Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-09-07
ordinances Ofthe Town Of POneroy.

AN ORDINANCE for Protection against Fire..
SEC. 1. BE it ordained by the Town Council OF
the Town of Pomeroy, That it shall be unlawful
for any person or persons, in constrStting an
chimney or hue for the purpose Of conducting OFT
smoke in any dwelling house, store, or othereroc-
ton within the corporate limits of he town Of
Pomeroy; to permit any wood or other combUst-
BILE material to enter into or be in any manner
in contact with such chimney or Aue, without
having and continuing between the entire srs.
face Of such wood or other combustible ~saaterial
and the inner surface OF such chimney or ttue, u
brick or bricks, wed laid in mortar.
SEC. 2. ThGtit shall be unlawful for any per
son OF persons to erect or put up any stove pipe
extending into or through any wooden partition,
ceiling, foIr, or outer wall, ofany wooden build
ing, roof, or any aperture to any building what
ever, without providing in every such partition,
ceiling, roof, wall or aperture, q stone, brick,
earthen, or stone crock, OF tube, or other noncon-
Quoting substance, in such manner as to surround
| such pipe, and keep the same at least two inches
from any wood or other combuStible substance.
SEC. 3. That in every case where any Stove
pipe shall be passed through any outside wall Ct
any wooden dwelling house, store or other build
ing the same shall, by the person CT persons
erecting or putting up the same, be made to pro-
iect and extend, from such dwelling house, stone.
or other building, a distance of otless than Two
feet beyond such outer wall; and If there shall be
any caves, Or other wooden projection Immediately
over such pipe, and not more IMAM ten leet ABOVE
the same, or any caves or other wooden projection,
less than ten feet above such pipe, and OH an am
gle of less than f~orty-fve degrees from the same,
then such pipe shall extend and project two feet.
beyond such caves or projection; provided. how
ever, that in no case shall any such pipe be Bex-
tended within less than five feet of any other
wooden house or building.
SEC. a. That if any person or persons shall
erect or putup any chimney, fue, or stove pipe,
| contrary to the provisions of the foregoing Sec
/ tons, or either of them, he, she, or they shall
shall forfeit and pay any sum not less than I'VE
e nor more than one hundred dollars, to be re-
covered by action of debt before the mayor in the
name and for the use Of the town of Pomeroy,
e on the complaint or information of any citizen.
SGc. 5. That if any owner or owners, occupler
: or occupiers, of any dwelling honse, store, or
other building in which any chimney fue, or
y stove pipe, is now standing or beng in a condt-
ton prohibited by either of the foregoing sec
tons of this ordnance, shall permit the a m to
IS continue in such prohibited condition for a longer
l. period than ten days from the taking effect of this
ordinance, such owner or owners, occupler or oc-
s, cupiers, shall forfeit and pay any sum not less
l. than five dollars nor more than fifty dollars; to be
s, recovered in the mode prescribed IN the iorrif
s, lection of this ordinance.
a. AARON MURDOCH, Mayor.
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