Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-01-26
ORDINANCE NO. 40.

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 building, and TO provide
penalties for the violation of his ordl
nance.
SECTION No. 4 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
tablished 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 10 Pine street !;
thence along Pine street to Forest street;
thence alol g Forest street to the main
track of the New Orleans and North
eastern railroad; thence along the
main track of the New Orleaus 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 az to enlarge, any building with wood,
sheet iron, tin or other metal, within the
fire limits described in sec, ion No. / Of
the ordinance: Provided however that
any person " no shall desire to enlarge
any building in said limits, by using
non-combusrible material, shall file his
application for permit to enlarge such
building, stating what and where the
building is proposed to be enlarged, ar d
shwing specifically the kind, character
and extent of the enlargement TO be
made, which said application shall be
accompanied by copy of the plans and
specificati ions to be used in making such
enlargement. wherenpon the mayor and
board of aldermen if they deem il eXpe-
dent, may grant permit to such per-
son to enlarge such building, according
to the plans and specifications filed with
the application Provided further, that
building made of brick or stone. or Of a
combination of brick and stone. may be
covered with slate, iron, tin, zinc or
other metal.
SECTION No 8 Be it further ordainsd.
that it shall be the duty of the city mar
shall 70 notify any and all persons 70 re
moe+ 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 it shall be the duty of
| the marshal to remove, or cause the
same to be removed at once at the ex
| pense of the owner, or the contractor
or workman putting the same there. or
| either or both of them.
! sECTIuN No 4. Be it further ordained,
that any person violating he provisions
of this ordinance shall on conviction be
| tined not exceeding the sum Of one hun
dred dollars. or be imprisoned in the city
| Jail not more than thirty days or both
such fins and imprisonment
SECTION No. 5. Be it further ordaiEed
that all ordinances, or parts of ordis
nances, in confiict with this ordinance,
| be and the same are hereby repealed,
save as to all violations of said ordi-
nances heretofore committed. they shall
| continue in force and effect
SECTION No 6 Belt further ordained
that this ordinance take'effect and he in
force from and its passage, for the rea-
son that tn safety of tbe city demands
! it. Tor its projection against fire.
Adopted and approved. this the 10Th
+! day of Decembe A. p. 1902
C. w. RICH, Mayor.
I Attest:
/ A. FARLEY, City Clerk. jant