The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-21

on any part OF the building unless the foun-
dation shall be securely spiked and bound to
the joist. studding and rafters, when the
same passes through the roof and permanent
gether.
Section IS. No pipes of any stove shall
be put up in any house or building unless it
be conducted into a chimney made Of brick
or stone nor shall stove pipes be placed less
than two inches from wood or other combus-
tible material, unless said pipe is surrounded
by some non'conducting substance or other
metallic substance or double circle Of tin.
| or other metallic substance corrected to-
gether and air holes through the connecting
tin or other metallic substance.
No stove pipe shall be used horizontally
in longer lengths than six (d) fe' in any shop
or store or building in which the walls and
ceilings are not plastered unless the said
pipe is, thoroughly riveted at every joint.
Section 49, Noperson shall carry fire in
or through any street, lot or alley except
the same be placed or carried in some. closed
and secure pan or vessel.
Section II. No ashes shall be kept or de-
posted in any part of the city within twenty
>2O feet of any building unless the same be
| in closed and secured metallic or earthen
vessel.
Section Is. 1t shall not be lawful for any
person to have in his or her posses sion or up
on his or her premises within the limits OF
this city any shavings or wood or fuel OF any
description, combustibles or any material
that may OCCASION hazard or danger fire I'M
less the same shall be placed in such situa
ton and be secured in such manner as shall
be described by the fire warden.
Section 10. It shall not be lawful to
burn any shavngs or other combustible mat
ter In any street, road, lane or private
grounds In said city without the permission
of the fire warden or the Common Council.
Section 90 No lighted candle or lamp
| shall be used In any stable or other places or
! buildings where hay, straw or other combust-
Idle material shall he Ike pt unless the same
shall be we'll secured in lantern or other
| covering; nor shall a lighted cigar or pipe be
carried in &nBs such building.
Section a. No person, in removing any
chips, shavings or combustible material shall
| scatter or strew them in any street, or shall
at any time permit, direct or suffer any
| chips, shavings or other combustible mater
1al to be taken or thrown or scattered on any
street, road or alley within the fire limits Of
| the City Of Virginia.
Section g. Whenever in the opinion Of
| the fire warden OF the common council of the
city OF Virginia. the city is in immediate dan
ger from fire, the fire warden or common
council may make such orders and adopt such
regulations as in their Judgment they may
deem best to prevent such fires and secure the
safety of the City therefrom; audit shall be the
duty of the fine warden and every member
of the fire department to see that such orders
are Obeyed and such measures and regulations
carried into effect All persons who shall neg
lect to obey such orders or to conform to such
regulations shaN be liable to the penalty here
matter prescribed.
Section %. ANY person having in her pos
session or under his Or her control within the
limits of the city of Virginia. petroleum
dynamite, naptha, benzne, burning fluid oil
or other int1anmable goods shall observe all
orders and directions which the common
council of said city, from time to time give,
relative to the removal safe keeping or
storage Of the same and all persons who shall
refuse or neglect to obey such orders and
directions shall for each offence be liable to
the penalty hereinafter prescribed.
Section "a. The introduction of nitro
glycerine within the corporate limits of the
CITY of Virginia is hereby prohibited and any
person or persons having the same in his or
her possession under his or her control with
in the limits of said city shall be liable to the
penalty hereinafter prescribed.
Section Is It shall be unla wful within the
limits Of said City for any person to keep, or
store oils or any explosive or inf1ammable
substance, powder or dynamite in any
quantity except in such places and under such
| restrictions as shall be approved by the COM
mon council and it shall be unlawful for any
person to exhibit or sell any explosives in the
evening by candle light or other light.
Section rs It shall be unla wful within the
corporate limits of said city for any person to
fire or discharge any combustible or explosive
substance or material unless permission is
given to do so by the common council or fire
warden.
Section q It shall be the duty of owners
| or occupants of lots, grounds and premises
within the limits of said city to keep the same
| at all times free and clear from brush rubbish
| or any inffammable matter and in case said
owners or occupants neglect or refuse so do
! to the fire warden shall cause such brush rub
| bish or inf1ammable material to be removed at
| the expense of the owners or occupants there
of.
Section % In case the owners or oc-
cupants of any lots grounds or premises with
in the corporate limits of said city, neglect or
refuse to comply with any of the provisions of
this or dinance and thereby an expense
IS incurred by the city, the common council
may at any regular or special meeting levy q
tax against said lots, grounds or premises and
against the owner thereof sufficient in amount
to defray all such expenses
| Section % Upon proper complaint being