San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-07-02
FIRE ORDINANCE.

Section BE it ordained by the city
council of the city of San Marcos, that lots
and 8 in block 2, lots ., 6, 7 and in block
8, lot in block ., lots 4, 5, 6 and in block
10, lots and in block 10, lots ., 3 and 4
in block II, lots and 2 in block TO- and lots
3, 6, 7 and in block 20 and the court house
square, in the city of San Marcos. according
to the original plat of the town of San Mar
cos, be and is hereby constituted the fire
limits of said city.
Sec. 2-That it shall not be lawful for
any person or persons TO erect. build, place
or remove from place to place within or to
move into from without, or to repair any
wooden building that has or may be dam
aged from any callse to the extent of fifty
per cent. of its value, that is now within the
fire limits of this city.
Sec 3.-The oator walls of all buildings
erected within the fire limits of this city,
shall be of stone, brick or iron, and the
roofs shall be of slate. tin, iron, or other
non-combustibe material.
Sec. All buildings erected within the
fire limits of this city shall have parapet
walls not less than two feet high. All build
ings over one story high shall have one or
more scuttle holes not less than two by three
feet square, in some accessible portion or
portions of the building, giving access to
the roof thereof; and shall be supplied with
a stairway or ladder, which shall at all times
be kept in place and serviceable repair by
the owner of such building.
Sec. SIT shall not be lawful for any one
to keep in any open ground, shed or build
ing, within the fire limits of this city, any
seed, lint, or baled cotton, hay fodder,
shucks, straw, shavings, bark or tar, turpen-
tine, coal-oil, or other highly combustible
material.
Sec. 6.-Any person violating, or attempt
ing to violate any of the provisions of this
ordinance shall, on conviction thereof be
fined in any sum not exceeding $500. And
it shall be the duty of the city marshal, or
any policeman of this city to arrest, or
cause to be arrested and prosecuted, any
person who shall in any manner, violate, or
attempt to violate. any of the provisions of
this ordinance.
Sec. Any owner desiring to repair any
wooden building within the fire limits of
this city, shall make application in writing
to the mayor, setting out in such applica-
ton q description of the building and the
repairs desired to be made, and naming
therein sllillful carpenter TO act rs an ex-
aminer, and upon filing such application
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point another skilled carpenter to act as an
examiner, and the two examiners thus ST.
lected shall be sworn to impartIally select a
third skilled and disinterested carpenter to
act rs au examiner, and when so selected the
three shall take the following oath: 1--WE
do solemnly swear (or affirm that we will
faithfully examine the building to be re-
paired, and impartially report the condition
of the same and the amount of damal e
thereto from whatever cause, and that we
have no interest in any contract or employ
ment for the repairing Of said building"
and shall examine said building and report
under oath whether or not said building is
damaged from age or otherwise to the
amount of fifty per cent of its value, If
said examiners shall report said building not
to be damaged to the ext mt of fifty per
cent. of its value, then permission shall be
granted to repair said building to the extent
Of restoring il to its original condition, but
no further. Should they report said build
ing damaged TO the extent of fifty per cent.
of It's value, then no permit shall be grant
ed The examiners shall be entitled TO 81
each for making such examination, TO be
paid by 'he owner Of the property, which
shall be deposited with the application.
Approved June l6, 1885.
Wa. GIEsES, Mayor
Attest:
i, II Eprr~ Soy