The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-01-15
TO BE ENFORCED
The Iist Of Buildings Is Not Yet
Gonplete-Ffre Commission Net
Yesterday and Sent Out Notices
Other Buildings TO be Inspected
Today-Several More Doors to be
Made at Academy of Music-Thirty
Days Given to Equip Buildings
With Fire Escapes

The fire commission composed OF
Mayor VIM. E Springer. Chief OF Po-
lice John ]. Furlong and Chief OF the
Fire Department Charles Schni0-
ben. met at the city hall yes
terday morning for the purpose of
deciding on the buildings that should
be equipped with fire escapes. The
list as prepared is not yet complete.
Chfef Of Police Furlong and Chief OF
the Fire Department Schnibben were
busy yesterday afternoon inspecting
buildings in the city and they viii
continue their rounds today. There are
said to be several negro lodge buildings
that have no fire escapes and II this
groves true these buildings will be
added to the list. 1t is probable that
other buildings in the principal part OF
the city will be added to the list.
The members of the commission
stated yesterday that it was their IN
tention to enforce the ordinance re-
curing the putting up OF fire escapes
and that the law would be strictly
adhered to.
The owners of the following build
ings have been notified to equip their
buildings with fire escapes at once:
Allen building, Princess street De-
tween Front and Water: Atlantic Inn.
southwest corner Front and Red Cross
streets; Coast Lines new office build
ing. northwest corner of Front and
Red Cross streets: building occupied
by Gaylord's Racket store and the
Parker Furniture Company on the
.i1 Of
Chestnut and Grace; Murchison Ma
tipnal bank ;Orton House; Postoffce
Atlantic National bank; Y. NJ. c. A:
Eiks' Temple; Germania Hall; Sea-
mems Home; Bonitz Hotel and the
Wilmington cotton mills; the Colonial
Inn. northeast corner Of Third and
Market streets; Hibernian and Odd
Fellows Halls, on Third street; Glib
lem Lodge, corner Eighth and Princess
streets; Ruth Hall, corner Seventh and
Nun streets; Samaritan Hall, corlier
Sixth and Brunswick streets; MacRaa
building. on Front street next north
OF the Masonic Temple; Sol Bear
building. corner Front and Princess
streets; the Willard Bag Manufacture
Ing Company's building, on Water
street, near Dock: and colored
lodges hall on Princess. between
Eleventh and Twelfth.
A CODY Of the following section of
the city Code was sent to owners OF the
above named building yesterday:
CITY CODE.
Section IL. That the following be
added as Section 26 Of Article 3rd OF
the City Ordinances:
That the owner or owners OF all
buildings within the corporate limits
OF the city which are more than one
story in height and which are used as
hotels, boarding houses, offices, places
e< amusement, or having halls used
fo.. the meetings of societies. religious
or otherwise. or for schools or assem-
bly, rooms. or used or occupied by per
sons at work or as sleeping apart
ments. other than private residences,
or as manufacturing or business
rooms halls or offices, where persons
are employed. shall provide the same
with q sufficient number OF modern
fire escapes to facilitate the egress of
persons in time Of fire. All such fire
escapes shall be provided and located
to the building under the supervis' on
and direction of the fire commission
OF this city, and they shall have the
power to prescribe the number, char
'acter and location of the same tC each
building. and il is made the duty Of
the -hief OF the fire department to m
spect all buildings in this city for The
purpose OF ascertaining where such
fire escapes are necessary, and he
shall where he finds that any build
ing should be provided with fire es-
capes as herein directed. notify the
owner or owners. or his or their agent,
to provide the same. in accordance
with the plans and specifications which
II shall be the owners duty to obtain
from the fire committee. and If tie
owner or owners of any building shall
fail. after such notice, to cause to r.,
placed the fire escapes as herein pro-
vfded within thirty days thereafter IL
or they shall be fined not exceeding
Rty dollars. or be imprisoned not ex-
0eedins thirty days. either or both. in
the discretion Of the court; and live
dollars a day fine for each day there.
after that he permits said building TO
go without such fire escapes: provided.
upon written application the fire CON-
uittee of this board may extend the
time for the erection of such fic,
escapes whenever deemed necessary
By them to enable the owner to conf
pfcte the work"
The members OF the commission also
visited the Academy of Music and de-
<ided to have several more doors cut
Bids will be asked for and as soon rs
the contractors can get their bids in Sc
that the commission can let the con-
tract the work will be done,