The Tupelo journal., 1910-03-25
An Ordinance

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to provide how he shall be elected
and to define his powers and dati,
and to fix his compensation, aid HOY
he shall be paid. and also to proyid
the rules and regulations for the con
struction. erection and alteration o
buildings or structures within TIL
Corporate limits of said City Of Ta
pelo. Miss, and to provide a penalt,
for the violation of said Ordinance.
Section 1. Be it Ordained by til.
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of ths
City of Tupelo. Miss, that the Office O.
Inspector of Buildings for the City o.
Tupelo is hereby created.
Sec. 2. Said Inspector of Buildings
shall be appointed or elected BY ths
Mayor and Board of. Aldermen Of sal
| city, and shall hold his Office for two
years from the date of such appoint.
kment. or until his successor shall be
appointed and qualified, or until re-
moved as provided hereafter.
Sec. 3. That when any pc rson. firm
or corporation shall desire to construct,
erect or materially alter any structure
or building within the corporate limits
of the City of Tupelo, Miss, they shall
make application to the Inspector of
Buildings of said City of Tupelo, Miss,
for a permit for that purpose, and
shall furnish said Inspector with a
written statement Of the proposed To-
cation of said building or structure,
where situated upon the lot, the mate
rails to be used, and shall either sub
nit the plans and specifications there
for, or furnish said Inspector with a
copy thereof, as said Inspector may
desire.
Sec. 4. That said application, state
ment and plans and specifications shall
be presented to said Inspector at least
five 81 days before the time specified
at which work shall be begun on said
building or structure, in order that
said Inspector may have a reasonable
time in which to examine same, and if.
after examination, it appears to said In
spector that the ordinances of the said
City of Tupelo, Miss, in r ference to the
erection, construction or alteration of
buildings and structures are complied
with in said statement, plans and spec
ifcations, said Inspector shall issue a
permit for the erection, construction or
alteration of same.
Sec 5. That said Inspector shall be
entitled to receive from the party so
erecting, constructing or repairing said
building or structure, the sum of S. 90
for an Inspectors fee for every build
ing or structure to cost not more than
SIS. 600, and for every So, 500 or part
thereof over S., 1000 shall receive an ad-
ditonal sum of So. SO as such inspectors
fee, which fees he shall have the right
to demand and have paid at the time
of the filing of the application with
him
Section 6. The records of said In
spector shall be kept in the City Hall
or Mayors Office in said City of Tupelo,
Miss. Said Inspector shall keep a rec
ord of all permits issued, which shall be
numbered conseeutivelv in the order of
their issuance, and which said record
shall also show the materials and cost
of said buildings or structures, the ma
ture thereof. for what purpose intended
to be used and of what race the owner
thereof is a member and shall make a
report to the Mayor and Board of AL
dermen at the December meeting of
said Board unless otherwise ordered.
Section Z. 1t shall be the duty of
said Inspector to inspect all buildings
or structures fer which he issues per-
mlts during their construction or alter
alton and to see that the ordinances in
reference to same are complied with,
and upon their completion issue to the
owner or contractor a certificate show
ing that the ordinances in relation
thereto have been complied with.
Sec. 8. The walls of all brick bust
ness buildings hereafter constructed
shall be of not less than the following
th~icknesses, to-wit:
One-story building, Is inches.
Two-story building, first story II
inches, second story Is inches,
Three, story building, first story II
inches, second story II inches, third
story Is inches.
Parapet walls shall rise not less than
Is inches above the roof and be not
less than Ii inches thick. All such
buildings shall be set upon foundations
of sufficient depth, width and strength
to safely support the structure.
Sec. 8. The term business build
ing" shall embrace all buildings used
principally for business purposes, in
ciaiing therein hotels. theatres. office
buildings. banking houses and all build
ings used or intended to be used eX-
cluslvely for mercantile purI o es or for
the storage of merchandise.
Section 10. No chimney or flue shall
be built otherwise than of brick laid
fiat and all fues shall be hung on metal
stirrups or brackets, unless same are
built into a brick wall or from the
ground.
Sec. II. All buildings or structures
hereafter constructed shall be provided
with proper metallic leaders for con-
Quoting the water from the roof to the
street gutter in such manner to protect
their foundations from such water, ane
in no case shall the water from such
leaders or otherwise he allowed to flow
upon the sidewalk, but shall be con-
Quoted by drain pipes to the street
gutter.
Se.. II. All roofs on buildings here
after constructed shall be SO construct
ed as to be reached by a sc1ttle or by
iron steps fastened 10 the outside OF
s id building. If by scuttle the same
shall be at least 20x30 inches, the lid t
be so constructed az to be readily re
moved.
Sec. Is. The Inspector Of Buildings
shall have the right to require ths
owner or person having charge Of any
building or structure within the corpor
ate limits of the City of Tupelo, Miss.
which ia his opinion Is dangerous to tn
public, to cause said building or struc
tdre to be made safe or to be removed
And in the event of the failure, refusa
or neglect of such owner or person hay
ing charge Of said building or ~structur,
so to do, after five Isl days notice givel
him by said Inspector, said Inspecto
shall remove DR. cause TO be removet
| said building or structure or to hay,