Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-05-10
ORDINANCE NO. g

eral rules Tor the projection Oh Hdlu tlly
and Of persons and property from fires,
The city council of the city of Fairhayendoes
ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. That all the following num-
bered blocks In the City OF faiFhaEeh pc |
ana the same are hereby declared within the
fire limits OF the city Of Fairbayent to-wlt;
Blocks 80, 81 ~, 80, "a, 49, 49, 81 49, 81 o. o. o.
60 and 81.
II any person shall attempt to erect, con-
struct or place within the aforesaid prescribed !
limits any building not constructed OF stone
or brick or iron or other incOmbustlble ma
teriaI contrary TO the provisions or TINS sec
| tion, the owner or owners, builder or build
| ers thereof shall seYerafiy pay fine OF hfty
dollars for each and every day such build
/ Ing shall remain within salh llmlls as ABOVE
described.
within said fire limits, except priVies, shall
] have their outside walls and party walls
constructed OF stone or brick, or partly or
| stone and partly of brick or iron, resting
upon solid foundation OF the same material,
/ and such outside walls and party walls snail
extend from the foundation 70 the TOP ana
! through the roof Of said buildings not less
! than two feet, and the roof shall be covered
! with tin, zinc, copper, iron or other equally
! hre-proOi roofing, and the walls shall be so
! constructed As TO separate all WOOD work
J both Of the interior and exterior, OF any ad,
] joining buildings; the outer walls OF all
/ brick or stone buildings hereafter erected
/ shall, for a one story building, De not tt s.
/ than eight inches in thickness; Tor TWO
| story building not less than twelve inches IA
| thickness for the first story, and eight Inches
| walls OF the first story shall be at least SIX
! teen inches in thickness, and Tor the second
. story not less than twelve inches IN thlck-
ness. for the third story not less than elghl
I inches; for a four story building the walls OF
the first story shall not be less than twenty
inches IN thickness FOR the second ana thtfd
] stories not less than sixteen inChe,in thick
ness, and of the fourth story not less than
! twelve inches In thickness; Tor hYc story
building the walls Of the hrst story shall not
be less han twenty-four inches in thickness,
for the second story not less than twenty
inches in thickness, for the third and fourth
stories not less than sixteen Inches In thick
ness. and for the fifth story not less than
twelve inches in thickness. and all walls
shall be securely anchored with iron
anchors TO each tier Of floor lOists. said
anchors 20 be made Of not less than " by p
fiat or "a round iron: said anchors shall be
securely built into the wall at least one half
the thickness OF the wall, at intervals OF not
more than eight feet apart and well fast
ened to the jOists. Columns OF cast or
/, wrought iron, with suitable cast or wrought
, iron girders may be used to support walls
AUDITING upon the street. No brick or stone
walls over fifteen feet In height SHAH De
supported on columns or sttingers OF wood
b Ia any portion Of the city. IL any building
not made or constructed Of stone or brick
shall be erected or placed within the afOr-
said prescribed limits, contrary TO the pro-
visions OF this section. the owner or owners
builder or builders thereof, shall seyerally
nav "A fine OF 100 fer each and every Onense
also penalty Of 90 for each and every daay
such building shall remain within said limits
D as above described.
SEC g. All repairs TO buildings con,
structed Of brick stone OF other incOmbusti'
BILE material shall be made to conform L
SEC. 1. No wooden building within the said
fire limits shall be altered or changed with
out the written permit Of the fire warden
- approved BY the committee on fire anC
T water. which permit shall state fdi3
q the alteration or change required, and No
!. such permit shah De given II any increase
d will be made by the proposed change or alter
alton IN the size OF any wooden bulldlni
within the said fire limits, or II such repair
= ] or alterations will Increase the value OF sucl
;. buildings more than twenty-five per cent
i or increase the fire risk. The application
g. therefore, and copy OF each OF sdld per
r mits shall be kept on file Ia the OtticC Of tn
city clerk; provided, that not more than on
- permit per year shall De Issued 70 repair an.
