Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-23
Ordinance No.


Grand Rapids described as follows shall be
deemed fire limits, towit:-All of blocks 1, 2,
g. 4. 5 s. T. 81 3d. 80 and lots 2. 8, A. block ii
8, 10, IL, II, 49, a. Is, is, II OF block 80 all in
Neeves LIST and End addition to the city of
Grand Rapids; Wis, according TO- sargent,s
and IS of the Original Plat of the City of
Centralia now Grand Rapids) and all of
Jackson's addition to Centralia (now Grand
Rapids), and lots L. 2, "a, 5, 6, of block 16 of
McComb's addition to the City of Centralia
Marcott's addition and lots 5, 6, of block II
all in Sargent and Ph1lleos plat OF the city
of Centralia (now Grand Rapids. Also lots
345 6, located and lying between Grand
Ave on the southwest, First Ave. on the
northwest and the Wisconsin River on the
east. and lots 1, 2. 8, T. 5, s, Z, g. located and
and First Ave. on the northwest, and the
Wisconsin River on the northeast and
south, land lying north of the north line of
the So of the nwL of lot 2, section 1926 &C
cording to Sargent & PhilleO'S plat OF Cen
tralia, now Grand Rapids.)
SECTION q No buildings or structure OF
any kind whatever shall hereafter be erected
within the fire limits as Gbove described,
except as hereinafter prov ded, unless the
same be constructed in conformity with the
1st All outside and party walls shall be
made of brick. cement, concrete or stone or
other fire proof material. but iron or tin
fastened with a wood frame is not, but
| brick veneer is, within the meaning of fire
proof meterial.
| End. All outside and party walls should
not be less than II inches in thickness if of
| brick and not less than Is inches If of stone.
| 3rd. Roofs and cutters shall be covered
on the outside surface with iron, tin or
other fire proof material
4th. All front, party and side walls shall
| extend above the roof at least Is inches and
in no case shall the planking or sheathing
of the roof extend across any front, party or
| side wall. All walls to privies, barns or
| other outhouses (smoke houses excepted)
which are not part 81 any se main d nd y
| feet long and II feet high, and located at
| least II feet from any main building, the
| frame may be of wood covered with tin or
| must be fastened to the wood frame by
means of nails long enough to be clinched
| on the inside and must be so clinched. The
roof is to be of metal and the caves covered
on the under side with metal.
| SECTION. 3. No wooden building part
of building within the fire limits shall be
raised, enlarged or removed to any other
| place within said fire limits, except as pro-
| vided in section 8 of this ordinance. nor
fire Are limits, nor shall any wooden building
| now within said fire limits which may here
after be damaged to the extent of one half
| the value thereof, be repaired or rebuilt.
Nor any such building when the damages
| are less than one half the value, be SO re-
paired as to raise the same higher than the
highest point of said building before such
| damages shall have occurred, or as to &C.
cupy more space than before the injury
thereto.
SECTION L. The amount or extent of dam
| age that may be done to any buildings may
| be determined by the mayor and committee
| appointed by the council for that purpose.
and the decision so made in writing and
| signed by the mayor and committe afore-
| said, shall be final. No person or persons
/ owing or having an interest in any such
| building damaged by fire snail cause the
| same to be rebuilt as herein before provided
1 until such persons or persons have OBJ
| tanned in writing certified copy of the de-
oiSi civ clerk tOWit.-That
| such building is damaged less than one half
| it's value.
or parts of buildings which were heretofore
damaged by fire to the extent of one half of
value thereof, and which are now situated
and remaining within said fire limits, in
such damaged condition shall be deemed a
nuisance and it shall be the duty OF the may
or to serve written notice upon the owner or
owners thereof, requiring him or them to
| remove said building or buildings or part of
said buildings out of said fire limits or re-
pair the same by the first oIy OF May A. D.
remove or repair such buildings, building.
