Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-10-01
CITY OF RCES TER
An Ordinance for the Prevention of Fires
in the City of Worcester.

Be II ordained By the Mayor, Aldermen and Common
Council Of ne city Of Worcester in city Council as
section /. For the purpose of securing the prevention
OF hre IN the city OF MoTcester Fire District hereby
established heren the boundaries OF which shall be
BEGINNING at a point on Main street. one hundred and
ffy feet southwetery Of LaGrange street, thence run
ming sOutheastery parallel with and hundred and
nifty feet soulhwestery Of Lagrange street. to point
hundred and fifty feet eastery of Southbridge street
thence nOrtherly parallel with and hundred and fifty
bred and fifty feet southery of Madison street; thence
southeastery parallel with and hundred and nifty
feet souhery OF Madison street to point one hundred
and fifty feet south sastery of Gold street, thence north
casterly parallel with and one hundred and fifty feet
souhery G Gold street. to point one hundred and fifty
feet westerly Of Washington streets thence eastcry
right angles with Washington street, to point one
hundred ana hlty teet eastely OF washington street
thence souhery parallel with and hundred and any
feet casterly OF Washington street. to point hun
bred and fifty feet northery OF Lamartine street extend
ed thence easterly at right angles with Washington
the City Counc thence northery by the center of said
channel to the center OF Green street thence eastey
right angles with Green street one hundred and fifty
feet; thence northery parallel with and one
hundred and fifty feet easterly of Green street to
street; thence eastery parallel with and hundred
and fifty feet sOuherly OF Winter street. the of
Grafton streets thence northeasterly at right angles with
Grafton street, 1--WE hundred eet thence norherly in
and East Worcester street; thence northery at right
and iny feet northery Of Shrewsbury street. thence
sOuthwestery parallel with and hundred and fifty
feet norherly OF Shrewsbury street to point hun
dred ana fifty feet eastery of Summer Street; thence
northerly parallel with and hundred and nifty feet
easterly Of summer to point one hundred and
fifty feet souihery OF Beuont street; thence eastery
parallel with and one hundred and fifty feet sonther-
~ OF Belmont street the centre of Hanover stree
thence norhery ~ the centre of Hanover street to
point hundred feet northery of the north line of
Belmont street, thence westerly parallel with and
hundred feet northery OF the north line Of Belmont
street to point one hundred and fifty feet easterly of
Lincoln street; thence northery parallel with and one
hundred and fifty feet eastery OF Lincoln street APPOINT
one hundred aud fifty feet sOuherly of Kendall street
Salisbury street and Grove street, thence southwestery
III straight line to point one hundred and nifty feet
thence westerly parallel with ana one hundred and nifty
feet northerlv OF Highland street one hundred and fifty
feet; thence southery parallel with and one hundred
and fifty feet westerly Of Harvard street, 10 point one
hundred and fifty feet northerly OF Bnwdoin street ;
feet nOrtheTly Of BOwdoin street, until it meets line
drawn parallel with and hundred aud fly feet west
parallel with ana hundred and fifty feet westerly Of
Chestnut street to point hundred and fifty feet
with and one hunared and fifty feet northery Of Pleas.
ant street until 1t meets line drawn parallel with and
one hundred and fifty feet westerly of Irving street
extended; thence southery parallel with and one
hundred and nifty feet westerly OF Irving street
street; thence westerly parallel with and hundred
nn 5 iT of Sbane stTe ee 70 P9n5 op
ton street, thence southery TO the intersection Of Chan
dler street and wellington street, thence sOuthwesterly
at right angles with Wellington street one hundred and
NIFTY eeti thence southeasterly parallel with and one
hundred and fifty feet southwesterly Of Wellington
street to point one hundred fifty feet northweaterly
OF Main street, thence southwesterly parallel with and
one hundred and fifty feet northwesterly OF Main street
to point hundred and nifty feet southwesery of
iIeumont street, thence sQutheastery parallel with aud
one nunueu anu nIty rect southwestery OF Piedmont
srest 10 Nam street thence northery by Main street
u lne poIhJ Oh beginning ,,,,,
oec 10 WoOue OF frame DulullR shal hereafter be
erected thh the re dlstrct established by the proceed
ing secu0n
see, D. Inc external ana party walls OF all buildings
hereafter erected within said district, shall be built OF
Dllck stone lrOn or other hard and non-combustibe
material All such walls, when constructed of brick
stone OF other similar substance shall be properly bond
ca ana sohuy but with mortar or cement, and shall
not be less than eight inches thick. The roofs OF all
such buildings shall be properly and securely covered