Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-07-18
ORDINANCE NO. 90.

An ordinance to prevent accident by fire
and to provide for the inspection Of
fiues and chtmneys.
b. It ordained by the Mayor and Councllmen Of
the City OF Baxter Springs
Section l. That the city marshal shall be and
he IS hereby declared TO be Fire Warden Of this
Section Q. It shall be the duty OF the FIRE war
den 10 adopt IN his discretion all prudent meas
ures for the prevention Oh nre, anu ior tnls pur-
may, whenever he has reason TO oelieVe that the
safety Of property demands II, enter any build
ing yards or premises In the city and examine
the hreplaces, chimneys, stoves, furnaces, boil
ers, pipes. lighting appliances or other appara-
tus liable to cause hre; also places where gun
pOWder, oils, gasoline, ashes, straw, hay,
shavings, or other combustibles may be depos-
tied, kept or stored, and shall have authority to
cause any change In the care OF the same, or the
removal thereof, Hs required by ordinance or
deemed necessary fer safety, and all persons
shall obey any proper request or order SO made
and directed, at their own expense. de shall also
have full right 10 detail members OF the force
within public halls within The city, where any
scenery, lights ami stage httings are used, DUR
ing any performance, and shall require the own
er, lessee or manager TO take all necessary pre-
cautions to prevent fire and guard the public
therein from panic, and sce thar proper facilities
are provided for egress theretrom.
Section 5, AL chimneys within the city Of
Baxter springs shall be built OF brick or stone,
or other nre-pfOOI InhttIlhlp euuycCt 70 Tue APP
proVal of the fire warden, and be constructed In
zach n manner rs 70 be secure and safe. Pipe
holes IN all chImnpys shall have metal or other
non -combustible ventilat0rs inserted aud i'm
hedded in:mOrtar. Pipes passing through walls
or uuper iiO0is shall he protected by metal or
other nom combustible YenIllators around any
such pipe. All pipes must enter into chimney
or fiue or be constructed In such manner ns 70
be equally secure. II shall be the duty OF the
Ore warden TO examine any chimneys or hues
now built or hereafter built. when necessary,
and he NAV condemn, with the approval OF the
FIRE Committed the same when IN his opinion
they are dangerous or insecure, and he shall re-
Quire such dangerous chimDeys or nues 70 be re-
built or changed, ~ be may direct, by the owner
or contractor.
Section 4. Every person owning or occupying
a house or other building IN which IRE ls used
shall comply with the orders and directions OF
the fire warden, rs prescribed In the foregoing
section, and every person who shall neglect or
refIlse % comply with such orders and directions
nom enforcing the provisions II this ordinance,
shall he deemed guilty OF Q miedemeanor, and
upon cow iction shall be fined not less Than one
nor more than twenty-five dollars, and every
day. neglect OF 80 complying shall be deemed
3 new violation Of this ordinance, and such PER
son or persons shall be fined as herein provided.
Section S. The said city marshal shall be en-
titled 10 one-hnlf Of all the nnes collected by
virtue Of this ordinance.
section6. This ordinance shall take elect ana
be In force from and after lie publication once
In the BAxfnR sPnINe1 NEWs.
Approved July Is. teols $1,000 -
{. s. MeFADDEE, Llsrk.