F., one building, except 10 repair damage
y SEC. 5. No building within said fire limit
shall be removed except 10 portion OF Ia
= same lot on which IL may have stood,
= make room for more permanent improve
ments or 10 a point outside Of the fire limits
q The meaning Of the words more permdueh
e improvements" means brick or stone.
SEC. 9. Whenever any building shall be b.
- any means 50 much injured AS TO be. In tn
+ Judgment Of the fire warden and the com
"a mlttee on fire and water, "A dangerous nuts
~ ance. or when any wooden building With
the fire limits shall, in the judgment OF tn
fire warden and the committee on fire an
- water, be damaged by fire 70 the extent q
X one half or more Of It's actual value, the fir
le warden shall Immediately cause 70 Deserve
thereof "a notice requiring such person TO r.
move the same forthwith, and the person rt
- celving such notice shall within ten day
80 az er receiving the same, comply with N
Al requirements thereof and any person {
s. persons violating THIS section snail 1
deemed guilty Of "A misdemeanOr, and q
c0nvirti6u thereof before a police iustiC
: shall be punished by fine Of not less to
nor more than one hundred dollars. and eac
day OF maintaining Of such violation shall
- deemed new otTense and punished accor,
ingly. and upon conviction OF any persC
under this section the magistrate sha
lg direct the city marshal to fOrwith tear dow
OF or remove such building. and the costs Their
IN OF shall be paid IN the first instance by q
city. but the same shall be taxed and r
IN covered from the defendant rs part OF q
costs OF said action.
ny Sac, Z. No cOrHice Of wood shall be place
r upon any building within the fire limits nj
rs less the same Is covered with galyanlz'
he iron or some other incOmbustible material
~ SEC. s. All buildings hereafter erected
M the CITY Of Falrhaycu over one story
ny height, except dwellings. shall have scutt
Is, frames and covers or buikheads aud doc
.s- leading to the roof and shall havs ladders
ly stairways leading TO the same, and all sul
at scuttles and stairways shall be kept 50 a.
u be ready for Immediate use ~ all times ~
te all scuttles shall not be less In size than u
d. by three feet,
ii. | sEc' Q. Every chimney and nue that mi
he he h, rCaftcr built In any frame buildl
en- within the city shall have walls OF good gus
nd ity OF brick at least four inches IN thickne
and be laid In good limo mortar and
Igs smoothly plastered on the inside from top
Of bottom, and piasteFed on The outside Dell
by the roofing and PROVIDE that patent Chi
ed upys with Joints well cemenfed and not i
xN than four inches In thickness may be Us
mt when desired. No chimney or fluc shall
al built nearer THAI one inch TO any wood VOL
Id Chltuneys shall be well secured and shall q
en tend at least four feet above the roof OF Z
he building 20 which they belong measure
he from the point whore each chimney or q
he passes through the roof, and should 81
so chimneys or 1ues be deemed by the Are v
or den 10 be unsafe TO the building or buildiT
nd adjoining they shall be carried up TO 81
)se height Az may be deemed necessary not
nd, exceed four feet above the extreme height
Die said adjoining buildings.
The SEC. 10. No stove pipe or smoke pipe an
pass through any windows, side or root
)fe any building No stove pipe in any build
or with wooden or cOmbustiblr floors and ~
The ings shall enter any flue unless the said p
no shall be at least fifteen inches from citl
no floors or ceilings; In all cases where sut
ich pipes pass through wooden partitions " a
me Kind. whether the Same be plastcrcd or d
zen they shall be guqrdcd by either double &
Mi Tar Of metal with sc irast four inches Of
me spa g and holes for ventilation, or by sol
ial stone ring not less than three inches
e-s thickness aud extending through the pa1
to ton. or by solid coating OF plaster Of Ps
three inches thick. or by an earthonw
fire ring three inches from the pipe. All ogu