The Globe-republican., 1903-07-23
Ordinance No. 1876.

\ tabllshing fire limit within the City Of
4 Dodge City, Kansas
\ Be it ordained by tie mayor and Coun.
cllmen of the City Of Dodge City, Kansas
\ Sec. l. Thata fire limit be and toe
1 same is hereby established within the
limits Of the City Of Dodge City, Kansas
! within the meter and bounds described
as follows, to wit; Commencing the
intersection OF the center line of Railroad
Ave. and Front st. thence running west
along the center line of Front St. to the
intersection of the center line Of First
Ave-, thence south on the center limo Of
First Ave. to the intersection Of the CEN
ter line of Maple ST., thence west on the
center line of Maple st. to the intersec.
ton of the center line of Third Ave-,
thence north on the center line of Third
Ave. to the intersection Of the center
line Of Front St., thence west along the
center line Of Front st. to the intsrsec.
tlOn of the center line Of Fourth Ave.,
thence north on the center line Of Fourth
Ave. to the intersection of the center
line Of Walnut st. thence east along the
center line Of Walnut st., to the inter.
section Of the center line Of Third Ave,
thence north on tho center line Of Third
Ave. to The intersection Of the center line
Of Spruce st., thence east along the cen
ter linz Of Spruce st. to the intersection
Of the center line OF Railroad Ave,
thence south along the center line Of Rail.
road Ave. to the intersection oithe center
line Of Chestnut St., thence east along the
center line Of Chestnut 81. to the intersec-
tlon OF thu center line Of Avenue A, thence
south along the center line Of Avenue A
" the intersection Of the center line Of
Front Vt. themes west along the center
line Of Front st. to the intersection Of
the center line Of Railroad Ave. the place
OF beginning.
Sec. Ii. No wooden building shall be
erected, repaired or placed within said
fire limits, except as hereinafter pro.
vided in section three, 8, of this Oldl-
nance, and the extension Of walls VI all
buildings, barns, stables or structures,
Except priyies, coal and wood houses,
which shall not be tU exceed ten lO]
feet squale) hereafter erected wi.nlu
The aforesaid fire limits shall DO con
Structed OF stone, brick. iron, glass, COIL
crete or gravel, Or IA combination ot one
or more Of said materials, and that the
use Of wood or wooden materials in the
construction Of such extension walls ls
hereby expressly prohibited, and that
the roofs and sky lights Of ali such build
lngs, houses or structures (olher than
privies, coal or wood sheds shall have
an outward covering of iron, tin, slate,
glass, gravel Or other nOncomblstible
materials, and the use Of shingles, boards
or other cOmbustible materials on the
outer coating Of any such roof is hereby
expressly prohibited.
Sec Ill. No wooden building shall be
removed from any part Of the city
whether the same is within or without
the fire limits to any place within
the fire limits nor shall any wooden
building now within said fire limits be
repaired, except 1t be with nOncombusti-
bic materials. All wooden buildings
within the fire limits which shall be
damaged by fire, decay or otherwise, to- ]
the extent Of lhirty-ive 1857 per cent Of 4
the original value Of the same, shall be
torn down Or removed beyond said fire
limits after the damage by fire, decay,
or otherwise. The committee on Fire and
Water shall be the Judge Of the per cent
Of damage from fire, decay or otherwise
and shall determine all questions in re.
ation thereto; provided, if the owner or
occupant ofany such building shall be
with the decision Of said com.
niltee, he may appeal to the City Uoun.
,Il who may further consider and de.
ermine the matter.
Sec. ", Any person erecting, plac-
ny altering or repairing any building
within the fire limits contrary to any Of
be provisions of this ordinance shall be
ined not to exceed fifty 10y dollars for
ach and every day any such building Or
lrllclurc so erected, placed, altered or
epaired shall remain within said fire
limits.
Sec. V, This ordinance shall be in
)rcs and take effect on and after its --
utilization once in the Globe Live Stock
ournal
Passed the Council Jan. "a, 1887.
,EAL1 A. B. WEBSTER,
ttest; GEO. +. JONES, Mayor ~
City Clerk. '"
| hereby certify that tho above and
'regoing ordinance No. 1876 was pub.
shed once in the Globe Live Stock
'urnal on the 18th day of January 1887 -
I'd that the final vote on the passage of LII
e same as q whole is recorded on
ecold page 70 and 70 now in my office.
test; Geo. f, JONES,
EAL City Clerk,
State Of Kansas Ford Co. IS.
| hereby certify the above and fore III
ing to be n true copy Of ordinance
}. l25 as the came appears of record in -
Record of Ordinances" journals lis, ll6 ma
d III now of record in my office. N@
,dge City July 10th 1908. VI
s. GALLAGHER Jr. Fl
sAL1 City CLERK. NJ