River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-05-20
CITY ORDINANCES.
PUBLISHED by ORDER OF COMMON COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF RIVER FALLS.
Ordinance No. 81.

Ordinance No. 27.
An Ordinance to Establish Fire Limits in
the City of River Falls.
The Common Council of the City of Riv-
er Falls do ordain as follows:
Section /. The following lines shall
constitute and be known as the fire limits
of the city of River Falls: Commencing
at the southwest corner of block ten (l0)
of the original village of Kinnickinnic,
running thence easterly on line of Walnut
street to the southeast corner of block
nine (9l, thence northerly on the line of
Second street to the northeast corner OF
block six (6). thence westerly on the line
of Maple street TO the alley in said block
six (6j. thence northerly on the alley line
of block four (4l to the north line OF the
block, thence westerly on the line of block
four (4) to Main street, thence southerly
on line of Main street to Maple street,
thence westerly on line of Maple street TO
the Kinnickinnic river, thence down the
river to the northwest corner OF block
ten 10), thence southerly on the west
line of block ten to the place Of begin
ming.
Section 9. No person shall hereafter
erect or place any building or part of any
building within said fire limits unless
such building or part of building shall be
constructed with all of its exterior walls
built of stone, brick, or with brick We
neering or iron covering, and having its
roof covered with metal or other fire
proof material approved by the Common
Council.
Section 3. No person shall raise or ele-
vate from the ground any wooden build
ing now standing within said fire limits
by constructing hereunder or thereupOn
another story, or in any way increase the
heighth of such building. Provided, that
this section shall not be construed to OPP
crate against any building that may be
affected by the grading of any street
within such fire limits, but any new story
added to any such building shall be when
practicable constructed with stone or brick
walls; and provided further, that all build
ings in process of erection, or persons who
NAV have building materials on the
ground and who may have contracted
| for the erection thereof, shall not be
affected by this ordinance; and provided
further, that Outhouses not more than
al sht feet square or more than one story
| in height may be erected of wood.
Section 4. 1t is provided that the Com
mon Council may permit the erection
within such fire limits for temporary pur-
poses of wooden buildings of not more
| than one story in heighth and not less
than twenty feet distant from any other
wooden building already constructed, but
any such building shall be subject to be
removed at any time by order of the
| Common Council.
Section 5. Any person who shall erect
any building within such fire limits con-
trary to the provisions of this ordinance
shall forfeit and pay for each offense not
| less than five dollars nor more than one
| Hundred dollars. and any person who
shall permit any building so constructed
! bv him to remain within such fire limits
contrary to the provisions of this ordin-
| ance shall forfeit and pay the sum of fifty
dollars per month for each and every
month he shall suffer such building TO 50
remain.
Section 8. This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from and after its
passage and publication.
Passed May 18th, 1886.
Approved May 18th, 1886.
J. b. THAYER, Mayor.
Attest: ALLEN P. WELD, City Clerk.