The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-09-13
Ordinance No. ?.

An ordinance est blshing fire limits within the City of Skagway, District of Alaska.
 Be 1t ordained by the Common Council of the City of Skagway:
 SECTION l.
 That all that territory in the City of Skagwsy lying and being within the boundaries herein. after specified and described, be, and the same is hereby established as, fire limit in said city to-wit: Beginning ut station "Kenn' of the United States coast and geodetic survey. being corner No. of the boundary l.ne of the City of Six, gway, thence running in north eastery direction to point on the left bank of the Skagway river at it's confluence with Lynn Canl at low tie, running thence northerly along the meander line of the east channel of said river to the intersection oi said line with Ninth avenue, therce easterly along the south line oi Ninth avenue to it's intersection with the line Of the bluff the east siie of the city of Skagway, thence in southerly direction along the base line of said bluff to the iutersee ton of snid line with the south line of the said city of Skagway, thence in westerly direc ton along the said south line of the city 10 the place of beginning.
 sECTIoN'2.
 Il shnll be unlawful for any person from aud after the first day of September, 1900, within the said district hereinbefore namei to erect or construct, of cause to be erected or constructed, altered or repaired, or remove cause to be removed. from one place to another within or in the said district, any building or structure Of any kind, nature or description. to be used or occupied in such manner as tu iequire heat ing, unless the same shall be provided with brick or stone tues, for the accommodation of each and every stove or furnace to be used therein. The top of said fiue shall be not less than thirty inches from the roof of the struc- tnre through which it asses. and no stovepipe shall be maintained nearer than fourteen inches from any wood or other c0mbustible ma terial, excepting where the same enters the hue, and then such wood or combustbe mate rlai shall not be nearer than four inches from the said stovepipe.
 And it shall be unlawful for an person either to occupy his own premises or the prom tses of another as tenant, or rent the same to be occupied by any other person, unless the same be furnished with chimneys or tlues as herein prescribed.
 SECTION 3. g That from and after the first day of Septem- Der, 1900, 1t shall be unlawful for any person to occupy or maintain any building within the fire limits hereinbefore set forth, without hav- ing complied with the requirements of section ?, herein, with reference to building and main taining brick or stone hues and stovepipes, and any person or persons wto shall violate. or cause to be violated, any provision of this ordi nance shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in a sum not less than one dollar nor more than twenty y-fve dollars; and any building or struc' ture erected, occupied or maintained contrary ...z l. building or structure maintaining metallic hues, in use after said first day of September, l9OO or otherwise contrary to tine provisions of this ordinance, shall be deemed a nuisance, and any such iue so erected or maintained contrary to the SD irit and intent of this ordi- nance, shall be torn down, as the Council may direct and under the supervision of the fire warden, and the expenses of such tearing down or removal shall be charged to the person or persons causing such nuisance and the amount thereof recovere by an action in the name of the City Of Skagway, in any court of competent jurisdictions; and the same shall also be charge against the structure CT building so maintained.
 SECTION 4.
 This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the day of its passage and approval and be published tor once week for three consecu- tive weeks in some newspaper of general circula- ton within the city of Skagway.
 Passed by the common council of the city of Skag- way this I,th day of Augusut 1900,
 Approved August 10, 1900
 JOHN HlSLOP.
 Attest: Ex-officio Mayor, JOHN W. TROY.
 City Clerk
 Date of First publication September 5. 1000.