The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-10-12

1eeuinR pFlbOneTs < Ia ills ~ 10
Ell. Galbreth, lamp lighting 49,. Is SO
Purdy & Son, oil and lime ......... 10 %
Or EgeIIy,J.p qualifying officers. 90
s. & q. for G. Z Egeiiy, chairman rs 90
Clerk and court stationery ......... II 30
Totai ......, S2ii 70
We have approved the claim OF Il, D..
Hamley for lumber $780,. payable
January LIST, 1902.
Respectfully submitted.
j. w. Pntman,
G. r. Egelly,
Finance Committee.
The following ordinance offered by
Councilman Egelly, was unanimously
adopted. ~.
An ordinance amending Sec 8, of the
Fire District Ordinance of the Town OF
Providence, La, and re-enacting said
ordinance as amended, and repeating
all sections therein which may be in
conflict therewith
BE it ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Councilmen of the Town of
Providence, La, IN regular session
convened, That section 3 of ordinance
No. -. creating FIRE district, so as to
read "that from aud after the passage
of this ordinance it shall be unlawful
for any person Or persons or corpora
tions. to erect or cause 10 be erected
within the lire limits herein desert bed,
anything but brick buildings facing on
Lake and Levee streets. TO be covered
.,;th eiata ~, az Il nv. iran n,. tho rn,,f,
thereof. and then only upon a permit
from the building committee, created
under this ordinance upon q written
application setting forth the kind of
architecture Of the building, probable
cost and for what purpose the same is
to be used; that it shall be unlawful,
and it is hereby made misdemeanor
for any person OF persons or corpora
tons, TO erect within the limits of the
town of Providence commencing at the
corner OF Lake and Hood streets and
extending east on the north aud south
sides of said Lake street up to and in
Guiding the FIRE limits as now estab-
lished. any building which may be
dangerous to public safety or detn-
mental or injurious to the health of the
community. such as livery stables,
blacksmith shops, soap factories. match
factories, bakeries or any other class
OF buildings which the fire building
committee may deem unsafe and pre-
judicial to the safety to the town; and
no blacksmith shop will be permitted
or operated within the fire district
from the passage of this ordinance.
Be it further ordained, That for any
aud all violations of the foregoing. the
person or persons so violating shall be
subject as prescribed in section of the
fire ordinance.
The following resolution was offered
by Councilman Egeily, which was duly
seconded and carried: s76 g 4
That the sum OF ten dollars De and
the same is hereby appropriated to a
competent person to make thorough
inspection of all fues and chimneys
within the requisite limits to be desig-
mated by the city marshal, and under
bis supervision, and report to him all
fues or chiuineys SO inspected deemed
by him unsafe. aud to condem the same
and furnish the marshal with a list of
the owners of the property whose
chimneys or fues are condemned 10
order that the provisions of the ordin-
ance relative to defective fues and
chimneys and penalties for failure to
comply with the ordinance therefor be
enforced. nBW
The hoard then adjourned until Mon
day at o'clock p N.
G. M. FRANKLIN. Mayor.
w. H. FISHER, Secretary.