Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-09-22
Official Publication of the Ordinance Passed
BY the Common Council of the City of st.
Paul, Sept. IL, 1880.


ORDINANCE No, 223.
An Ordinance to establish fire limits within the
City of st. Paul.
Section l. No person shall hereafter erect
or place any buildings, or any part of a build
ing, within the following described limits, or
within $50 feet of the same, unless such build
ing or part of building shall be constructed
of stone or brick or partly stone and partly
brick, with partition or ire walls of the same
materials, rising at least ten inches above the
roof, If the same be covered with stone, metal,
or slate; if with wood, then at least two feet
above the roof thereof, to-wit: Beginning at
point on the Mississippi river where the east
erly line of Broadway street extended will strike
the channel of said river; thence along the east
side of said Broadway street to the south line
of Seventh street; thence along the south side
of Seventh street to the east side of Broadway
street; thence along the north side of Seventh
street from the east side of Broadway to the
east side of Jackson street; thence along the
east side of jackson street to the south side of
Eighth street; thence along the south side of
Eighth street to Robert street; thence south on
the east side of Robert street to the north line
of Seventh street: thence along the north line
of Seventh street to the west line of Cedar
street; thence north along the west line of Ce-
dar street to the south line of Ninth street;
thence west along the south line of Ninth street
along the west line of Wabashaw street to the
north line of Seventh street; thence along the
north side of Seventh street to st. Peter street;
thence on the west side of st. Peter to Fourth
street; thence On the north side of Fourth street
to Seventh and Third streets; thence along the
north side of Third street to Oak street; thence
on the south side of Third street to Fort street;
thence On the north side of Fort street to
Chestnut street; theace on the south side of
Fort street to Eagle street; thence on the north
side of Eagle street to the channel
of the Mississippi river; thence along said chan
mel eastward to point where the same would
strike the east side of st. Peter str eet If ex-
tended across said river; thence southwark to
point where said line would intersect the mid.
die of block &c" in Robertson's addition to
West St. Paul; thence southwark through the
middle of blocks T. and D of said addition, az
aforesaid, to the north side of Mccarthy street:
thence east along the north side of Mccarthy
street. to the west line of lot four, in block
number 176 of Robertson's addition to West st.
Paul; thence along the west side of lot four as
aforesaid to Mill street; thence due north to the
channel of the Mississippi river and thence east
ward along said channel to place of beginning.
These fire limits hereby designated shall
be and the same are hereby declared to include
the depth of one hundred aud fifty feet outside
of the above named lines of streets, and to for
bid the erection of any wooden building there
on, and if any building not made and con-
structed of stone OF brick shall be erected or
placed within the aforesaid prescribed limit
contrary to the provisions of this section, the
owner or owners, builder or builders thereof
shall severally forfeit sum of fifty dollars for
each and every offeuse, also penalty of fifty
dollars for each and every week such building
shall remain within said limits as above de-
scribed.
Sec. 2. Nothing contained in the proceed
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the rear OF an. any lot and not
within the aforesaid limits, of any wooden
building which shall not be more than eight
feet square. nor of any wood house for the
keeping and storing of firewood, which shall
not exceed twenty-five feet in length, twelve
feet in width and twelve feet in height; nor of
any barn which shall not exceed twenty-four
feet in length, sixteen feet in width, and not
more than fourteen feet in height from the
common surface of the earth to the top of the
plates, with roof not to exceed one quarter
pitch; PROVIDED, that all the prop
erty within the following limits, viz
between Third a Eand Fourth streets
and Sibley street and the SeveniCorners, which
ia hereby excluded from the provisions of this
section. and within said limits the erection of
any wooden building whatever is prohibited
Provided, further, that nothing in this section
shall be construed to allow more than one
such barn or woodshed on any lot or prem
ises used as one tenement.
Sec. 8. The limits prescribed in section enc
of this Ordinance shall be known as the fire
limits of the city of st. Paul, until further ex-
tended by law on ordinance and the whole of
the ground included within said prescribed
limits shall be deemed to extend to the full
length and depth of each lot or part of lot
fronting on said streets, adjacent thereto,
said depth to be not less than one hundred and
fifty feet; and in all buildings hereafter to be
erected, of stone or brick, in blocks of two or
more buildings, within said limits, there shall
be erected partition walls, running at right an
giles with said street upon which said building
may front, or as nearly at right an
giles with said street as the
plan of the city will permit of,
constructed of stone or brick, at least one foot
in thickness, and extending at least ten inches
above the roof of each building, and any per-
son, whether owner, or part owner, or builder,
who shall erect or cause to be erected, build
ing or part of building, contrary to the pro-
visions of this section shall forfeit and pay a
penalty of fifty dollars for every month the
same may remain so erected, in whole or in
part.
Sec. 4. No person shall raise or elevate from
the ground any wooden building now standing
within said limits, by constructing Hereunder
or thereon another story or part of a story of
said building; and if any person shall violate
the provisions of this section he shall forfeit
and pay a penalty of fifty dollars;
Pfoyided,. that this section shall not be SO
construed as to operate against any building
that may be affected by the grading of any
street within said limits, and any such build
ing SO affected shall in every case be repaired
with stone or brick; and, Provided further
however, that nothing herein contained shall
be construed 80 as to include the north line of
Eighth or Ninth street within said ordinance.
Sec. 5. No person shall remove any
building of wood from any part
or section, or lot, within or
without ssid fire limits, either upon the same
lot or section, or to any other section or lot
within the same. And in case any person shall
violate any of the provisions of this section,
he shall forfeit and pay the like penalty of
fifty dollars, as is herein above provided in
section 4, for violation of the provisions
thereof.
Sec. 6. 1t is hereby made the duty of the
Police and Chief Engineer of the fire depart
ment to, upon information that any person or
persons are engaged in the violation of this
ordinance, to cause the person SO offending to
be arrested and brought before the Municipal
Court for trial ana examination, without un-
necessary delay.
Sec. z. The Common Council is hereby
prohibited from granting any permits or
licenses for the construction of wooden build
ings of any kind within the fore going and
above prescribed fire limits, which would re-
quire an amendment or modification of the
out requiring such applicant for said permit
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