Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-08
TO MAKE PUBLIC
A N Sc NE Mt
PLACES SAFE
ORDINANCE PRESENTED
BEFORE CITY C0NCIL
City Fathers Spend Large
Part of Session on Various
New Ordinances Of Import
aIlce,


An ordinance regulating places o
public amusement In Aibuquorqu,
which has for It's object the safeguard
ing Of the public In the various the.
aters was read FOR the first time ~
the meeting OF the city council lss'
night and took the regular course
This ordinance, No. 4tt, provides thai
all exits IN such places Of Amusement
shall open outwardly, shall he plain
~ marked and loft unlocked until tht
audience has passed out II shall be-
unlawful to keep chairs or other mov
able articles in the aislcs or passage
ways and 10 person shall be permitted
10 stand or ST ia such passngewayf
except the ushers Proprietors or man
ayers Of such PAGES. II ~ provided
shall be fined not less than $50 nor
more than 500 for violation OF the
provisions. OF they shah be sentenced
to thirty to ninety days in Jail or both
such fine and imprisonment Every
such place shall have fire escapes
from second story windows, each exit
must have an electric light constantly
burning above Il. there mus be n
fire eXtinguishcr for cach 100 seat
ing ca pacity and there shall be al
least one standpipe with hose and
nozzle attached, with buckets aud axes
All placed in an Instantly available
place.
Tho mayor IL to detail q fireman
NJ every amusement place during eacl
performance, to wear a uniform ana
be vested with police authority ana
who shall carefully inspect the theate'
before the curtain rises or the per
Torrance begins. The special fireman
IL 10 receive one dollar for each daS
Or night lie II on duty This salary
shall be borne by The manager or pro-
prietor OF the thcater.
Tho ordinance Is q most important
one In view of the increase IN number
Of the moving picture theatcrs and
other places OF amusement IN the city
and II enforced VIII have The effoat
Of effectively Safeguarding the the
a%tcrEoers,
Another important ordinance in thla
same connection which came up on
its first reading was ordinance M
scr. regulating the construction and
operation of moving picture shows AND
electrical theaters. This ordnance
provides the most rigid regulations for
the inspection Of the construction -
such thcatcrs. their wiring. the in
s.aliAtion OF the machines, fire pro-
lection and 80 forth
Ordinance No. az. relating 10 the
building and rebuilding Of curling and
Euttcrlng was read for the third time
and passed
Ordinance No. AS. defining bill pos
ters and providing for the licensing
the same and regulating bill boards,
and repeating sections lS1 ana ISIS pi
the city ordinances VAS read for tn
first time aud referred Tho size ~
bill boards IN tho fire limits VS. rcgu
lated, the licensed bin posters are rc
CURED TO keep them free from flop-
ping paper aud other debris, The
charge for cnch license shall bc TWEEN
ty-nve dollars "A year. The provisions
OF the ordinance II enforced VIII do
much to amelioratc the bin board
nuisance which in the opinion of mnuy
should be abolished altogether in thr
Interest az cliy Identification AS many
other cities have done
Ordinance No iAG. relating to tho
licensing o. au%ctioncers was read tor
tho first time and referred
Ordinance No. i47, providing regu-
lations for the removal Of buildings
came an ON It's first reading and took
the regular course. II provides that
no one but a licensed house mover
move houses In the cits ana each
applicant FOR q license must give q
$500 bond TO save the city from amy
Inability IN the matter.
Ordinance No. AS came up ou its
first reading and Was referred IL pro.
vides for the regulation OF the con-
s.rnction of buildings within the cor
porate limits. providing rules uul
regulations Tor their construction fof
condemnation or the buildings undoi
circumstance with pcnaltiot
for violations ~ the ordinance Il
provides among other things hat It
shah be unlawful Go repair any frame
building I'm the city limits damaged
decay or both. provides for arhitraturs
10 80 per cent OF its value by fire or
10 estimate the damage on such build
provides for the tearing down or
or OF unsafe building or parts
Of buildlugs and in general aims to
prevent danger Ca the public through
fault, construction or damaged struc
The ordinance which Be- a most im-
roriant onc goes into the details oi
The required construction ~ buildings
precautions. ctc
Ordinance 40 fts was read for The
time and referred. this being an
ordinance supplementary 90 tho fore
soine one. providing for the condem.
aud removal uf unsafe or
hazardous buildings and providing iht
method thereof
Three other ordinances which came
10 on their first reading were ordi-
nance No $50 prohibiting wine rooms
the city Of Albuquerque. an orli-
nance prescribing the official ordi
nanccs 81 the city OF Albuquerque. and
ordinance No 45i. providing addl-
iional police regulations THE latter
provides that the city marshal SHAH
make a complete record OF an arrests
made. and the disposition ~ each
case; that any person arrested must
be taken 10 the police headquarters
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