The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-02-21
Ordinance No "a

Prescribing the Fire Limits of the city ofKenosha
SEC l. Be it ordained by the Common Council of tn,
City OF kenosha That all that part of the city embra
ced IN the following limits shall hereafter be known a
the Fire Limits in said city, wit Commencing at
point where the center of Main and Grand Streets NEE
thence aleng the center Of Main Street to the
Rockford Rock Island Railroad-thence east 165 lee
thence south parallel with the of said Main 81
to south Stree-thence west along the center Of sale
South Street, TO point 165 feet Of the center
Main Streetthence north TO Grand Street parallel I,
said center of Main Streethencs along the cente
south half of blocks 26 2s front ing on Market nv FL
change Streets ard the north half Of blocks 80 and 81
fronting on Market Square, not Included in the limit
just described
SEQ. 2. All buildings which shall hereafter be ereced
placed or put upon any lot or lots within the above de
hned limits shall, except by special vote of the Co neil
be constructed with walls Of brick stoc e. or other in
combustabie materials and wooden building now
standing within said limits shall be removed from the
place where now is, unless removed without said Fire
Limits. Nor shall any such building be removed into
the Fire Limits nor shall any building within said
| its, be enlarged with wooden materials.
SIC s. No person shall place or put upon any vacant
lot or lots or parts OF lots within the foregoing pre-
scrbed Fire Limits, any Wood, LUMBER other com.
bustlbe material except such as are necessary for i'm
mediate use.
SEC 4. Sheds not exceeding twelve feet in beipbt AZ
the peak highest part thereof and pryes not
ing ten feet square and twelve feet in height at the neal
be constructed Of wood and shall not be subject ~
the provisions Of this ordnance Prooided that The
term "shed be so construed mean structure with
roof oping way, with one or more sides of the
said structure entirely open all Repositories for
Or
fire proof material.
SEC D. ANY person who shall violate any Of the pro-
visions CT this ordinance shall pay fine Of not less
than ten or more than hundred dollars and in de-
fault OF the payment thereof shall be imprisoned not
more than thirty less than five days or until such
fine and all costs are paid.
SEC. g. ANY wooden building which may be erected,
enlarged or renovated, in process of erection,
fragment, or removal, contrary to this ordinance or
any wood, lumber, other combustibe material placed
or put upon any vacant lot lots contrary to this
dinance, shall be deemed nuisance and upon nforma
on it shall be the duty ftae Mayor, after due notice
TO the builder thereof to abate the same by
order in writing require the City Marshal to raze
such building to the ground, and to remove the wood
lumber or other combustbles from the vacant lot or
OTIS within the said Fire Limits The expenses Of such
removal in either shall be reported by the Marshal
Tor and may collected OF the owner of such
building, lot or lots, by suit
SEC. T. AL ordinances heretofore passed eonHc
herewith shall be, and the hereby repea letting
Passed Feb. IS, 1871. d.
l. w. WEBSTER,
Q. D. LEWIS, Mayor.