The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-12-01

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nance being an ordinance establishing
4 fire district Of the city and regulai
ing the building. repairing and NOV
ing Of buildings or structures there
in.
Be II ordained by the mayor ant
councimen Of the city Of chickasha
Oklahoma:
Section !. That ordinance No. 81
Of the ordinances Of the city Of chicka
sha, be amended to read as fellows:
The following described boundaries
and blocks shall constitute the fIre
limits Of the city Of Chiclasha. to
wit:
Beginning at point where Railroad
street intersects with Choctaw 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 GER
ter Of block 40. thence due north to
Choctaw avenue, dividing blocks 40
and 3S, thence east along Choctaw ay-
enue to place Of beginning. Such
boundaries taking in and embracing
within such fire limits blocks 80, 40. Al.
AZ, AZ. "A. As, 46. II, 4s. and the east
half OF blocks 40 and 3S, 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 privies 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
ther 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
for the doors, window frames. caves,
door shutters, sash. porticos and steps.
Section 3. That It shall be unlaw-
full for any person. company or corpor-
alton to move or cause to be moved.
except priyies and coal bins, as above
provided, now situated or hereafter
erected within the above defined dis
trict, which shall not comply with the
above provisions for buildings and
structures erected in said district, from
the site or place in 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 point within the said dis
trict.
Section 4. That II shall be unlaw-
ful for any person, company or corpor-
alton to alter or add to 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 5. 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 or
flood the rebuilding or repairing Of
the same is hereby prohibited unless
the owner thereof shall first obtain
the consent OF the mayor Of the city.
If the said building or structure shall
be found to be damaged to the extent
OF fifty per cent or more Of the value
thereof the mayor shall issue no per
nit for the rebuilding or repairing Of
the same. In case 1t shall be found
not to be damaged to the said extent
the mayor shall if the rebuilding or re-
pairing Of the same shall not injurious
ly affect adjoining property, and shall
not endanger the safety Of the city,
issue a permit for the rebuilding or re-
pairing Of the same.
Section 6. That in addition to the
penalties herein provided any building
Or structure built, erected or repaired
OF moved, in the said fire district in
violation Of any Of the provisions Of
this ordinance is hereby declared toI
be a nuisance and the said city through
it's proper officer shall have the right
to remove. pull down or destroy said
building or structure and thus abate
the said nuisance and the cost thereof
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