The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-09-23
BUILDINGS IN FIRE LIMITS
IMPORTANT ORDINANCE no BIZ
ACTED iron THIS WEEK,

Strongly Advocated by Councilman Cool
idGe-Many Important Changes in the
Present Ofdinances-Brlok Sidewalks
Also to be Considered.
The committee on ordinances of the
court of common council will hold
special meeting Wednesday evening, at
which the proposed ordinance relating
to the laying and relaying of brick
sidewalks will be considered and an
opportunity afforded for all who de-
sire to be heard in reference to the
subject.
AT the same time the committee will
formulate report on the proposed or
dinance de building in the fire limits.
The prime mover in this matter is
Councilman Coolidge of the Second
ward, who is deeply interested in all
affairs concerning the fire department
The provisions of the proposed ordi-
nance are excellent and will prove de-
cidedly advantageous in preventing the
spread of fires in the more thickly
populated section of the city.
BY the provisions OF the proposed
new ordinance no person shall here
after erect any wooden building within
the fire district except as provided in
cantinp 100 nf tha or5;ponrao ~ 60 "a
city, nor shall any person bring a
wooden building into, nor move wood
en- building from place to place in said
fire district except to move it out of
the same in accordance with the or
dinances concerning licenses and per-
mits III section 166 of the charter and
ordinances of the citys
1t is also provided that no person shall
erect any wooden addition to any build
| ing, nor repair or elevate with wood
any building or addition thereto which
| is or may be used for other than pri-
vate dwelling purposes within said fire
| district, nor repair or cover the roof
| of any building or addition thereto
| within said district, except as herein
after provided.
The board of fire commissioners
may upon written application there
for, by vote when regularly assembled
together as a board, authorize a per-
NIT to be issued by the fire marshal
of the city, to any person to build any
wooden addition to any private dwell
ing house, on his own land within said
fire district, upon such terms and con-
ditions as the board may deem advisa-
BILE, when they are of the opinion, af-
| ter they have notified in writing, the
| adjacent property owners at least ons
week before any application is acted
| upon, that there exists no sufficient
reason why permit should not be
| granted; provided, that the nearest
point of such addition when completed
| shall only extend to within five fee
of the inner boundaries of the adjacent
property owners land, and also thai
| the person asking for the permit, shall
| first give to said board a detailed state
ment of the proposed work. No roo
shall be put. on any building, or ad
dition to any building, within said fir.
district, unless the same shall be GOV
cred with slate, tin, or such other fire
proof material as the said board and fir,
marshal shall determine to be fire
proof
Sections 1876 and 1877 Of the ordinance
of the city relating to buildings, to
gether with the amendments thereto
are repealed and it is provided that an,
person violating any of the provision
of the proposed ordinance shall pay
penalty of not less than $40 or NOR
than $100 for each offense.