The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-06-18
STRENUOUS REGULATIONS.
Enacted for Protection Against Fires
in What They Are.

Enacted for Protection Against Fires |
in Corvallis-What They Are.
An ordinance ernbodying sweep
ing regulations for prevention of !
fires in Corvallis, was enacted at |
Monday nights meeting of the city /
council 1t is copied from a Port +
land ordinance, and its adoption !
was recommended by a committee {
appointed by the Fire Department. /
+ 1t IS very strict in its provisions and /
provides heavy penalty for vio-
lations. Every house owner will
be interested in the measure. as
there are doubtless many instances
! in which changes will be necessary
in order to bring hues, pipes and |
other arrangements in conformity i
to the new law. Some of the Tegu-
lations, told in brief are as follows:
No repairs put on any wooden !
building within the fire limits shall |
be made which will increase the
value of such building more than
io5 per cent. u hen any wooden
building in the fire limits shall be!
damaged one-half, or more, it shall
! be at once removed within ten days
j Ali buildings within the fire limits
/ two stories or more, now construct
i ed or to be constructed, shall be
provided with scuttles leading to
the attic, such scuttle being at least
two by three feet, and provided
with ladders or stairways leading
thereto, said scuttles to be approx
ed by the fire wardens. The chief
of police. fire chief and committee
on fire and water shall have the
privilege at any time of entering
, any building in the city limits to
!, ascertain if there are violations of
, this ordinance. The fire chief and
chief of police are the FIRE wardens.
!. All f1ues hereafter to be built must be
of brick with walls four inches thick.
with bottom six inches thick, to be
1 plastered on the outside. No tim
Der or joist shall enter into the said
aue All hues shall extend at
least four feet above the roof, and
i, shall extend two and one-half feet
below the ceiling of the first story
of the building.
No smoke pipe shall enter any
f1ue unless it be at least ID inches
from floor or ceiling, and where
E such smoke pipes pass through par
titions of any kind. whether plas-
tered or not, they shall be guarded
3 by double collar of metal, with at
: least three inches of air space and
!. holes for ventilation; or by soap
;, stone ring not less than three inches
= in thickness; or by solid coating
S of plaster of paris, three inches
thick; or by an earthenware ring
a three inches from the pipe. Nc
smoke pipe shall pass through any
window, side or roof of any building
except on a permit granted by the
q fire wardens, in writing. The open
ing through such roof or side of the
a building, shall be at least four
+ inches in diameter larger and be
:. protected as in the case of partitions.
n No smoke pipe shall be placed
o nearer than II inches to any wall.
Moss must be removed from the
is roof of buildings whenever the fire
wardens require it. Loose hay,
= straw, dry grass, leaves, paper OF
other inhammab1e rubbish shall not
be allowed to accumulate about any
u premises. No stove, except a cook
!, stove, shall stand within two feet oi
g any wooden or cloth wall, unless
such wall is fully protected by a tir
). or zinc plate fastened thereon, and
: there shall be placed under all
stoves zinc or other incombustible
Ii material sufficient to protect the
place from fire. No ashes shall be
placed in any wooden vessel or or
any wooden floor in this city or de-
posit them in any place on thei1
l. own or the premises of others that
3. will be nearer than 10 feet from any
J. wooden building or fence. Any
person violating any Of the terms o1
L the new ordinance, shall, upon con.
viction, be fined not less than s.
nor more than $50, or by i1nprison-
ment not less than two or more thar
le rs days.
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Nolan & Callahan.