The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-08-29
Ordinance No. -.
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
THE PROTECTION OF PROP
ERTY FROM FIRE.

LhI II NUN lhE.
Be 1t ordained by the Council
of the torn of Shelton. .
| SECTION l. 1t shall be the duty of the Com
| mittee on Fire, Light and Water and the Town
| Marshal to visit or cause to be visited and ex-
amined by some competent person, every build
ing in the town of Shelton that is situated with
i'll fifty feet of two or more other buildings, not
including sheds and outbHildings in which no
fire is used, and to inspect the stoves, stove pipes,
1ues, chlmneys and fire places thereof at least
| once in six months
SEC. 2. That every chimney and lue hereaf-
ter built in any building that is within fifty feet
OF two or more buildings, shall have walls of at
least four inches in thickness am snail be con-
structed of bricks of the first quality and of good
| lime mortar or terra Gotta; they shall be well Sc
| cured and shall extend at least four feet above
the roof of the buildings to which they belong
and shall extend at least two feet below the cell
| ing of the room i'll which the stove pipe enters
| the chimney, and where any stove pipe passes
| through any partition ceiling the said pipe
shall be protected by brick cement, earthen.
| tin or metal cylinders in such manner that
said pipe shall not come within two inches of
any woodwork.
SEC 8. 1t shall be unlawful for the owner,
| agent or occupant OF any building situated with
In fifty feet OF, Two or more buildings to place or
| permit to be placed any stove pipe through any
window, side or roof of such building, and all
persons using fire in stoves in such building
shall cause to be placed under Such stoves zine
or sheet iron, sufficient to protect the floors, and
where any such stove shall stand within eight
cen lttlcS Oh any wooden or cleln wall or paftl-
ton, such wall or partition shall be protected by
zinc or sheet iron.
SEC. 4. That where any chimney or fiue, con-
structed prior to the passage Of this ordinance,
shall be deemed unsafe insecure by the said
Committee on Fire, Light and Water or by the
| Town Marshal, or where floors and partitions
are not sufficiently protected from stoves, or
where stove pipes are placed in manner con-
trary to the provisions of this ordinance the
owner agent occupant of the building in
which the same may be, shall repair, alter or
| change the same, within fifteen days after writ
ten notice. so to do by the said Committee or
| Town Marshal.
| SEC. 5. The said Committee on Fire, Light
| and Water or any member thereof or the Town
| Marshal. at all reasonable times, have the right
to enter any building coming within the provis-
ions of this ordinance; for the purpose OF seeing
| that the requirements OF this ordinance are com
piled with.
SEC. s. Any person violating anY of the pro-
| visions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty
| OF a mislemeanOr and upon conviction thereof
shall be finedin any sum not exceeding fifty dol
| lOrS
SEC This ordinance shall take effect and
be in force from and after its publication in the
| MASON COUNTY JOURNAL.
Approved---Augu 1890.
| Attest: WILL d. BALDWIN Clerk
| DAVID SHELTON, May or