St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1906-04-27
ORDINANCE NO. 81
An Ordinance to Provide Tor the
Prevention oi Fires and the
Protection OF Persons and Prop
cri, Endangered lhcrcb
follows.

I - Johns shall hc altered ur changed
without the written permission oi
I the Board ui Fire Commissioners
| which permit shall specify iully the
/ alteration or change required, and no
I such permit shall hc given II such
I change or alterations viii increase
I the value uf such building more than
I IS per cent The application there
I Tor aud 4 copy ui each ui such permits
\ shall bc kept on tile IN the office uf
I the city recorder. Provided. That not
more than one permit per year shall
/ hc issued to repair of any one build
| ing. except to- repair damages caused
I by fire
| Section . No building within the
! ire limits shall be removed. except
tp a portion ut the same lot on which
| II may have stood To- make room Tor
more permanent Improvement. or to
point outside the fire limits.
Section }. Whenever any building
shall be by any means So much in
jurcd as tu be. IN the judgment uf the
board uf fire commissioners q danger
ous nuisance. or when any wooden
building within the fire limits shall.
~ the Judgment of the said board of
fire commissioners he damaged by fire
ur other casualty to exceed ~ per
cent thereof rs provided by section
I uf Ordinance No sd of said City uf
St Johns, entitled AN ordinance
creating board of fire commission
crs, and defining their duties and
powers. approved April ~. 1900. the
board oi fire commissioners shall i'm
mcdiatcly cause To- be served upon
the owner or person having control
thereof. a notice requiring such per
son to move the same forthwith.
aud the person receiving such notice
shall, within ten OO) days after re
cciving the same, comply with the
requirements thereof and amy person
or persons violating this section shall
be dcvwcd guilty uf a misdcmcaupr.
and un convection thereof before the
municipal court ui said city. shall bc
punished by u fine oi not less than
ten collars nor more than one hun.
drcd dollars, ur 10y imprisonment not
less than five nor more than thirty
laws, or by both such fine aud i'm
pfisnnmcnt, and each day of main.
t1ining ur continuing such violation
shall hc deemed . new uifcnsc aud
pNrishcd accordingly. and upon CON
Victiun ui any person under this see.
.|filt wv AfNNil NllNll NiNfAi llt Alliti
IT police To- forthwith tear down or
remove such building. and the cost
thereof shall bc paid IN the first in
stancc 10y THE city. hut the same
.hall bc taxed aud recovered III the
defendant ~ part oi the costs IN said
action.
Section !. No cornicc of wood
shall be- placed on any building within
the fire limits
Section 3 That every chimney or
lluc that may hereafter be built within
the fire limits ~ the City ~ ST Johns
shall have walls of good quality oi
brick ur stone. ~ least four inches
IN thickness ui the same material
which shall commence ~ the ground,
excepting ~ houses one story IN
height. and be laid IN good lime aud
mortar, aud in be plastcrcd On the
inside. aud when passing through
ar near the wood work to bc plastrrrd
IN the outside. Provided, that patent
rhlmncNs may hc used when desired
upon written permit of the board nf
IRE commissioners No chimney or
ilne shall bc built which shall have
anY iuisi or timber resting on or
entering into the same further than
viii leave az least six inches between
the end thereof aud the chimney or
Hue They shall be well secured aud
shall extend "a least four feet above
the ROOT ot the building tn which
they are attached, measuring from
the point where each chimney or ilue
passes through such roof. aud should
such chlmncys or ilucs he deemed
unsafe a. the building or buildings
adjoining by the board oi tire com
missioncTs, they shall bc carried up
Ia such a height a. may be deemed
necessary, not To- exceed four feet
above the extreme height of said
building az buildings adjoining.
Section d No smnkcpipe IN any
building with wooden ar combusllblc
floors or ceilings shall enter any Hue
unless said pipe shall be at least eigh-
teen inches from either iiOoTs or cell
ings. aud in all cases where smokrpiprs
pass through wooden partitions oi
any kind, whether the same shall be
pla,icrcd ar not. they shall be guard
cd hy double collar or metal, with
Al least four inches oi air space, aud
holes toT ventilation, or hy a soap
stone ring not less than three inches
in thickness aud extending through
the plrtltinn, or by a solid coating oi
plaster nt paris three inches thick, ar
by an caTthcnWaTc ring three inches
from the pipe. No atoycpipc or smoke
pipe shall pass through any windows,
side or root oi any building, except
by written permit granted by the
board oi IRE commissioners, aud such
permit shall designate the time Tor
which such leave is granted. No
smokcpipe shall be placed nearer than
sixteen inches to any wall, except
at right angles herewith IN passing
through the same, nor nearer than
sixteen inches 10 the wall oi any ad-
joining building. All owners or oc-
cupanis Of any building within the
lire limits of the City Of ST Johns,
IA which there is a smokcplpe, shall,
when notified by the board Of fire
commissioners, comply with the fore
going requirements, and also replace
a bad or defective smOkepipe with a
new one when ordered
Section z That any flue, smoke
pipe or chimney within the fire limits
of the City of St Johns which shall
be deemed 10 be unsafe by the board
Of fire commissioners, the said board
shall notify IN writing the owner, or
occupant Of the building that the same
must be repaired or removed within
ten days; and II the party or parties
so notified shall persist in using any
hue, smokepipe or chimney which en-
dangers the building to which il is
attached, or adjoining buildings, the
board Of fire commissioned shall
cause the same to be repaired or re
moved. and the cost Of such repairs
shall be made at the expense OF the
owner or occupant Of the building
Section < No stovepipe shall stand
within two feet of any wooden or
cloth wall, unless such wall is fully
protected by lin or zinc plates