The Yale expositor., 1895-06-07
ORDINANCE NO. 10.
Reldtioe to the Establishment of Fire
Limits, the appointment Of FtTe
WdrdenS and the Prevention Of Fires.

THE VILLAGE or YALE ORDAINs:
SIC. /. That all of the territory within the /
corporate limits of the Village OF Yale Included
within the following boundaries shall constitute /
and be known rs 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 Ia /
the Village OF Brockway Centre. now Yale, and
extending thence south along the east side line
of the alley extending through blocks nine aud
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
original plat of the said Village OF BrockwayI
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 L
Village; and also all OF that territory between /
Pine Street and North street, including lots one,
| two and three of block twelve OF Grlnnelis Adj
| diton OF the Village OF BrOckway Centre, now /
| Yale.
SEC. 2. The outer walls of all buildings here
| after constructed within the above described |
lire limits except as hereinafter provided, shall
be OF brick, st0ne 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-prooi roofing, and all cave |
| troughs and cutters shall be of metal The out |
er walls of said buildings shall be OF the follow
ing thickness, to-wit One-stOry buildings, IL no
more than sixteen feet high, eight inches; two |
story buildings. twelve inches; three-story build
ngs, the first story sixteen inches, and all above
1 that twelve inches.
| SEC g. No person shall remove any wooden
building from without the fire limits into the
/ same, or from one place to another within the
| fire limits. No person, co-Partnership or cor
poration shall erect, rebuild or repair, lin case
where repairs shall amount To one hundred
dollars III 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 Il wooden building
has been partially destroyed by fire or other
wise. or shall need 10 be rebuilt or repaired, IL
shall be so rebuilt or repaired Of brick, stone, or
iron, as specified In Section Of this Ordinance,
II the amount OF such rebuilding or repairs shall
equal IN extent One-half OF the original value Of
tile said building, said value to be determined
by the Village President The application for
| 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. ThereupOn the President may
issue Il written permit TO the said applicant, 20
so build, rebuild, or repair SAID building, III 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 to be rebuilt or re-
paired to be replaced by roof Of slate, metal
tile, gravel composition, or other approved non
cOmbustlble material.
Upon receiving a written permit from the
| Village President, as above provided, any per
son, firm, or corporation may erect, rebuild, or
repair wooden sheds or similar structures with
in the said fire limits, such structures 10 in-
clnde AN area OF not more than two hundred
square feet, and not to exceed fifteen feet in
heighth above the ground, which structures
shall be covered with u roof of metal, slate,
| gravel composition, or other approved hre-pr0Of
roofing. Provided, no such structure named In
this section as sheds or similar structures shall
be erected OH the Main Street of said village.
SEC. 4. No person shall make, use, or manu-
facture any explosive or easily infamlnabe ma
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owner, occupant. or manager OF amy building or
place therein permit the use OF any such build
ing or place therefor
} SEC. 3. For each and every week in which a
building or part OF a building constructed,
a erected. placed, removed, or repaired, contrary
To the provisions Of this Ordinance. shall be al
: lowed TO remain standing within the said fire
. limits, the owner. occupant, or manager OF such
building may be complained OF as Tor a distinct
offense and punished as hereinafter provided.
' SEC. 6. The Village President, the Village
, Marshal and the Fire Wardens Of the said VII
i age are authorized. and II Is hereby made their
duty to enter upon any premises within said
9 fire limits where any building Is In process of
construction, erection, repair, or removal, and
. TO inspect the same, and II the same Is being
done contrary To the provisions OF this Ordi-
i, nance, to prevent by such means rs may be
necessary the, completion OF any further work
, on any such building, and to make complaint
! before any court Of competent Jurisdiction for
any violation of this ordinance.
No fire-prOOf roofing herein mentioned and
. not specifically described shall be used, except
= upon approval OF the President,
SEC. I. The Council are hereby empowered
to appoint not less than one nor more than
2 three Fire Wardens for said village. such APP
! pOintment TO he made at any regular meeting of
the Council, or nc any special meeting called Tor
that purpose. The term OF Office OF such Fire
e Wardens shall be for one year or until Il sue
! ceSsOr is appointed and has qualified, and their
compensation shall be determined and allowed
= by the Council. Any Fire Warden may be dis
missed by majority vote OF the Council at any
4 time for or without cause
Ii shall be the duty of such Fire Wardens to
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3 neys, pipes, furnaces, heating apparatus, and
other devices made aud kept To contain fire or
heat. or any electric wires or apparatus. In
!, 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, infiammabe, on eXplO-
siye materials of whatever kind or nature may
G be situated or kept, and TO order the owner or
p owners, or other persons having the charge or
control thereof, or OF the premises on which the
I same are situated. TO replace, remove, rebuild,
Y 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 TO
| put the same in such safe cOnditO n as the said
, Fire Warden or Fire Wardens may direct
. | Any person who shall refuse or neglect TO
comply with the instructions or directions OF
9 the said Fire Wardens with reference to placing
9 any such stoves, chimney, pipe, furnace, electric
kept to contain fire or heat, In "a safe condition
e according 10 the said directions Of the said Fire
] Warden or Fire Wardens, shall be deemed "a
violate the provisions OF this Ordinance.
SEC. s. Any person who shall violate any OF
] the foregoing provisions of this ordinance shall
/ upon conviction thereof before any court OF
p competent Jurisdiction, pay fine of not less
than ten dollars nor more than fifty dollars and
: the cost of prosecution, aud In default OF pay.
ment OF such fine and costs OF prosecution. shall
be imprisoned in the County Jail for st. Clair
County for the term of not less than ten days
nor more than ninety days, or, In the discretion
of the court, In the Village Lookup in SAID Vii
lage of Yale, for term of not iesS than ten days
nor more than ninety days, unless payment
thereof be sooner made.
This ordinance shall take effect twenty days
from the time Of its passage.
Passed, approved, and adopted this 3rd day OF
June, 1895.
T EDWARD II. BEECHER,
, Village President. pro tenn
C. II. HOLDEN, Village Clerk. 30