Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-01-09
ORDINANCE NO. l76.

An ordinance te declare fire limit IL
the city of Hattiesburg aud To pr0bibi
and restrain the erection of wooden
sheet iron. tin or other metal buildings
within said limits. or the enlargement
Of any such building. aud 10 provide
penalties for the violation Of his orfii
nance.
SECTION No. BE it ordained by
the Mayor and Board ct Aldermen Of
the city OF Hattiesburg, thst all that
part of said city lying In the following
bounds be and the same is hereby es
tabl!shed as a fire hmit. to wit
Beginning at the crossing of the
& Glf and Ship Island Railroad, and tht
New Orleans and North Eastern Rail.
road, and run along the main track OF
the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad t6
Second street: thence along Second
street to New Oaleans street; thence
along New Orleans street to Main street;
thence along Main street To Pine street
thence along Pine street TO Forest street
thence aloi = Forest street Il the MAR
track IF the New Orleans and North.
eastern railroad; thence ea,ong the
main track If the New Oriea;,s and
Northeastern railroad To the poiLt oil
beginLing.
SEC ion No 9. Be II further ordained
that it shall be mia vial for any person
or persons to erect, or enlarge, or repair
so "a toenlarge, any building with wood
sheet iron, tin or other metal. within the
Gre limits described in Sec, ion No. oi
the ordinance: Provided however that
any person v ho shall desire to eniai gt
any building in said limits, by using
non-conhns,ible mater ial, shall file his
application for permit to enlarge such
bnilding, stating what and where the
bn,lding is proposed TO he enlarged. ard
shwing sps officially the kind. character
and extent Of the enlargement to be
made. which said application shall be
accompanied by "a copy of the plans and
specifications 10 be- used in making such
enlargement. wherenpop the mayor and
board of aldermen il they deem # expe-
dent, may grant a permit to such per-
son to enlarge such building, according
tothe plans and specifications filed with
the application Provided further. that
builsiing made of brick or etone. or of q
com bination of brick and stone, may be
covered with slate, iron. tin, zinc or
other metal
SECTION No g.. Be It further ordained,
thar Ii shall Se the duty of the city mar
shat to notify any and all persons ID re
more ali buildings or material being
ased in the erection of any building. In
violation of this ordinsnce, and said par
ties fail to remove same as directed by
thomarshal, then it shall be the duty of
the marehal TO remove. or cause the
same to be removed at once at the ex
,pense Of the owner, or the contractor
or workmen putting the same there, or
either or both of them.
SEcT1oN No 4. BE ii further ordained,
that any person violsting the provisions
of this ordinance shall on conviction be
tined NOT exceeding the sum of one hun
dned dolfnrs. or beimprisoned in the city
jailsnot more than thirty days or both
such fine and imprisonment.
SECTION No. 8. Be ii further ordaired
chat all ordinances. or parts of ordi !
inances, il conflict With this ordinance
be and the same are hereby repe4led,
save as to all Violations Of said ordi.4
inancesl heretofore committed the shall
continuein force ande6ect.
SECTION No 8. Bet fnrther ord ninsd
that th1e ordinance tako effect and BE- ID
force hon and lie passage, for the res-
son that The safety az the city demands
Il, for Unprotected against Gre.
A6eptids and approved. this the 18th
Wv !. II: ! zlcz. m.yor.
Attest:
A-.1znzss. City Clerk. jane