The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-09-19
THE FIRE ORDINANCE.
To be TeSted-Arrest of Prominent
Business Man.

At the meeting OF the City Council held
August 10th, an ordinance enlarging the
fire limits and somewhat changing the
phraseology of the old law was adopted.
Although a synopsis OF it was published at
the time it is now given in full for the bene-
fit of the numerous enterprising citizens
who are engaged in erecting buildings:
THE ORDINANCE.
Hereafter it shall be unlawful for any
person or persons, firm or copartnership,
or corporation to erect, construct, make
addition to, or repair any wooden or frame
or veneered building or buildings in Butte
City within the area bounded by line run
ming as follows, to-wit Beginning at the
corner of Wyoming and Galena streets, and
extending north on Wyoming street to the
intersection of Granite street, thence west
on Granite street to the alley between Main
and Wyoming streets, thence north on said
alley to Copper street, thence west on
Copper street to point midway between
Main and Alaska streets, thence south on
a line parallel to Main street, to Quartz
street, thence west on Quartz street
to the intersection OF Montana
street, thence south on Montana street to
the intersection OF Galena street, thence
east on Galena street to the point OF begin
ming: Said area including all OF block fif-
teen 15), sixteen Q6), twenty-three (23),
twenty-four CA, twenty-five (25), twenty
eight (2S), twenty-nine (29), thirty (3O),
thirty (37), thirty-eight (3S), and
the half OF blocks eleven Q1), twelve (12)
and fourteen Gay facing on Main street,
and the said building or buildings are
hereby declared nuisance, and the per-
son or persons, their agents, servants or
employees so erecting, constructing or re-
pairing the same, assisting in, or at
tempting to do SO without the consent OF the
City Council first had therefor, which con-
sent must be obtained by a two-third %
vote of the entire council, shall be deemed
guilty OF misdemeanor, and, upon con-
viction therefore shall be severally fined in
a sum not less than ten 1O) dollars, nor
more than one hundred (1OO) dollars, and
costs of suit.
AN ARREST UNDER 1T.
The Fire committee OF the council have
recently concluded that the ordinance, as
they understood it, should be either en-
forced and repealed and to that end have
been making a tour OF inspection OF the
new buildings being erected within the limits.
Notices were i,erved on several OF the owners
or agents, and in most cases the sugges-
tions of the committee were complied with,
but they run across snag when they in
terviewed Mr.. Gensberg, OF the firm OF
Cans & Klein. In the rear OF their new
building, on Main street, this firm are put
ting up a two-story frame clubhouse, the
second story of which is reached by plat
form from the second story of the building.
To this the committee objected, and noti-
fed Mr. Gensberg and the workmen em-
ployed on it to cease operations. Mr.. G..
insisted that he was within the letter of the
law and declined to obey the order, and in
structed the carpenters to continue, which
they did. In order to make a test case OF
it Aldermen Grix and Mcmillan, OF the COM
mittee, proceeded to the police court and
swore out warrants for Mr.. Gensberg and
the carpenter, charging them with violating
the ordinance The warrants were served
by Marshal Stoner, and the case will be
heard in day or two.