The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-04

,hree members of the Board OF Alder
men to be appointed by the Mayor
with authority to grant permits Tor the
erection of buildings; defining the
mowers of said committee; prohibiting
The erection of buildings within the
corporate limits of the town Of Proyi-
,Ience. La, without first obtaining
hermit 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
"A 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 rs the fire
warden Of the town of Providence and
inspector of buildings.
Section l. 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'D
the town of Providence, La.
| Sec. 2. BE it further ordained.
That the said fire limits herein
created snail commence on tue
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
lextending back on said Lake street
both north and south $50 feet; thence
running south on Levee street to the
corner of Second on the north side
thereof. and extending west on SAID
Ieyee 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
dinauce it shall be unlawful for any
} person or persons. firms or corpof,
I 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 OF
d any other fire proof material, and then
only upon permit to be granted oy
s the building committee. upon writer
9 application setting forth the character
;. of building and for what purpose The
u same is to be used.
Q See. 4. Be it further ordained, ina
in order to fully carry out the objects
5 and purposes of this ordinance com
u mlttee to be composed of three mem
y bers of the board of aldermen to be ap
L pointed by the mayor to serve tw'
IS wears or until their successors are ap
pointed and qualified, is hereby ere
: ated who shall be known rs the Buiid
J inc Committee of the town of Prov
u dence: that the said building commit
u tee shall have power and authority t
d make such rules and regulations for 1t
Ie own government as 1t may deem prop
err; to designate the kind and charaete
= of buildings to be erected in the eor2ol
al ate limits and fire district. and t
c. grant permits therefor; that the sal
y committee shall have power to cor
re denim all buildings or sheds whic
he they may deem unsafe within the col
TO porate limits, and serve proper write
Or notice for the removal of sand building
m or sheds so condemned, or requirin
H. the owners or agents of said propert
nc to place the same in good repair an
safe condition within so days from II
ed service of said notice; and further en-
he powering said committee to have sa
ny condemned property demolished G
lis failure of the owner thereof to do SO
on the expense of the owner of the sa
IT. property to be recovered before al
be court of competent jurisdiction; and
on keep record of all permits grant'
ay and other proceedings in book to
~. provided by this board.
I'm Sec. s. Be it further ordained, I'll
or the entire corporate limits is herel
ad designated to be under the control
of The building committee in grantil
to permits for building, and no buildin
'er will be permitted to be erected i'll al
80 part of the corporate limits of the tor
Jill without first obtaining a permit fro
Dr. the building committee for that pu
he nose as hereinafter designated.
me Sec. G. Be it further enacted, Th
ny it shall be the duty of all proper
of owners within the corporate lin
,ls, contemplating the erection of buildln
nd before commencing, to apply aud
an tain from the building committee
7ill permit, setting forth the kind OF bui
lily inc they desire to erect and the pl
yes nose for which il is to be used, and
nj, application shall be filed with the 81
at retary of this board to be submitted
the building committee tor their actlt
us See. Z. Be it further ordained, III
We, the CITY marshal is hereby designat
ose and shall be known rs the fire ward
pie and building inspector of the town
lid Providence, La, with authority TO
YES spect all buildings and sheds witt
uld the fire district from time to time a
,ne report their condition deemed by b
the dangerous as to fire and unsafe as
ght human life to the building commit
Pc and he shall also serve all notices
other papers eminating from said co
ave mittee, and perform all such OF
ge. duties required of him by them. -
'esi Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, L
,on all frame buildings now in the lire
h a trict shall remain intact except IN
no far as their dangerous or unsafe
ave dition may exist and in the event
live their proving to be SO after inspect
Of by the city marshal. they shall be S
wn iected to the same conditions as |
the scribed in section A of this ordinan