St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-22
ORDINANCE No. 433.

ORDINANCE No. 433.
An Ordinance to define the Fire Limits of
the City of st. Paul.
The Common Council of the City of st.
Paul do ordain as follows:
Section l. No person shall hereafter
erect or place any buildings, or any part of
building, within the following described lin
its, or within $50 feet of the same, unless
such building or part of building shall be
constructed of stone or brick, or partly
stone and partly brick, with partition or
fire walls of the same materials, rising at
least ten inches above the roof, if the same
be covered with stone, metal or slate; if with
wood, then at least two feet above the roof
thereof, to-wit: Beginning at point on the
Mississippi River where the westerly line Of
Pine street extended will strike the channel
OF said river; thence along to the
west side of said Pine street, nor
therly to the center line OF Sixth
street; thence along the center line of Sixth
street easterly to the west side of Williu5
street; thence northerly to the south side
of Eighth street; thence westerly along the
south side of Eighth street to the center line
OF Broadway street; thence northerly along
the center line OF Broadway street to the cen
ter line of Ninth street; thence westerly
along the center line OF Ninth street TO the
westerly line. of Franklin street; thence
southerly along the westerly line of Franklin
street to the center line Of Sixth street;
thence westerly along the center line Of Sixth
street to the center line OF Oak street; thence
southwesterly alongthe center line Of Oak
street to the northerly line OF Chestnut street;
thence from the southerly line OF Oak street
south on the north line Of Chestnut street
to the south line Of Fort street; thence from
the north line of Chestnut street north to the
south side Of Eagle street; thence from the
easterly side of Fort street south along the
southerly line OF Eagle street to the channel
of the Mississippi river; thence along
said channel eastward to point
where the same would strike the east side of
st. Peter street If extended across said river:
thence southw lrd to a poiut where said line
would intersect the middle OF block in
Robertson's addition to West st. Paul; thence
southwark through the middle Of blocks c, B,
1872, 1S1, $50, 166 and 1917, in said addition,
to the north side of Channel street; thence
easterly along the north side OF Chan mel
street to the center Of block 16S in said Rob-
ertson's addition; thence northerly along a
line drawn through the center Of said block
16S and of blocks 169, 179, 178, III and 176
TO the channel OF the Mississippi river: and
thence easterly along said channel to the
place Of beginning, excepting only that part
and portion of block number 45 Of Rice g.
Irvine's addition TO st. Paul, which lies be-
tween the railroad tracks and the Mississippi
river, and the south side OF Channel street
in the Sixth ward.
These fire limits hereby designated shall be
and the same are hereby declared, to include
the depth Of one hundred and fifty feet
outside Of the above named lines of streets,
and to forbid the erection of any wooden
building thereon; and If any building, not
made and constructed of stone or brick,
shall be erected or placed within the afore-
said prescribed limit contrary TO the pro-
visions of this section, the owner or owners,
builder or builders, thereof shall severally
forfeit sum of fifty dollars for each and
every offense, also a penalty Of fifty dollars,