The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1873-12-17
An Ordinance
Prescribing the Fire Limits Of the City and
regulating the manner of building therein ::

and for the prevention CT Fires.
SECTION l. Be IL ordained By the Csty Council
OF the City Of Rock Island That all that portion
of the city bounded rs follows. to-wt: be- ginning
on the south bank of the Mississippi river in the
c ntre of Beaver street. running thence siutherly
in the center of said the centre of the al
ley south of Orleans street, thence tasterly in the
centre of said alley south of Orleans street The
centre of Madison street thence northerly where
the centre line Of said la / mentioned street strikes
the south bank of the Mississippi river, thence
westerly along the south sank of said river to the
place of beginning, shall be knewn as the fire lin
ito of said city.
ordinance, no building shall be erected within the
said limits except in conformity to the regulat ons
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 in thickness if brick and
not less than sixteen nche in thickness, If Of stone
If exceeding the height OF twenty -four feet and if
three stories in height and of brick, then less
than sixteen inches in thickness fo the first story
and twelve for the second and not less than TWEEN
ty inches OF thickness tor the first story and six
teen inches for the second story, if of stone
1hird All loists, beams or other timbers in out
shall recede from the wall at least four inches
Fourth. All end and party walls, where the
buildings connect, shall exend above the sheetine
of the roof least inches or three courses Of
brick; and /" no case shall the planking sheeting
of any roof extend across any party or end wall.
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apply to the erection of priyies exceeding ten
feet square more than twelve feet in height and
de ached from other buildings nor 10 the erection
of sheds having one or more sides entirely open
1 which NAV wood.
/ SiTth 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
s 3. All owners OF buildings parls of buildings
erected within the said limits In viola ion of the
provisions of This ordinance, and all persons ding
or assisting in the erectiSn of such buildings OF
parts OF buildings So erected shall be subject to
penalty OF not less Than twenty dollars and not
tional penalty for every forty-eight hours during
which, after no. ice to stop, such owner Other
i person shall continue IN such vocation
/ ID. 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 building, whether
within or without the said fire limits, be removed
| to any other place within the same.
SIS. Any owner. builder or other person who
shall repair, enlarge add to. assist in repair
ing. enarging or adding to any wooden building
within the said limits, or who shall 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 nor more
than fifty dollars and like additional penalty fol
every for y-eight hours during which such person
shall continue in such violation.
10 Any wooden building erected, enlarged. re
moved or repaired, or in process of erection, en-
largement removal or repair In violation of tht
provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed pui
sance: and 1t shall be the duty OF the mayor afte
due notice to the owner or builder thereof to abat
the same by order in writing to REQUIRE the cit,
marshal to raze inch building to the ground Tn
expenses of such proceeding shall be reported I.
the city council by the marshal for assessment ant
may be collected of the owner of such building b,
suit
81. Any owner, builder, or other person whoshal
own build, or aid in the erection of any building
or part of building, within the limits afoFemen
toned, contrary to in any other manner thar
authorized herein; or who shall own, remove O
: assist in removing any wooden building within
said limits from one place to another within sail
limits, or shall own, remove, or assist in removing
any such building from wi hout said limits int
the same or own repair, assist in repairing an
damaged wooden building, contrary in either cas-
TO any provision OF this article, shall be subject
fine OF not less than twenty dollars, and not ex
. ceeding on hundred dollars, in the discretion Q
the court for the first offence, and to like fine 70
every forty eight hours, such persons shall fail 4
e comply with the provisions OF this ordinance O
Z continue in the violation thereof
e 8. An ordinance entitled ian ordinance pre-
scribing the fire limits of the city and regulatfn
the manner of building therein for the preveu io
of fires passed August lst, 1861, and, an ordinanc
amendatory of and In addition to an ordinance en-
/, titled an ordinance relating to wooden build
q ingsf passed August 10. 1856. and all ordinance
heretofore existing coming within the provision
= of this ordinance are hereby repealed, ProUided
that this repeal is not to affect offenses agains
above repealed ordinances committed before thei
Il repeal, but the same may be fully enforced.
Passed Dec. 10th, 1873.
, Approved: BAILEY DAVENPORT, Mayor.
e Attest; JOHN BARGE, City Clerk. l5dst.