True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-12-29
CITY ORDINANCES.
AN ORDINANCE to secure the City Of
TPUBLIsHED BY AUTHORITY.

AN ORDINANCE to secure the City Of
Steubenville against FIRE.
SEC. l. Be it ordained by the City
Council ofthe City of Steubenville, That
it shall not be lawful for any person or
persons to boil oil or varnish in this city,
within twenty feet Of any building, and in
all cases the boiler must be placed in fur
mace, and previous to its being used, the
owner or occupant must receive from the
frewardens of the ward in which the fur
mace is placed, certificate Of safety from
danger OF communicating fire and any
person offending against the provisions ol
this section shall be liable for all damages
and be fined in any sum not exceeding ff
ty dollars, with costs, on conviction there
of before the mayor.
Sec. 2. That no person OF persons,
being the occupant or having the care OF
control of any store, dwelling house, ware
house, cellar, or other building, or any part
thereof, or any other person shall keep,
place, or permit to be kept or placed in
any such store, dwelling house, warehouse,
cellar, or other building, any ashes or other
article from which fire may originate,
unless the same be placed inaniron ,earthen,
stone, or other incombustible vessel, nor
shall any person suffer amy shavings or
other combustible materials to be placed
or to accumulate in or about his shop,
store, or on his premises, but he or they
shall cause the same to be removed to
some place of safety as soon as they are
thrown out of the same, whenever directed
by the city marshal, and any person offend
. ing against the provisions of this section,
shall be fined, on conviction before the
mayor, in any sum not exceeding twenty
dollars, with costs of prosecution.
SEC. g. That it shall be unla wful fol
any person or persons to place or keep any
hay, straw or fodder, in sheaf stack, OF
pile, within one hundred feet of any build
ing within said city,-except it be in q
stable, barn or warehouse-nor in any
dwelling house whatsoever, where fire is
used for and any purpose any person Of
Tending against any of the provisions of
this section, shall on conviction thereof
before the mayor, be fined in any sum not
exceeding fifty dollars, with costs of suit
SEC. 4. lfany person after sunset, shall
set fire to or burn any chips, shavings, OF
other combustible materials, on any street
or alley, or on any lot near to abuilding, OF
shall permit any such FIRE to continue to
burn after sunset, he or she shall be liable
to fine not exceeding fifty dollars, and moi
less than one dollar, Oh conviction thereof
before the mayor.
Sec. 5. If any person shall take, oil
cause to be taken, into any barn. stable ol
hay loft, any torch, lighted candle or lamp
not enclosed in good and sufficient Ian.
terms. he or she, on conviction thereof
shall be liable to a fine, for every such Of
fence, of not less than FIVE and not exceed
ing fifty dollars. ..,.
SEC. 6. That it shall be the duty ofthe
fire wardens and the marshal, when proper
information is given to any one or more O.
them, of any offence against any preceding
part of this ordinance, to lodge complaint
before the mayor for prosecution,
Sec. Z. The city Council shall annual
ly, on the second Monday in March, or al
soon thereafter as may be convenient, ap
point one fire warden within each Of tn,
wa rds Of the city; and the fire wardens ap
pointed for the first and second wards act
ing together, and those of the third ant
fourth wards acting in like manner, shal
semi-annually, in the months of June and
November, and at such other times as they
may think necessary, visit every dwelling
house, store-house, shop and factory in the
city, and ascertain from actual inspection
and examination, whether they are provi
ded with the requisite number of fire buck
cts, of the proper quality and dimensions
And said fire-wardens shall also examine
and inquire into the condition of thu
chinneys. ovens, fire places, furnaces
stoves ,and stove pipes, And if,in their opin
ion, new buckets are needed, or if olt
ones require repairing, or If security from
fire requires any alteration or repairs il
any chimney, oven, fire place, furnace
stove, or stove pipe, the fre-warden of th'
ward within which the same is required
shall Immediately leave written notice
at the dwelling house of the owner of tn,
building or tenement, or his agent, if eithe
reside in the city, setting forth, the mum
Der of new buckets required, and the tim
within which they are to be furnished, an
the repairs necessary to old ones, and ais
the nature. and description of the repair
and alterations in the chimney, oven, fir
place, furnace, stove, or stove pipe and tn
time within which such repairs and alter
atoms are to be completed. And if tn
owner or agent does not reside in the city
such notice shall be served on the tenan
or occupant of the premises who shall i'm
mediately transmit the same by mail o
otherwise to the owner or agent.
SEC. 8. If any person notified as re
quired by the foregoing section shall fail
provide or repair fire buckets, or fail t
make the necessary repairs or alteration
according to such notice, and within tn
time therein prescribed, it shall be the dut
of the proper fire warden, Immediately al
ter the expiration of the time stated, t
cause the necessary buckets to be provide
or repaired. and also to cause such repair
and alterations in the premises to be made
as may be SET forth in the notice, at tn
expense of the city; and he shall forthwit
thereafter file with the mayor statemen
of the expenses incurred as aforesaid an
the mayor shall thereupon institute suit b
summons, in the name of the city, agains
such delinquent, which summons, il sue
delinquent be resident of the city, sha