CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1901-07-18
ORDINANCE NO. 225.
An Ordinance Concerning the Prevention Of
fires.
Be Il ordained by the City Council of the city
of Canon City. Colorado:
ARTICLE /.
ASHES


stone room or bin or galvanized iron can with
cover OF same material as a receptacle for
ashes; and II shall be the duty of such owner
and agent; and of every tenant and occupant
ofany building within the city, TO remove the
ashes from such receptacle when the same Is
where ashes usedJ shall be kept or deposit
ed ~ any pan Of the city in anything other
than such stone or brick room or hin. Any I
person falling to comply with or violating any I
of the provisions of this section. shall be fined B
in any sum not less than three nor more than l
one hundred dollars. and the additional sum Of .
tNr dollars for every twenty -four hours of .
failure or refusal to supply such receptacle or ]
remove such ashes after notice 20 to do from ]
the CHIEF or assistant chief engineer Of the fire ]
oiticer.
SIC. 2 No person shall throw, or permit
any one IN Iis or her employ TO throw or de .
post in any other place than such vault or re-
cepiacle any live ashes whatever.
SEC. 3. Any person violating any of the .
provisions OF section of this article shall be
deemed guilty Of ulsdeFneanor and. upon
conviction thereof. be fined not less than three
nor more than nifty dollars.
ARTICLE II.
EXPLOSIVE SUBSTANCES.
SECTION /. No person shall keep at any
one time guupDWucr. blastIng powder, giant
poNdrr,u uaTuIte, gun cotton. nitro glyCtrIne.
OF any other explosive of similar character. at
his place Of business, or elsewhere. IN this
city, IN a greater quantity than one hundred
pounds, and the same when exceeding one
pound IN quantity shall be kept IN closed re-
cep;acies with good and closely fitted aud
shall contain not more than nifty pounds. and
shall be kept at safe distance from fires,
lEhied lamps and candles, and IN situation
from Which the same could be easily removed
IN case 81 me. Provided, that where a parry
has several kinds Uf powder OF other such rL-
plnslvcz, the whole shall not exceed said one
hundred pounds, such explosives when kept
in quani1tics exceeding ten pounds Al places
OF busiile~s shall be kept IN maEaZl nrs placed
upon trucks uIth handles adjusted thereto 20
that the same can be easily moved.and at night
when such place Uf business are closed. such
|.gf.. Esfa Hfs
enhance >H that the same CDuld be easily
moved In case uf fire
SIC ?. No person shall carry any such
powder or other rH plosiyc on any vehicle IN
any part Of the city. unless the same shall be
secured IN Kegs. huNc- OF CAnlstcrs. sufficiently
close 20 prevent the grains thereof from falling
SEc. 3. Any person who shall knowingly
blng within the corporate limits ut the city
concealed IN . box. barrel, parcel. package, or
other thing marked and puTpUrunE to be
other than such powder OF plOsiye - carried.
shall be urrtnrd guilty ui q misiemeanuT.
SEC. = Evrry magazine foT keepiag such
powder or explosive other than the one here
leas; beyond the limits of the city
SIC. 8. Any prrsan.upon conviction of any
uiisdemeanur specified IN this article, OF for
the yioiatign @; any Of the provisions Of this
article, shall g bned in a sum no; les than
ten NOT murv than three hundred dollars.
ARTICLE III.
VARIOUS PRECAUTIONARY PROVISIONS.
SECTION. /. No person shall set ap CRU {
which stove shall bc within two feet of any
part of the Wopd Vutk uf the vail OF partition
Of anv buildinE. without protecting such wood
work With a metallic covering 81 as tu Prevent
ctfcctually the same irum tai IHg tire from such
stove.
SIC ?, stuvcpIprs. when used IN tAfs city.
shall not bc les tuan ~ inches frum any
wood or other Cumuusisulr maternal. unless
therg hc a ventilated octNern said pipe and
wood or other Cufnhustibiv material. Which said
iron or some other suitable metal. and - hIgE
said ycuulat0T shall have at least one inch OF
vcutlLltinE space bcfVceu the double C4rllvs
OF metal With such veutilaturs uu such pipe
shall be nearer than Two inches Of any Spua
that ln no case shall stove pipe lie made OF
allowed u project through the ruui ui a buIid-
Ing for the Purpose If a chimney
SEC q Ever1' stove and furnace iu anv
building, in this city. shall ne placed and Kept
platform OF brick. sheet inn UT other
tucumHust.bIr substance. extending ,iN inches
At least in every direction heyund thE, psrt Of
the lower plate that tronts the door of the stove
uT furnace
SEl- :. The oNucr. OF occupants uf every
houso ur 9ihrr building, so tnls city. shall
cause she hues ur CEmnuys thereof Ia Dv
swept uT burnt out a. uiJcn may be
burning out shalt not ue done without prrcau-
uous taScu sufficient TO prevent DANGER there
trDw
shall hv at leaS, one inch clear Of amy part gt
any chimney Ut any Hue NO CHtWEVS shall
tsital''l < beii. il5 tttN CIV N.iA Nall ~
i'H, l't'. .hlesr thSl -FOUR lHelCNt gt'IA or stone
S"IHi.r'etsS +mbSuued 100 liny W"Ttaf. cement,
Ur bath Holes for stove pipes shall have sheet
iron i.-.mhles inserted lu thr chimney. lIabvl-
N'.. u. t 1.a5t ~ Nlil'l iLttlSt'"l Cs""IlN NcA
rrTr' s..,TcT Win a fiTrr,- Al f,7s, rs'f an mn
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lr-s, ..,. .s ht than twenty fr,t alnyr Ihg G4fl5-
mE~ looming ar adjacent thereto. ANY
pursuH blending against the provisions Of ghis .