The Grit-advocate., 1906-07-06
Ordinance No. O..

Ordinance NO. o..
An Ordinance establishing Fire
Limits for building purposes
prescribing the thickness,
strength, and manner Of con
sIructiug stone, brick, cement
and other buildings therein:
prohibiting the erection, repair,
aud removal uf wooden buildings
lutu sIiL lire limits: providing iDr
the Tearing down and removal Of
buildings aud structures dam
aged by lire or other casualty in
said fire limits. aud p-nvidiug a
penalty for violation OF the pro-
visions Of this ordinance.
BE IL Ordained by the Board OF
Trustees Of the Town OF JulesDurg as
follows:
Section l. That all that part OF the
Town Of Julesburg embraced within
the following boundaries shall here
after be known as the Building Fire
Limits of said town, tu-wit:
Beginning at the point of interSec-
ton OF the center line Of First street
with the center line nf Elm street,
thence nOrtherly along the cente" line
OF Elu street to its Intersection with
the ceuter line of the alley in Block
No. Two OF original Town of Denver
junction, produced casterly; thence
westerly along the center line OF said
alley /" the point of intersection of
said center line of said alley with the
dividing line between Lots three (3)
and four ~ Of said Block number two
u produced; thence nUrtherly along
said dividing line and along the same
produced to its intersection with the
center line of Third street, To inter
section with the dividing line prOduc-
ed, between Lots three t3) and four ~
in Block number three (3) Of said
original Town OF Denver Junction:
thence soutlerly along said dividing
line, and the same produced, to It's
Intersection with the center line of
the alley in said Block number three;
thence westerly along the center line
of said alley. aud the same produced to
its intersection with the center line
of Pine street: thence southcrly along
the center line OF Pine street to its
Intersection Nth the center line OF
First street; thence easterly along the
center line of Firsl street To the point
Of beginning; and embracing all of
Blocks number eleven (ll) end twelve
u3) and the southerly half and north.
west quarter Of Block number two (2),
and the southerly half and northeast
quarter OF Block number three t3) in
said original Town OF Denver juno
tion, low Town Of .Juleshurg.
Section 2. No building or structure
0f any kind or description shall be
erected or constructed within said fire
limits, unless the outside and party
walls thereof shal be composed Of
brick, stone, iron, cement blocks, or
other incombustible material; aud all
buildings or structures w!iicl. shall or
may be hereafter erected or construct.
ed within said fire limits shall have
outside walls Of not less than one foot
in thickness; and if any building shall
be more than Two stories in height
(above the basement), the outside
walls Of the basement and first story
shall not be less than sixteen inches
in thickness; and the walls OF the
stories above the second story shall
not be less than eight inches in thick
ness; and that all outside walls, with
the exception of rear walls, shall ex-
tend at least twelve inches above the
roof. Provided that buildings erected
ana used US dwellings only, may be
constructed with walls in all cases
four inches less in thickness than is
hereinabove specified, and that any
building, cottage, or barn, one story
in height, may be built with walls not
less than eight inches thick: and pro
vided further, that no cornice of wood
shall be placed ON any building over
one story in height, not counting the
basement (if any as one story: and
that all wooden jOistS, beams and 9th
er timbers In outside and party walls
shall be separated at least four inches
from each other with stone or brick
laid in mortar, and all wooden lintels
or plate pieces In the front, rear or
side walls shall recede from the out.
side OF the wall at least four inches; or
when they do not so recede they shall
be covered with fire proof material
Provided that buildings and struct-
ures may be erected and constructed
OF frame or wood with a veneer of
brick or other tire-proof material hot
less than four inches in thickness on
all outside walls.
Section 3. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person, company or corporation to
cover or recover any building now
erected or hereafter erected within
said fire limits with any shingles,
boards, planxs, or other c0mhustible
material whatever; but all such build
lukb SIldll III Nii CtlSte uc WV ci GU Will
metal, tile, slate, gravel or some other
equally good fire proof material.
Section I. Stables, barns and sheds
and privies may be constructed of
wood with an outside covering of sheet
iron, provided that IA permit therefor
shall be previously granted by the
board Of truatees.
Section 5. All ash pits and deposi-
tories for ashes within the fire limits
shall be constructed OF brick, stone Or
other tlre-proof material.
Section s. No wooden building or
part of any wooden building within
said fire limits shall be raised, enlarg-
ed or repaired, except those buildings
used exclusively for private dwelling
houses may be repaired, subject to the
provisions OF section of this ordi
nance, but shall not be raised or en-.
larged, nor shall any wooden building
or part OF wooden buildings within
the fire limits be removed to any 9TH
er place within the same. nor shall
any wooden building within the fire
limits which may become damaged to
the extent Of fifty per cent Of the val
ue thereof by fire or other casualty he
repaired or rebuilt. nor shall any such
building, when the damage thereto is
less than fifty per cent of its value, be
50 repaired as to be raised higher than
the highest point left standing after
such damage shall have occurred, or