Daily Republican., 1884-06-10

Ing cellars, taking down, repairing or under I.
pinning walls and banks to shore, prop or
place supports as the work progresses, IN
order to make It safe and secure When
notified BY the Building Inspector 70 sneIe,
prop, or place supports, % specined ~ 'h,s
section, said owner contractor OF oulder Or, y" .s
either Of them, who shall neglect Or relqse
to do 90 whom notified by the Building In
spect0r, or any other violation OF this section,
he or they shall forfeit and pay fne OF nfty
dollars for the first ottenso and hve DOLLARS
for every twenty-four hours that said walls OF
banks remain In dangerous condition (sun'
us Section tSsP 3. 1. shall be the duty of tn.
Building Inspector, within twenty .fou'
hours after be bas been notified that any
building Is In an unsafe and dangerous con
dillon to notify the owner or agent thereof
without delay, to tear down or 50 repair tne
same within thirty days after such notice
placed In 8 safe condition for the purpose fol
which 1t Is used or intended to be used. II
the Inspector q nds the building In avery dan.
gerous or unsafe condition, requiring imme'
diate removal or repair, he shall require the
owner or agent to remove or repair loftn'
with. lit be new building he shall pre-
vent the builder or contractor from proceed
ling further with the work until such builder
or contractor fullyOomplies with this section:
II any owner, agent, builder or contractor OF
such condemned building shall neglect, refase
| to take down or repai the same az ne maybe
directed to do by the Building Inspector, ne
or they SHALL upon conviction Thereon pelore
the Municipal Court, forfeitan pay fno
Of fifty dollars for the trst Oiiense and an al
Iditional fine of five dollars per day for each
and every day reasonable time allowed,
which time shall be specified by the Building
lnspector) that he or they shall leave said
building In an unsafe and dangerous condition
And If such Building Inspector shall refuse or
| neglect to perform the duties dey diving upon
him under this section, or II he shall suffer or
permit any builder or contractor to place
joitts or girders into chimneys or fiues, or
allow loists Of two separate buildings 10 pc
butted up to each other or over each otho' In
any floor or allow any condemned material 70
| be used in the construction OF any building,
| whereby the building may be weakened or
rend cred In any wise unsafe, such building
Inspector shall. upon conviction for such
carelessness, neglect or wilful violation OF the
dates prescribed for him to Ierform under
tins section, In every case forfeit and pay a
fine OIL fifty dollars, one-hali OF Whlch shall
be paid to the City Treasurer for the use OF
the city and tho other half thereof to the
lnfurmer.
Section 10, In case Of any dispute arising
between the owner or contractor Of any
building and the Buildng Inspector, the
matter In dispute shall be referred to the
Public Building Committee. These with the
chief Engineer Of tho Surveying department
shall c0ustitute a board 0! commission OF
party walls, line fences, etc. Parties az
greived will notify the Chiei Engineer Of the
above mentioned department within forty
81 .ht hours after receiving the decision ofthe
Inspector. 1t Will be tie duty Of the Engineer
md he is hereby relu red to notify thePublic
Builling Committee to meet, examine. hear
and d.termine said cases. The decision ola
majority OF said Committee shall be final,
and the Chief Engineer Is required by this
rdinance to notify each party OF the dec sion
without delay.
Section H. All suits brought for the viola.
ton Of any Of the provisions Of this ordi-
nance shall be in the name Of the Mayor
and city Council Of Wilmington. All fines
imposed Tor violation OF any Of the provisions
Of this or finance shall be paid, when collect
ed, into the city treasury The Municipal
Court shall have rpgl'zance OF all violations
And It's judge shall hoAr and determine such
alters thereof As may be brought before
him by information, suit, OF otherwise.
section Il. All ordinances or parts OF or
llnauces inconsistent herewith are hereby
repealed.
Passed at CITY Han, May 70, lSA.
HENRY &. CONRAD,
President Of CITY Council.
Attest: X. G. f'RAIM, .
CLERK Of city COIncil.