Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-20
WILL WIDEN FOURTEENTH
STREET FROM CARY SOUTH
Mayor Approves Appropriation OF
S25.610 for Paving and
Curbing.
ONE BLOCK NOT PROVIDED FOR
Many Ordinances and Resolutions
Are Given Executive Approval.
Appropriation Is Made for Street
Work in Annexed Territory.


signed yesterday by Mayor Ainslie and
returned to City Clerk Ben 7. August.
is the measure appropriatinE s25,Sl?
for the Improvement Of Fourteenth
Street from Cary street to Mayo's
Bridge. OF this amount s25.oOo will he
expended between the south side OF
the dock and the bridge. and tho re-
maindcr between Cary Street and the
north side of the dock. This street will
DC widcnod in accordance with an
agreement between the city and the
Southern Railway, and Will shortly be
paved with granite spalls.
The following are the ordinances re-
turned yesterday with the Mayors APP
prevail:
OF the Hastings Court, Part H.. to en-
pioy an additional clerk or clerks At
a compensation not to exceed $50 per
month.
An "rdinanc" to prohibit any person
or association from soliciting contrihu-
lions for personal or charitable pur-
poses or holding religious services on
tho streets or in the parks without first
obtaining a permit therefor.
An ordinance extending the fire
limits. which is chiefly Intended to
regulate the construction of frame
buildings in the recently annexed terri
tory.
EXTERNAL FIRE ESCAPES MUST
BE OF FIREPROOF CONSTRUCTION
AN ordinance which requires all exits
TO external fire escapes shall be by
means of doors of tireproof construc-
ton, in which doors there may be
placed wire-glass If the glass is re-
CURED for lighting the interior, and
that all windows hereafter opening
upon, over or under exterior fire es-
capes shall be OF flreproof construction, |
with wire glass therein and with metal
hrcHroof frames around the windows
An ordinance permitting the Rose
lawn Land Corporation TO use city
water At WesthamDton
resolution appropriating $1,000 for /
tho payment OF expenses incidental TO !
the visit OF the President Of the United
states to the Negro Historical and Edu- /
cational Association, to be held In this !
city during the year.
resolution appropriatinE s2.S73o4
to payment OF Judgment obtained in the |
Hastings Court by Kate O'Ncal and !
others, on account Of damages to prom .
erty by reason of street IMPROVEMENTS |
y resolution appropriating sos, 900 to |
account OF Water Works expenses and /
improvements for the remainder Of the
fiscal year.
\ resolution appropriating $3.50 on
account of the purchase of the Ostcr-
bind property 10 he used in the en-
larccmcnt OF Riverside Park
TIME FOR MAKING ASSESSMENT
EXTENDED TO AUGUST
resolution allowing the Commits
sioncr Of Revenue until August, !.
1918. 10 return the books containing
the personal assessments for the wear
1913 10 the Collector Of CITY Taxes.
ana directing the City Collector to
accept all personal taxes for the cur
rent fiscal year until December 81.
1919 without penalty, and providing
that on and after December 81. tho
ordinances Of the city shall apply and
the resolution shall! he Of no effect
y resolution appropriatinC $4,000
for the equipment OF Binford Nathaniel
Bacon and Ba!nbridre public schools
Authorizing the Board OF Health 10
continue the services Of DIR. T. f. STRAIT
ton as assistant 10 the district ply
sicians
y resolution a7propriating 10000
10 the account streets, annexed ter
ritory, for the paymcn, OF bills for
work done and TO hc done under CON
tract with the several towns in the
territory recently annexed 10 the CITY
Mayor A!nslic also approved a mum
Der Of ordinances closing certain al
leys and n resolution rorund!np a mum.
her OF liquor license taxes paid hv .
liquor dealers who have decided 10 dis .
continue business.