Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-01-22
.Aleransria, Jan. le, 1914

.AseEansria, Jan, ls, 1914.
The Superintendent of Police having
made report to mo on The sabjcct OF
Fire Buckets; whereby it appears that
macy proprietors * occupiers Of houses,
have failed to provide Buckets, Us re-
quired by an act Of tho corporation, en-
titled an act, to Prsvide for tbs extin.
punishment Of FIRE, &c. which act directs
that every prsprietor of any dwelling
house or store house, shall at his or her
own expsnce, provide as may Ere snc-
ks.s, made Of good and suitable leather,
and containing at least two aad an halt
gallons, a, shall be equal in puMser to
The stories in such beuss. Every pro-
psietor who shall seglect 10 procure The
psapsr eumber of Buckets, in the San-
ner directed, shall forfeit and pay one
dollar per month forsach Bucket he shall
80 neglect 10 procure. Where the pro-
psie,sr Of any dwelling house, or store
house, residing oat OF the limits OF the
corporation, shall nesisct to comply with
the rsquisitlsxs Of the act, the sccup'er
of such house sholl within two months
aftrx coming to the pessession thereof
procure the necessary Buckets, end
falling to provide the same, shall be
subject to the liks penalties, a. are in
such case imposed on the proprietors,
and when any oceupisr shall at his or
Der swn expcnce, provide Buckets in
tho manner directed by the act, II shall
he lawfsi for him or her to retain cut
of the Rent of tho house, tho sun SO
expended. The persons who shall pro-
vide aey Bucket or Buckets. shall cause
The sams to be numbered, and the
nanc or names Of the propristors, to DC
painted thereon, or shall be subject tor
every such neglect to the penalty OF one
dollar for each Bucket not marked ana
numbered IS aforesaid. they shall
keep such Buckets in some convenient
place in the bouscs TO " hich they belong
| SO as to have them always ready in
cases of necessity, and shall send or
carry them 10 the place where any FIRE
shall break out, or throw them into the
street so that they may be taken there,
aud shall not uae any snch Bucket, or
permit the same to be used for any O.
'ner purpose than tbs. Of extinsuishiag
fire every person who shall therein
offend, shall forfeit and pay Tor each Of
| fence, the SUN of one collar.
To induce a compliance with the re-
QUESTION, of the aforesaid act, SO neces.
sary for the security Of the Town a.
sainst The calamity Of Gre.
Nsti-e is hereby givea, That after the
18th day Of February next, the penalties
aforementioned will be enforced 3.
| gain.t all delinquents, whe sha!! not be.
| fore that tia,e provide Buckets for their
housss in the manner directed by !his
! act.
CHI. SIMsiS, Mayor.
AN ACT,
For regulating the burning Of Bsis.
and Lime Kilns, and the burning o.
Oyster Shells in the Town Of AlsxaH'
l.dria.
| Sec. |. Be it enacted by the Common
Council Of the Town Ct Alexandria, tina
DO brick or line kiln shall be burnes
| witain the limits Of the corporation, uu
les. the same shall be at least fifty fee
distant from spy building. Every per
son or persons Who shall offend herein
shalt forfeit and pay FIVE hundred dollars
Sec. 2. Be it enacted, that between tn,
first day of May, and the fsst day Of No
| vember in each year & no oyster shells
shall be burned on any brick or lime
kiln within ,sst part Of the corporation
Included between Wilkes, Henry and
OronoSo streets AID the River; and tha,
so oyster shells shall be burned on any
brick or lime kiln within the corporation
| and without those limits above mention
| cd, between the frst day Of May and tbs
first day of November in each yssr, en-
less the same shall have been first in
1 spected By the Mayer and SsPerinten
dsnt OF Police, and pe,u1ission in writ
ine be frst obtained from them 10 burr
The same. Every persen or persons wis
shall offend herein: shall forfeit and peg
Eve hundred dellars.
! Sec. s. Be it enacted, that the save
raj fines and penalties imposed by thu
! act, shall be fer the use of the Corner
! Council and shall be recoverable BY &C
.ion Of debt or informstien in any Gear
Il n
Of record.
| Sec. 4 Be it enacted, that this &c
hall continue and Sc in force. fTen, and
sf,er the passage theseos-Afi and eye
~ &C, or sc,seoming within the parsiss
| i'ereof, SSH be, aBd the same are here
byrepeales; provided that nsthing here
D contained shall be construed to rspeal