The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-02-07
CITY. ORDINANCE.
[0rdinance No. $751;
FIRE LIr1iTS.

AN ORDINANCE defining the limits
OF the Fire District and Regulating
the Construction of Buildings
therein.
Be it enacted by the City CounclI OF
the City of Ardmore:
SECTION /. That fire district for
the CITY of Ardmore is hereby estab-
ushed fixed and designated as follows
Io.wit: Beginning at the intersection
of the alley lying Immediately south
~ the United States court house pro-
perty and Hardy street, thence north
along said Hardy street to the alley
hatween the Wheeler and Methodist
church property; thence east on a
direct line with said alley to the
street living between the Herbert and
Lewis building and the Cruce build
ing: thence north with said street
to where the same lntersects Broad
way street; thence east along Broad
way street to the g., e. & S. F. rail-
way right of way, thence south to
what is known as " Paradise Alley"
thence east to the old coal mine
switch; thence south to a point due
east of the east end of said alley,
first above named lying south of said
10 said alley and along the same to
the place of beginning.
See 3 That a plat, or map, of the
fire district, as herein established,
shall be made and filed with the city
clerk
Sec. ). 1t shall be unlawful to re
pair, or erect, any wood, or CORFU
gated iron building, or structure,
within the limits above established
and designated:
Provided, that by majority vote
of the Council, the Mayor MAJ be
authorized to give permission 10 re-
pair any wood, or corrugated iron
building, within said limits, which
were constructed prior to March lst,
1899.
Sec. A No wooden or corrugated
building, or part thereof, within the
tire limits, shall be raised or remov-
ed to any other place within the
same, except by permission of the
City Councils provided, that when
the sidewalk may be raised above
the threshold of any building, said
building may be raised, and so far
raised as TO keep the first floor
reasonable distance above the side
walk.
Sec. 5. No person, or persons,
shah keep lumber yard for the sale
OF lumber within the fire limits,
which are not now occupied for that
purpose, nor shall any blacksmith
shop be permitted within the fire
limits, except such blacksmith shops
az are now within said limits; nor
shall any cotton gin, or steam mill,
of any kind be permitted within the
fire limits, except such as are now
within said limits.
Sec. 8. That the construction, or
erection, of any ent, or frame to be
covered or rooted with canvass, or
cloth or other inf1amable material
within the fire limits be, and the
same is, hereby prohibited
Sec. :. That no tent shall be
stretched, or erected, or any frame
of house built, erectsdI or
stretched as tent by covering the
same with cloth, convass or other
combustible material, for the pur.
pose of dwelling or carrying on bust
ness therein, or occupied for any
purpose within the fire limit
Sec. 8. Any owner, or builder, or
other person, who shall own, build
or aid in the erection OF any building
or part Of building in said limits, or
who shall raise or enlarge or assist
in raising or enlarging any wooden,
or corrugated building in said limits,
or who shall own, remove or assist
in removing any such building from
without to within such limits, or own,
repair, or assist in repairing any
damaged, or injured building, with
out permit from the mayor, shall,
on conviction, be subject 10 a tine as
hereinafter provided.
Sec. 9, Whenever any wooden or
corrugated building shall be erected,
or enlarged, or removed, or repair
ed, or in process OF erection,
enlargement, repairing, or removal,
contrary to the provision of this
ordinance, upon information thereof,
II shall be the duty OF the mayor to
issue an order to the owner, or oc
cupant, or person in charge, OF
builder, or repairer, thereof, to have
such building taken down or renaov-
ed to some place outside of the tire
limits forthwith, and upon refusal or
neglect or failure of such person to
comply with the requirements of
such order within forty eight hours
after having received the same, the |
mayor snail cause said building to /
be removed, and shall order and re-
quire the chief of police, or chief of .
the hre department forthwith to re /
move, or raZe the same, and the e6-
pense OF the removing or razing
shall be collected from the person |
owning or erecting or repairing such /
building, by suit.
Sec. 10. Any person violating any
OF the sections Of this ordinance, or
any person attempting or aiding in
the violation of said sections in ad-
dltion to the other penalties fixed by
this ordinance, shall be deemed
guilty of q misdemeanor, and upon
conviction shall be fined in any sum
not to exceed S25.
Sec. IL. The provisions of this
ordinance shall become operative
from passage and publication, and
all other ordinances relating to the
nre limits, or fire districts, ia con
hict herewith are hereby repealed
Passed and approved this 6th day
OF January, 1900.
w. i. GARDNER, Mayor
DAVE BEST Clerk.
published this 7th day Of January,
1900
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