Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-09-19

A N ORDINANCE m rotation 10 The re v-niioU
~ and sE,ingui-hment Of fr,saad for other pur
pscs.
he it ordained ~ the councils of the City Of wheel.
ing;
SIC. l. At the fcst meeting of The Council ia Feb,
rnary annually hereafter cor nj such other meeting a.
the council may by special order appoint, there shall
be chosen twn Fire wardous for each winl. whose
term of office shall continue until their succeSSo ; are
daily qualified 10 act in their stead. unless sooner de.
iermined BY death. removal from Oi,ice. refusal to serve.
os other law ful cause.
SEc. 2. Before entering upon The duties Of his OF
ice each fire warden shall take tho osI,s ar affirm
lions prescribed by the 73d section OF the oct o, in
corporate the City VI Wheeling pas cd March lltb
1886.
Sac. 2. II shall re the duty Of the Fire wardens in
each Ward. ia the months Of April aad September in
every wear, 20 examine tine stores. hrcplacys. sioycpipes
and chImncys IA CVer hO1se within their several
wards. and 10 see that the use OF ira thereof Is perfect
} secure and safe.
Sac. 4 Aud ifuIon such examination the said War
den shall deem any store, StSyepipc, fire place or chin.
ney. insecure or dangerous from any cause. they shall
se authorised and empowered. by ~cier ia writing to
the owner or occupier ut The premises where the stme
is situated. to reggirc such alteration, or rerairs to b..
made therein. US shall in their opinion render ,hc same
safe and secure: Such order n ~ Ia each c.s, b.
Limited ~ 10 the time within which the SAD a.teratoc,a %
repairs shall be made. and Il any per on vr Przlns to
whom such nr tcs shall ne directed, shall fil 10 cause
ne -ll' aItritlfSu or repairs u he miie within the
time limited by such order, hc. she ur they shall frf,!t
and pay to the City n ine Of not less t.au i've uur
more uIan ten dpllirs for every day M. she or they
shall :, i.l 10 obey said order, over aud above The
time - limited.
SIC ). lf any ciuzan shall deem hi. properly in
Danger ofdre, by the negligence or cIrcsslcss of 9th
cS, m not sufficiently securing their stoves. st0yc pirc4
or ~chinneys. or 60: any o,hcr cause. AMI shall nak-
complaint diereoi 10 tho Naulens Of hc ward in which
such properly Is situated. II shall be the du;y OF ,Le
s1id Nard-u-. to make due examination OF TIC plac.
.fom which such danger Is appryhendci: and # upon
such exam {. ltiOn, the sal warlcns shall consider the
premises complained 81. as unsafe. aul the a~pprehrn-
sion at danger hy such complainant rrasuuab.c. they
shall Lc authorized anl empowered 5Y brlCg in wiring
10 The owner or Occupier of The premises where TIE
,aid Is situated. 10 require such alterations or repairs Ia
he made. therein as shall "a their opinion render the
,amc safe and secure; ,Gch order shall IA each cas-.
imt Ia tine within wairh the said alterations ami
repairs shall be made: and IL any person OF perspns To-
whom sncb order shall be directed. shall TAI! - cause
he said a~l'crut'ous nc repairs To be- made. within the
time limited by such ur!cr, hr. she or they shall for
tct aud pay a ins Of not less iha'. live nor ;alre han
ten dollars Tor every dsv, he. she or they shall - fail
TO obey said order, over aII above the time ~ Inn
tied.
SIC. .. II any rersnn shall in any manner hinder
% ohstrnci the said fire wlrlcus or either of then i'm
the discharge of any duty imposed upon hem hy This
ordinance, he Or she shall FOR every such offence. for.
~ $500 10y ~ 'H ny a aasAN - AAs ANAa AAAA ~ = lRI
more than ten dollars.
SIC. Z. II a:y person shall wilinlly iriure or con.
zeal. any part of The fire apparatus belonging to the
City, or any oEe of the Fire Com ranics therein. he or
she shall iurei, AMI pay To the City IN addition 10 the
actual damage done. II fine Of not less thun fGy nor
more Than five hundred doilars. md shall GrtAcr be
imprisoned for a time dot ,~yceeding thirty davs.
SIC. ). All buildings which shall he hereafter or.
ected within ;lIs City Of brick or stone. shall he I'm.
ishcd With party walls. ofJrck or stone extending from
he foundation to The roof and also with ptrapet or
Gre walls on the gable ends " parry walls extending
nj least SIX inches above the roof under 4 penalty OF
mo- less than five nor more than ten dpllafs f7 each Of
fence. and the further penalty Of five dullurs Zoe each
and every month thereafter until tho pr visions Of hi,
ordinance shall have been complied with.
SEC. 9. That whenever hereafter any brick ar stone
building already Crcc'cd shall be newly rooted. il shall
be finished with parapet or fire walls, Ia Ike manner
as new buildings are directed 10 be done by The pro,c.
ding section and under a like penalty.
SEC. 10 The Fire WaTdcns shall receive FOR their
services. such Compensation as the council may from
tine 10 lime orier aud appoint.
SEc. IL. All ordinances or parts OF orIinaaces eoni
ing within tho purview Of his ordinance shall DO and
the same arc hereby repealed.
SEc. II. This ordinance shall iakc effect from an1
Pissed August 2s. 1910.
WASHINGTON VOLUNTEERS UNION.
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