The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-06-06

Be 1t Ordained By the City Council Of The
City of Bozeman:
SECTION !. That all that portion of the city
included within the boundaries hereinafter
mentioned shall constitute the fire limits Of
the city, to-wit: Commencing at the intersec'
ton of Mendenhall street with First street;
thence east along the south line of Menden.
hall street to its intersection with Rouse
street; thence south along the west side Of
Rouse street to its intersection with Babcock
street; thence west along the north line OF
Babcock street to its Intersection with Central
Avenue; thence north to the place of begin
ming.
SEC. 2. That henceforth no person without
special permit from the City Council, shall
within said fire limits construct any other
building than one substantially fire proof
that Is to say, the exterior walls thereof shall
be of stone, brick, or other material equally
non-conbustibie, and the roof thereof shall be
of tin, iron, slate, or other material equally
fire proof. This ordinance shall not be con,
strued to apply to smaller out-buildings, such
as water closets, sheds for the storage Of fuel,
etc. in which fire is at no time kept; provided
such buildings shall not be closer to Main
street IMAM nity 1eet' ana PROVIDED iurtner'
that smoke houses or ASH houses snail not De
permltted 10 De ouiit witnlR the prescribed
nre limits. nor snali any person "tnin saio
fire limits, without similar permit nom the
City council, rebuild or repair beyond what
is necessary to make good, any ordinary and
natural deterioration, enlarge or add to any
wooden building now standing within said
limits, on the roof thereof, or remove any
wooden building from one lOt 10 announcer
within said limits. ANY person, whether
owner, lessee, contractor or laborer, who shall
hereafter In violation OF the provisions OF this
ordinance, erect, repair, enlarge or remove
any such prohibited wooden structure or roof,
or cause the same to be done by others, shall
be fined not less than ten dollars nor more
than one hundred dollars. And any such
structure erected In violation Of this ordi-
nance, are hereby declared to be nuisance
and 1t shall be the duty OF the City Marshal to
require the author OF such nuisance to re-
move the same forthwith, and If he or she
shall neglect or refuse to abate the same with.
in twenty-four hours after notice. 1t shall be
the duty OF the Marshal to do so, and the costs
thereof shall be charged to and may be re-
covered from the responsible party by suit in
the name of the city,
SEC. 3. That the City Council shall have
power by special order, duly made and enter
ed o. record after hearing of interested parties
to prohibit the erection ofa wooden building
in any part Of the city, beyond the IRE limits
thereof, so close to any other building previ-
ously erected, or OF such dangerous character
as greatly to endanger the same, provided
that this regulation shall not be construed to
apply to smaller out-buildings. and any per-
son who In violation Of such special order
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continue beyond thirty days, from the passage
the provisions Of this section shall be punish