The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-03-10
No. 20.
No. Is.
I'm Ordinance Ye{0tiUe to fires.


| TNHE Mayor and Common Council of the CITY
i ofSt. Paul do ordain and establish as fol
! lows:- ....#
Section L. The Fire Wardens shall consti
tute Board of whom q representation iron
two or more Wards shall be a quorum for tht
purpose of considering the most efficient ant
prompt manner OF discharging the duties i'm
posed on them by the. laws and ordinances 0
the city they shall choose from their members
Chief and Clerk at such time and in sucl
manner as they may designate. The Fire War
dens of the respective Wards shall notice anj
correct any infractions of the laws and ordi
nances made for the protection of the city from
! fires, in their respective Wards particularly
and in the city generally. and shall make re
ports by their foreman, 10 be by them respect
lively chosen of the state and police of their re
spectve Wards, as respects danger from expo
sure to fires. on the first Monday of June and
December, in each year, to the Chief Warden
who shall make report of the same in refer
ence to the city generally, to the Common
Council; and The Board may impose such fine:
upon the members as, in their Judgement. may
best secure the performance of the duties 0
said Fire Wardens, both at fires and in visiting
buildings, and in other duties in their severa
Wards, and for nOn-attendance at regular OF
special meetings Of the Wardens; and any dis
obediance to such rules shall bc reported to The
Common Council and shall subject the Fire
Wardens SO dsobeying, to fine and removal by
| the Common Council.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty of the II
Wardens or either of them, in their respective
Wards, twice in each year. viz /: in the month:
of May and November, and as much oftener as
may be deemed proper. between sunrise and sun
set, to enter into any house or building, lots
yards or premises lii said city, and examine
the lire-places, hearths chimneys, stoves and
pipes thereto, ovens, boilers, or other appara-
tus likely to cause fire also, the places where
ashes may he deposited, and all places where
any gun-powder, hemp, flax, tow, hay. straw
rushes, shavings or other combustble mate
rails may be lodged and the said Fire War
dens shall give such directions in regard to the
several foregoing matters as they or any OF
them mayithink expedient, either as to the reno
val and alteration, or better care and mana oe-
ment thereof, which directions shall be obeved
and complied with by the person or persons
directed in that behalf and at their expense
Sec. 3. The said Fire Wardens shall also
have authority to cause chimneys to be burned
out. or otherwise cleaned. whenever they shall
deem 1T necessary, and require the tenant or
tenants, owner or owners of any blacksmth's
shop SO to alter or construct Gas the case may
requlre) the chimneys in said shop as to pre-
vent sparks OF fire from passing into the open
air, and may require the ceiling or sides of any
shop or any part thereof to be plastered Ev-
cry occupant of premises whose chimneys shall
take fire except when burned cut under the di-
recton or by the permission ola Fire Warden.
shall be fined one dollar for each infraction Of
the law; and also to remove or abate, with the
consent of the Mayor, President or any Alder
man, (and in neglect or refusal of the owner OF
occupant) any cause from which immediate
danger of fire may be apprehcnded at the ex-
pense OF the person who should have done The
same; and to remove or abate, in manner
above prescribed, any other cause whatever
from which immediate danger of fire NAV be
at the expense Of the person or
persons OccasiOning the same. The said Fire
Wardens are hereby empowered at any regular
or special meeting Of their Board, to require
that chimneys shall be swept or cleaned by
owners or occupants, as the case may be, at
such periods and under such regulations as
they shall prescribe; and for every case of ne
glect or refusal, the parties offending shall
forfeit and pay a penalty of five dollars, and
or every subsequent case of neglect or refl- I
'al. after being thereto specially required by a
Fire Warden, a penalty ofone dollar in addi-
ion. ..a -ost .55.a
Sec. 4. 1t any person or persons shall ne
fleet or refuse so to comply with any such di-
ections as any of said Fire Wardens may give
n the premises, or shall obstruct or hinder any
lire Warden or his assistants in the perfor-
nance OF bis or their duty, the person so often
ing shall forfeit and pay for every such ne
lect, noncompliance or hindrance, a sum not
exceeding fifty dollars and for every. day
'hich shall elapse after the time allotted for