Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-02-12

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- ordnance 70 srssS1e fer The Pre-
vessssn - 0Sres sd The rssseeasss
81 Property gsAaseere1 Thereby
Approved Aagasa .. ISIS.
The city Of Seattle does ordaf. az f,'io~s,
tout
section LAS amended by Ofdi-
nance Ne. 1y9. ALI buildings hereafter
ERECTED within the sAid FIRE limits, ex-
,eps manufacturing esta blishmepta, liv-
~ stables, warehouses, carpenter shops
nd blacksmith shops, shall be lathed
md pissssfed with good lime mortar on
III ceilings. inside walls and partitions
md all roofs Of all buildings hereafter
rected within said fire limits shall be
covered with good shingles or tin, and
hall be painted with good fire proof
his section, shsii not include privies.
Sec. 2. ALI repairs TO buildings con
sructsd of wood or OTHER combussible
material ahall be made 70 conform 70
his ordinance.
Ssc. 8. No wooden building within the
aid fire limits shall be altered or
hanged without . written porDissioD
If the Fire Warden, approved BY the
Committee on Fire, which permit shall
Ipecify fully The alteration or change
and no such permit shall Re
ziven il any increase will be made by
The proposed change or alteration IN
he size Of any NO den buildinR within
The said fire limits, unless such increase
hall comply with the provisions Of this
ordinance. A oOpy Of each Of sach per
mits shall be kept on file in the clerks
Office of the city Of Seattle.
SEQ. a. Az amended by Ordinance
No. 1Ss. THAT any person or persons,
ownes or ownefs Of any building within
the fire limiea, may move the same from
one lot 70 another lot in the sarze block
where such building vas erected. but no
building shall he removed from one
block 10 any other block within the fire
limits, bat may be removed TO a poiut
ootsids Of the fire limits, and ell build
ines 70 removed shall DO made to COM
ply With the pseyisions Of Ordinance
No. 1o6, except when moved outside OF
~ ire li0t1a
6eo. 5. WhGnsver any building shall
y b. any reason 20 much injured as to
~ = IL judgment Of she Fire Warden
81 COmmittee on Fire, . dangerous
nu11nneetoe whsa any wooden building
WttG1n tbonro limits shall, in the judR-
Oous II the Fire warden and Com nit
tse on Fire, b damaged by FIRE 70 the
extent a one bali or moro of it, actual
valuo, the Fire Warden shall immedi-
atsly oeuss 70 b served upon the owner
or persco having control thereof. q no
tice requesting such person TO remove
the same forthwith and the person re-
csiying ,Guch NOTES shall within ten
days aftog receiving such notice comply
With the requirements thereof.
6ec. 6. That any chimney or hue hero
sitter bails within the FIRE limits of the
city Of seattle shall have walls at least
four inches in thickness and shall be
constructed Of brick Of the first quality
and laid in good lime mortar. They
shall BE- veil secured and shall extend
at least four feet above the roof of the
building to which il belongs, measuring
from the point where eAoh chimney
p1sses through such roof, and shall ex-
tend at least swo feet below the ceiling
of the first story Of such building; 20 a
to afford space for st0vepipss 70 enter
suoh chimney without endan9erinR the
ceiling, and where any stOvepipe or due
passes through any ceiling. the said pips
or 6ue shall be protected by tin cylin-
der or safe.
Sec. Z. That II shall be unlawful fol
the owners or occupant Of any building
within tho fire limits Ut the city to a.
low, to place, or permit to have placed
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roof or ceiling Of such buildinR; and
all persons using fire in stoves shall
causs to have placed under such stoves
zino or sheet iron. sufficient to protect
the doors and where any such stove
shau stand within two feet Of any wood.
en- vail or partition, such wall or parti
zion shall b projected By sheet metal
a. will be fall protection aeainst fire
from such stove and where any stove.
pipe In made 70 pass through any parti.
ton In any building, such stovepip<
shall pass thT0uQh and b. sorrouAded
by brick or TIN cylinder - ~ to be al
least three inches from any woodwork
and the Fire Warden shall immediately
after the psssage Of this Ordinance no
tify all property h0l1sgs within the Are
limits, where stoves are ussd, to have
removed all stovepipes that extend
through the roof or sjde Of any buildine
IN tise hro limits Of the CITY, and the
Fire Warden shall have built or caused
TO b built at the expense of the proper.
~ holder good brick dues within ten
days after such Eotice.
$50. .. That 1t shall be unlawful fol
the owner or occupants Of any building
where fire 10 kept 70 ALLOW any hay, straw
" Other combustibls matter 70 remain in
or adjacent ~ suoh building, except
shops and manufacturing -.
tablishments and from such place
shavings or such like conbustiblc ma
tsrial shall re removed at least once
every day.
Seo. 3. That the Fire Warden Of the
city shall at all times have the right "a
cntse any building within the 6rs limits
for the purpose Of discovering or ascer.
tanning any violation Of this Ordinsuce
Eco. 70. Any person or peesons vi0iat-
ing any Of the provisiOns Of this Ordi
nance shall b deemed guilty Of mis-.
and on conviction thereof
befo4o tho City 0agiotrato shall BE- pun.
iahed by Ane AZ not less than twenty
(o2O) dollars, nor more than one hon-
dred (tlOe) dollars. and costs of prose.
eutiou, AND imprisonment may be add.
Cd In the discretion Of the court, and
each day Of maintaining or continuing
such violation shall b deemed . new
o6suse and punished accordingly.
0se. IL. The Fire warden and Chief
Of Police are required TO 80 that the
provisions Of this Ordinance are en-.
forced, and 70 make com plains before
the City AAQistrats Of the city IT 6sAt.
tie for violation thereof.
Hec. II. This Ordinance to take effect
and b in f0ros tve days After the sam<
ahall have beso Dabaishsd.
DIDN'T Know II WAS LoApsp.-Os
TnesdAv afternoon, james Walkee, aged
u or = yeero, son az Il. r. walker. Z
prominent farmer living on the Coppei
about Is milse from the citv, Wss acci
dsnlAlly shos IN the breast By young.
e brother. and Il 10 feared The vouad
may prove fatal. Mr.. and Hrs. Walker
were sway from homo asocnding . fun.
erNl at the time Of the ooeafrenoe. Ths
ysungstss Who fired ths ehoe hAA pos-
ssmed himself VI an old blunderbuso Of
. pistol, which bad been lying about
tAe honss, and suppoainR u - b m
loaded, h pointed and snapped 4 il
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