The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1877-08-03
LOCAL MATTERS.
ORDIsAxCE NO. ~.

An Ordinance to establish Fire Limits
IN the City OF Albany
BE it ordained by the Common Council
Of the City of Albany
Section L. That the south halt of blocks
two ~. three t3). four a and five t5), and
the north half of blocks eight g. nine t9l,
ten 10i and eleven IL. of the city OF Alba
ny, according to the maps, plats and sur
yeyS of said city, be and hereby are dcelar-
ed within the fire limits of said city.
Sec. ?. All buildings hereafter erected
within the fire limits aforesaid, shall have
their outside walls and party walls made
OF brick. stone, or other incombustible
material. ard such outside walls and party
walls shall extend from the foundation to
to the top of and through the roof OF said
buildings, and the roof shall be covered
| with tin or some other incombustible ma
teria1, and the walls shall be so constructed
as TO separate all woodwork, tllaroughIy
and completely, Of the interior and exteri-
or of said buildings from all and every part
of the Interior or exterior of any adjoining
building. The term building as used III
this section shall not include privies.
Sec. 3. All repairs to buildings con-
struetea of brick, stone or other incombNst-
ible material, shall be made to conform to
this ordinance.
Sec. 4. No wooden building completed
| Or in process of construction, within said
fire limits shall be altered, changed or
completed without the written permission
of the Chief Engineer OF the Fire Depart
ment. approved by the Committee on Fire
and Water, which permission shall specify
fully the alteration or change required. and
no such permit shall be given if the pro-
| posed change. cofspiet.or: -.a.ttST-s.sic;s,,
shall make any increase in the size of said
wooden building, or shall render the dam
ger from fire more imminent within said
fire limits. A copy of each such permit
shall be kept on file in the office of the Sec
retary of the Fire Department.
See. o. No building within said fire
| limits shall be removed except to portion
of the 10: which it may have stood to
make room for more permanent improve.
! mcnts, or to point ousi.le of the fire lin.
/ its.
! Sec. 6. Whenever any building shall be
| by any means so much injured as to be. III
| the judgment of the Chief Engineer of the
Fire Department and the Committee OF
ire anu water dangerous nuisance OF
| when any wooden building within the fire
! limits shall. III the judgment of the Chief
/ Engineer of the Fire Department and the
Committee on Fire and Water. be damaged
i by fire to the extent of ote-half or more OF
| its actual value. the Chief Engineer shall
! Immediately cause to be served upon the
! owner or person having control. 4 notice
| requiring such person to remove the same
forthwith. and the person receiving such
notice shall, within ten days after receiv.
ing the same, comply with the requirements
1 thereof.
Sec. Z. Any person or persons violating
any OF the provisions of this ordinance shall
be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and
on conviction thereof before the City Re-
corder shall be punished by a fine not less
| than ten nor more than one hundred dol
lars, and in default of payment of such fine
shall be imprisoned in the city prison no
| less than five nor more than thirty days
and each day OF maintaining or continuing
such aforesaid violation. shall be deemed
new offence and punished accordingly.
Sec. s. The Chief Engineer of the Fir
Department. the Assistant Engineer. Sec
retary of the Fire Department. and th'
Committee on Fire and Water, are requir
ed to see that the provisions of this ordin
ance are enforced. and to make complain
in the Recorders Court for violation
thereof.
Passed the Council July e5tli, 1877
Approved July 25. 1877.
l.. Ii. MONTANYT.
Acting Mayor.
Attest