The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-24
INSPECTORS REQUIRED
TO EXHIBIT BADGES
Must Show Authority Before En-
tering on. Private
Premises.
MAYOR SIGNS FLAG ORDINANCE
Funds Provided for Road Improve
ment in Henrico County-Will
Reopen Question OF Adequate APP
proaches to Mayo Bridge.

Mayor Ainslie 'siGned and returned
large batch of ordinances, including
several of more than usual Importance.
One Of these establishes city flag. This
ordinance-drawn and guided through
the Council by Carlton Mccarthy, of
the Administrative Board-siyes to the
city of Richmond the first municipal
banner of Its history. The fa,, is blue
and reverse sides of a Norman shield
Another ordinance which bccar1e law
yesterday with the Mayors signature
require gas. electric, water and tele-
phone inspectors, whose duties require
them to enter private premises, TO wear
exposed to view a badge Indicating the
city department or public service cor
poration by which they are employed.
SAFEGUARD PROPERTY OWNERS
AGAINST SNEAK THIEVES
The law Is n police measure designed
to safeguard property owners against
sneak thiefs who gain entrance to
private promises as edo-inSpectors
or metre-readers. Citizens will have
the right. under the law. to refuse en-
trance to public service company or
city inspectors unless they can produce
badges indicating their authority
Another new law requires hospitals
to report promptly in writing the re-
ceptton of all persons suffering from
bodily injuries, as we'll as the death Of
all persons from these causes. Fail
ure to make these reports ~ made pun
tshable by fine of not less than $40
or more than S1O0 for each offense.
The Mayor signed also the ordinance
requiring all taxes and dues assessed
against the citizens of Highland Park
Ginter Park. North Richmond and Bar
ton Heights, for the year 1914 To be
paid to the City Treasurer Of, Rich
mond at the City Hall. The officials of
these towns-7all of which will become
part OF the city on November 5--are
diracted to turn over all town records
and official documents to the proper
city departments.
WILL TAKE UP PROBLEM
OF BRIDGE APPROACHES
One of the new ordinances places at
the disposal Of the Street Committee
the official papers gathered by the pre-
ceding Committee on Streets IN the
matter of the Mayo Bridge approach.
The new committee is now engaged
In an attempt to solve the problem of
openeing an approach from Main Street
to Fourteenth Street as widened under
ern Railway Company.
Carrying out the agreement between
the Board of Supervisors of Henrico
County and the Mayor of Richmond,
new ordinance appropriates 100000 10
be used In the permanent Improvement
of Henrico County roads leading into
the city. The money is to be expended
under the direction Of the Board of
Supervisors, with the approval of the
Administrative Board.
SOME NEW ORDINANCES
SIGNED by MAYOR
by the Mayors signature yesterday are
these:
Appropriating s693.51 for the pur-
chase OF land to widen Bacon Quarter
Branch between Deneen and Lombardy
Streets, for; creek purposes only.
Repeating the resolution authorizing
the City Attorney to purchase. for park
purposes. the triangular plot bounded
by Monument Avenue Franklin and
Cleveland Streets.
Appropriating $1,000 for the expense.
of the Fire Alarm Department
ApproprIatins $500 for the purchase
OF tract of land belonging to the
Sarah J. osterbind estate. for the pur-
pose or charging Riverside Park.
authorizing the Mayor. with the an
prevail of the City. Attorney, to accept
the proposed dedication of property
abutting the north and south sides OF
Wallace and Dance Streets, between
Meadow Street and Davis Avenue in
order to widen Wallace and Dance
street to uniform width OF seventy
feet.