San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-06-25
FIRE ORDINANCE.

Section 1,-Be 1t ordained by the city
council of the city of San Marcos that lots
Q and 8 in block 2, lots ., 6, and s in block
8, lot in block $, lots 4, 5, 6 and Z in block
ID, lots and in block 49, lots 2, 3 and 4
in block IL, lots and 2 in block 10, and lots
8, 6. and 8 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 cause to the extent of fifty
per cent. of its value. that is now within the
fire limits of this city.
Sec. 3.--Thc enter 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 combustible material.
Sec. ALI buildings erected within the
fro limits of this city shall have paapet
walls not less than two feet high. All build
ngs 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 Mt 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, shavngs, 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 5000. 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. Amy 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 description of the building and the
, repairs desired to be made, and naming
therein skillful carpenter to act as an ex-
nminer, and upon filing such application
/ WITH the mayor IL slull DC uuJ1 W up
point another skilled carpenter to act as an
examiner and the two examiners thus Sc
lected shall be sworn to impartIally select n
| third skilled and disiuterested carpenter to
act as an examiner, and when so selected the
three shall take the following oath: I'VE
do solemnly swear Tor affirm that we will
faithfully examine the building to be re-
paired, and impartially report the condition
of the same and the amount of damaf 9
! 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
10 be damaged to the extent 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 its value, then no permit shall be grant
ell. The examiners shall be entitled TO So
each for making such examination, 70 be
Paid by the owner of the property. which
shall be deposited with the application.
Approved June l6. 1855.
wv. GIEsES, Mayor.
Attest: