The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-17
MAYOR A|ASuE KILLS
STREET ORDINANCE
Paper Relocating stonewan Avenue.
Forest Hill.
MONEY FOR BRIDGE REPAIRS.
Retreat For Sick May Divert Alley On
Property For New Hospital Build
tpg--CIose Everett street.

Mayor Ainslie yesterday returned to
the city clerk without his approval an
ordinance passed by council relocating
Stonewall avenue. Forest Hill, between
Forty-frst and Forty-second streets.
This action was taken after a hearing
held in the mayor assembly room
Monday at which members of the
street committee of council, Interested
persons In the property on the pro-
posed relocation. and representatives
of the Virginia Railway and Power
company. along whose route the pres
emit street extends Members of the
committee stated that they had acted
under a misapprehension when the
ordinance was recommended. In Veto
ing the measure the mayor gives the
following reasons.
Il return herewith without my APP
prevail an ordinance entitled. An
ordinance to relocate Stonewall avenue
between Forty-first and Forty-second
streets in South Richmond. and to ao-
cept the dedication of the street with
in the new lines on account of the
following objections
Il. The ordinance deals with the
Forest nm Land company. as one of
the interested parties, whereas no such
corporation exists.
-. The chairman of the street COM
mittee the clerk of said committee, and
the city engineer made statements oe-
fore me To tn effect that IN committee
fayorabiy reported the ordinance upon
the understanding that all owners OF
property abutting upon the street both
as originally laid out and vas relocated
were present as petitioners TOR the
proposed change. and in fact, the third
preamble of the ordinance 50 states,
whereas 1t now appears that suvh was
not the case.
g. 1t has been the immemorial Gus
tom Of the committee on streets 10 give
all abutting property owners an oppor-
tuntty to be heard before recommends
ing such changes in streets but. on
account of a misunderstanding OF who
constituted such owners, it was net
done in this case.
-. Although 1t may make no change
in the final decision of the case on the
merits l am advised by the chairman
and clerk of the street committee. and
the city engineer that il Is desirable
to have all parties in interest Present
In the pending case as their inte"ests
ma" appear. as has been the practice
heretofore.
IS. [ have no reason TO believe that
any Intentional deception waA-nEnc=
ticed upon the street committee by the
petitioners or any OF them. but ! think
that the Misunderstanding arose from
the fact that the committee understood
the word ''street to refer to the plat
ted street. and the petitioners used it
with reference TO the actual street
which is on the proposed new lines
Peppers Approved.
The mayor attached his signature of
approval 10 a number OF papers. the
most important of which being a reSO-
luton appropriating $4,000 for repairs
to the Ninth street fFree1 bridge. and
$4,000 for Pine camp expenses for the
remainder of the fiscal year. Another
resolution, OF interest To autoists, is
that appropriating SIS for zone signs
pointing out that II ia not lawful TO
park automobiles on the west side Of
Ninth street. between BROAD and easy.
streets Justice John has fined hum
dreos OF citizens for violating this
ordinance.
An ordinance of some Importance.
which was approved. is that directing
the commissioner of revenue to make
his assessments for taxation on bank
stock upon the holder of the stock
rather than the bank. Heretofore the
banks have been assessed in bulk. An
act Of the legislature provides that
the holder of the stock shall be as
sessed AID taxed.
Other ordinances approved are; To
grant the Virginia Railway and Power
company extension of time in its sur
render of certain franchise rights
that of relinquishing certain lines In
Jackson ward, and double tracking its
line In Barton Heights: permitting the
Retreat for the Sick to divert an alley
between Robinson and Mulberry streets
and Grove and Floyd avenues, clos
ing Everett street between First and
Stewart South Richmond; and reso-
luton continuing G.. w. Samuel3 on
the payroll of the gas department for
twelve months.