The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-02
GO SLOW ON TRANSFER
OF PLUMBING INSPECTOR
Ordinance Committee VIII Hear From
Health Donr0 before Taking
Any Action.
OPPOSE ERECTION OF STABLE
Large Delegation of CoIorcd People
Object to Application for jackson
Street Permit.

Tho Council Committee on Ordi-
| nances yesterday afternoon decided to
go SLOW In taking action on the petit
ton OF the Administrative Board that
tho Plumbing Inspector he divorced
| from the Health Department and be
placed undei It's jurisdiction. 1t was
found that the proposal of the board
was not stated with sufficient clear
ness. and the matter was tabled for
consideration at the next regular
meeting.
The boards petition requests only
| the transfer of the Plumbing inspector
| ana makes no mention OF the assistant
| plumbing inspector or other employees
or that department. While It was
] taken for granted that the trnnsfnr
OF the head OF the department would
mean also the transfer of the subordi-
mates, 1t was decided to intcryie,y the
heads OF all departments concerned
BEFORE making definite Recommending
| ton.
Clerk Mcdowell was directed 10 re-
| quest the attendance Mt the next meet
ing. OF the Administrative Board. Chiaf
iieaith Oficer Levy, the members of
the Board of Health. and Plumbing
Inspector Landcrs.
Dr. Levy who was present at yes
terday's meeting. declared his raadi-
/ ness TO Cooperate in any changes thar
would make for higher efficiency but
was inclined to the belief that. under
inc present. sanitary regulations the
Piumbing Inspector could discharge his
uuttcs WIN better effect under the SUI
pcrFision OF the Board of Health than
under the direction of the Administra-
tive Board
Oppo.e Erection OF stable.
! a large delegation of colored citi
! zens was on hand to protest against
! me granting OF permit to NJ. j. Straus
1 20 build "a stable n 31-33 West jackson
Street. They laid before the commit
tee n petition bearing the signatures
| or large number of coIored residents
or the vicinity. opposing the erection
OF Ii stable on the site proposed
according to the protestants. the
proposed stable would be directly
across tho way from the parsonage Of
the Third Street African Methodist
Church, and would seriously impalr
the usefulness of Jackson street as a
thoroughfare. The committee voted
TO hold meeting 1T the premises at
1870 o'clock Monday afternoon to make
| first hand inspection.
building Inspector Butler entered an
earnest protest against the granting
OF permit to L. Stagg Powell TO build
TWO frame houses on Twenty fourth
Street between Clay and Marshall
Streets. II appears that IL the houses
are built as proposed one would be
within and one without tho fire dis
trict. Mr.. Butler invoked tho regula-
tons of the Building Code, which for
bid the construction of frame buildings
inside the fire lines.
Opens Way for Other Exemptions.
The matter was debated ut length
several weeks ago at n previous COM
iuittee meeting. Mr.. Powell claimed
that the site upon which nc desires to
build Is largely hllei in. and cannot
be made to support brick structure
without expensive foundation work.
Inc committee IiriHa1 h,
question of making an exception In
view or the unusual circumstances
put decided that the matter was of
| 700 great moment to dispose of
without further investigation.
Mr.. Butler warned the committee
that 10 make an exception in this case
"ouiu open the way for endless SINH
lar requests and would amount. to 81
practical notification of the law re-
curing brick construction exclusively
within the fire lines. He had heard,
he said, that certain builder will flo
an application similar to the one filed
by Mr.. Powell, IL the Council should
decide to make an exception in this
CAGE Tho matter was laid OH the
taple Tor action ut a called meeting
OF the committee. when the members
VIII make Il personal inspection of the
site.
The committee considered the ordi-
nance creating municipal employ
ment bureau of sufficient importance
10 refer to subcommittee. The sub
committee appointed by Chairman
Gunst consists of Councilman II. GRAY
Haddon, chairman: Alderman Melton
and Councilman Jones
Inc application OF the r Bromm
Baking Company for n permit to erect
n stable In the rear OF Sig East Mar
snail street. was recommended to the
Council for favorable action