The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-28

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gether.
sectionl5. No pipes of any stove shall
be put up In any house or building unless it
be conducted into 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 connected 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 (6) fe t 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 Is. No person 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 un-
less the same shall be placed in such situa
tion and be secured in such manner as shall
be described by the fire warden.
Section 10. It shall not be lawful to
burn any shavings 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 20. No lighted candle or lamp
| shall be used in any stable or other places or
buildings where hay, straw or other combust-
ible material shall be kc pit, unless The same
shall be we'll secured in lantern or other
covering; nor shall u lighted cigar or pipe be
carried in any such building.
Section 81. No person. in removing any
chips, shavings or combustlble 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 %. Whenever in the opinion of
the fire warden or 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 fire 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 shall 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 inflammable 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
glycerne 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 or 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 inflammable
| substance, powder or dynamite in any
| quantity except in such places and under such
restrictions shall be approved by the COM
| mon council and it shall be unla wful for any
person to exhibit or sell any explosives in the
| evening by candle light or other light.
| Section rs 1t shall be unlawful 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 81 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 nf1ammable matter and in case said
| owners or occupants neglect or refuse so do
| to the fire warden shall cause such brush, rub
| bish or infammable 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 expense
is incurred by the city, the common council
may at any regular or special meeting levy a
tax against said lots grounds or premises and
| against the owner thereof sufficient in amount
| to defray all such expenses.
| Section 20 Upon proper complaint being
made for the violation Of any of the provisions
| of this ordnance it shall be the duty of the
city attorney to prosecute the offenders there
| of in the corporate name of the city.
| Section 30 All expenses caused by carry
| ing into effect the direction of the common
council and the officers aforesaid relative to
| the prevention of fires in said city, shall be
paid by the owners or occupants of the
premises, (as the case may be) and it shall be
| the duty of the fire warden, policemen and
members of the fire department to ascertain
| if any of the provisions of this ordinance are
| being violated and in case of any violations to
report the names of all the offenders with the
particular circumstances to the common
council who may thereupon cause such
offenders to be immediately prosecuted for
such violations.
Section 81 Any person or persons who
| shall violate any of the provisions of this Or
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