Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-01-19


erection within said fire lin
its of any wooden building not more than FIVE
by eight feet on the ground and ten feet in
height from the ground to the peak Of the roof.
Provided, that nothing in this section shall be
construed so as to allow the placing of two or
more wooden buildings adjoining or adjacent
each other.
Sec. 4. The Council may, by resolution,
authorize the erection OF wooden buildings
within said fire limits, under such restrictions,
and npOn such conditions as they may pre-
scribe by resC luton. Provided, no such author
ity shall be given If 1t shall appear to the
Council that the erection OF such wooden build
ing will increase. the fire risks OF any building
adjacent thereto.
Sec 5. No person shall, except provided in
sections six and seven of this ordinance, re-
pair any wooden building within said fire lin
Its, which Las been destroyed or partially de-
stroyed by fire or otherwise, nor elevate from
the ground or in any way increase the height
of, nor remove any such building from any lot
within said fire limits to any other lot within
said fire limits, nor from any lot without said
fire limits to any lot within satd fire limits, nor
from any part Of any lot within said fire limits
to any other part Of the same lot without being
first authorized to do so by the council.
Sec 6. When any wooden building within
said fire limits shall be partially destroyed by
fire, or otherwise, and the damage thereto
shall not exceed One-half its value, to be ascer-
tanned in the manner hereinafter described,
such building may be repaired and not other
wise.
Sec. 7. Tn case Of the partial destruction,
by fire or otherwise, OF any wooden building
in said fire limits, it shall he the duty of the
President, and in his absence the marshal of
the village, and the owner Of such building to
to proceed at once to choose each
one dlsinterested and competent
builder to estimate the value of such building
lns Him. 90 49, al ,otiA fIn
amount Of damages thereto and If the persons
so chosen cannot agree then they shall call in
third disinterested builder, and the estimate
Of any two of them shall be binding on the vii
lage as well as on the owner Of such building.
If the amount OF the damages shall not exceed
that provided i'm section six, the President, and
i'm his absence the Marshal, shall give written
permit to such owner to repair his building,
and shall also keep record Of the same in his
Office.
Sec. s. In estimating the value of any
building partially destroyed by fire or other
wise, the sum OF money 1t would cost to build
the same new. from the bottom Of the sill,
shall be taken as its value; and in estimating
the damage to such building the same shall be
assumed to he the sum Of money it would re-
quire to restore such building to the condition
in which it was before its partial destruction.
Sec. 0. For each and every week which
building erected, placed, removed or repaired
shall be allowed to remain, the owner of such
building may be complained OF as for a dis
tinct Offense, and punished as hereinafter pro-
vided.
Sec. 10. No person shall within the vi lage
have, put or keep any hay or straw in stacks
or piles without having the same securely en-
closed so as to protect il from flying sparks or
fire.
Sec. Il. All carpenters and others, making
cor using shavings within the village, shall at
the close of each day cause the same to b So
curely slowed in some safe place remote from
danger by fire.
Sec. IL. No lighted candle or lamp shall be
used in any stable, building or other place
where hay, stray, hemp. flax, PUSHES shavings,
Shall be slowed or lodged within the village,
unless the ZANE is well secured i'm lantern.
Sec. IL. Every chimney hereafter built, or
ere' ted within the village, shall he so con-
structed as to admit of being scraped, brushed
or clcanrd.
Sec. H. Nc pipe of any stove, chimney or
fire place shall be put up or used Within the
viliaye. unless the same be conducted into a
chimney of store or brick, nor shall any such
pipe be put up 80 as to project through the
chimney, roof or outside walls of any building
into the open air, and in all cases where
stove pipe passes THROUGH the woodwork of
building. IL shall be separated from such wood
work. at least six incnes, by metal or other
sncOmbustible material
Sec Is. 1t shall be the duty of the person or
persons occupying cruising any building with
In the limits Of the village of Cheboygan, to
chuee MI cnlniueys WHICH huy NC useu tucie'i
to be swept or scraped out once in every
twelve months
Sec. 49, Tho owners of all steam water
craft, navigating the Cheboygan river within
the village limits. shall cause spark screens to
be placed and kept over the smoke sacks Of
all such water craft used as aforesaid, i'm such
manner as to proven the escape OF sparks o.
cindcrs.
Sec. II. The owners. occupants or lessees Of
mills manufactures or other places within
the village where smoke-stacks are used, shall
at al times keep spark screens over the
smOke-stacks, in such manner MS to prevent
the escape OF sparks and cirde's
through any street. alley or lot in this village,
unless the same be placed in some covered pan
or vessel.
Sec. TO- No ashes shall be kept or deposited
in any part OF the village. un ess the same be
kept or deposited In close iron or earthen
vessel, or brick or stone ash house, tn hly
secured.
Sec. 70. Any violation of or failure to COM
ply with the provisions OF this ordinance shall
be punished by fine not to exceed one him.
dred dollars and costs OF prosecution, and In
the imposition of any such fine and costs the
court may make furthea sentence that the Of
fender be imprisoned in the county Jail until
such fine and costs bel paid. Provided the term
Of such Imprisonment shall not exceed the pc
Rod Of ninety days.
Sec. Il. Ordinance No. s, entitled ''FOr the
prevention OF fires" adopted May 10Th, 1877, is
hereby repealed.
Sec. 20. This ordinance shall take effect on
the 10th day Of February, 1884.
Adopted Jan. 10, A. ID. 1884.
G. j. HUNT, GEO. FROST,
Clerk. President.