Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-12-30
Council Proceedings.

y regular meeting of the Common
Council of the city of Alpcna was held
a the Council Room, Monday evening,
Dec. 30, 1873.
Prcscnt-A. W. Comstock, Mayor; F.
5. Dewey, Recorder, and Aldermen
Bakely, Campbell, Kimball, knight and
Wall.
Minutes of previous meeting read and
approved.
The following accounts were presented
and referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means:
Folkerts & Butterneld, sol %
A. Irwin, GO 81
4 Pack, SO 90
The Committee on Ordinances present
cd the following ordinance on fire limits.
which was passed by unanimous vote
OF the members present
FIRE TS-ORDINANCE NO. 90.
Is hereby ordained by The Common
/ Council Of N, citV Of A,pena:
Section |. That the following bour-
diaries shall constitute and he known a.
the fire limits OF the city Of Altena, TO
wit: Beginning at a point In the centre
OF Thunder Bay river. opposite a line be-
tween lots tine. and four. In block eight.
aud running along said line to Thin elgll-
ty-iye feet OF River - rect ihenceat right
angles In q north-w, s'ery direction. TO
the northwest line OF Thrill street: thence
along the northwest l,ue of Thrill str, G.
TO the northeast line of the alley running
through block five, and one hundred and
Ihirty-two feet from the southwest lin.
or Chisho IN street thence at right angles
in a southeas,criy direction on the mort n
east line of'said alley. AMI on line par
| allel with. and one hundred and thirty
two feet southwest from Chisholm street
To point on the southeast side Of STATE
!. street. opposite the southeast line OF iot
one, book three thence at right angle.
along said Tine parallel with First stree,
: tn the centre OF Thunder Bay river
thence up the centre of Thunder Ba,
riv,r to the place OF beginning Also
G that territory lying within one hundred
and thir'y-two feet from AMI on boil side,
OF Dock street. on the north side OF river
Y that lies between Thunder Bay river an,
q the alley running through blocksseventy
nine and eighiy-two.
: SEC, 2. No person shall hereafter erect
q repair. or place any binding. or par; q
any building, within said fire limits, un
5 less the same shall be constructed q
stone, brick, or iron, roofs covered witt
y slate, tile. gravel, and composition, o
r shingles laid ON not less than five-eighth
q inches of morter, and cornice of ston,
brick, metal, or wood aud " OF WOO
q the same shall be painted with thre
Il coats OF paint aud heavily sandcl tb
cutters shalt I've OF metal, and In a
:, buildings erected OF store. brick. or iroi
Il In blocks OF two or more building
within said fire limits. there shall 4
o erected partition walls OF stone or bricl
e at least one foot in thickness, when sue
building Is over two stories in heigh
= and not less than eight inches In thIcl
Is less when such bu lding Is twos ories q
less In height; and all partition AMI sid
: walls in such block shall extend AZ lcas
O twenty inches above the roof. Aud a
side and end walls shall he eight inchc
thick for two story. and twelve inche
Q thick for more than two stories In heigh
!, IL OF brick.
- SEC. 3. The Common Council ma,
by resolution, authorize the ere,
4 ton Of wooden buildings within sal
fire limits. not 10 exceed two stories I
J height. with not less than fbur inches 4