The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-12-28
Ordinance No. 565,

Be II ordained by the Council of the
city of Cape G~irardeau. Mo-. as fol.
! lows:
SECTION ONE Il. )-Boundaries OF
Fire Limits.-That the part or district
of this city included within the follow
ing described lines or limits, be and
I the same is hereby declared the fire
limits of this city:
Commencing at the intersection OF
Morgan Oak and Aquamsi streets.
thence running northwardly along the
center of said AquamSi street to the
center of William street. thence east
warGly along the center of said Will
liam street to the waters edge of the
/ Mississippi river. and running thence
northwardly with said waters edge TO
the center of the eastern terminus of
Belview street. thence caStwardly
along the center of German or Main
street. thence sOuthwardly along the
center OF said German or Main street
/ to a point two hundred and t~hirtv-one
and One half i2315) feet north of the
north line Of Broadway street. thence
on a line westwGrdly to the center of
Sprigg str"n'. 'oence so~uthwardly
along the cr1:r' - Sprigg street to IA
POINT one bad and sev~enty-three
and n half lob feet south of the
south line ef Broadway street. thence
eastwardly on Il line to the center of
LOrimier street. thence southwardly
along the center of said Lorimier
street to the center of Independence
street. thence eastwardly along the
center of Independence street t the
center OF the alley between Spanish
street and said Lorimier street, thence
sOuthwardly along the center of said
alley to the center of said Morgan
Oak street and thence eastwardIy
along the center of said Morgan street
to the intersection of Morgan Oak and
Aquamsi streets, the place of be-
ginning.
SECTION Two y. )-Wooden and
metal clad buildings prohibited
That no wooden OF frame structure or
building. nor any building the outer
walls of which shall be composed in
whole or part of wood, o any build
ing the outer walls of which shall be
clad or faced with metal except gal
vaniZed iron fronts or cOrnice iron
fronts shall hereafter be constructed
or erected within that part of the city
of Cape Girardeau embraced within
the fire limits as described in the pre-
cedirg section: nor shall it be lawful
fOrany person to remove any structure,
herein forbidden to be constructed or
erected within said fire limits, into
said fire limits or from n place to
another within said limits. but nOtk-
ing in this section shall be so con-
strued as to prevent the construction
or erection, within said fire limits, of
any frame or metal clad privy. wood
or coal house. Provided, the same
be not more than eight fee: square nor
twelve feet in height to the highest
point: nor the construction of any
awning ~ porch attached to any
house. The foregoing provisions
shall apply to and include additions
made to buildings and extensions
thereof within said limits, as we'll as
to new buildings. Provided, that no
such frame or metal clad privy, coal
or wood house shall be erected within
or moved into said fire limits unless
written permission so to do shall first
be obtained from the Building. Pro-
vided further. that no building or
structure shall be erected within or
moved into said fire limits. nor shall
any building heretofore erected in said
fire limits be extended or enlarged. |
until after the plans and specifications
therefor or other instrument in writ
ing. stating the purposes for which the
same are to be used or occupied as
well as the mate"i2 of which such
structures and eXf II are to be
composed, shall HI s. .nTn submitted
to and approved by do lding Com
mittee as being = ~ nifty to. the
requirements of Il , = e - and until
said Building Co" i"., hall grant
a permit therefor.
SECTION TIRE ayOr shall
order removal OF buildings,
acknowledgements len or metal
clad building or Stl'IG 80 or addition
thereto or extension thereof shall be
constructed. built OF pit ced within the
fire limits of this city contrary to the
provisions of this ordinance, it shall
be the duty of the mayor to forthwith
issue an order requiring the owner or
occupant or person in charge or build
er to cause such building or structure
or addition or extension TO be taken
down or removed outside of the fire
limits. |: the person as notified shall
fail or refuse for the space of fifteen
days to comply with the requirements
Oh the tfutI ISSutu Nv tllt lid OF dS |
herein provided. then the city council
shall cause the same to be 5aken down
or removed beyond the fire limits and
the expense incident thereto may be
received of the owner OF such building
or structure or addition or extension
by suit in any court of competent
Jurisdiction. Provided. hat in the
event the mayor shall, for a period of
ten days. fail to issue the order for
removal of such building or structure
or addition or extension as in this
section provided for. She city council
may by resolution order the same
done in the herein specified.
SECTION FOUR 4. Lumber. wood.
hay etc.-It shall be unlawful for any
person or persons or cop~artnership
or corporation to establish and main
tain or keep any lumber yard or wood
yard. or either, within said fire limits.
to stack any hay o. straw in said
prescribed fire limits.
SECTION FIVE -. Petroleum.
gasoline and other oils.-NO person.
company. firm or corporation shall
keep in or about any store building or
business. occupied by him. exceeding
FIVE barrels of petroleum or coal oil
at any one time nor 4 greater quanti-
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