The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1873-12-15
To-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS,
An Ordinance
Prescribing the Fire Limits of the City and
regulating the manner of building therein /:
and for the prevention CT Fires.

SECTION /. Be II ordained By the C7ty Council
Of the City of Rock Island, That all that portion
of the city bounded as follows, to-wit: beginning
on the south bank of the Mississippi river in the
centre of Beaver street. running thence suutherly
in the center of said street the centre of the al
ley south of Orleans street. thence rastery in th.
centre of said alley south of Orleans street to ,he
centre of Madison street. thence northerly to where
the centre lime of said lat mentioned street strikes
the south bank of the Mississippi river thence
westerly along the south bank of said river 10 the
place OF beginning, shall be knewn as the fire linn
Its of said city.
s 2. That from and after the publication of this
ordinance, no building shall be erected within the
said limits except in conformity TO the regulations
herein prescribed, to-wit:
First. All outside and party walls within the
said limits shall be of stone, brick other fire.
proof material.
Second. All outside and party walls of the height
of twenty four feet from the side walk shall be not
less than twelve inches thickness if OF brick ana
not less han sixteen inche in thickness if If stone
II exceeding the height otstwentyfour feet: and If
OF three storiesln height and of BRICK then not
thau sixteen inches in thickness foi the first story
and twelve for the second; and not less than TWEEN
ty inches of thickness fof the first story and six
teen inches for the second story, if of stone
Third All ioists, beams or other timbers in out
side walls, and all wooden lintels and plate pieces
shall recede from the wall at least four Inchee
Fourth. All end and party walls, where the
buildings connect, shall eX end above the sheeting
OF the roof at least seven inches or three
brick; and case shall the plankng or sheeting
| of any roof extend across any party end wall
Fifth. This ordinance shall lot be construed to
apply to the erection of privies not exceeding ten
feet square nor more than twelve feet in height and
de ached from other buildings to the erection
of sheds having one mere sides entirely open /:
| which may ne OF wood.
/ 4SiTth. All smoke-houses and places for the de-
post of ashes within without the fire limits shall
be of stone, brick or other fire proof material
| B. All owners o, buildings par sof buildings
erected within the SAID limits in viola ion of the
provisions of This ordinance and all persons ding
or assisting in the erection of snch buildings or
parts OF buildings, erected, shall be subject to
penalty of not less Than twenty dollars and not
| l,,,.,- htrr,l An,
1 tonal peraty for every forty-eight hours during
which, after no, ice to stop, such owner other
| person shall continue IN such vic alton.
| 50. No wooden building, within the said limits
shall be repaired further than TO make good ordi-
nary and natural deterioration), nor enlarged nor
| added to. nor shall any wooden baldns whether
within or without the said fire limits be removed
to any other place within the SANE
/ S5. Any owner, builder or other person who
shall repair, enlarge, add to- o. assist in repair
ing. enlarging or adding to any wooden building
within the said limits or who shall remove or as
sist in removing any wooden building in violation
OF the provisions of this ordinance shall be subject
| to penalty of not less than ten dollars, more
than fifty dollars, and like additional penalty for
every foriy-eight hours during which such person
shall continue in such violation.
| g. Any wooden building erected, enlarged, re.
moved or repaired, or in process of erection, en-.
provisions of this ordinance, shall he deemed nui
sance and it shall be the duty OF the mayor after
due notice to the owner or builder thereof to abate
the same by an order in writing to require the city
marshal to raze such building to the ground. The
expenses of such proceeding shall be reported tc
the city council by the marshal for assessment and
may be collected of the owner of such building by
suit
81 Any owner, builder, or other person, VIII oshal
own build, aid in the erection OF any building
or part of building, within the limits aforemen
toned, contrary to or in any other manner thar
authorized herein; or who shall own. remove OF
assist in removing any wooden bui ding within
said limits, from place to another within saiC
limits; shall own, remove, or assist in removing
any such building from wi hout said limits int
the same: own, repair assist in repairing an,
2 damaged wooden building, contrary in either cas-
to any provision Of this article shall be subject Il
a fine of not less than twenty dollars, and not ex
ceeding on4 hundred dollars, in the discretion o
the court for the first offence, and to like fine 70
every fortyeight hours, such persons shall fail 4
comply with the provisions OF this ordinance o
continue in the violation thereof.
SIS. An ordinance entitled ian ordinance pre-
scribing the fire limits of the city and regulating
: the manner of building therein for the proven io
OF fires passed August 1st 1857, and, ian ordnanc
z amendatory of and in addition to ordinance en-
O titled an ordinance relating to wooden build
ingsn passed August 10, 1856. and all ordinance
heretofore existing coming within the provision
9 of this ordinance are hereby repealed, Pro0ided
that this repeal is not TO affect ofenses agains
: | above repealed ordinances committed before thei
repeal, but the same may be fully enforced.
s Passed Dec. 10th, 1873.
Approved BAILEY DAVENPORT, Mayor
:; Attest: JOHN BARGE, City Clerk d3t.