Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-09-27
ORDINANCE No. IL.
An Ordinance establishing Fire Limits, and
the Regulation Of the Construction, Re-
pairing and Removing of Buildings therein.

An Ordinance establishing Fire Limits, and
the Regulation Of the Construction, Re-
pairing and Removing of Buildings therein.
The President and the Trustees OF the
Village of Webster do ordain as follows:
SECTION 1.-The following described
lots and blocks are hereby declared to be
within the fire limits of the village OF
Webster, viz: blocks 4, 5, 6, Z, 8 and 8 OF
the original townsite.
SECTION mo person shall erect, or
attempt to erect, rebuild, raise or en-
large within said fire limits, or remove
from any place outside of said limits,
any building or structure, unless he shall
have first presented to the Board OF Trus-
| tees his application in writing for a per-
NIT to build, rebuild, raise, enlarge or
remove such building, containing a spec
iication of the dimensions OF the walls
| and foundations, the number OF stories,
the location, number, size and capacity
OF the chimneys, the material used in the
construction of such building and the
| covering of the roof, nor unless he shall
have obtained II written permission from
| the President to build, rebuild, raise or
remove according to such specifications,
as presented, or thereafter amended or
altered by the Board of Trustees.
SECTION 3.-It shall be the duty of the
President and Village Trustees to ex-
anime and decide upon all applications
for such permits, without unusual delay,
and after any permit shall be granted,
the President, or acting president, as the
case may be, shall give to theapplicanta
! permit in writing under his hand and
countersigned by the Village Clerk, which
permit shall refer to the specifications
| contained in the application. Duplicates
of such permits, together with the specifi-
cations upon which they are granted,
thereto attached, shall be filed and held
with the Village Clerk. Except that in
no case shall any such permit be issued
or granted for any wooden or frame
buildings or structure, unless such build
ings or structures be provided andcover-
ed with solid brick, or iron outside walls
complete, or with other material or sub
| stance for such walls equally fire proof,
and be also provided and covered with
tin, metal or other fire proof covering for
the roof or roofs thereof.
SECuoE Amy person who shall
erect, or attempt to erect, enlarge, re-
build, raise or remoye any building or
! structure ~ the fire limits, III violation
or non-observance OF the provisions of
the foregoing sections, shall he punished
by a fine not less than ten dollars or
more than fifty dollars, and costs OF
prosecution, or by imprisonment in the
Village jail not less thar ten days or
more than thirty days.
SECTION 5.-All buildings, additions.
enlargpmpntS or structures hereafter
erected, repaired, removed or built in
said fire limits. in violation OF this ordi-
nance, are hereby declared a public nui-
sance and shall be abated by the Village
Marshal, upon the order OF the President.
Passed and approved this Goth. day of
September, 1894.
JOHN NORTON,
49, President.
SEAL, L. r. Foster,
S Clerk.