The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1910-11-10
The City Council of the City Of Fallon
Do Ordain:
SECTION L

Section III of an ordinance of the City of Fall
lon. Nevada. entitled An ordinance to define the
fire limits of the City of Fallon Nevada regulat-
ing the erection and maintenance of buildings in
said city regulating the quantity of coal OIL gaso-
| line. gunpowder. and other explosives that may
be kept within certain parts of the fire limits and
establishing other regulations necessary for the
prevention of fire; defining the duties Of the City
Marshal IN relation thereto; providing punishment
for the violation thereof; and repeating all ordi
nances or parts of ordinances in conflict there
with, passed May 18TH A. D., 1910. is hereby
amended SO as TO read as follows:
+, Section Ill All buildings erected within said
interior fire district shall have the exterior and
party walls and foundations constructed wholly Of
brick. stone. cement iron. or other non-combus-
tihle material, and no wood shall be used in any
such wall or in the foundation of any such build
ing. The roofs of all such buildings shall be covered
with metal slate or other substance of fire proof
composition. and all front and side exterior walls
and party walls shall extend from the foundation
to the top Of such buildings and above the juno
ton OF the roof and wall thereof to height Of at
least three feet in one story buildings, and to
height of at least eighteen inches in two story
buildings. All the walls of such buildings shall
be tied and braced in such manner as shall be
prescribed by the mayor and city council. The
words Exterior Walls" used in this ordinance
shall be construed TO mean the front, rear, ard
two side walls. and the words Party Wallis"
shall be construed to mean the side wall between
contiguous buildings. No cornices made of wood
or other combustibe material shall be allowed on
any building hereafter erected within. the interior
fire district. No exterior wall shall be less than
eight inches. and no party wall shall be less than
| twelve inches in thickness.
SECTION H.
Section of the above entitled Ordinance is
amended so as to read as follows:
Section Y. In all buildings hereafter erected
within said interior fire district no cloth lining
shall be allowed in any part Of such buildings.
apparatus in any such building shall be connected
with brick or cement chimney OIL. chimneys
built up to the top of such building and extending
/ nj fOIlr feet abovQ the raof thereof and m
wooden beam timber shall be placed within
four inches of any flue. No smoke pipe in any
such building shall pass through the roof
through any floor or ceiling or exterior or party
walls. but the same shall be carried Immediately
into the fue of chimney at point not less
than eighteen inches from any ceiling or floor.
In all cases where smoke-pipes or smoke-stacks
/ in any such buildings pass through wooden par
ttions of any kind. whether such partitions be
plastered not, each smoke-pipe smoke stack
shall be guarded either by double collar Of
metal. with of at least four inches of air space
and holes for ventilation. or by coating Of plaster
of paris three inches thick. or by an earthenware
thmble three inches from the pipe. All lntels
and arch supporters of doors and windows or other
openings. exceeding six feet in length In the in-
some other incombustble material; nor shall any
exposed Intel or arch supporter Of any length b
constructed of combustible material.
SECTION III.
This ordinance shall take effect Immediately
This ordinance introduced by Councilman
C. w. Foote. at a regular adjourned meeting Of
the City Council of the City of Faon on Septem-
ber q, A d.. 1910.
This ordinance was passed and approved at
regular meeting of the City Council of the City Of
Fallon this 4th day of October. A. D.. 1870 by the
following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen J. W. vannoy C. W. Foots.
Noes Councilman none.
Absent: Councimen none
Attest; C. L. NOBLE. A.W. LIGHTHOUSE.
[sEAL1 City Clerk. Mayor pro TEN.