, 1881-12-11
THE FIRE ORDINANCE.
G1aring Instance Of It's Shameless
and Utter Violation. IT..
The Offender, 4 Democratic Poll
tician, Fined Only $40.
4 New Frame Building Built in a Dsnsely
Settled Neighborhood

Settled Neighborhood
..:.Justice Eaufmann's Mind Is 4 Pcrlcc
Blank on the Subject.
"A most t}sGrant and scandalous violation
the lire ordinances is to bo found in the rear o
No. =. North Oakley street. \ fr'tne barn ia
Jus. hecn t,t1ilt there, some twenty-five feet II
\ width. sixteen 10 eighteen 1cet in depth. ant
ciuhtecu feet high. The structure IS apparent,
designed for n stable, coach house, und loft /
Is entirely inclosed, has large door to aEoH
tte cn.1uuce ct 4 buggy or carriage ia tho rear
fronting On the alley; window OH the SAINT
side: and dooc on the side ucarcst the huusc
Tile roof Is flat.
The block on which this additional lrc-trar
has been constructed
Is TlIlCKLY NC1LT IT
with frame dwellings, and barns. starting from
the alley north Of Fulton street, OIL the east side
ufOakley, and including the 0lock bounded by
Carroll street and the alley which runs north
and south, t1cre is nothing hut frame structures
to be seen. Some OF tho dwellings OIL Oakley
street arc On the front Of the lots Aud others
saudwiched between, moro toward the ulle;,
1hus forming continuous range inilamuable
buildings. Along the alley iu the rear Of the
lots stretches n line of barns. woodsheds, and
frame used as a carpcnter-shop In many
,--1 ~ n,,tl,,trvs a,,ro,1v fo,,rh
ana afo connected directly with the
sheds, while tho latter join, right along.
No more dangerous location could possibly be
selected tor experimental i'icendiaris1n; for,
given ii box Of matches Il small boy, and 1--WE
Minutes. start Of 1he Fire Department, tho
na,a III. ,r,,,ta ~, ad;ofrfnr ,,ncIs mr.. of
whole block "ouio go. Au1o1alne oloeAs ,,s a.e "l
Inc same general character, and. with anything
like breeze and little delsy in getting the en-
,3,ns :, xrcr% a ver, resnef.tahle ,.onflarrit1on
n,,rhr % a and would follow. Tho building referred
toi such paipaolc ana octertnt,'eu 'lo'allo"
., 1g "@ anx s excuse m for its erection And il
e"esea& aA- 49,. D,.s,a,.,. n..>,..1,a,-
would SEEM me hn1idang ttt ,, Department 1,f
announces 10 ans,' a.. ra;,tI ttn tay ro,'id
never b. allowed.
TIE FACTS IN THIS OUTRAGEOUS CASE
arc a1,o,1t os follows: The middle Of last week
II gentleman, passing By the place where The
bafn was building noticed that it WAS being put
up in nagrnnt violation OF the fire orsiiuuilce.
There had been an old barn or she'd t1err. which
af @ work building new one, using some OF the
old material ami also lot Of new stuff. nnd max
1,redecessor. lie asked the carpenter doin.; the
work II be had a permit He said he didn't
know: perhaps his boss had. The citizen re-
ported The cuse buth ut tho West Luke Street
station and d. at re once OF oapsr1ntc@ndcnt @
hIhlanu. auc !o!o"4S 1o: r, ~ W.T. s ~ taete.
1na <uerSsn: ""7 ~ 0
p4ee7' -...-
a DEMoCKAr1c FOURTEENTH N-A;O roLl-
TlCL1S
by the name of Tom Mcnamara, was standing
arouna End expressing uojsy his irritation ut
rha rhcck ,rhich Ind tlten 1,,1r TN his prtatett-
1rrs dny or two aftcrwnrd this CITIZEN pass
Nv tne place noticed much to his surprise, thut
re 1u,iidinc had iecn comple1el-i1i violation
If fhe firc OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES il, violation Ut
s1s ter terms, which prohibited the erection oI any
stT1,ct1,re Of that sizc cf wood. The next 1hini.
.rhi,., 1njs ccntjeu1an noticed was the ucnriun
ri tha fnct Il, Nnndny y's IuinI1SE that McNamar1
hu 1et.,, lined t1, iy 1ustcc Knuflnanu f0T thi5
ntr<rious .Harrnrr and persistent yioi,,,ion If
rhe fire orjinancc which l,r t1nil taken the
s1,rcia, mains 10 bring 10 rhe attention ~ fhe
,,,,1h~riti..s Thcsc fac1s coming r. fhe !
nutice uf Tn1nCSE reportcr. led
~ n 1hornurh investivntion Of the ffnir anfi to
i,,,crrtoy,nr iii rhe narties r3snnnSiho for this
isr,,1.t,3s nince +,f iu,.inr.. Tr sf:.,t, If NJ
1:,1rs reyI,icd hv thcsf. in,eryicws Is II ,1cnorr
e1e ;,,t. shnwirT tar Tho nrnner1r I,t rne t,iti
z.ns ~ t:bicart, is aIsontn1v ut tho Mercy nf !
1u,ti..c cnmrt 0itccrs viii, seem It, encnira-e
14nTi,sr 1hon ~ ..hr.E vinIsrors nf ,he law
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JUSTICE hA0FN-ASN. t
AS was stated, this case WIS heard before JUS /
tice Kaufman. This individual WIS celebrated |
for imposing light fines of violation Ut the
building ordinance until two mouths or 81 ago,
when Tl1t Tn = rot hold Of him md nrpf1dl