Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-10-02
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CITY OF woRCEs TER.
An Ordinance for the Prevention of Fires
in the City OF Worcester.


Be q ordained By the Mayor, aldermen and Common
ssBlbiei, as f0liOrs:
Section l. For the purpose of securing the prevention
Of fire in the city Of Worcester Fire District Is hereby
established therein the boundaries Of which shall be
Beginning at point on Main street. one hundred and
hty ieet southwestery Of LaGrnge street, thence run
MY ieet southwesteIly Of aGrange street. to point
one hundred and fly feet eastery of Southhrdge street,
teet easery Of Southbridge street, to point hun
southeastery parallel with and one hundred and nfty
feet southerly Madison street, 10 point one hundre
and hy feet south eastery Of Gold street; thence north
'aste ly parallel with and one hundred and h'ty feet
ou hery g." Gold street. TO point one hundred and fifty
right angles with Washington street, TO a point one
hundred and htty teet easteily Of Washington street;
feet easerly Of Washington street. point one hun
bred and y feet nOrthery Of Lamartine
street to the new channel Of Mil Brook. laid ont by
the City Council thence northeiy by the center Of said
channel to the center Green thence oasery at
right angles with Green street one hundred and fifty
ieeti thence northery parallel with and one
point one hundred and hity feet soutDery OF Winter
and y e soHtbe Of Winter ree a' 10 G phe ~
Grafton street, thence nOrheastery right angles with
Grafton street. 1--WE hundred feet; thence n5rthery in
straight line 10 the intersection OF Shrewsbury street
and East Worcester street; thence nOrhery at right
angles with Shrewsbury street to a point one hundreI
and my feet nOrtherly Of Shrewsbury street, thence
sOuthwosterly para el with and hundred and fry
feet northerly Of shrewsbury street to point hun
dred and hny feet cascrly of Summer Streets thence
norhery parallel with and one hundred and hfGy feet
elstery of summer street to point hundred and
fifty feet soujherly Belmont street, thence eastery
parallel with and one hundred and hfty feet sOnther
~ o. Belmont street TO the centre OF Hanover street;
thence nOrtherly by the centre of Hanover street
point one hundred feet nOrtherly of the north line of
hundred feet northery Of the north line of Belmont
street to point one hundred and fifty teet oastery of
Lincoln street, thence nOrherly parallel with and
hundred and ty feet easery Of LncO street point
one hundred and fly feet souhery of Kendall street;
thence westerly in straight line to the intersection of
Salisbury street and Grove street, thence southwesery
in straight line to point one hundred and fifty feet
norhery Of Highland street opposite Harvard street;
thence westerly parallel with and hundred and fy
feet northeTlv Of Highland street hundred and fifty
ltei tnenee southeTy parallel with ana one hundfei
and my feet westerly of Harvard street, 10 point
hundred and fifty feet n0rtherly OF Bowdoln street;
thence westerly parallel with and one hundred and my
feet nOrherly of BOwdoin street. until it meets line
drawn parallel with and one hundred aud hv feet west
erly Of Chestnut street extended; thence southerly
parallel with and hundred and fty eet westerly OF
northery OF Pleasant street; thence westerly parallel
with and one hunored and fifty feet northery Of Pleas
one hundred and hy feet westerly OF Irving street
extended; thence southery parallel with and one
point one hundred and fifty feet northery of Chandler
street thence westerly parallel with and hundred
and NIFTY feet northery of Chandler point op
posite the intersection of Chandler and yelling
ton street. thence southery 10 the intersection Chan
der street and Wellington streets thence southwestern
at right angles with Wellington street one hundred and
hm5dre 'o T Az tt palaei WIN ana one
street to point one hundred and fifty feet nothwestery
Of Main street; thence sOuthwesterly parallel with and
hundred and ty feet northwestery OF Main street
to point one hundred and MY feet soutnwestery Of
Piedmont street, thence southeastery parallel with nd
hundred and nifty feet southwestern of Piedmont
street to Main street; thence norherly by Main street
to the point of beginning
Sec }. No wooden or frame building shall hereafter be
erected within the fire district established by the proceed
Ing section.
Sec 8. The external and party walls Of all buildings
hereafter erected within said district shall be built OF
brick stone, iron, other hard and non-combustible
material. An such walls, when constructed of brick
stone, other similar substance shall be properly bond
ed and soidly built with mortar cement, and shall
not be less than eight inches thick. The roofs OF all
such buildings shall be properly and securely covered
rial
sec4 Except as provided in the following section. no
buing now erected or hereafter to be erected within
said district, shall be altered raised rOoed enlarged
Otherwise added to or bnllt upon, unless the external
walls and root of the new added parts shall be built
according to the requirements o. section three of this
Sec. s. The board of aldermen of said city may grant
licenses to make wooden additions to wooden buildings
nov existing within SAID district upon such terms and
conditions and subject to such limitations and retric
tons as they may presebe but before any such license
PuDishe1 three times successfully in daily newspaper
Sec. 6. No wooden building shall be moved from one
lot to another lot in the said district, from without
said district into the same.
Sec Z No wooden building shall be moved from place
to place on the same lot within said district without
special license being hrsl obtained therefor from said
Sec s. No building hereafter erected in said city with
out said district, shall be used occupied machine
shop or mill, or for mechanical or manufacturing pur
poses unless te external walls and ROOT thereof shall be
built according to the requirements Of section three OF
tanned therefor from said Board Of Aldermen.
Sec. Any person, whether owner, lessee, contract
or, workman agent, who shall Violate any Of the pro-
visions of this Ordinance, shall forfeit and pay for every
such violation the sum OF one hundred dollars.
Sec. 10. An Ordinance passed by the City Council of
said city, July 25 1870 entitled AN Ordinance to change
and enlarge the fire limits of the city Of Worcester and
to regulate the construction OF buildings within the
same, is hereby repealed; but such repeal shall not at
ect any act done right accrued penalty of forfeiture
incurred before the passage Of this Ordinance or make
lawful any building or part OF building heretofore
menced completed contrary to the provisions the
ordinance hereby repealed.
Sec II. This Ordinance shall take effect upon its
passage.
Passed to be ordanei Sept 80 1872
Attest: SAMlEL SMITH City Clerk.
A copy. Attest: SAMUEL SMITH, City Clerk.