or part of buildings as in this section pro-
vided, shall fail or neglect to remove or re,
of Public Works shall remove the same and
abate said nuisance all of which shall be at
buildings, building, or part Of buildings and
be reported by the Board of Public Works
| to the common council and may be collected
of the owner or owners by suit.
| SECTION 6. No person shall deposit upon
| or cause to be deposited upon any of the
vacant lots within said fire limits. any
boxes barrels, partly burned boards or
timbers or other rubbish, and all such ma
terials as above specified which shall have
been heretofore deposited, and which now
| remain on any of the vacant lots within
said fire limits, shall be removed by the
owner or owners OF said lots upon receiv-
| ing forty eight hours notice to remove the
same 1t shall be the duty OF the police
officers to notify all persons violating the
provisions of this section and require them
to remove all such material as above speci-
fed and so deposited, or allowed to remain
on any of the vacant lots within the said
fire limits within forty eight hours from the
| time such notice is given, and ii such per-
material or rubbish after being notified so
to do, the police shall remove the same at
the expense OF the lot owner, and report
such expense to the common council and
said city may collect the same by suit.
SECTION. Any wooden building or build
ings which may pc erected, enIargeo or
any provision thereof, after publication OF
the same, shall be deemed nuisance, and
upon information thereof to the mayor or
any public officer of the city. it shall be the
duty of the mayor or any pubic oTcer OF
the city, jointly or severally after giving
notice to the owner OF the building or TO
the contractor or contractors or other per-
son or persons in possession or charge OF
said building or buildings, to remove and
abate the same within "a hours, or they VIII
raze said building to the ground OF destroy
said building or structure. The removal OF
such building and the abating OF such
nuisance shall be at the expense OF the
owner or owners of the building and be re-
ported by the mayor or police officers to the
common council and said expense may be
collected of the owner or owners OF such
buildings by suit.
SECTION s. That is any owner On owners
of, or contractor or contractors OF, or upon
any building or structure shall neglect fora
hours to remove the same and abate the nuis-
ance after notice as provided in section of
this ordinance, such person or persons,
oofn M lfYu0
shall be subject to, and liable for each day
or part of day the building or structure or
nuisance is not removed, and for each day
and part OF day separate onense, TO pay a
fine of not less than $500 nor more than
$4,000 or by Imprisonment in the County
Jail OF Wood County not less taa nan ~ Gays
or by both such fine and Imprisonment. ac-
cording to the discretion OF the court be-
to the contrary in this ordinance, not with
standing. That II any person shall build,
construct or enlarge or remove any build
ing or part of building within the nre
limits contrary to the provisions of this
ordinance, or any person who shall do any
work or labor, or perform any services in
or upon or about the construction or re-
moyal or enlargement of any building or
structure within the fire limits contrary to
any of the provisions OF this ORDINANCE shall!
be subject for each offense to pay fine of
not less than $500 or more than $1,000 or by
imprisonment in the County Jail not less
than 10 days and not more than ~ Gays or
to the discretion of the court before whom
conviction was had.
SECTION g. The buildings now on lots 1, 2,
3, A. of block 30 Neeves lst and End addition
to Grand Rapids, according to Sargent's
plat may be moved to any other lot within
said block 30 or 81 within the two years next
following the passage of this ordinance,
provided the removal OF such buildings be
for the purpose of widening Oak Street
upon which street the above lots face. The
buildings on lots and blocks Ii Neeves LIST
and End addition to Grand Rapids, accord
ing to Sargents plat may be removed to
any lot within said block within two years
next following the passage OF this ordinance
provided the removal of such building be |
for the purpose of widening Vine street |
upon which street the above mentioned lots |
face.
SECTION 10. From and after the passage |
and publication of this ordinance il shall be |
unlawful for any person or persons, con-
tractor or contractors to construct or erect |
or attempt to construct or erect any |
building or buildings of any descrip- |
ton, within said limits without first obtain /
ing a building permit from the proper city
authorities. Any person violating this |
section shall be liable to the same penalty |
as prescribed in section of this ordinance.
SECTION II. All ordinances or part OF or
dinances in any manner conflicting with or |