The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-11-24
ORDINANCE NO.lo.
Fire Limits
BE it ordained by the Board of Trustees of
the Town of Tucumcari:

the following, viz;
Blocks 1, 2, 3, 4, s, 6, 49, 81 IS, 80, 80,
40 and al in the original townsite Of Tu-
cumcari; blocks I, 8, Q and 10 in Russells
addition to the town of Tucumcari and
blocks 1, 2, 3 and 4 in Daub's addition TO
the town of Tucumcari.
Section 2. No person shall construct,
place or cause to be constructed or placed,
within the fire limits of the town of Tucum-
carl. any building or part of building or
make or cause to be made any alterations,
addition to or repair on any building now
standing within the said fire limits, without
first obtaining a written permit from the
town council.
Section 3. All applications for permits
to construct, alter, add to or repair any
building within the fire limits shall be in
writing signed by the owner of the proper
ty or his agent; such application shall state
the lot and block upon which the building
is or is to be located; the purpose for which
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shall be accompanied with anoutline of the
specifications of such proposed building,
alteration or repair.
Section 4. Such applications must be
filed with the town clerk at least two days
before they will be acted upon by the town
council and when granted the town clerk
shall, upon receipt of fifty cents issue the
permit to the applicant.
Section $. No person shall construct,
place or cause to be constructed or placed
within the fire limits, any building or part
of building unless the same shall come
within the following requirements, viz:
rst. The walls shall be not less than
nine inches thick for one story building;
thirteen inches thick for first story Of two
story building and eighteen inches thick
for first story Of three story binding, and
said walls shall be constructed Of brick or
stone, and all side and party walls shall ex-
tend not less than eighteen inches above
the roof.
and. The cornice shall be of brick,
stone or metal and if constructed of metal
the frame or structural part of said cornice
shall be of metal and the whole backed up
with brick or stone.
3rd. The roof shall be covered with tin,
iron or other metal, tile, slate or tar and
gravel, and the cutters and down pipes
shall be of metal; and the building or re-
pairing of tin or iron warehouses within
the fire limits shall not be permitted.
Provided that nothing in this ordinance
shall be construed so as to prevent the con-
structiou or erection Of an awning or shed
in IRON of any business house within the
said fire limits OF the town Of Tucumcari;
Provided however, that said awning or
shed shall be constructed of iron or steel
uprights or supports and the roof thereof
shall be of substantial metal, and persons
in constructing said awning or shed shall
not use combustible material, provided
further, that all outside steps or stairways
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in the fire limits of the town of Tucumcari
shall be constructed Of brick, stone or
METAL.
Section 6. No person shall repair or
cause to be repaired, any wooden building
now standing within the fire limits where
the same snail, from any cause, be damag-
ed to the extent of fifty per cent ofits value,
The amount or extent of damage that may
be done to any building, may be determin-
ed by three disinterested persons, residents
Of the town only, one hal be selected by
the owner Of the building, the second by
the chairman Of the board Of trustees, and
the second SO chosen shall select the third
and the decision If the persons so appoint
cd shall be final and conclusive.
Section 7. No person shall store or pile