, 1874-08-09
TIE FIRE ORDINANCE.

Q The meeting was organized By placing Al
: Dixon in the Chair, and appointing Aid Guile
. . ton Secretary. Aid Corcoran, Chairman Of IL
: SPECIAL Committee, being absent.
r a communication vas read from Aid. Stont
who WAS unable to be present. III which h
: stated that he YVES in favor Of IS rabid fir
| ordinance as could be mado.
| PRESIDENT pErNp1y1LLE
was asked to maA6 suggestions 10 the Cou1mitte
upon the defects Of the fire ordinance OF 137.
IL roplr he maize soma valuable Suggestions ii
reference to the construction Of Easements tt
bulldogs, and pointed out what he cons1dere
: | aome Of the defects OF the old ordinance
He was opposed to the provision OF ths
ordinance re lulrlng parties intending to NOV
buildings in the fire limits to give notice throu1
the press. he regarded the provision as entail
itg necessary expens- ,aai recommended that
Instead Of advertising, personal notice be servet
on parties owning property adjocent to the prop
| ertY pro >osed to be occupied. On the Whole be
the moving Of buildings could not be materially
improved, unless it was by makingi it more strict
The Chair then called for the reading of the
old ordinance by sections.
Aid. Coey moved to amend Sec. 2 to allow the
erection Of
oSE-sTony BUILDINGS
on streets where there are scwers and to have all
such foot above the grade OF the street.
Aid Sdwell said he WIS in possession of some
recommendations from tne Fire Warsieus Of the
|
allowed to read, as follows:
That all buildings hereafter built in the re-limss
Of the City Of Chicago have walls ~ herein described:
| That dwellings OF QUE story aud basement may bo
! built with walls not less than inches thick. That
dwellings Of two stories and basement shall hare the
wall Of the first story and las .ment II inches thick
Thlt dwellings, OF three stories and basement shall
have the wall OF the basement and story 16 inches
ck the walls Of the other stories shall be II inches
thick.
Business houses Of one story and basement shall
have walls not less than IL inches thick
Business houses Of two stories and basement shall
have the walls OF the basement and first story not
| less than 16 inch thick: the walls Of the
| upper stories snail be Il inches thick. Busi-
bsya tse Of ra hs .; ess pa .
tnirk; the other wills shall be l6 inches thick
business holses Of four etorea and basement shall
thick the other walls shall be 16 In J. thick Bsi-
ness houses Of four stories rhal sda inches in thick
In ali b,1ldiugs or blocks Of buiings, except ihea-
tres churches or public halls, there shall be fire.
prof eyey So feet extending from tho
butt.
That sll dre wallis shall extend At 1east Is Inches
above the roofs. Drus or stables Of story may
be built with wa'ls Inches thie but where thcra il
loft for hay the walls ehall be II 1nehea thick.
That snokehouse Ea1l lie leel unless it IL built
entirely Of jncombustole material.
To prohibit the use Of shingles for roofs
To prohibit the Of shingles for roofs unless the
composition shall have been inspected and properly
tested.
That Ill composition roofs shall be inspected once
To compel the pjacng Of iron. z1nc. other incon-
bustib'e material undar all stoves and furnares
That all burns hereafter hut shall hava dre-uroof
shutters and doors shutters and doors covered With
iron.
That MI bnsincse-housee shall haye nre-proof shut
tets to nil sides and rear openings.
To prohibit the building Of wooden cupolas, ohserv
atares, aud covered st.rways top OF any building
unless covered with zinc iron, OF other incombusuble
lnateria.
To prohibit the use OF wooden cornice. On any build
ing more than one story in height. When metal
nces are used, the bracket supporting the same sha
* of iron wood covered with iron.
To prohibit the setting up Of steam engines unless
hcre IL brick he1rth under tbs boiler at least 8 |
inches thick. with mir space Of inches.
That the business Of hay pressing shall not BE- car
ried within the city-mits unless the bui'dng used
shal be at least 800 feet from any Other building.
To compel the cleaning Of cllimneys year.
That tile cupolas to founlries shall bo carried at
least feet abo.o the roof, nnl that the roofs
rounding the cupolns on fonndries, whether row in
hereafter to be erected, shall be built Of
combustihe material.
That ali business houses within the city having
atchwayr, hostways cellar openings, other open
inga leading from floor to floor, shall have good and
substantial doors level with elch fnor, to be
closed at O'Clock P. N. each day, or wien not in
actual uso.
Several objections vera madc to the recon-
mcndations n:d their consideration passed over.
Aid. Sidweu moved to strike cut "ground"
and substitute 'grade," in 124th line, Sec. 2,
which was agreed to after some debate.
On motiou, the section WAS further amended
10 prohibit
BAf OH QHlElI WINDOWS
constructed of wood, being placed more than Is
feet from the first acor.
Aid. Cullcrton further novel to amend to pro-
aibit wooden cornices on buildings over one
story. The amendment was lost. several Alder
non voting against it for tho reason that they
lid not care 10 reconstruct the or,amen;aton OF
heir homes.
On motion OF Aid. Cannon. 20 much Of the Sec
ion aB refers to tho construction Of roofs was
tFiohen ont.
Sec. 3 was then read, and the clause relating
0 the !
STORAGE OF OILS
nd other indammabe goods was dwelt unou.
AID. Disou wanted to know Of Ma sinai Benuer
Thy the oil stose-house which recently burned on
In. k street was not arraigned under this section
Benner said be had taken legal advice about the
natter before the burning of the warehouse in |
ueston, but after all could not, or did not, an
wer the Aldermans question.
The section received no further attention, and
&C. was disposed OF with equal hurrv-
The Committee then adjourned to meet Tues
ay at o.ciocK. ,