The morning news., 1899-09-22
An ordinance to regulate the granting o

An ordinance to 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 it ordained by the Mayor
and aldermen of the city of Savannah in
Council assembled That all ap-
phcations 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 it shall be to report back to
the said clerk with an Endorsement as to
the advisability of granting the petition.
and if, in 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.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That
whenever it is apparent that repairs to
prevent damage to property are necessary
TO 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 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 the
first section of this ordinance.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That
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 1t that the applicant shall not exceed in
any way the permission granted to him bv
Council, and upon the completion of the
work done under the permission from
Council or within a reasonable time after
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 not done" as the case NAV he
Whenever any repairs, additions, i'm
provements or changes are made without
the consent of Council, or such repairs. ad
ditions, improvements, or changes. exceed
in any manner the permission granted bv
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 1t further ordained That here
after it shall not be lawful for any person
to repair any building, or to add to II or
change the same within the corporate lin
its of the city of Savannah, except in the
manner provided for in this ordinance ana
under the terms of this ordinance. and anv
persons violating this ordinance or anv
provision thereof, shall, on conviction he
fore the Police Court of the city of Savan-
nah, be subject to fine not to exceAd ono
hundred dollars and imprisonment not 70
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 puildlnS or structure may be removed.
Sec. .. Be it further ordained That oil
ordinances and parts of ordinances in con-
hict with this ordinance are hereby re-
pealed.