The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-05-03
ORDINANCE NO. 1.

An Ordinance establishing a
Fire District and providing for
the Erection and Regulation
OF the Construction of Build,
ings therein, and for the Pre-.
vention of Fire in the City of |
Virginia, st. Louis county,
Minnesota. ..r
The common council OF the City of virginia
do ordain as follows: ...
Section 1, The following boundaries shall |
the City Of Virginia, to-wit: Commencing at
y point where the center line OF Central ave.
nue. tntersectS the center line OF Chestnut
south on said center line Of Central avenue,
erly with that width to the DuiuthMissab be- &
3D., Section 2. No person shall build, erect or
place any building within the fire limits here
hy esta 6iished, except as In this ordinance
shall DO constructed Of stone or brick or
brick veneer, Provided, however, that build
ings may be built, erected or placed within
said IRE limits, the outside walls Of which
may be constructed of other materials than
herein n mentioned, Provided. the same shall
q at least four Is inches in thieEness s: and
all cases, the roof Of said buildings shaT be-
constructed OF and covered with slate. iron,
mater.
ial equally secure against fire,
Section 3. It shall not be unlawful to
build, erect or place withlr said lire limits
and tWove eet IN SSSebt 90 feet
shall be bulls, erected or placed upon any one
Section /. Wien W. roe any WOO" wooden building
with said fire limits shall be partially de-
strcsed by fire or otherwise. and the damage
Its value at the time OF such destruction. such
building may 30 repaired or rebuilt as in this
ordinance provided, and not otherwise.
said tlre limits: + shall be the duty Of the
building. to proceed at once to estimate the
amount OF damage thereto, and ii they shall
te
the amount OF the damage, and the estimate
any any two OF them shall be binding on the
| City, as well as ON the owner thereof.
! III the amount Of the damage so ascer-
tanned exceed that provided in Section No:
OF this ordinance SUCH building shall not be
| NOT exceed the amount specified in said Sec
ton No. t. the said lire warden shall report
the same to the common council who shall
| thereupon grant said owner q permit to re-
| pair or rebuild said building.
| Section 6. No building or part thereof
! with exterior walls constructed OF wood or
conlbustible ma terial shall be moved into,
iplaced upon, rebuilt, repaired, erected, con-
| structed Or removed from one place TO an
other within said lire limits, except as in this
ordinance provided, Provided, however, the
ceInmoE council may, by a majority vote OF
SAID Sal! common o council at any regular meeting.
place to allotncr Of any such building within
| said fire limits.
Section !. 1t shall be unlawful for any
| person or persons to build, erect, place in,
| move into, rebuild repair Oh to move from
one place to another within the fire limits
any budn ssrqs
| out first having obtained . written permit
| from the common council said shall be
| and attestod by the Recorder of tie city.
| PROVIDED, However, that no permit shall
days without being renewed by said common
council,
AND PROVIDED FURTHER, That no permit
shall DC granted to any applicant applying
| therefor, who shall not hay fully complied
with the provisions OF the following section:
SectiOn :. Any person or desiring permit
or repair any tuiIding within the ire limits
hereby established, shall put the same in writ
ing and Tile the same with tho City Recorder.
size ana heigi,th OF the building proposed to
lie built, erected, placed in, moved into, re-
built or repaired and shall be accompanied
| the IiOors ana walls and chiInneys or pro-
poseu repairs, AMI also the specifications
Section .. Every building or part thereof
| within the fire limits, which may be con-
Structcd. removed, erected placed, rebuilt,
repaired, enlarged or kept in violation OF any
| OF TIC provisions or requirements Of this Or
dinance Is hereby declared 10 DO u nuisance,
and may he abs,eo OF removed by the direc-
ton OF The common cOCAcl OF sand city.
SecLien 10. For each and every week
which a building erected, placed in, removed,
or repaired contrary to the provisions OF this
ordinance shall be allowed 10 remain within
the fire limits, the owner OF SUCH building
may he complained Of as for distinct otfense
ana punished therefore as hereinafter pro-
1t is hereby made the special duty Of the
Fire Warden and police officers OF tho said
city OF Virginia 70 take notice c1 all intr;:c-
lions OF this ordinance and make complaint
! before tie proper officers Tor any violations
| thereof.
Section II. It shall he the duty Of the arc
Warden, between tnc hours OF sunrise amt
| sunset to enter into any, house, SHOP luill,
| store or building OF any kind and upon any
lots yards or premises IN said city, and ex-
STOVES amt pipe thereto; ovens, boilers
oIncr :apparacus likely 70 ca use lire: also the
! places where ashes may be deposited, and al
; 81 places where any gunpOwder, or other
power, dynamite, hemp, max, tow, straw,
may, AarlngS and other cUmbuStiDle or in-
| mamma Die material may be stored or lodged.
ANA the said Fire WaruEn Shall give such in
structions in regard TO the several foregoing
matters shall from time to time be ordered
by the common council, either as to the re-
mulal and alteration, or better care or man
agenlent thereof, which directions shall be
oDeyed and complied with bv tho persons di-
rec ted in that behalf. ana at their expense.
Section II. The said Fire Warden shall
also have authority to cause chimneys to he
cleaned whenever ne may deem it necessary,
and also to remove or abate, ION neglect or
refusal Of the owner or occupanD any cause
from which immediate danger from ire may
he unprecedented, at the expense OF the person
who should have done the same. The Com
| mon council may at any regular meeting re-
| require that chimneys shall be swept or
cleaned by owners or occupants, as the case
QF1dI ID
latlOns as they may prescribe. and for every
case OF neglect or refusal, the parties Offend
| ing shall be liable to the punishment herein
Section IT, The bricks OF every chimney
hereafter to be erected shall be laid in solid
mortar and pointed on the inside, and If any
person shall refuse or neglect to SO cons truct
said chimney, he shall incur the penalty
hereinafter prescribed. 1t shall be tho duty
OF the Fire Warden to take notice CT all chin
neys when the Same are being constructed,
and aScerthin whether they are in conformity
with the requirements Of this Ordinance, and
Chlmneys shall be so constructed as to admit
OF the llues therein being swept and cleared
from top to bottom, nor shall any person
purpose of cleaning the same Without Pre-
vious consent of the fire warden.
Section IA: NO person shall hereafter build
or cause to be built a chimney resting On any
part Of the building unless the foundation
Shall be securely spiked and bound to the
passess through the roof and permanently
Connected 50 that the whole may settle to-
gether.
Section IS. No pipe of any stove shall be
Conducted into chimney made Of brick or
stone, nor shall stove pipes be placed less
than two inches from any wood or other COM
buStible materials, unless said pipe Is sur
rounded by some non conducting substance
or other metallic substance or double circle
OF tin, or other metallic substa nce connected
together, ana air holes through the connect
ing tin or metallic substance. No stove |
pipe shall he used horizontally in longer
building in which the walls and ceilings are !
not lastersd unless said pipe is thoroughly |
rivited at every joint.