The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-01-27
Ordinance Nc. IL
An Ordinance to provide for the prevention
OF fires and the protection Of persons and
property endangered thereby.


BE z ordained Jy he Common Council Of he
city Of albany
Sec /. That the south half n blocks three a.a
four aud tks north half Of blocks nine and ten a ~.
City Of Albany according 70 the MAPS plats and sur
yeys q said city nsw hls and a record in The a.
same are hereby declared within the Ere Ilpfts n
the city Of Albany. y
Sec. g. All buildings hereafter erected ,-;sh,. a.
AID hfs limits shall have their outside walls, party
walls and partition walls made II brick stone a. 80
er no1-coFnbusiibe material ad such outside ~aIIs
and party walls shall xtend from the foundstioa
u the top Of and through The roof Of said biIding.
and tho rosf shall be covered uith tin 0r ssss s
ncorbustbie material and the walls shall be - cen
stras,oa = v s.1Iate ~ woodwork thoroughly and
ngs from all and every part Of the interior and az
terror d ahy adjoining building The term building
= used 20 TINS section shall be hsd 70 m~an al
structures covered viz r0os of any kind but shall
not include pFsles providing 10 blast furnace yr
foundry using blast furnace shall be erected or op
erated within the FIRE limits specified IN this orsi
nance. The term partition vail shall Be held ts resr III
ing = - "'.''1-
Sec. 3. All repairs " buildings cyustrue4Ad 81
briek stone or other eSmbustibie material within 6r
limits shall be made n conform 10 this ordnance
see<5. 30 wooden building within aaid Ere limit
mission sf The Chief Enzpser approysd ~ d. ~.
HIittse on Fire aud Water which permit shall stig
fully the alteration or change required aud ~ -
permit shall be given II any Increase viii be r.ads -
the proposed change alienation in the szs ~ ~. ~
/ wooden building within the Are Hruits - - ~
repairs or alterations viii increase The value Of such
buildings more than twenty-five per cent The a.
plieztlon therefor and copy q each f seb r-r,-.
shall be kept on Gie Ia the Office of Their eeerder r
Elesd tna, not more Than ore permit per year shall
damages caused By FIRE.
Sec 8. No building within sAid FIRE Is,;t. .l,t -.
removed except - a position the SANG Iot q,
which t may have stood, % make room for more o.
nazneHt improvements. . point Outsids the a.
limits.
Sec. 9. Whenever any building shall be bv ..x
means - much injured ~ % % be n the Judgment u
the CsiSf khzineer and the COMMITTEES On FTre "a
Water, dangerous nuisauce or where aav sse.e-ls,
building within the Gre limits shall IN the ludgns.~t
wssl, - 5s,asa - 20 s ne .2hnltee "a Fire and
~ more ~ The actual vaue, the Chief RasineeT stsIl
ufinediateiy cause % es served upon The 0upsr -
Fon having control thsresf n0Fiee rcaIsirn si,s5
fersoas - remove The same forthwith and the T~r.
receisiNz such notice shall within ter DAYS aftr -
eFiHg the same, comply Sith tie requirements there
See. 7. All buildings over one story In h,s.. -.
after erected ia the fire limits shall haze s-stsi
frames and Doors or bukhead leading - he Ts'S
fsa6s of o. covered Sith some Gre rroaf u,a.st -
shall have ladders EtAirways Ieasdinv ~ a. - -
and such scattlea and ssairwavs slsII y. k.- -
oe ready iof immediate use a. sil iiea and all scut
ties shall not be les IN size than tso b. three f4
sec. 8. That every chimney or fue Tia. ,,..v -.
ztter % buit ~ ans frAms building Sifhf~ fhe 80,
shall have walls d gsod quality u bricks ar .t.s :,
east four ,ncfs ~ thiekness. n the sane material
good Lime mortar, asd ~ be plAsfered on The oe
AMI whsa passing through or near tie 49,
work u be plzstersd on the s,Ytssse
provided that vbsn ehimnies IN aes .haII - =
commenced at the grourd that sf4Il c1surusee ~
soEne solid foundaton: and ps0siaed further that rzt
sl1t eAifnuies may he used when desired So chin
! ney Or hus EhaT be built which shall hare anv -
o. timber resting on or entering Into the suse frtb
er than viii eaye a. least ak inches between he en-
secured aud shall extend least four feet .Exa -
rosf "a the building 70 which they tsaehed me-
sufsng tfosn the PesHt where each chimney or aae
passes through such roof and should such eliIunet
hues be eeeEca unsafe to the building Or FzsS,.,
adjoining, BY the Chief Engineer aMd cossaittee =,
, sre and s4ter, they shAil Be carried up 10 sarh
hight may b deemed nececszry not = exeI -
tect above the extreme hight of said building build
iags adjoining
Sec. o. No smoke pips in any buildirx with vo,s
en- or egsnSustibie foors and ceilings shall enter an
Cue unless aid pipe shall be least eighteen Iebc
from sites hosrs Or ceilings and In al czsss xhe,
= s1noke pipes pass Through wooden uar4i,ioDs a. -
4 kind Ehether the sane Be plas.sred = ~ fIsT -
b. guarded By double collar Of metal uth Il -
four inches Of ar space and holes Tor venssIaen o
y bya soap stone ring no. less than three inchSs Il
thickness aud extending through the partition or d
solid coating q plaster ot para three ipch thiek
. - A. eartheH~are ring three inches from the ite
70 stove pipe of smoke pipe shall pass through 40
J. | windows. side or roof of any building Ne owp~g
proprietor, superintendent, agent or oeetaa 81 6
- other person using managing OF having crtro4
\ any steam planning mill or f.rfoyy - =,
; kEds OF any foundry nlzehins SHOP or aay o.be
Il sstabi.ameui where steam power 4 used shal -
stack or chimney IN eonnecoa-xifh auV srch estah
= shnsut. q les hight than twenty feet abors H.
