Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-07-12
ORDINANCE No. %,
Be it Ordained by the City Council of the
CITY of Langt1on =

SEC. i. F1aE LIMITS DEFINED. That the
established as the fire limits of the City of
Langdon beginning at and including Lots One
a. to Twelve d2l in Block Twenty-Two (22l,
elusive in Block Twenty Three 90, Lots Zone
~ to Twelve az, inclusive in Block Twenty
Seven (27y, Lots Thirteen asl to Twenty Four
One a. to Twelve (12) inclusive in Block Fifteen
d5l and Lots Thirteen OBJ to Twenty-Four (2p
inclusive in Block Fourteen.
SEC. 2. CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS. 1t
shall be unlawful for any person or persons or
any incorporated body to erect by removal or
otherwise within the fire limits of the City of
building or structure not made and built with
the outer walls and roof composed of brick,
stone, iron or other non-combuStible material;
from hereafter erecting or establishing any
building or structure or addition to any build
ing within the said limits the outer walls and
combustible material.
SEC. 3. FRAME BUILDINGS WITHIN THE FIRE
LIMITS DAMAGED Y BY FIRE MAY BE REPAIRED,
frame building w thin the fire limits Of the
City of Langdon when such building shall have
been damaged by the elements or decay to the
extent of fifty per cent of the value of such
building exclusive of the foundation thereof.
The decision of the committee on. buildings
of the City Council shall be cen H a Of the
unless the owner or other person desiring to
repair the building objects to such decision
He's w CITY h9tor aep IN
writing appealing therefrom asking the de-
cision of the Council upon the question
of damages.
If the committee shall determine that the
damage is less than fifty per cent then the
majority of the property owners within 100
t@e o. 9hn or before et a any
any any such damaged building file with the City
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| the damage of the building. The City Council
shall at their next meeting consider any peti;;
| and their decision in the matter shall be con-
elusive of the question of damages,
| SEC. 4.-PERM!T When any person or per-
| sons or corporation shall be DESTROYS of erect
| ing of changing, altering or repairing to an
structure within the fire limits of the City of
Langdon, he or they shall make application to
| the Committee on Buildings of the City Coun-
Gil for permit for that purpose and shall
furnish the chairman of said Committee with a
materials and manner of construction of the
building, addition or alteration which shall re-
main In the possession of said Committee
the members thereof to examine the same. If
it shall appear to a majority of said Committee
that the laws and ordinances of this City are
ton of said proposed building or alteration,
| they shall by the written order of their chair
man authorize the City Auditor to issue to the
applicant permit for the construction of the
same.
| The said permit shall contain besides other
necessary provisions, an agreement signed by
and construction of said building shall be in
| accordance with statement furnished by the
applicant to the committee buildings and
IN strict compliance with provisions of this
fee of S1:0O shall be required for the issu-
a Ie OF the license and copy Of the LICENSE
Or materially alter any building within the
fire limits of the City without such permit.
erect OF
established by removal, or otherwise upon any
lot or part of lot within the fire limits of the
addition to any building except the outer walls
and roof of the same be composed of brick stone,
iron or other non-combustible material as in
of causing nuisance, and any building or
structure or addition to any building hereafter
erected or established within said limits
shall be held and declared to be nuisance and
may be proceeded against and abated as in
violate any of the provisions of this ordinance,
shall unless herein otherwise provided. be sub.
lect upon conviction to fine of not less than
One Hundred Dollars ($iOO.OOj for every offense.
Any owner, builder or contractor who shall
construct or cause to be constructed and any
architect having charge OF the same who shall
permit to be constructed any building in
violation Of the provisions of this ordinance
provided herein. n ~ T3
SEC. z. This ordinance to be in full force and
effect from md after its publication.
Passed, July 9th 1900.
]. McPHAM,
Mayor.
J. MePHA1L,
49,. Mayor.
o. C. WENTWORTH,
City Auditor,