River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-05-13
CITY ORDINANCES.
PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF COMMON COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF RIVER FALLS.
Ordinance No. 81.

Ordinance No. 81.
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 easteTly on line Of Walnut
street to the southeast corner of block
! nine 90, thence northerly on tne 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 (6), thence northeTly on the alley liue
of block four (4l to the north line of the
block, thence westerly on the line of block
four az 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 (l0l, thence southerly on the west
line of block ten TO the place of begin
| ming.
Section ?. 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
lngs in process of erection, or persons who
may 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
| eight 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. Amy person who shall erect
any building within such fire limits con-
trary to the provisions of this ordinance
shall forfeit and pay for each otfense not
less than five dollars nor more than one
hundred dollars. and any person who
shall permit any building so constructed
| by 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 6. 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.
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