Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-02-19
An Ordinance
To prevent the Extension Of Inj aries from Fires
the City of Coumbus.

To prevent the Extension Of Ip aries from Fires in
the City Of Columbus. .
SECTION l. BE it ordained BY the City Council Of
the City Of Columbus, That ary person or persons
having stovepipes or fues that are dangerous. or
from which fires likely TO occur, shall be ordered
BY the Chief Engineer OF the Fire Department to
have the sAme removed ar made secure, and II the
same are not removed made secure within twenty
four hours after notice has been given, such person
or persons shall, upon conviction before tue Mayor
be fined ten dollars, and five dollars for each ldaY
thereafter that the same remains unrsmOved or
not made sec1re.
SEC. 2. If any person or persons all keep any
ashes in any vessel made Of wood, or shall set on
FIRE after seven O'Clock z. NJ, any straw, sbayings,
or other cOmbus tible material, il any street, Ane
alley or other pubic place within the limits of the
city Of Columbus, shall, on conviction befole the
Mayor, be fined in any sum not exceeding i've dol
SEC Noperson or persons shall, without the
consent Of the thief Engineer. use any stove said
city unless the pipe or pipes thereof be condncted
any stoyepipes, Ere places, furnaces, chimneys, or
places for depOsitig ashes after the same has been
adjudged by the Chief Engineer to be defective or
uuht use until the same be repaired to the salts
faction of said Chief Engineer; and any peron so
offending shall. upon conviction before the Mayor,
be fined in the sum Of fifteen dlllars. t
SEC. 4. If any person shall burn out or set fire to
his or her chimney, stoyeplpe or hue, az any time
except between nine Oe ock A. NJ and o'clock p.
NJ, OF unless the roof of his ownand the nelghbOr-
ing house, and buildings at the tune we'll wet or
cOyerei with snow, such person snail. upon convc-
tiOn before the Mayor, be fined in any sum NOT Nex-
CT Ieding ten dollars.
SEC 5. That no person or persons shall carry a
lighted candle or lamp into any stable, carpenter
shop or warehouse, o'ntalning oom6usuble matter,
make use Of it there unless the same is well Sc
cured in glass or tin lantern. u1der penalty Of
five dolla s. . .a.y.~
SEC. 9. That no person or persons shall be per-
mitted to hang or place any lamp light on the OUT
side Of any wooden buiidng, unless such lamp be
made Of the same materials as the city lamps .sand
placed at the distance Of two feet six inches from
su h wooden building; and any person or persons
offending against the provisions of this section,
shall, upon conviction before the Mayor bo fined in
the sum of FIVE dollars, an 1--WE dollars for each sue
ceedng day that they shall pei nit such lamp TO
main. "1 Hu. '
SEC. T. That any person or persons who shall erect
or add to any building in the City Of Columbus,
shall, before said building addition Is occupied or
used, obtain from the Chief Eogineer OF the Fire
Department certificate that said building is safe
and in accordance tn the laws Of the city; and any
person persons violating the provisions Of this
section, shall. upon convection thereof before the
Mayor, ne hned in the sam Of fifty dollars for ench
month during which aid building is occupied with
out said certificate
SEC. g.. That if any person OF PeEsyns shall Auyw-
ingy give false alarm Of fire in said city, or shall
aid or assist in making false alarm Of fire, shall
knowingly proclaim that any fire is extingushed or
out when IL is not, such person or persons sbA upon
conviction before the Mayor, be fined in the sum Of
twenty FIVE dollars and If Sny person or persons
shall give a false alarm at either Of the rngine
Houses, or shall falsely represent himself or them
selves, said person persons shall for every such
ohense, upon conviction thereof before the Mayor.
be ine In the sum Of twenty dOilars. and, II taken
in the act, OF in immediate pursuit such person may
or member Of the Fire Department, without war
rant, and detained until prosecution can be COM
Ssc 0. That ali ordinances or parts OF fordinaAces
inconsistent with this, are hereby repealed.
SEC. 10. This ordinance shall take effect from
and after its passage. wrgt = n.,
= Presiden' Of The City Council.
Passed February u, A. ID. 1885. gTa. iiroNG1
Attest: JOSEPH DowDALL, City Clerk w