The Dolores star., 1902-10-10
ORDINANCE NO. is.
An ordinance concerning Fire

An ordinance concerning Fire LimitB.
BE 1T ORDAINED by The Board OF Trustees Of
The Town Of Dolores.
SECTION 1. AL that portion Of the Town Of
Dolores embraced within the following describ-
ed limits shall be known as the Fire Limits .oi
said Town, to-wit: Blocks II, Is, 10, q, q and
the Railroad Reserve situate id front of Block
10, Town of Dolores.
SECTION 2. No building shall be constructed
within the Fire Limits contrary to tho follow.
ing provisions: Provided that all out build
ings, Livery Barns not included, may be con.
structed of wood enclosed in some kind OF fire.
proof material:
FIRST: All outside walls and party walls
shall be mlde Of stone, brick Or other fire.
proof material, and all roofs and cornices Of
buildings shall be made of flre-proof material.
SECOND: All party walls shall be at least
one foot in thickness, and shall extend at least
two feet above the sheeting Of the roof.
SECTION 8. The construction or repair OF
any building within said Fire Limits without
the owner First obtaining permit therefor
from the Board Of Trustees is hereby forbid.
den: and all applications for such permits
shall be submitted to the Board Of Trustees
accompanied by a copy Of the plans and speci-
fications therefor. II tho plans and specih-
cations conform to the provisions above-stated,
and are in all other respects in conformity
with the practice Of skilled architects and
builders in such cases, permit shall bo allowed
by the Board accordingly. PROVIDED, that
should the mayor at any time during the
progress OF such work be convihced that tho
Same Is being done or has been done in viola.
tion Of the terms of this ordinance Or such
permit, he shall suspend such permit and
further work be stopped until such violation
Is rectified; then upon written consent Of the
mayor, such work may be resumed under such
permit.
SECTION A. Amy building situated within
the Fire Limits which from any reason shall
beconie unsafe and dangerous is hereby do
clared a nuisance; and the mayor shall at'once
give notice in writing to the owtfer thereof, OF
his agent, forthwith to proceed to.repair and
render safe, OF abate, the Same; and II the
owner fail to comply with such notice, 1t shall
be lawful for the mayor 10 cause the same to
be made safe, and the expense thereof shall
be collectible from such owner by civil action.
PROVIDED, that, whenever any building within
the Fire Limits shah become damaged by fire,
decay or otherwise to the extent Of fifty per
cont Of the original value thereof, such build.
ing shall he taken down and removed BY the
owner from tho Fire Limits and in order to
aged to such extent, three citizen fresholders
TO be appointed ono by the mayor, ono by the
owner Of tho property and a third to be 30.
rected by these two, shall determine tho per
cent OF tho damage by appfaisement.
Should tho owner refuse or neglect 90 Ii Sp.
point such appraiser within a hours After
notice so to do, then the mayor ihail make
such apprrisernent; otherwise the majority Of
such appraisers shalt make the Same; and amy
apptaisement 90 made shall be reduced tb
writing and Aled with the Town Recorder and
be Anal! !,
Upon such finding being so made and nled
the owner shall remove such buifdins from the
Fire bimitA within ton days. and II not 30 done
the mayor shall cauSs tho same to DO removed
al tho owners cost. ~ .sis
SsorIoN s. All violatione Of the proviiionl
Of this ordinance shall subject to violator to q
fins Of not issy than Ave nor moro than thres
hundred dollars, and zach days neglect Of the
|'pf6visi6ns thereof shall ecnstithts 4 Ssparats
cffsnss,
Passed and approved shis 9TH day u ostos.
ber, A. D. 1906.
F.E. PAkx Q. D. PrLH.
Mayor Clerk.