The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-11-30
First Published Nov. ~, i909.)
ORDINANCE NO. 404.

No. 3l1 Of the ordinances OF the cit,
or ChIckasha. oklahoma; said ordi
nance being an ordinance establishing
fire district Of the city and regulat
Ing the building, repairing and NOV
Ing OF buildings or structures there
in.
Il Be II ordained by the mayor and
councilmen OF the city Of chickasha,
Oklahoma:
Section !. That ordinance No. 81
OF the ordinances Of the city Of Chicka-
sha, be amended 10 read as fellows:
The following described boundaries
and blocks shall constitute the fire
limits Of the city Of chickasha. To-
wit:
Beginning at a point where Railroad
street intersects with Choetaw avenue,
thence southeast along said street to
point where said street intersects
with Kansas avenue. thence west along
Kansas avenue to a point to the cen
ter Of block 40. thence due north to
Choctaw avenue. dividing blocks 40
and 3S, thence east along Choctaw av-
enue to place Of beginning. Such
boundaries taking in and embracing
within such fire limits blocks 80, 40, Al,
AZ. 40. AZ, As. 46, a., As, and the cast
half of blocks 40 and Ss. as shown by
the official map and plat Of said city
Section 2. No persons, company or
corporation shall erect or cause TO be
erected within the fire limits as above
defined any sheet iron buildings or
any buildings or structure Of any kind
or description except priyies not ex-
ceeding 10 feet in height, and coal bins
constructed for and used exclusively
for the storing Of coal not larger In
dimensions than eight feet by twelve
feet and not exceeding eight feet In
height at the highest point, unless
both the outside and party walls there
of be composed of brick, stone. wood
pulp or cement, and the roof thereof
formed of slate, Tin. gravel or other
fire.proof material and provided fur
tber that no wood or other combustible
material shall be placed upon the out
side surface of such buildings or struc-
ture. except such as may be necessary
fol the doors, window frames. caves,
door shutters, sash. porticos and steps,
Section 3. That Il shall be unlaw-
ful for any person, company or corpor-
alton to move or cause to be moved,
except privies and coal bins, as above
provided, now situated or hereafter
erected within the above defined disf
trict, which shall not comply with the
above provisions for buildings and
structures erected In said district, from
the site or place iU said district that
the said building or structure shall oc-
cupy to any other site, place or part Of
said district or to move or cause to
be moved any such building or struc.
ture from any point without the said
district to a point within the said dis
trict.
Section 4. That it shall be unlaw-
ful for any person. company or corpor-
alton to alter or add 10 or to repair.
except such slight and unimportant
repairs as may be necessary to main
tain the present condition thereof, any
building or structure now located or
hereinafter built or moved into said
district that shall not comply with the
provisions of this ordinance with ref.
erence to the material thereof.
Section S. That whenever any build
ings now standing or hereafter built
In such district which do not comply
with the conditions herein mentioned
shall be damaged by fire. wind OF
flood the rebuilding or repairing ol
the same is hereby prohibited unless
the owner thereof shall first obtaiI
the consent of the mayor of the city
II the said building or structure shall
be found to be Damaged to the exten
or fifty per cent or more of the value
thereof the mayor shall issue no per
nit for the rebuilding or repairing o
the same. In case 1t shall be fount
not to be damaged TO the said exten
the mayor shall if the rebuilding or re
pairing of the same shall not injurious
" affect adjoining property. and shall
not endanger the safety Of the city
issue permit for the rebuilding Or re
pairing OF the same
Section 6. That in addition to tn
I penalties herein provided any building
Of structure built, erected or repaire'
or moved, in the said fire district \
violation Of any Of the provisions .
this ordinance is hereby declared 7
be a nuisance and the said city throug
Its proper officer shall have the rigl'
to remove, pull down or destroy sal