The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-27

An ordinance 10 regulate the granting OF
permits for the repairing of improve
ments within the city limits of the city OF
Savannah and the making of changes
therein.
Section l. BE II ordained by the Mayor
and aldermen of the city Of Savannah I'm
Council assembled. That all APP
plicatlons 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 shall state specifically the
character of the repairs or work to he
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 II shall be to report back 10
the said clerk with an Endorsement IS TO
the ACCESSIBILITY Of granting the petition.
and IT, in the opinion OF the sald chief
fireman. the application should not be
granted under the fire ordinance he shall
state I'm writing the specific reason or
reasons for its refusal. The application
will then be laid before the committee on
fire and viii be presented to Council with
such accommodation 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 ia Council assembled. except as
ordinance,
See 2 Be II further ordained, That
whenever IL 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
rnittee on fire may. with the concurrence
OF the Mayor of the city, give permission
to make such repairs as are necessary to
prevent damage and no other repairs shall
be permitted except as provided for IN tho
first section of this ordinance
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when any application is granted, as pro-
vIded for in the preceding sections OF this
ordinance such application shall be- re-
ferred to the chief fireman, who shall see
TO Il that the applicant shall not exceed in
any way the permission granted 10 him by
Council and upon the completion of the
work done under the permission from
Council or within reasonable time sfter
the action Of Council, II the work be not
done the said chief fireman shall return
the application TO the clerk OF Council In
dorsed work done i'm accordance here
with" or mot DONE" as the case may be.
whenever any repairs, additions. i'm
provements, or changes are made without
The consent of Council, or such repairs adj
diuons. Improvements, or changes, exceed
la any manner the permission granted by
Council it shall be the duty Of the CHIEF
fireman TO at once stop the work and re-
port the matter to Council
Sec 4. BE il furtner ordained, That here
after ii shall not be lawful for any person
to repair any building. or TO add to IT, or
change the same within the corporate linn
Us of the city of Savannah, except IN the
manner provided for IN this ordinance ard
under the terms,of this ordnance 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 TO 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 viola ton Of this
ordinance may be undone by direction OF
the Council Of Che city Of Savannah. and
the building or structure may be removed
Sec ). BE II further ordained. That all
ordinances and parts of ordinances in con-
fict with this ordinance are hereby re-
pealed.