO John J.
| Doran and Mrs. ]. NJ Crouch.
| Directing tho City Attorney 20 ac-
| guir" Tor park purposes :, plot of land
! bounded by Monument Avenue, Glove
I land. FRANKLIN and West Streets The
! purchase oi the property. after the
! iflce mas been ascer,aned. viii have
+, 40 IL ordered by the Council
/ Providing that no person snail with
| In 200 feet of dwelling without ncr-
mission from the owner or occrpant
| burn any limc-kilu or brick kiln. and
! requiring tn" maintenance around such
/ klins of Il suitable Enclosure to prevent
! access to them.
/ directing The acquiring OF land 10
! open an alley from Fourteenth street
+ TO Fifteenth street, between Porter
4 and Ferry Streets.
Disseminating and closing two al
/ lcys In the ear OF Sin tenement build
! 'nsS Oh IN: north side of Marshall
( street west OF Norton Street.
! TO Make Schedule Chnnrc
I Giving the administrative Board the
/ authority to empower the Richmond
| and Rappahannoclt River Railway
company to change certain street car
schedules on its Seven Pines line.
Continuing c. H. Whtlock ana S
/ Steihhcrg on the payroll of the Fire
Department until July /. 1915
Directing the City Attorney TO ac-
, quire property for widening Moore
|! street at a cost of S1,75O
Directing the City Auditor to cancel
All DELINQUENT water bills duo the city
ana unpaid prior to January ], zoos.
Authorizing the payment OF judg-
mehts In favor of John g. Maui. $754.4S:
ana I'm favor of Samuel Stcinberp
$35S.30. -
Authorizing the closing OF an allov
extending from the west line of Seven
teehth Street, between Main and cary
streets in a westerly direction to