The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-16

An ordinance to regulate the granting of
permits for the repairing of improve
mehts within the city limits of the city OF
Savannah and the making of changes
therein.
Section /. Be II ordained by the Mayor
and aldermen of the city of Savannah IN
Council assembled. That all an
plicauons for the repair OF build
ings within the city of Savannah or
for adding to- improving. or changing the
same. shall be fled with the clerk of
Council. and shah state specifically the
character of the repairs or work to be
done and the location Of the building Up
on its receipt the clerk Of Council shall re-
fer the application to the chief fireman,
whose duty IL shall be TO report back 20
the said clerk with an Endorsement as 10
the advisability of granting the petition,
and IL, Ia the opinion of the said chief
fireman, the application should not be
granted under the fire ordinance he shall
state In writing the specific reason or
reasons for its refusal. The application
will then be laid before the committee on
fire and will be presented to Council with
such recommendation as the said commit
tee may deem proper, but no application
shall be granted except by the permission
of the Mayor and aldermen Of the city of
Savannah in Council assembled except as
provided for in the next section of this
ordinance.
whenever II is apparent that repairs TO
prevent damage TO property are necessary
10 be made at once, the said application
shall be filed with the clerk of Council,
and after the same has been filed, the COM
mittee fire may, with the concurrence
of the Mayor of the city, give permission
to make such repairs as are necessary 10
prevent damage, and no other repairs shall
he permitted except as provided for in the
first section of this ordinance.
Sec. 3. BE It further ordained, That
when any application is granted as pro-
Vided for I'm the preceding sections Of this
ordinance, such application shall be re-
ferred to the chief fireman, who shall SEQ
to IL that the applicant shall not exceed in
any way the permission granted to him by
Council and upon the completion of The
work done under the permission from
Council, or within a reasonable time sfter
the action of Council, If the work be not
done. the said chief fireman shall return
the application to the clerk of Council. in
dorsed work done in accordance here
with" or mot done" as the case may be-
Whenever any repairs, additions, inn
provements, or changes are made without
The consent Of Council, or such repairs, ad-
ditions Improvements. o. changes, exceed
in any manner the permission granted by
Council II shall be the duty of the chief
fireman to a once stop the work and re-
port the matter to Council
Sec. A. BE II further ordained That here
after 1t shall not he lawful for any person
to repair any building, or TO add 20 II, or
change The same within the corporate lin
its Of the city of Savannah. except in the
manner provided for in this ordinance and
under the terms OF this ordinance, and any
persons violating this ordinance, or any
provision thereof. shall. on conviction be-
fore the Police Court of the city of Savan-
nah. be subject 10 a fine not to exceed one
hundred dollars and imprisonment not to
exceed thirty days. either or both in the
discretion of the court, and, in addition to
this the work done in violation Of this
ordinance may be undone by direction of
the Council of the city of Savannah, and
the building or structure may be removed.
Sec 5. BE II further ordained, That all
ordinances and parts OF ordinances In con-
iict with this ordinance are hereby re-
pealed.