Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-01-21
ORDINANCE NO. I76.

An ordinance to declare fire limit in
the city of Hattiesburg and to prohibit
and restrain the erection of wooden,
sheet iron. tin or other metal buildings
within said limits. or the enlargement
of any such buildings, and TO provide
penalties for the violation of his ordi
nance.
SECTION No. BE it ordained by
the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of
the city of Hattiesburg, that all that
part of said city lying in the following
bounds be and the same is hereby es
tablshed as fire limit, to wit:
Beginning at the crossing OF the
Gulf and Ship Island Railroad, and the
New Orleans and North Eastern Rail-
road, and run along the main track of
the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad to
Second street: thence along Second
street to New Orleans street; thence
| along New Orleans street to Main street;
thence along Main street to Pine street;
| thence along Pine street to Forest street;
| thence alol 2 Forest street to the main
| track of the New Orleans and North
eastern railroad; thence along the
main track of the New Orleahs and
Northeastern railroad to the point of
beginning.
SECTION No. 2. Be it further ordained,
| that it shall be unlawful for any person
or persons to erect, or enlarge, or repair
so "a to enlarge, any building with wood,
sheet iron, tin or other metal, within the
| fire limits described in sec, ion No. l of
the ordinance: Provided however that
! any person " no shall desire to enlarge
any building in said limits, by using
non-combustible material, shall file his
application for permit to enlarge such
| building, stating what and where the
building is proposed to be enlarged, ard
| shwing specifically the kind, character
and extent Of the enlargement to be
made, which said application shall be
accompanied by Il copy of thu plans and
specifications to be used in making such
! enlargement. wherenpon the mayor and
| board of aldermen if they deem il expe
dent, may grant a permit to such per-
son to enlarge such building, according
| TO the plans aud specifications filed with
the application Provided further, that
| building made of brick or stone. or of n
| combination of brick and stone may b.
covered with -lats. iron. tin, zinc ar
other metal
SECTION No 3 Be il further ordained,
that ii shall Se the DUTY of he city mar
shall to notify any and all persons to re
| moc- all buildings or material being
used In the erection of any building, In
violation of this ordinance, and said par
ties fail to remove same as directed by
the marshal, then il shall be the duty of
the marshal to- remove. or cause the
| same to be- removed at onre at the ex
| pense of the owner, or the contractor
nr workm N puttinR he same there. or
either or both of them
LECTION No f. Beitfurther ordained,
that any person violating he provisions
af this ordinance shall on conviction be
tined nor exceeding tbs SUN of one hun
bred dollars. or h- imprisoned i'll the city
Jail not more than thirty days or both
such fins NJ d imprisonment
SECTION No 5. B. it further ordained
that all ordinances, or rarts Of ordi
nauces, in conflict with this ordi ance.
be and the same are hereby repealed,
save as TO all violations of said ordi-
trapces heretofore committed. they shall
fanrinne in force and effect
-ECTrON No 6 Belt further ordained.
that this ordinance take effect and ne in
force from and its passage, for the rea-
son THAT tn safety of the city demands
IL. or Ia projection agaiDsr Are.
Adopted ami apnroved. This the 10th
day of Dec~mber. A n 1902
g. " Rich, Mayor.
Attest:
A. FARLEY, CRY Clerk. jams