The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-06-13
Ordinance No. III.

An Ordinance t., establish Fire Limits
and to prohibit the erection of Ger
tain buildings within such limits and
to provide for the removal of build
lngs erected contrary to such regula-
tons:
BE 1t ordained By the council of the C1ty of
Denison, Io,sd,
SECTION ]. That within the limits
hereinafter described it shall be unlaw-
ful Tor any person, partnership, com
pany or corporation to erect any build
ing or addition to any building unless
the outer walls be made of brick and
mortar or of iron and stone and mortar
or OF other non-combustible material,
with iron, tin or other fre-proof roof;
and all persons aforesaid are hereby
prohibited from erecting or establish
ing any building or addition to any
building within said limits the outer
walls or roof of which are composed of
wood or combustible material, and none
of the persons aforesaid shall move any
wooden building or structure from one
place to another within said fire limits
except by permission of all property
owners in block or portion of block in
cluded in fire limit in which said build
ing is located and by permission OBJ.
tanned from the city council. And any
person violating any of the provisions
of this ordinance shall be deemed gull
ty OF misdemeanor and on conviction
shall be fined in any sum not exceeding
500. .
SEC. III. That the fire limits of said
city shall be as follows: Commencing
at Sweet street the north one-half Of
blocks 50 and S6 fronting on Broadway
and blocks II and ~ bounded on the
west by Court avenue and on the north
by fremont street; all of block ~,
bounded on the north by fremont
street and on the east by Sweet street.
The prohibition herein including all
property fronting on said lines above
named along said streets running back
to alley or street parallel with said lines
OF streets. Provided nothing in this
ordinance shall prohibit any person
from erecting wooden barns or out
buildings in the rear of any lot within
the said limits when said wooden barns
or outbuildings shall be removed fifty
feet from any and all buildings front
ing on the said fire limits as provided
in this ordinance
SEC. III. That any building or ad-
dition to any building erected, con
structed, placed or removed within said
fire limits herein mentioned and defined
the outer walls or roof of which are com
posed of wood or other combustible ma
terial shall be deemed nuisance and
shall be abated by service of notice
by the mayor or city marshal upon all
persons OF agents SO violating this ordi-
nance in the, erection, construction,
placing or removing any building or
addition to any building within said
fire limits to desist therefrom and if
such person, persons or agent fail to
comply with said notice within two
days, the said mayor OF city marshal
shall have the right to enter on said
premises and abate or remove the same
and If the party so notified fails OF re-
fuses to remove said buildings as mott
fed and within the time aforesaid lie
shall pay all expenses for the removal
of the same by the mayor or city mar
shall as provided by law.
SEC. Nv. That all ordinances and
parts of ordinances conflicting with any
of the provisions of this ordinance are
hereby repealed
CHAs. c. KEMM1NG,
p. T. TUCKER, Mayor.
City Clerk