The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-05-13
ORDINANCES of the Gitn of st. PAUL.
AN ORDINANCE relative to the erection of
certain Buildings within certain limits.
NUMBER 3,

! NUMBER D.
AN ORDINANCE: relative to the erection OF
certain Buildings within certain limits.
THE Mayor and Common Council of the City of st. Paul
do ordain:
SECTION l. No person shall hereafter erect or place
any building, Or part OF building within follow
ing limits, unless such building part building shall
be Constructed of stone brick, with party fire walls
OF the same material, rising at least inches the
roof II the same be covered with metal slate if
wood, then at least feet, viz: Beginning at point
On the Mississippi River where casterly line of SbIcv
street extended Will strike said river thence northcry
along the eastery line of said street To the soutery line
OF Fourth street; thence along the southcry line
Fourth street TO lis intersection with 81. Anthony
telce along down TIE southery side OF ST. Anthony anu
Eagle streets the poiut where the southery line OF
Eagle street Will strike the Mississippi river; thence
along down the CHANNEL bank of said the place
Of beginning and il any building not made AMI con-
strccd Of stone brick shall be erected placed
Tue aforesaid prescribed limits, contrary to the provisions
Oh This section, the owners, builder builders
thereof shall scyely forfeit penalty fifty dollars for
each and every offence; ami also a penalty of ffty dol
lars for each and every such building shall So re-
main within said limits as above prescribed.
SEC. z. Nothing contained in the preceding section
snail prohibit the erection. within the aforesaid prescribed
limits, of any building of wood which shall NOR
ta eight ieet square, nor OF wood house for keeping
and storing of fire wood, which shall exceed twenty
feet in length, twelve feet in width, ami twelve feet in
height; nor of barn which shall not exceed twenty
four feet in length sixteen feet in width, and
than Twelve feet il height from the common surface Of
the earth to the tc) of the plaes with roof not
coed one quarter itch, provided such small buildings
woodhouSe ban shall not be made upon
street, PROVIDED That nothing in this section contained
shall be corstru' allow more than such barn
or wood-shed any one lot premises SD
ement.
SEC. 3. The Ii ns prescribed in section one OF this
elapter shall be snown the lire limits of the city
81. Paul. anu the whole of the ground included within
said prescribed limits shall be deemed and
within said fire lims and in all buildings hereafter to
be erected of stone brick, in blocks of two
buildings, within said limits, there shah be erected par
ton walls running at right angles with the street upon
which such building shall front, nearly right
sie> with said the plan the city will admit
constructed brick least thickness
roof be covered with slat but IL wood
at least feet above the such building; and
every person, whether part builder, who
shall erect to be erected, bu ding part of
buildings contrary the provisions of this section, shall
forfeit the penalty Of fifty dollars month during
which such buifiinti shall remain erected.
SEC. }. No person shall raise vi elevate from the
ground any wooden building now standing within said
limits. by constructing hereunder thereon another
part story any other way increase height
Of said DudinEj and il shall violate the pro-
visions OF this secop, he shall forfeit penalty OF fifty
dollars, and also penalty of fifty dollars for each and
every week said building Shall remain raised erected
SEC. 5. No person shall remove any building Of wood
fro part, section, lot within such ire limits, TO
other part, section lot within the same and in
shall the like penalty fifty dollars and also
further penalty or fifty dollars for each and week
such building shall permitted remain upon the place
~ which it shall have been removed.
Ordained and dated ct the City of st. Paul, May 9th,
1854.
DAVID OLMSTED, Mayor.
Attest: SHERWOOD HoCGH, City Clerk.