Daily globe., 1883-06-28
OFFICIAL
Proceedings Of The Clml1On Council.
Ordinances.
ORDINANCE No. $40.


An ordinance to regulate the construction
and plumbing of buildings within the
City of ST. Paul, and to provide for the
appointment of a building inspector.
The Common Council of the City Of St
Paul do ordain as follows:
Section l. The Common Council at it's
first regular meeting after the publication
of This ordinance shall elect
one person who shall be a
practical architect, and sanitary en-
gineer, as inspector of buildings and san
itary parts pertaining to buildings in the
city of st. Paul, who shall hold such Office
until the first Tuesday in January, 1884,
and until his successor is elected and quail
flied. That at the first regular meeting in
January, 1884, and every two years there
after the Common Council shall elect per-
son of like qualifications as inspector of
buildings whose term of Office shall be
two years and until his successor is elected
and qualified.
Sec. 2. When any person, persons or
corporation shall be desirous of erecting or
constructing any building exceeding
$1,000 in value or altering or changing
any building the cost whereof is to exceed
$1,000 within the city of st. Paul, he or
the inspector of buildings and sanitary
engineer for permit for that purpose,
and shall be required to furnish to said in
spector written statement of the proposed
location, the dimension and manner OF
construction of the proposed
building, and the materials
TO be used, and plan for plumbing, and
draining and vent, and if the same appears
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nances OF the city, he shall give to said ap-
pLicant or applicants a permit Cor the
erection OF the same. In case the esti-
mated cost Of said building and improve
ment shall exceed the sum of S2,500, and
shall not exceed the sum of $1,000 The ap-
pIicant shall pay the sum of s. for such
permit, and for every additional $1,000
over $4,000 the applicant shall pay the ad-
ditional sum OF fifty cents.
Sec. 3. The Inspector of buildings and
sanitary matters pertaining thereto, shall.
before ne enters upon the duties of his
office, take and subscribe an oath before
the City Clerk, to faithfully and impartial
ly execute the duties of his Office and SEE
that all buildings erected within the city
are built in accordance with the laws and
ordinances relating thereto and shall give
more sufficient sureties to be approved by
the Common Council, conditioned for the
faithful performance of his duties
Sec. 4. The said inspector shall keep
an Office in the City Hall, or such other
place as shall be provided by the Common
Council, where it shall be the duty of said
inspector to keep.a record of all permits
issued, which shall be regularly numbered
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ord of the statements upon which permits
are issued. He shall also keep a record of
and report to the Common Council a full
and complete register of the number, de-
scription and size of every building erec-
ted in the city during his term of Office,
of what material constructed, with the ag-
gregates of the number, kind and costs of
all buildings and the sanitary condition of
all buildings. And it is also made the
duty Of said inspector upon being served
with a notice requiring him to visit and
inspect any building in progress of erec-
tion or construction or sanitary matters
in buildings, to do so, and if said inspector
shall fail or neglect to attend within twen-
ty-four hours after notice served for that
purpose, he shall forfeit and pay the sum
Of twenty dollars for each and every day he
shall so fail or neglect TO attend beyond
twenty fours, which penalty shall be re-
coverable by action in the name of the
city of 81. Paul, for the use of the owners,
contractor or contractors of said building.
Sec. ;. It shall be the duty of every
inspector appointed under the provisions
of this act to visit and inspect each or any
house or houses, building or buildings,
which may be in the course of erection,
construction or alteration within the limits
Of the city, and to see that each house or
houses, building Or buildings are being
erected, constructed Or altered according
TO the provisions of this ordinance, and
all acts and ordinances III force IL said
city, and the manner adopted for the Sc
Curity thereof against fires, and the safety
Of the occupants; that the materials used
are suitable for the purpose, (and
that the work is done in a substan-
tial and Workmanlike manner)
and is OF sufficient strength
and solidity to answer the purpose for
which it is designed; and before the found
atoms are laid, he shall examine the
trenches dug for the same, and be fully
satisfied that the soil or subtratum is suffi-
Gient for the structure, or at least the best
that can be obtained, and should the ma
ture of the soil be such, and the work of
sufficient magnitude as to require piling,
tagging or tagging the same should be
done. Provided, that it may be deemed
necessary by the inspector that his visits
and inspection shall be repeated from
time to time during the erection, construc-
tion or alteration of such house or houses,
building or buildings, until the walls
shall have been completed and the same
enclosed, when his duties shall terminate.
He shall, on application for that purpose,
furnish the owner or owners, contractor or
contractors, his certificate that the said
house or building is in all respects con-
formable 20 law and properly constructed
Sec. 6. It shall not be lawful for any per-
son or persons to erect, construct, or build, |
or cause to be erected, constructed. or
built, any brick, iron, granite, marble or
stone house. or building, or any house or
building composed partly of brick, iron,
granite Or stone, or to alter any such build |
ing SO as TO make it substantially a new
building unless the same building shall
have been inspected from time to time by
the inspector of buildings, and certificate
furnished by him that the said house or
building Is properly constructed, and N
all respects safe and secure; and should
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