Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-12-29
AN ORDINANCE.
Establishing Fire Limits and PrOI1ib-
iting the Erection of Other than
Fire proof Buildings Therein.

The Common Council Of the City Lancaster do orain
follows:
SECTION All that part thecity Lancaster embraced
within block, G0) eleven G1) twelve G2) wenv-one
CID twenty-five (22) the north half block twentveyen
t2, the south half of block () the east half Of
block s (6 shall be known the fire limits city
SECTION 2 No person persons shall or build
within the fire limits Of said city any wooden budinq or
building of other material proof provisions
Of the section shall any person remove from with
said fire limits into the any building not repoof
shall any person, y repairing adding enlarge or
heghten any wooden building within said fire
limits; provided that upon application the council
Of said city permission repair or
enlarge such buildings they may deem prudent.
SECTION B. 1t shall be unlawful for any person erect
within said limits. said limits into
the any building than square or eph feet
high unless the outer and partyas thereof constructed
either Of iron brick and mortar same must be
least eight inches thick in any building than twenty
feet in height to the less twelve inches thick
IN building less than forty feet and than twenty feet
the buildings forty feet in height
inches additional thickness shall for each
twenty feet in height The roof Of any such building
be constructed Of non-combustiblc material
A. Whenever any person shall he about to erect
any building within said fire limits about to re-
any building from without limits unless it be
Ola size less that feet square and eight feet
height such person shall give writing to the
council of the city Of such the case
the Of building he shall time Of giving
such notice file with the clerk of said plans such pro-
posed building and in the proposed removal OF
building from without said limits he shall file with
the said clerk description the building removed
specifying the materials which it constructed the mater
al with which is rooted, its dimensions thickness
its walls. together such informs ion as viii
enable the common council TO determine whether its
removal should be permitted
SECTION . No wooden building within the fire limits
which may hereafter be damaged the fifty per
Of the value thereof shall he repaired rebuilt nor in
Of less damage. shall be repaired rebuilt ~ to he
thereof except upon application to and permission
conmoa council AS above provided
s. The Of damage any building shall be
determined by three dsnterested persons residents of said
city, be chosen h. the mayor by owner the
buildt. damaged and the third be bv the two
thus chosen The determination majority the persons
chosen shall he final and conclusive
SECTION ANY person violating amy provisions Of
this ordinance shall upon conviction fined in
not less than Twenty -ive Fifty Dollars
and the costs Of prosecution and in default pa
such fine and shall be imprisoned Jail Of Grant
county Tor period Of not les than than thirty
days
5. ANY building which may he erected enlarged
removed or repaired process Of erection enlargement
removal repair contrary the provisions this
shall be deemed public nuisance The mayor shall
notify the thereof il writing either
the comply with the requirements
dinanee and in such nuisance alated
days the mayor shall order such building be
moved by the city marshal which ord, shall BE Writing
incurred under such order the council and
expenses Of such razng removal shall be collected
Of such building the suit Of the city
# competent jurisdiction.
SECTION 9 The building materials removed, shall
remain charge eNpenses its removal
paid II such eNpenseS shall not be paid within twenty
days from the date suchremoval such building
shall be sold public the highest bidder for cash
aud the surplus any there he satisfying expens-
o removal and sale shall be paid the owner
such building such auction shall be held time and
place designated III notice 81 sale h published
successive weeks in newspaper general circulation pub
lished in said city.
SECTION 10 In the any building process
erection removal contemplated hy this ordnance
shall be unknewnor in such be known
be served ~ith notice ~
The notice provided Section may 10 given
amy person experimenting
Of such building and notice given shall be deemed notice
the
SECTION H. All ordinances and parts oforinance~ conflict
ing herewith. hereby repeated
SECTION p This ordinance Shall take eject AMI be IL
force from and after its passage and publication.
Passed ~ the Common Council the CITY Lancaster
this 9Th day OF December, 1928
APPROVED: H. q. NATHAN Acting Mayor.
ArrrSr: AUG. MICHAELIS. city Clerk.