St. Tammany farmer., 1905-08-19
Official.

Official.
ORDINANCE.
Section 1:eBe it ordained, by the
Council Of the Town of Covington, La
That no building shall be erected. or
its erection commenced, or any alter
tlOh made in any building already
erected, or hereafter to be erected.
when such building or repairs shall
cost more than fifty ($5O OO) dollars,
unless the plans and specifications or a
copy thereof with tie contract cost Of
such building; or alteration, shall aaye
first been submitted to the Improve
ment Committee, and certificate of
approval and permit granted by them
therefor.
It shall be the duty of the Improvement
Committee, without unreasonable
delay, to issue such certificate, when
such plans and specifications conform
to this ordinance. All plans submitted
for approval, whether for alterations
or new buildings, must be drawn to
proper scale in legible manner and
show foundations. fronts and side ele-
vations, and all upper walls and all
such piers, chimneys, fues. columns
and supports, as are intended to be
used, and such other sections and ele-
vatiOns as may be required to clearly
indicate and represent the construction
of the proposed work. No plans will
be considered unless accompanied by
the specifications, and such specifica-
tiOns must be written in iegible man.
ner, and must conform strictly with the
law and with the plans accompanying
them, and must have the names and
residence Of the owner, or owners.
architect and builder Or contractor.
and must set fort. clearly and fully
the location of the building to be erect
ed, or the building whereupon altera-
tions are to be made.
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
ETC., Whoever shall violate any of
the provisions of this ordinance shall
be deemed guilty of q misdemeahor, and
such owner shall be subject to a fine
not less than five ($5 0O) dollars nor
more than twenty-five ($25 00) dollars,
for each and every violation of the pro-
visions Of this ordinance, and each
days persistence in said violation shall
constitute new ffense.
Section 3. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
That this ordinance shall 60 into effect
from and after its passage.
Section 4. Be it further ordained, etc,
that all laws or parts of laws in conflict
with the foregoing ordinance are here
BY repealed.
Yeas-Warren, Jones, Norman
Frederick, Poole and Williams.
Nays None.
Adopted Aug. z, 1905.
ORDINANCE.
Sec. 1 Be it ordained by the Council of
the Town Of Covington, Thatit shall not
be lawful to erect, and all persons are
forbidden to erect, or cause to be
erected, within the following described
limits, any building whatever, except
the walls thereof be constructed
of brick or other rnon-combustible ma
terials, covered with states or other
non-combustible materials, viz:
From the corner OF Rutland and Co.
lumb bia streets, down Rutland street to
the corner of New Hampshire street
ana running back one hundred and
eighty (1SO) feet from the front of either
side of said Rutland street, thence from
the corner of New Hampshire and Rut-
land streets down New Hampshire
street to the corner Of Lockwood street
and running back one hundred and
eighty (1SO) feet from the front Of either
side OF said New Hampshire street,
thence down Lockwood street to the
corner of Columbia street and running
back one hundred and eighty (18O) feet
from the front OF either side Of said
Lockwood street, thence down Colum-
bia street to Rutland street, running
back from the front Of either side Of
eighty (l80) feet and from the corner
Of Columbia and Boston streets down
to the corner OF New Hampshire street
and running back one hundred and
eighty (l80) feet from the front Of
either side Of said Boston street, and
from the corner of Columbia and Glib
son streets down % the corner of New
Hampshire street and running back
from either side OF said Gibson street
one hundred and eighty .180) feet.
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
etc That it shall be nnlawfnl to ert ct,
and all persons are forbidden to erect,
or cause to be erected, within the cor
porate limits of the Town OF Coving-
ton, any building 10 be used as a bank
or hotel or grocery store or drug store
or general merchandise store or depot,
except The walls thereof be constructed
of brick or other non -combustible ma
terials, covered with states or other
non-combustible materials.
Section 3. Be it further ordained, etc, {,
That il shall not be lawful to repa ir the
roof Of any building, or cause the same
to be done, within the limits described
in section / of this ordinance, except
by using in such repairs non -combusti-
BILE materials.
Section 4. Be it further ordained,
etc., That it shall not be lawful, and
all persons are forbidden to increase or
add to the dimensions of any building
already erected under the pretense Of
repairing, or cause the same to be done,
within the limits described, in section
of this ordinance.
Section 5. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
Whoever shall violate any of the provis-
ions OF this ordinance shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor, and the owner
shall be subject to fine not less than SIS
nor more than twenty five 1926 00) dol
lars, for each and every week, he, she
or they shal refuse or neglect to comply
with written uotice from the Mayor,
specifying the time which shall be given
said owner to demolish or alter any
snch building erected or repaired in
contravenlion Of the provisions of this
ordinance
Section 6. Be it further ordained,
ETC., That this ordinance shall go into
effect from and after its passage.
Section Z. Be it further ordained,
etc, That all laws or parts OF laws
| in conflict with the foregoing ordinance
be and the same are hereby repealed.
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