Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-04-15
Meeting of The Board of Mayor
and Aldermen

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. ing, April 10Th, to take measures
for meeting the great emergency
before us.
The Mayor having taken the
chair it was moved and seconded
, that this be declared a regular
, meeting of the Board.
The following resolution was
offered and seconded and unani-
mously adopted:
Resolved that the citizens OF
Clarksville do, through this Board,
extend to the city of Nashville and
to Capt. Stockell, Chief of Fire De-
partment of Nashville, and the
members Of steam fire engine No.
4, the thanks of the whole cOmmu-
nifty for the prompt manner in
which they responded to our APP
peal for aid by rendering us assist
ance during the recent terrible
calamity, by fire, which befell the
city. Also to the l.. 4 n. r. r..
and st. l.. & S. E. r. r. for prompt
conveyance of the same to Clarks-
vile.
The following ordinance was then
proposed and its first reading moved
by Alderman Faxon, seconded by
Alderman Keesee.
AN ORDINANCE to define the
boundaries of fire district; to
appoint a Building Committee to
regulate the construction of buiLd-
ings in said districts 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 Clarksville.
Whereas, The charter of The city
Of Clarksville 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-powder, tar, pitch,
rosin, saltpetre, gun-cOttOn and all
other inflammable or explosive ma
terials."
Therefore be it ordained by the
Board of Mayor and Aldermen of
the city of Clarksville:
SECTION l. That the district in
cluded 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 Clarksville, 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. ,. That all buildings hereto
fore 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, eX-
tending above the roof to the
height of twenty-four inches. The
corners of said buildings shall be of
metal or brick, and the side walls
where said buildings adiOin other
buildings shall be builtsolid or with
out openings from the bottom of the
foundation to the top of the para
pet 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 SO 90 for each day there
after until the premises of the said |
section of the ordinance shall have |
been complied with.
SEC. 3. That the Mayor, City |
Marshall and Fire Committee shall |
be constituted Building Commit
tee, and that it shall be their duty
to see that the provisions of this or
dinance are faithfully carried out.
SEC. 4. 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
30 pounds, in metal kegs or canis-
ters to each in such articles, or Pc |
trOleum, kerosene, coal oil or other
illuminating oils, which shall be of |
the standard required by the laws of
the State Of Tennessee in larger .
quantities than five barrels. Such |
quantities of petroleum, kerosene or /
coal oil shall be stored in the cellar |
or underground department, which
shall be in all cases below the line |
of the lowest of the bed of the |
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 |
so 90 per month until the prOvis-
ions of said section of the ordinance
shall have been complied with.
SEC. 6. That all ordances or part |
of ordinances conflicting with this
ordinance are hereby repealed.
Passed April 18th, 1878.
G.. a. LIGON, Mayor.
w. A. JACKSON, Recorder.
Alderman Hyman reported GER
tain repairs as necessary for the fire
engine, which, on motion, were
unanimously ordered. The meeting
then adjourned.
Shortly afterwards the Mayor
CdlI6u SCCOIIu HlCClluS WHlCIi1
after roll call, also declared itself a
regular meeting.
The above ordinance was then
put upon its second reading and
passed unanimously.
1t was moved that 100 copies of
this ordinance be printed in large
type, to be posted in the city. The
motion was carried unanimously.
1t was then moved that the time
of next regular meeting be changed
to the second Tuesday in May.
Themeeting on motion adjourned.
Present: His honor the Mayor
Aldermen Rick, Perkins, Dugan,
Hyman, Allen, Jackson, Keesee,
FaXon, City Attorney Rhodes and
Recorder w. A. Jackson.
THE vault of Franklin Bank was
opened this morning and the con-
tents found to be uniniured. The