Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-12-09
IN COUNCIL,
December 4th, 1873
(coNcLUpED.)

,,,l,ce, proceed forthwith to examine K
AXE an account of the Ere buckets, q
he proprietors or occupiers OF house
within the corporation, and report TO the
Masor as soon as practicable the names
of all deIinsuents, agreeable to the FOL
lowing sections Of an act passed the sth
day of February 1900, as follows:
SEC. l Whereds, it is the duty and
interest of the inhabitants To guard a..
eainst the destructive ravages OF Fire,
and it is reasonable that the expence in-
Cured, should be borne by those whose
property is protected BE 1t THEREFOR
enacted by the Mayor and ConmsnaHy
ofthe Tsvn of Alersndria, That every
proprietor Of any dwelling house, o.
storehouse, within the limits OF the cor
poration, shall, at his or her own ex.
pence, provide as many FIRE buckets,
made of gosd and suitable Gather ana
containing at least two and halt gal
Ions, as shall be equal in number TO the
stories in such house Provided, That
no proprietor shall, in any case, DC COM
pelled to provide more than three buck
cts for one house. Every proprietor
who stall neglect to procure the proper
namber of buckets in the manner here.
IN directed, shall forfeit and pay 'ne
dollar per month for each bucket he
stall so neglect to procure The pro
prietors of all dwelling houses and
store houses which shall hereafter be e,
rected within the corporation, shall tur-
nish the same with buckets IN tho man
ner before prescribed, within Two
months aftor such houses shall be oec1
pied or failing to do so, shall be sob
ice, to the penalties before mentioned
SEC. ii. Where the proprietor OF any
dwelling house or store hsuse residing
out of the limits ofthe corporation, sh u
neglect to comply with the requisitlon.
oft,is act, the occupler OF such nous
shall within two months after coming 10
the session thereof. procure the ne
cessary buckets and falling to provide
the same, shall be subject TO the like
penalties as are in such case imposed on
the proprietor. And when any occupl'
er shall, at his or her own expence,
provide buckets in the manner directed
by this act, it shall be lawful tor him or
her, to retain out OF tho rent OF the hooss
the sum 80 expended.
SEC. III The person who shall pro-
vide any bucket or buckets In pursuance
hereof, shall cause the same TO be num-
bered. and the name or names OF the
proprietor or proprietors to be painted
thereon or shall BIS subject for every
such neglect, TO the penalty OF one dol.
lar for each bucket not marked and
numbered as aforesaid.
SEC. w The occupiers shall care
fully preserve all the fire buckets, be-
longing 10 the houses they inhablt, shall
deliver them in good order TO the land
! lords on quitting possession and Ii any
such buckets shall be lost OF dcstroyed
by their neglect or default, they shall
| replace the same within one month, or
pay to their landlords their full value
They shall keep such ouckets I'D Song
convent. mt place in the houses TO which
they belong, SO as to have them al
WAYS ready in cases of necessity, aiic
shall send or carry them to the place
where any fire shall break out, or thror
them into the street so that they may be
taken there; and shall not use any such
bucket, or permit the same TO be used
for any other purpose than that of ex'
tinguishing fires. Every person who
shall herein offend, shall forfeit aEd pay
for each offenc the sum of one dollar.
And that he also cause the following
section of an act passed the sans day te
be enforced, viz.
SEC. Z. No person shall construct the
pipe of any stove through the wall OF a
ny house, or through any wooden floor
or lath, or wooden partition; or set up I
stove on any plank or wooden floor, be
fore it shall have been rendered secure
by placing at least two rows OF bricks be
tween the floor and such stove Whoe'
YER shall in any respect Offend herein
shall forfeit and pay twenty dollars to'
each offence.