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

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Council special permit to use the same, pro-
vided, that the front walls of said building
shall be constructed of solid brick or brick
veneer, and In all cases the roofs of said
buildings shall be constructed OF and cover
ed with slate, iron, tin, cement or other in
combustible material equally secure against
fire.
Sections. 1t shall not be unlawful to
build. erect or place within said fire limits
| building not larger than eight (8) feet square
and twelve O2 feet in heighth, provided. that
| not more than one C) such building shall be
built erected or placed upon any one lot
twenty-five C25) feet in width, provided, that
the Council may grant special permits for
the erection of larger buildings than herein
specified but shall prescribe the material of
Which the same are to be built.
Section 4. When any wooden building.
within said fire limits, shall be partially de-
stroyed by fire or otherwise and the damage
thereto shall not exceed fifty 50) per cent of
its value at time Of its destruction such
building may be repaired or rebuilt as in this
ordinance provided, and not otherwise.
Section s. In case of the partial destruc-
ton by fire or otherwise, OF any such build
Ing, within such fire limits, it shall be the
duty OF the fire warden of the City of Virgin
la, with party to be selected by the owner
of said building, to proceed at once to esti-
mate the amount of damage thereto and If
they be unable to agree they shall select a
third d'sinterested party and proceed to es-
innate the amount Of the damage and the es-
innate of any two ~ of them shall be binding
on the Oity. as we'll as on the owner Thereof
If the amount Of the damage, 80 ascertained
exceed that provided in Section Number Four
r) Of this ordinance, such buildings shall not
be repaired or rebuilt, but If the damage
does not exceed the amount specified in Sec
ton Number Four a., the said fire warde.
shall report the same to the common coun-
Gil. who shall thereupon grant said owner a
permit to repair or rebuild said building.
Section s. No building or part thereof,
with exterior walls constructed of wood or
combustfbie material, shall be moved into
placed upon, rebuilt, repaired, erected, con-
structed or removed from one place to an
other within eaid fire limits, except as In
this ordinance provided. Provided, however
the Common Council may by majority vote
OF said Common Council at any regular meet
ing, grant permit for the removal from one
place to another of any such building within
said fire limits.
Section Z. 1t shall be unlawful for anv
person or persons to build, erect, place in,
move into, rebuild, repair or to move from
one place to another within the fire limits
hereby established, any building or struc-
ture of whatsoever kind or description. with
out first having obtained written permit
from the Common Council; said permit shall
be issued under and by the direction of said
COnpoil nd oh bo !.
mayor and attested by the recorder of the
city. Provided. however, that no permit
shall be issued for longer period than sixty
600 days without being renewed by the said
Common Council. And provided further,
that no permit shall be granted to any appli-
cant applying therefor who shall not have
fully complied with the provisions of the
following Section:
Section =. Any person or persons 1esir-
ing permit to build, erect, place in, move
into, rebuiG or repair any building within
the fire limits hereby established, shall put
the same in writing and file the same with
the city recorder Said application for per-
NIT shall state the size and heighth of tie
building proposed to be built, and the mater
tal to be used therein. erected, placed in,
moved into, rebuilt or repaired and shall be
accompanied by a general plan of said build
ing, showing the floors and walls and CHM
neys and proposed REPAIRS and also the
specifications for the same. Said application
shall be accompanied with a bond of at least
10000, with two sureties
Section 8. Every building or part thereof
within the fire limits, which may be con-
structed, erected. placed, removed, rebuilt
repaired, enlarged or kept in violation of any
of the provisions or requirements OF this Or
dinance, is hereby declared to be nuisance,
and may be abated or removed by the direc-
ton OF the Common Council of said city,
Section 10. For each and every week
which building erected, placed in, removed,
or repaired contrary to the provisions of this
ordinance shall be allowed to remain within
the fire limits, the owner of such building
may be complained of as for distinct Of
Tense and punished therefor as hereinafter
provided, and it is hereby made the special
duty Of the fire warden and police officers OF
the said City Of Virginia to take notice OF all
! infractions of this ordinance and make COM
plants before the proper officers for any vio-
lation thereof
Section II. It shall be the duty of the fire
| warden, between the hours of sunrise and
| sunset to enter into any house, shop, mill,
! store or building of any kind and upon lots,
yards or premises in said city, and examine
| the fire places. hearth, chimneys, stoves
thereto, ovens, boilers1 or other apparatus
! likely to cause fire; also the places where
| ashes may be deposited, also places where
| any gun powder, dynamite or other powder,
| hemp, flax. tow, straw, hay, shavings or other
combustible or in1ammable material may be
| slowed or lodged. And the said fire warden
| shall give such instructions in regard to the
several foregoing matters as shall from time
| to time be ordered by the Common Council,
! either as to the removal and alteration or
| better care and management thereof which
directions shall be obeyed and complied with
| by the persons directed in that behalf and at
their expense.
| Section IL. The said fire warden shall al
so have authority to cause chimneys to be
clea ned whenever he may deem it necessary,
! also to remove or abate ION the neglect or re-
fusal OF the owner or Occupaut) any cause
from which immediate danger from which
fire may be unprecedented, at the expense of
the person who should have done the same
The Common Council may at any regular
or special meeting require that chimneys
shall be swept or cleaned by owners or occu-