adjoining buildings or those Aa.esnt thereto. Al
oSners o. occupants of any building within the s1y
q which thsre Is snoke-pipe shall wheu pgtiflef i
the Marshal comply with the foregoing requirsents
= and also replace bad detective ssssIe tiTse
Z nsw one When ordered
!, \ Sec. 10. When any fu. smoke pine or eh;une
shall be deemed By the Chef Engineer and coulitts
o Oh fre and water unsafe the Marshal shall notify
? writing the occuF4nt q the hB4ipg, a.
I the must be rcSziTed or remoxeS ,~ithsTn =
days, and the parties notified shall rersiss IN rssn
any nae smoke Iipe or chimney which endzngers Il
building % which i s attached or adjSininx buiIns
the Chisf Engineer and committee on fire and wzte
shall cause the % be repaired or removed -
the costs of such repairs shall be made AZ The exr,
Of the owner or ecc1p1rt Of the building
Sec. IL No stove pipe shall stand within tn sas
any wooden or cloth wall unless such wall Is fully DR..
tested b. tin oszne plates fastened thereon; and
persons using fire IN stoves shall cause TO have pae
under such stoves zinc other iaeornbustihe mt
al sufficient % protect the Goors from are
Sec IL Il shah be sniawful for any person TO a.
post any ashes % any wooden vessel on any woo
en- foorin the city. deposit them in any plaee
their OF other premises that viii be nearer than T.
feet 10 any wooden work
See I3 Any person making or using .havins-s IN.
q the close Of s@eh day cause the be sscure
stored or disposed Of so 20 be safe from Gre
hay straw, or other conbustihs material Ali bs
stored IS 10 Be safe from fire. and when not 50 ssor
the Marshal may direct the removal Of the same q
cause the same 10 be protected from fire ana Al ~
expense OF the owner occupant ef the premises
owner or occupant Of any livery stable in this q,
shall BY himself or those in his enploy use therein
l. IN any place containing hay straw or other con
bustble material any lighted candle or other portzh
ignt except the same be securely protested By Ian
tern No person shall In this city have put or kee
any nay OF straw IN stack pile without having Il
same enclosed or secured % protect II from yn
spa ks OF fire.
Sec. II. Spark catchers shan be placed anon an chin
aeys or smoke stacks Of any steam boiler or saeal
engine whenever deemed necessary for the safety
.he adjoining property By the committee on are an
water and the Chief Engineer or majority Ct theI
sec. 15< That the Marshal Chief Engineer and cnmi
fire and water Of this city shall az all times hax
the right enter any building within the city for II
purpose Of discovery or aSeerianing any violation
| this ordinance.
Sec. l6. That it shall be the duty Of each fireman
give the Chief Engineer notice Of every violation
:, this ordinance which may ccme 70 his knowledge.
Sec IL. That any person persons who shall will
! fully malciouSy make false alarm Of Gre shall III
on conviction before the Recorder, be fined not IL
than twenty dollars nor more than fifty doIars or
confined in the city Jail not more than T.. enty das
for each and every Cfsnce, the Recorder may IL
termine provided that half Of any fine eoliect<s
for the volatiox Of this section shah be paid BIZ tn
Recorder to the person making the complaint.
Sec. Is. All buildings hereafter erected to be use.
public assembiages in whole or in part shall hav
doors that used for the ngress and egrss Of ID
public to the portions used for such assemhages
constructed atis1s,v that they hey shan open on.
case shall they be constructed 70 open inwardf
only or TO slide and all such buildings lsrt after to
| altered Tor the use eI tae pubac ssSemhlagss Sha
be made to conform TO this section. And all building
hereafter erected, altered changed aud ibtende.
for the above purposes shall have the main asles ans
passage ways At least four feet in width.
Sec. 10. No person shal. keep for private use IN
any house in the city Of Asblay. mpre thaa two
pounds Of gun powder 81 any one time, and 40 per
deing business in the city Of Albany shall keen FOL
sale in any store houses or place OF bust
ness except in fre proof building erected for tha
purpose. moro than one hundred pounds Of gun pow
der at any tine; and such powder shall be kent
kegs near the entrance Of such house or paes
Of business, convenient Of access in secure tin d
sheet iron box, plainly marked the upper side ii
letters not less than six inches long, Powder and