The Yale expositor., 1895-06-28

THE VILLAGE on YALE ORDAINs:
SEC. 1. That all OF the territory within the
corporate limits of the Village of Yale included
within the following boundaries shall constitute
and be known as the Fire Limits OF the village
OF Yale, tO-Wit.
Commencing at the northwest corner OF lot
thirteen OF block No. nine of Jones Addition TO
the Village OF BrOckway CeRtre. now Yale, and
extending thence south along the east side line
OF the alley extending through blocks nine and
ten OF said Jones Addition, 10 the southwest
corner OF lot No. twenty-five of block No. eleven
OF said Jones Addition; thence east following the
north side line OF Wood street, to the southeast
corner OF lot No. hve, OF block No. two OF the
original plat of the said Village of BrOckway
Centre; thence north following the division line
extending north and south through blocks two
and three OF said original plat OF BrOckway
Centre to the northeast corner of lot No thir-
teen OF block No. three of said original plat;
thence west, following the south side line Of
North street, To the point or place of beginning
Also all OF that territory between Bettes street
and North street included In lots one, nine and
ten Of block twelve of BetteS Addition To said
Village; and also all OF that territory between
Pine Street and North street, including lots one,
two and three of block twelve of Grinnell's Adj
dition of the Village " Brockway Centre, now
Yale.
SEC q The outer walls of all buildings here
after constructed within the above described
fire limits, except as hereinafter provided, shall
be OF brick, stone, or iron, or OF "a combination
of these, and the roofs thereof shall be covered
with slate, tile, metal gravel composition, or OF
other approved hre-proof roofing, and AL cave
er walls OF said buildings shall he of the follow
ing thickness, to-wit: One-story buildings, II no
more than sixteen feet high, eight inches; two
story buildings. twelve inches three-stOry build
ings the first story sixteen inches and all above
that twelve inches.
SEC 3. No person shall remove amy wooden
building from without the fire limits into the
same, or from one place to another within the
fire limits. No person, co,partnelShlp or cor
p0ratiOn shall erect, rebuild or repair, Qn ease
where repairs shall amount To one hundred
dollars In value or over, any building within
the fire limits, without FIRST making a written
application to and receiving a permit from the
Village President to so build, rebuild or repair
| the same. In all cases where a wooden building
| has been partially destroyed by fire or other
wise, or shall need TO be rebuilt or repaired, II
shall be so rebuilt or repaired OF brick, stone or
| iron, as specified IN Section OF this Ordinance,
| If the amount of such rebuilding or repairs shall
equal IN extent one-halt OF the original value Of
| the said building, said value 10 be determined
| by the Village President. The application for
a permit shall give the general character of the
building sought TO be built, rebuilt, or repaired,
| and shall designate the place where the same is
| to be situated. IhereupOn the President may
| issue written permit TO the said applicant, 20
so build, rebuild, or repair said building, IN ac-
| cOrdance with the terms and conditions OF this
| Ordinance.
| PROVIDED, however, that the said President
| may, IN his discretion, require the roof OF the
| said frame building sought 10 be rebuilt or re-
| paired 10 he replaced by roof u slate, metal
| tile, gravel composition, or other approved non.
| COmbuStble material.
Upon receiving Il written permit from the
| Village President, rs above provided, any per
son, firm, or corporation may erect. rebuild, Ol
repair wooden sheds or similar structures with
In the said fire limits, such structures 10 in
clude an area of not more than two hundred
square feet. and not to exceed fifteen feet IN
heighth above the ground, which structure:
shall be covered with u roof OF metal, slate
gravel composition, or other approved iire-proO
roofing. Provided, no such structure named IN
tins section as sheds or similar structures sinai
be erected on the Main street OF said village.
SEC. 4. No person shall make, use, or manu-
facture any explosive or easily iniiamlnable ma
terial within the said fire limits. nor shall thu
| owner. occupant. or manager OF any building OF
place therein permit the use OF any such build
ing or place therefor.
SIC. g. For each and every week in which ,
building or u part of a building constructed
| erected. placed, removed, or repaired, contrary
| to the provisions of this Ordinance shall be al
lowed to remain standing within the said fir,
limits, the owner. occupant, or manager OF Sucl
building may be complained of as for distinc
| Oiiense and punished as hereinafter provided.
SEC. g. The Village President, the Village
| Marshal and the Fire WaTdens OF the said VII
lage are authorized, and Il is hereby made the
duty to enter upon any premises within salC
fire limits where any building Is IN process o
| construction, erection, repair, or removal, anC
To inspect the same, and ii the same is beinl
done contrary To the provisions of this Ordi
nance, 10 prevent by such means as may b,
| necessary the completion of any further wOrl
on any such building, and TO make complain
before any court of competent jurisdiction fO
any violation of this ordnance.
NO nle-piOOi fOOIllg herein mentioned AM
not specifically described shall be used, eXcep
upon approval OF the President.
| SEC. Z. The Council are hereby empowered
to appoint not less than one nor more than
three Fire WardenS for said village, such ap
pOintment TO he made at any regular meeting o
the Council, or ut any special meeting called 70
that purpose. The term of Office Of such Fir
| Wardens shall be for one year or until a sue
| ceSSOr is appointed and has qualified, and the
compensation shall be determined and allowed
by the Council. ANY Fire Warden may be dis
| fntg hy fnrifN ia M fhta a
time for or without cause.
1t shall be the duty of such Fire WardenS 4
examine from time TO time any stoves, chin
neys, pipes, furnaces, heating apparatus, ant
| other devices made ana Kept 10 contain lire o
heat. or any electric wires or apparatus, II
any or all of the buildings, dwellings, or struc
lures wherever situated within the corporate
limits OF said village, and in all places therein
where any combustible, iniiammable, or eXplo
sive materials of whatever kind or nature ma.
be situated or kept. ana 10 order the owner
| owners, or other persons having the charge o
control thereof, or OF the premises on which TIN
same are situated, to replace. remove, rebuild
| or repair the same. II In the Judgment OF The
said Fire Warden or Fire Wardens they, or any
OF them, are unsafe with respect to fire, and e
put the same in such safe condition as the salt
Fire Warden or Fire WardenS may direct
Any person who shall refuse or neglect u
| comply with the instructions or directions o
the said Fire Wardens with reference TO placing
any such stoves, chimney. pipe, furnace, electri
wire or apparatus, or other device made ant
kept TO contain fire or heat. in a safe condition
according to the said directions OF the SAID FIR
| Warden or Fire Wardens, shall be deemed 4
violate the provisions OF this Ordinance.
| SEC. 3. Any person who shall violate any Q
the foregoing provisions oil this ordinance sinai
| upon conviction thereof before any court o
! competent jurisdiction, pay fine OF not les
than ten dollars nor more than fifty dollars, ant
the cost of prosecution, and IN default OF pay
ment OF such fine and costs of prosecution, shal
he imprisoned In the County Jail for ST. Clai
County for the term of not less than ten day
nor more than ninety days, or, in the discretion
! of the court, i'm the Village Lookup in said vi
lage of Yale, for term OF not less than ten day
nor more than ninety days, unless paymen
thereof be sooner made
This ordinance shall take effect twenty day
from the time of its passage.
Passed, approved, and adopted this 3rd day O
June, 1895.
EDWARD T.. BEECHER,
Village President. pro ten