Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-02-07
ORDINANCE.


Sec. l. All that territory In the village OF
Cheboygan, bounded on the east by the Che
bOygan river, on the west by Huron street. on
the north by First street, and on the south by
Nelson street. and Nelson street produced to the
river, shall constitute and be known as the fire
limits of the village of Cheboygan.
Sec. 2. No person shall erect or place any
building within said fire limits, unless the same
shall be constructed Of stone, brick or iron,
roofs covered with slate, tile, metal, gravel and
composition, or shingles laid on not less than
fve-eighths inches of mortar, and cornices OF
stone, brick, metal or wood. and if wood the
same shall be painted with ut least three coats
of paint, and heavily sanded. The cutters
shall be Of metal; and in all buildings erected
Of stone, brick or iron, in blocks or two or
more buildings within said fire limits, there
shall be erected partition walls of stone or
brick. at least one foot in thickness, when such
building is over two stories in height, and not
less than eight inches in thickness when such
building is two stories or less in height, and
all party and side walls i'm such blocks shall ex-
tend at least twenty inches above the roof.
Sec. 3. Nothing contained In the pre-
erection within said fire lin
It's 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 resolution. Provided, no such author
ity shall be given If it 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 linn
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 i'm the manner hereinafter described,
such building may be repaired and not other
| wise.
Sec. Z. In case of the partial destruction,
| by fire or otherwise, of any wooden building
| in said fire limits, it shall be 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 a disinterested and competent
builder to estimate the value of such building
at the lime OF such partial destruction, the
| amount OF damages thereto, and If the persons
so chosen cannot agree then they shall call in
a 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 in 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. 8. Tn 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 1t would re-
quire to restore such building to the condition
| In which 1t was before its partial destruction.
| Sec. 9. For each and every week which a
building erected, placed, removed or repaired
| contrary to the provisions OF this ordinance
shall be allowed to remain, the owner OF such
building may be complained Of as for 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 rs to protect 1t from flying sparks or
| fire.
Sec. IL. All carpenters and others, making
| or using shavings within the village, shall at
| the close of each day. cause the same to b" Sc
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 rushes shavings,
| gunpOwder, or other cOmbustible materials
shall be slowed or lodged within the village,
unless the same Is well secured in lantern
chimney hereafter
erected within the village, shall be so con-
structed as to admit of being scraped, brushed
or cleaned.
See. IA. No pipe of any stove, chimney or
fire place shall be put up or used Within the
village, unless the same be conducted into a
chimney OF store or brick, nor shall any such
pipe be put up so as to project through the
chimney, roof or outside walls of any building
into the open air, and in all cases where
stoyee pipe passes through the woodwork of q
building, IL shall be separated from such wood
work. at least six incnes, by metal or other
.ncombustible 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
cause all chimneys which may be used therein
to be swept or scraped out once in every
Sec. 16. 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 stacks OF
all such water craft, used as aforesaid, i'm such
cinders.
Sec, II. The owners. occupants or lessees of
mills. manufactures or other places within
the village where smoke-stacks are used, shall
at all times keep spark screens over the
smOke-stacks, in such manner as to prevent
the escape OF sparks and cinders.
sec. IL. No person snail carry any fir0 in or
through any street. alley or lot In this village,
unless the same be placed In some covered pan
Sec. 10. No ashes shall be kept or deposited
In any part of the village, unless the same be