The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-15
CITIZENS ENTER
STRONG PROTEST
Broad, Mai,; and Other Streets
Filled With Slush, and No
City Carts in Sight.
MAY APPEAL TO BOARD
-Four Owners Reported, While
Nobody Gould Cross Streets
at Important Corners.
MAY APPEAL TO BOARD

While the police were busy yester!
day and last night reporting tenants
and property owners for falling to
ton of tho city ordinance, apparently
no effort was made by the Street
Cleaning Department to remove the
mass of slush. which filled all thor
oughfares as a result of the heavy snow
fall on Friday. 1t was especially no.
ticeable in Broad and Main Streets,
where Ice. snow, water and mud made
it almost impossible for man and
beast Crossings for pedestrians at
corners were not cleared and the result
was that every one had 20 wade
through water and ice, which was an
kle deep.
Because OF the inactivity in Kidding
the thoroughfares OF this accumulation
and clearing crossings It was said last
up with the Administrative Board to-
morrow to see why the Street Clean
ing Department did not do more to re-
lieve the situation.
City Is Negligent.
Attention was called TO the fact that
while the police were reporting citi-
zens, who will be summoned In court
OF their property, the city Itself made
no effort to make the roadways even
halfway passable.
The city ordinance on this subject
provides that The tenant. occupant,
and in case there shall be no tenant,
the owner or any person having the
charge of any building or lot OF land
bordering on any street. lane court,
square or public place within the city,
where there is any paved footway or
sidewalk, shall, after the ceasing to
fall of any snow, If In the daytime.
within six hours, and If In the night
time, before noon the following day,
cause the same to be removed there
from; and in default thereof, shall for
felt and pay n sum not less than SO
nor more than $40; and for each and
every hour thereafter that the snow
shall remain on such footway or side
walk, such party so in default shall
forfeit and pay not less than 81 nor
more than $40"
Chief Werner Gives Orders.
Chief of Police Werner lost no time
In issuing orders 10 all members of his
department to insist that owners and
occupants remove the snow from their
sidewalks. In most cases where this
had not been done officers called atten-
ton of the tenants to the ordinance
with the result that steps were at once
taken to comply with the law. Where
no heed was paid reports were made
issued for the violators.
Last night only four reports of this
violation were made, but II is expected
that there Will be a great many before
tomorrow morning.
Those reported last night were Greer
K Reed, for not clearing the walk ir
front OF 1910 East Main Street: Chnpir
q Hume, 1907 and 1909 East Mari
Street. and II. Selden Taylor, 1917 East
Main street. Each OF these reports
was made by PatroIman j. H. Harris
Street conditions are expected to be
worse to-day, as there will DO no
cleaning. The snow was frozen last
night, and when II begins to thaw II
VIII be almost impossible to cross from
one sidewalk TO another. Citizens
joined In tho complaint and inquired
about tho law on the subject. and es-
pecially the city's duty in tho matter
OF clearing the crossings.