Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-04-20
City Ordinance.

AN ORDINANCE to define the
boundaries of fire district; to
appoint Building Committee to
regulate the construction of build
ings in said district; and to regu-
late the storage of coal oil, gun
powder and other infiammable
and explosive materials within
the corporate limits of the city
of GAINESVILLE.
Whereas, The charter of the city
of GAINESVILLE grants to this Board
the right to regulate, restrain or
prohibit the erection Of wooden or
combustible buildings in any part
of the city, and to regulate the
storage OF gun-p0Wder, tar, pitch,
rosin, saltpetre, gun-cottOn and all
other infiammable or explosive ma
terials."
Therefore be it ordained by the
Board of Mayor and Aldermen of
the city of GAINESVILLE:
SECTION /. That the district in
Guided In the following described
boundaries shall be declared to be
from the date of the passage of this
ordinance the fire district of the
City of GAINESVILLE, viz From the
northwest corner of Third and
Commerce street running north to
Main street, then west with Main
street to Water, and then south with
Water street to Commerce street,
then east with Commerce street to
the beginning northwest corner of
Third and Commerce streets).
SEC. 2. That all buildings here
after erected in said fire district
shall be built of brick or stone, with
slate or metal roofs, to be finished
on side, front and rear walls with
what is known as parapet or fire
walls, extending above the roof to
the height of twenty-four inches.
The cornices of said buildings shall
be of metal or brick, and the side
walls wheresaid buildings join other
buildings shall be built solid or
without openings from the bottom
of the foundation to the top of the
parapet or fire walls.
SEC. 3. That every person or per-
sons building within the fire dis
trict herein described offending
against the provisions of the second
section of this ordinance shall, upon
conviction thereof, forfeit and pay
into the city treasury the sum
of $50 90, and the further sum
Of $40 90 for each day there
after until the provisions of the said
section of this ordinance shall have
been complied with.
SEC. 3. That the Mayor, City
Marshall and Fire Committee shall
be constituted a Building Commit
tee, and that it shall be their duty
to see that the provisions of this or
dinance are faithfully carried out.
SEC. +. That it shall not be law
full for any person or persons to
store within the limits of this city
gunpowder in larger quantities than
% pounds, in metal kegs or canis-
tiers to each dealer in such articles,
or petroleum, kerosene, coal oil or
other illuminating oils, which shall
be of the standard required by the
laws of the State of Tennessee. at
any one point in larger quantities
than five barrels. Such quantI-
ties of petroleum, kerosene or coal
oil shall be stored in the cellar
or underground department, which
shall be in all cases below the line
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street gutter, on either line of said
building.
SEC. 5. That any person violating
the provisions of section 4 Of this
ordinance, shall, upon conviction,
be fined by the City Recorder, the
sum of $50 90, and a further sum of
$40 90 per month until the prOvis-
ions of said section of this ordinance
shall have been complied with.
SEC. 6. That all ordinances or
parts of ordinances conflicting with
This ordinance are hereby repealed.
Passed April 18th, 1878.
G. A. LIGoN, Mayor.
w. A. JACKSON, Recorder.
BUILDING COMMITTEE.
Mayor G. A. Lyon.
Marshall r. b. Walthall.
Chief Fire Dept. L. II. Hyman.
Alderman G. S. Allen.