Litchfield enquirer., 1858-10-21


 At "a meeting of the Corporation of the Village of 1A'chneiu' heid Oct 18th, lS5s inc following Bye Laws were ordered to be published and eaforeed:
 lst. hesoirea, That the owner or owners of every Dweitng House within this Village, shal on or be. fore the first day of December next, provide and keep at all times in good order in said building nm, good leather FSrebucka if said building is but ona story high-two such buckets, if two stories bjpb and three such. buckets, if three stories high. on penalty of two dollars per month during such neg lect.
 Zd Resolced, That every owner of dwelling house or other building in which fire is usually kent Tn this Village, shall, before the first day of December next procure good Ladoer, of sufIi cient length to reach from the ground to the ridge of the highest roof of said building, or two such ladders; reaching to the caves of the highest roof of said building, and the other reaching from the caves to the ridge and hanging thereto by hooks-the latter of which shall not be remosed and the other shall at all times be kept on or near said building, and in order for use under penalty of tive dollars for each months neglect
 3d. ResolOed, That the sideralts in this viir-gc be put in good repair and widened when ncc,s- Y. by the respective owners of the land adjoining e5u. to, to the acceptance of a Committee of Ipst,,i'.n and at proper places sluces shall be made un',f . same and If the same are not repaired by ti, [ day of November next, it shall bs the duty oi ti. 5ailiff of the Corporation (under the dircctio, ni said Comlnittee,) to widen and repair the zn,. And if, in presenting his bill therefor to the ,, spectiye owners of the land adjoining said walk h, or they shall not, within ten days thereafter. pay the amount thereof to the said BailiH, (lfter being taxed and allowed by said Committee) the same shall Le recoverable of the delnquents respectyely by any proper action ill the name of the Corpora ton.
 4th Resolred, That there be appointed Com mlttee ot three persons, to be called Cu1u1iis of l(c'o" whose Iuty it shall be to inspect the Lad ders, fire-backets and Sidewalks and to determine whether they are in conformity to the Bye Laws of the Corporation and certificate of their app roba- ton shall be evidence in any between the Cor poration and any individual
 oth Resolred, That all actions for the recovery of any penalty incurred for the breach of any Bye Law of the Cooperation, and all penalties recoycrcd or collected shall belong to said Corporation and be paid to the Treasurer thereof except wherein other wise provided by the Bye Laws.
 9th. Rcsolred, That there shall be an officer of the Corporation, to be called Bail whose duty it shall be at all times to take that all the Bye Iaws are enforced that all penalties and forfcitures are collected and to receive either with or without suit as may be necessary, and to pay over the same to the Treasurer quarterly after dcducting twenty-fye per cent. for his services That said BaiIin shall be the agent and attorney of this Corporation with full power and authority to appear in all Courts of Law for or in behalf of the Corporation, and to do all such other acts respecting any suit in which the Corporation may be party, as he may deem proper. | 7th. ResOlrsd, That there Dc appointed at the annual ceting of this Corporation q committee of three persons whose duty it shall be to inspect in the months of October CT November, and at such other times as they shall deem proper the several stoves and pipes erected in this viage and if said committee are of opinion that any stove or pipe is in situation exposing the village to fiji c. they shall direct the possessor possessors thereof to make such alterations in its situation as they shall order; and if such directions are not complied with within the time prescribed by said committee such possess or possessors shall forfeit two dollars per week for such neglect
 Sh Resolrea, That the Fire WartIens of said vi- lage shall have charge of the public wells, fire hooks, axes and other implements to be used in ex- tingushng fire.
 Inspectors Qf Sld,ralks, Fire Buchets ond Laddas-- Geo. Seymour, J. L. Judd, A. S. Lewis
 Inspectors ?f Stovcs and Pjpss--Ciarwood Sanford, Geo. H. Baldwin, Tho's L Satonsall.
 BaND-Col. Vim. F. Baldwin.