The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-11-08
ORDNANCE No IA.

A Ordinance regulating the construction
IA Vt sheet-irun or metallic stOve.pipes III
wuUden buildings.
The Common Council of the City Of Placer
Vile do OrdAin as follows:
SEC. |. II shall be the duty Of every occu
pant Of every wooden building Within the lin
its OF the city Of PlacervIlie, where sheet-lron
or other metallic s,ove-plprS are used, To con-
Nisl"' So So 81, cdr1f around every
such pipe, where the same passes through any
ceiling, partition wall or outside wall at any
such building, double cylinders Of tin. sheet
iron, or other suitable aud safe metallic sub
stance, with circulating air chamber OF the
space Of one and one-half inches, such cylinder
to extend entirely through, from side III side of
all such wall, partition or ceiling The joints
OF all such stove-pipes shall be rIveted together
between the ceiling and roof Of every wooden
building, in every case where such sheet-irnn
or other metallic stOvepP is used. AT the in
trrsecton of each and every stove.pipe with
the roof of every such wooden building. it
shall be protected By tin. sheet-iron or other
s>asId edti9 safe neS,Ae s...,,..,. .--------~
pipe shall not be less than two and one half
inches from any and all woudeD pnTiiD nJ
such roof. Such pipe shah extend not less
than three iect above tie roof III each and
every case; aud if such Stnve-pipe shall come
within six feet Of the side end nt any adjoining
/ the person erecting said Stuve.pipe, To extend
the same At least three feet above the caves of
the roof of such adjoining Ioden building.
SEC. ,. II shall be the duty Of the CI,iei En-
gineer of the Placerville Fire Department with
IN fifteen DAYS utter tie passage of this Oidi-
nance, To thoroughly examine every wooden
building IN sand city, where SIOve-pipes are
used, and III every case where such stove-pipe
is used not projected as pruyil d in section LIST,
Of this Ordinance, he shall direct the occupant
Of such building to cause the same Ia be 81 re-
paired or adjusted; nd il any such person
shall continue 10 use any such stuve.pIpe in
violation Of he provisions 1T section LIST of this
Ordnance, hc ur She, FIR each day that he or
she shall use the same. shall be deemed
rNlllv "f "A IntSdcmelnor. aud upon cunvicti"n
thereof shall DE lined III any sum not exceeding
fifty dollars, Ur imprisoned in the city prison
not exceeding twenty-five DAYS
Sac 3 All Ordinances ur paris # Ordinances
conflicting with this Ord nance are hereby re-.
lcaled. provided that nothing herein contained
shall prohibit any person IRON constructing
any chimney nr chinI'cy>, in accordnnce With
the provisions of an Ordinance. rltitl"d d" ~
ORDINANCE, Ia pr"hihu the use .f shrct.irur
'r metallic stove pipes 'hr ugh hn'rg ~ r.oi,
within III" ritv If Placcrvillr," approved Aug
u.s. sth, i~'i2.
sc. i. Thus Ordinance >Lail take feet anC
br ii force iiun ard after It's passage
Approved November All. -
u. L. MCNSON.
Prr>I 1T Council.
! hereby certify that at II meeting Of ia,
C"mmnn C'uucll If the city It PlLccrvIllt
held NV. 4th, lNi., The above Ordinance VA
nassed.
G. F.. CHUBBCCK.
IL.