The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-11-13

fire; providing for the creation OF
Building Committee to be composed "f
three mem bers of the Board of Alder
men to be appointed by the Mayor,
with authority to grant permits for the
erection of buildings; defining the
powers of said committee; prohibiting
the erection of buildings within the
corporate limits of the town of Proyi.
dehce, La. without first obtaining a
permit therefor from the building
committee; providing further for the
condemning of all frame buildings or
sheds now erected which may be
deemed dangerous or unsafe. and re-
curing their demolition or placing in
safe condition of said premises after
proper written notification by the
building committee, providing penal
ties for all violations herein; and desig-
mating the city marshal as the fire
warden of the town of Providence and
inspector of buildings.
Section /. BE it ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the
town of Providence. La. in regular
session convened, That Fire District
be and the same is hereby created i'll
the town OF Providence, La.
Sec g Be it further ordained.
That the said fire limits herein
created SHALL commence on the
corner of Scarborough and Lake
streets and running thence east on the
north and south sides of Lake streets TO
the corner of Lake and Levee streets
extending back on said Lake street
| both north and south $50 feet; thence
running south on Levee street to the
thereof. and extending west on said
| Levee street $50 feet. which district
herein described shall be known as the
Fire District of the town of Provi-
dence, La.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That
from and after the passage of this or
dinance it shall be unlawful for any
| person or persons. firms or corpor-
atoms, to erect or cause to be erected
within the fire limits herein described,
anything hut brick, iron or buildings
to be covered with slate, tin, iron or
any other fire proof material, and then
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only upon permit to be granted by
the building committee. upon written
application setting forth the character
of building and for what purpose the
same is to be used.
| Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, That
| in order to fully carry out the objects
and purposes of this ordinance a COM
mIttee to be composed of three mem-
bers of the board of aldermen to be ap-
years or until their successors are ap-
pointed and qualified. is hereby Gre
ated who shall be known as the Build
| ing Committee of The town of Provi-
dence; that the said building commit
tee shall have power and authority to
make such rules and regulations for Its
own government as 1t may deem prop
err; to designate the kind and character
of buildings to be erected in the corpor-
ate limits and fire district, and to
grant permits therefor; that the said
committee shall have power to con-
denim all buildings or sheds which
they may deem unsafe within the cor
porate limits, and serve proper written
notice for the removal Of SAID buildings
or sheds so condemned, or requiring
the owners or agents of said property
to place the same in good repair and
safe condition within 80 days from the
service of said notice; and further en-
towering said committee to have said
condemned property demolished on
failure of the owner thereof to do SO at
the expense of the owner of the said
property to be recovered before any
court of competent jurisdiction; and to
keep record of all permits granted
and other proceedings in book to be
provided by this board.
Sec. g. Be it further ordained. That
the entire corporate limits is hereby
designated TO be under the control of
the building committee in granting
permits for building, and no buildings
will be permitted to be erected in any
part of the corporate limits of the town
without first obtaining permit from
the building committee for that pur-
pose as hereinafter designated.
Sec g. Be it further enacted, That
it shall be the duty of all property
owners within the corporate limits
contemplating the erection of buildings
before commencing. to apply and OBJ
tain from the building committee a
permit, setting forth the kind of build
ing they desire to erect and the pur-
pose for which it is to be used. and the
application shall be filed with the Sec
rotary of this board to be submitted to
the building committee tor their action.
Sec. Z. Be it further ordained. That
The city marshal is hereby designated
and shall be known us the fire warden
and building inspector of the town of
Providence, La, with authority to in
spect all buildings and sheds within
the fire district from time TO time and
report their condition deemed by him
dangerous as to fire and unsafe as to
human life to the building committee,
and he shall also serve all notices or
other papers eminating from said COM
mittee. and perform all such other
duties required of him by them.
Sec. s. Be it further ordained, That
all frame buildings now in the fire dis
trict shall remain intact except in so
far as their dangerous or unsafe con-