The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-06-23
AN ORDINANCE.
TO prereat fires IN the City Of -Nanitc

10 preueat fires IN the City Of Nanitc-
aoOc.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Board
OF Aldermen Of the City Of Manito-
voc
Section. L. 1t shall be the duty of
the fire wardens, in their respective
wards, to examine carefully, and at all
times during the year whenever there
may be occasion, every house, store, shop
or building, and all places for the keep
ing or deposit of ashes; and to ascertain
and report to the City Attorney all vio-
latlons OF the succeeding sections Of this
ordinance and also to remove or abate.
or cause to be removed or abated, in case
OF neglect or refusal Of the owner or oc
cupant, any cause from which imnled-
late danger from fire may be apprehena-
ed. And they shall give TO the proper
owner or occupant Of any premises such
directions to remove, abate or repair. as
they may deem necessary to avoid dan
ger from fire.
Sec. 2. When any fire warden shall,
after careful inspection, deem any build
lng' chimney, stove, stove pipe, hearth,
oven. boiler, ash house, premises or ap-
paratus. used or suffered to be used in OF
IN connection with any building or manu-
factory unsafe, and shall order or direct
anything to be done or omitted by the
owner or occupant thereof, to render the
same more safe, such owner or occupant
shall comply with such order Or direction
OF the warden, within the time fixed by
him.
Sec. 8. No person shall put up or
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stove, unless it be conducted into y chm.
ney made OF brick or stone. Every oc-
cupant, OF any building shall deposit and
keep the ashes made in and about said
building 10 close and secure metallic or
earthen vessel or in a brick or stone ash
room until one month has expired after
such ashes arc taken out of the stove or
hre pla &c, and until all fire that may be In
such ashes, Is dead
Sec. 4. No person shall place anv
lay, straw or other combustible substance
within fifteen feet of any place where the
tire is kept; nor use a lighted candle or
lamp In any building where hay or straw
is kept, unless the game be securely clos
ed IN a tin, horn OF glass lantern nor
keep fire in such buiiding.
Sec. 5. No person shall set on fire
any hay. straw, chips, shavings, barrels
or othe combustible substances or make
any bonfire in any street, lane, alley or
public ground or in any lot within fifty
feet of any building, without permission
from the City Mayor or one Of the fire
wardens.
See. g. Every person keeping or oc-
cupying shop wherein shavings or 9th
er combustible matter be contained,
shall clean and remove the same out of
such building, and the yard belonging
thereto at least once in each week; nor
shall he use lighted candle unless It be
placed to candle stick Of ineombustible
material.
Sec. 7. No person in removing any
matter, shall scatter or throw them, or
direct, Permit of suffer any chips, shaw
ings, OF other eombustiblc matter to be
lane, alley Or public ground, nor shall
any person carry fire in or through any
street or lot, except the same be placed
or carried in some close and secure pan or
other vessel.
Sec s. No person shall make or keep
hole in the chimney for stove-pipe
unless there be sheet iron or earthen
thimble inserted in said chimney, imbed
ded in morter; and a tin or sheet iron
stopper, with a fange outside the chin
ney, to be used whenever the pipe is re-
moved.
Sec. 9. No person shall hereafter
build, or cause to be built, any chimney
to be used for carrying off the smoke of
any steam boiler or steam engine, less
than fifty feet in length and made Of brick,
stone or iron.
Sec 10. Any person violating any
provision of any section of this ordin-
ance, shall on conviction thereof be pun
ished by fine not less than one dollar,
nor exceeding fifty dollars, and in all
cases OF conviction for violating of any of
the provisions of this ordinance the court
shall also order and adjudge, that the per-
son so convicted shall pay the costs of
prosecution, and that in default OF the
payment Of said fine and costs, the per
son so convicted shall be imprisoned in
the County Jail of Manitowoc County,
for a specified time, which shall not be
less than one day, nor more than thirty
days.
See H. This ordinance shall be in
full force and effect after its adoption and
publication.
Adopted June, 9th 1870.
Z. JOHNSTON.