The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-09-28
some CITY LAWS
OFTEN NEGLECTED


the amended section under Ordinanc
No. 100, ordered published by a coun
Gil resolution. There are many sec
tions concerning building regu
tions herein which are abused yer.
frequently. The council intends t
sae that hereafter that this Ordinanc
is enforced:
Ordinance No 12,-An ordinanc
entitled an ordinance to provide to
the prevention of fires, and the pro
lection of persons and property en-
dangered thereby.
BE it ordained by the common
council of the town Of Hood River:
Section |. That all that portion 0
the town of Hood River embraced
within the boundary lines hereby des
ignated shall be and the same Is here
by declared to be within the fire lin
its of the town of Hood River to wit
Commencing at the intersection o.
Sherman avenue and Irving street
running thence north TO the o. K.
N. railroad track, thence easterly
along said railroad track to Hood
river, thence southly along the west
bank of Hood river to its point Of in.
tersectiOn with First street in WiHaus
addition, thence west along said First
street to Sherman avenue, thence west
along Sherman avenue to the place oi
beginning.
Sec. ?. No person or persons, com
pany or corporation shall hereafter
erect any building within the fire lin
its of the town Of Hood River unless
he or they shall construct or cause
the same TO be constructed so as to
conform with all of the following con.
ditions: All buildings over one story
in heighth shall have scuttle frames
and doors or bulkheads leading to the
roof, not less than two by three feet
in size, with ladders or stairways
leading to the same; and all such
scuttle and staiTWays shall be kept so
as to be ready for immediate use at
any time.
Every chimney or fue shall have
walls of good quality of brick or stone
of at least four inches in thickness
laid In good lime and mortar and shall
be plastered on the inside. Where
passing through or near woodwork of
any kind they shall be plastered on
the outside; provided that patent
ohimneys may be built when the ma
terial aud manner Of constructing the
same shall he approved by the com.
mittee on fire and water. No joists
or timber shall rest upon or enter
into the walls Of any chimney unlusa
there be distance Of at least six
inches between the same and the in
side wall OF the chimney.
All chimneys shall be- we'll secured,
and shall extend at least four feet
above the roof OF the building, meas
uring from the point whore tho same
passes through the roof of the build
ing, and should any such chimney be
deemed unsafe to any adjoining build
ing or buildings, the committee IN
fire aud water may require them to be
carried up to such height rs may be
deemed necessary.
No smoke pipes shall enter into any |
fiue or chimney within Is inches OF |
any wooden or combustible floor or
ceiling. la all cases whore smoke |
pipes pass through wooden partitions |
Of any kind, whether the same he |
plastered or not, they shall be guard |
cd by double collar of metal with at
least four inches OF air space and
holes for ventilation, or by a soap
stone ring not less tim three inches
In thicknoss, ana extending through |
the partition, or by solid coating Of
plaster Of Paris, three inches thick !
or by an earthenware ring three
Inches from the pire, No stove or
smoke pipe shall pass through the
side or roof of any building, |
except on a permit granted by the |
on fire and water. Such |
permits shall designate the time for |
which such leave IL granted, and a |
lopy thereof be filed with the roCor-
iOr, The openings whore the pipe !
goes through the roof or side of the
building shall IN all cases be at least .
our inches in diameter, larger than |
,he size Of the pipe, and be pIutecte |
~ collar Of metal or Other guards
~ in cases of passing through parti.
hon and by tin or zinc on the inside |
and outside of such opening.
No smoke pipe shall be- placed |
nearer than IL inches to any wall, OK
,ept at right angles herewith when
passing into or through the same
All smoke pipes passing through the
'oof of building shall oNtend at least
our feet above the roof, measuring
rom the point whore they pass through |
he roof, and in cases whore un ad