AN ORDINANCE (Approved October 19, 1912). To grant permission to Waller Taylor and Son to erect and maintain a brick stable on a lot owned by them situated at No. 123 North Eighteenth street. Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Richmond 1. That Waller Taylor and Son be, and they are, hereby authorized and empowered to erect and maintain a one-story brick stable, 33 feet by 65 feet, on the lot now owned by them, located at No. 123 North Eighteenth street, to contain not more than ten stalls and to be used in connection with their own business and as a boarding stable; and said stable shall be constructed in accordance with the provisions of the Building Code and on plans satisfactory to the Building Inspector. For any violation of the provisions of this ordinance the said Waller Taylor and Son shall be liable to a fine of not less than ten nor more than twenty-five dollars for each of fence, recoverable before the Police Justice of the City of Richmond, each day's continuance to constitute a separate offence. 2. This ordinance shall be in force from its passage. AN ORDINANCE (Approved October 21, 1912). To grant permission to H. L. Driscoll to erect and maintain a one-story frame stable on the rear portion of his lot located at No. 2008 Powhatan street. Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Richmond 1. That H. L. Driscoll be, and he is, hereby authorized and empowered to erect and maintain a one-story frame stable on the rear portion of the lot owned by him, located at No. 2008 Powhatan street, to contain not more than ten (10) stalls and to be used in connection with his business only; and said stable shall be constructed in accordance with the provisions of the Building Code and on plans satisfactory to the Building Inspector. For any violation of the provisions of this ordinance the said H. L. Driscoll shall be liable to a fine of not less than ten nor more than twenty-five dollars for each offence, recoverable before the Police Justice of the City of Richmond, each day's continuance to constitute a separate offence. 2. This ordinance shall be in force from its passage. AN ORDINANCE (Approved October 21, 1912). To grant permission to the Longdale Coal Company to erect and maintain a one-story frame stable and barn on their lot, located 300 feet north of Sixteenth and Marshall streets, between the line of Shockoe Creek and Sixteenth street. Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Richmond 1. That the Longdale Coal Company be, and they are, hereby authorized and empowered to erect and maintain a one-story frame stable and barn on their lot located three hundred (300) feet north of Sixteenth and Marshall streets between the line of Shockoe Creek and Sixteenth street, to contain not more than twenty (20) stalls and to be used in connection with their business only; and said stable shall be constructed in accordance with the provisions of the Building Code and on plans satisfactory to the Building Inspector. For any violation of the provisions of this ordinance the said Longdale Coal Company shall be liable to a fine of not less than ten nor more than twenty-five dollars for each offence, recoverable before the Police Justice of the City of Richmond, each day's continuance to constitute a separate offence. 2. This ordinance shall be in force from its passage. AN ORDINANCE (Approved October 21, 1912). To amend and re-ordain section 46 of chapter 60 of Richmond City Code, 1910, concerning the construction, equipment, alteration and repair of buildings and their removal or demolition when unsafe, and creating and defining the duties of the Board of Public Safety (Building Code). Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Richmond 1. That section 46 of chapter 60 of Richmond City Code, 1910, concerning the construction, equipment, alteration and repair of buildings and their removal or demolition when unsafe, and creating and defining the duties of the Board of Public Safety (Building Code), be amended and re-ordained so as to read as follows: 46. Nine inch brick and six inch hollow tile, and four inch brick or four inch or three inch hollow tile partitions of hard burned clay or porous terra cotta, laid up in mortar, or gypsum blocks or gypsum tile, of the same thickness laid up with gypsum mortar, may be built not exceeding in their vertical portions a measurement of fifty for the nine inch, thirtysix for the six inch, twenty-four for the four inch, and thirteen feet for the three inch, respectively, and in their horizontal measurements a length not exceeding seventy-five feet, unless said partition walls are strengthened by proper cross walls, piers or buttresses, or built in iron or steel frame work. All such partitions shall be carried on proper foundation, or iron or steel girders, or iron or steel girders or columns, properly insulated, or piers of masonry. 2. This ordinance shall be in force from its passage. AN ORDINANCE (Approved November 7, 1912). To amend and re-ordain section 1 of an ordinance approved April 1, 1912, entitled "An ordinance to grant permission to G. E. Bowden, lessee, to erect and maintain a one-story brick stable on the lot owned by Summerfield Clark, located on Grace street between Nineteenth and Twentieth streets." Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Richmond 1. That section 1 of an ordinance approved April 1, 1912, entitled "An ordinance to grant permission to G. E. Bowden, lessee, to erect and maintain a one-story brick stable on the lot owned by Summerfield Clark, located on Grace street between Nineteenth and Twentieth streets," be amended and re-ordained so as to read as follows: 1. That G. E. Bowden, lessee of Summerfield Clark, be, and he is hereby, authorized and empowered to erect and maintain a one-story brick stable on the lot owned by Summerfield Clark, fronting on Grace street between Nineteenth and Twentieth streets, the said stable to contain not more than eight (8) stalls, and shall be constructed according to the provisions of the Building Code and on plans satisfactory to the Building Inspector, and to be used by the said G. E. Bowden for his private business only. 2. This ordinance shall be in force from its passage. AN ORDINANCE (Approved November 18, 1912). To allow the Virginia Railway and Power Company, successor, by purchase, to the rights, privileges and franchises of the Richmond Passenger and Power Company and the Richmond Traction Company, to connect its single track on First street, north of Broad street, with its west-bound track in Broad street, east of First street, and to construct and operate a cross-over in Broad street, between First and Second streets, from the west-bound track on Broad street to the east bound track. Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Richmond 1. That permission be, and it is, hereby granted to the Virginia Railway and Power Company successor, by purchase, to the rights, privileges and franchises of the Richmond Passenger and Power Company and the Richmond Traction Company, to connect its single track on First street, north of Broad street, with its west-bound track in Broad street, east of First street, and to construct and operate a cross-over in Broad street between First and Second streets, from the west-bound track on Broad street to the east-bound track. The construction and maintenance of the said connection and the said cross-over shall be to the satisfaction of the City Engineer, and shall be subject to, and in accordance with, all general ordinances of the City, relating to street railways, and especially Chapter 38, Richmond City Code, 1910, and any amendments thereto; and subject also to all the conditions, regulations, requirements and stipulations set forth in a certain ordinance entitled, An ordinance to authorize the construction and operation of a street railway within the limits of the City of Richmond, by the Richmond Passenger and Power Company, approved December 23, 1899. 2. The said connection and said cross-over shall be subject to the control of the Council and the Committee on Streets, and shall be removed upon order of either the Council or said committee. Upon the removal of said cross-over or of said connection, the street shall be restored by said company to the condition of the other portion of the street and to the satisfaction of the City Engineer. For any failure after ten days' notice to so remove said connection or said cross-over when ordered by the Council or by the Committee on Streets, or to restore said street when so removed, the company shall be liable to a fine of not less than ten dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, each day's failure to be a separate offense. 3. This ordinance shall be in force from its passage. AN ORDINANCE (Approved November 18, 1912). To provide for the granting by the City of Richmond to a person or corporation hereafter to be ascertained, in the mode prescribed by law, the right to construct and operate a street railway within the limits of the City of Richmond. Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Richmond 1. That there shall be granted in the mode prescribed by law the rights and privileges on, along and over the streets of the City of Richmond, which are embodied in the following ordinance: To grant permission to the AN ORDINANCE to construct and operate a street railway on, along and over the streets of the City of Richmond under certain conditions. Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Richmond 1. That the hereinafter called the company, be, and it is, hereby authorized to construct and operate an electric street railway in the City of Richmond on, along and over the following streets of the City of Richmond: A single track line on Franklin street, from 7th to 8th streets, with all connections, sidings, turnouts, cross-overs and switches necessary to the operation of the said line, and with the right to connect the said single track line with both the north-bound and south-bound tracks on 7th street, at Franklin street, and with the north-bound track on 8th street, at Franklin; the right to make the said connections, however, at 7th street and at 8th street shall be subject to the consent and approval of the company or companies operating the said tracks on 7th street and the said tracks on 8th street, respectively, which consent shall be evidenced in writing and filed with the City Clerk by the said company or companies, within thirty days after the final granting and approval of this ordinance; provided, however, that the said line on Franklin street, from 7th to 8th, shall be constructed and put into complete operation within six months from the approval of this ordinance. 2. The rights and privileges hereby granted are granted under the express condition that they shall be subject to and be exercised under and in accordance with all general ordinances of the city relating to street railways, and especially chapter 38, Richmond City Code, 1910, and any amendments thereto, except so far as this ordinance may expressly or necessarily be in conflict therewith; and subject also, and to the same extent, to all the conditions, regulations, requirements and stipulations set forth in a certain ordinance, entitled, “An ordinance to authorize the construction and operation of a street railway within the limits of the City of Richmond by the Richmond Passenger and Power Company," approved December 23, 1899. |