The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-07
BUILDERS MUST
. secure PERMITS
OWNERS AND CONTRACTORS
MUST OBEY THE PERMIT oRDl-
NANcE-cHANGE MAY BE MADE
IN LAW-No METAL COVERED
! BUILDINGS IN FIRE ZONE.

The failure Of owners and contrac.
tors to secure building permits from
the city before erecting the structures
was given much prominence at the
meeting Of the city council held last
night and the matter has been put into
the hands OF the city attorney to Sc
cure such redress as can be obtained
under the ordinance governing the
construction of building.
According to a report of the city
engineer there were until recently six
ty-eight buildings completed and I'M
der construction for which no permits
had been secured. OF this number
thirteen have been secured since but
there are still fifty-five edifces re-
Gently built and in course of construc-
ton that have never received the sane
tion OF the city. Engineer Andres
stated that the value of these build
ings would reach fully $500, 900.
Trouble Over Garage.
While it was the intention of the
city engineer and Mayor Lowell to
bring this matter before the council at
the meeting last night the subject was
brought to the attention of the alder
men by Mrs. Jean deLendrecie, who
appeared before the council and pro-
tested against the fact that she had
been refused a permit to construct
garage on Seventh street south on lots
back Of the deLendrecie store and be-
tween it and the livery barns of w.
H. Doyle.
According to the statement of Mrs.
deLendrecie she applied to the city
engineer who, learning what kind of
a structure she wanted to erect re-
fused to grant the permit. However,
Mrs. deLendrecie saw an attorney and
It was his opinion that the building
could be erected and that the city
could not proceed against her. She
accordingly had the structure built.
Engineer Andres states that the
building as it was planned and as IT
was constructed does not comply with
the ordinance OF the city relating to
buildings constructed within the fire
limits In that 1t Is built upon wooden
supports and that while the exterior
Is OF sheet metal the uprights and
Jotsts are of wood.
W. -AHthaEtVH AS TO IstZGs
According to the strict interpreta-
tion Of the ordinance no building can
be erected within the fire limits that
Is not constructed Of brick, stone, iron
or other inflamab1e material. There is
no limitation as to size and inter-
preting the ordinance literally II
Wsuld be impossible to erect a dog
house or one of the largest Of build
tngs that was not of infamabIe ma
terials.
The city engineer stated that he has
mad several cases in regard to build
ings covered with sheet metal within
short time. At one time DR.. J z.
Carter asked for permit to construct
an addition to his veterinary hospital
and addition to be the same size and
shape of the present building and IN
which the materials intended were
wooden frames covered with sheet
metal The permit was refused as was
also permit asked for by the
tIreenwood-Orr wholesale stationery
house, which wanted to construct an
addition to its building on Second ave-
nue. north.
feel that IL the city should grant
Mrs. deLendrecie a permit to con-
struct her garage along these lines I
would be in duty bound to reconsider
the other two cases and also grant
them permits as the structures would
all be alike with the exception as ia
size. / do not want to take the re-
sponsibility for fixing the limitation
as to size under the present ordinance
which states all buildings"
VIII Probably Have New Ordinance,
Mayor Lowell called the attention
OF the council to the Importance OF
good building inspection and that of
securing permits by either the owner
or contractor.
Building inspection is OF much i'm
portance in town like Fargo that is
building for the future said he. can
buildings should be passed upon by
building inspector or the engineer and
IT. is for them to see that the buildings
are OF such a nature as to protect tha
city from fire.
II think. now that as the WHITES. a.
coming on and as 1t is the season ~
light construction, that this connc,l
should take up this matter and PASS
such ordinances as will be best for
Fargo and for the city attorney to see
that they are inforced"
It Ii probable that this matter win
again be brought up at the meeting on
Sept. Il. In the meantime the CITY
attorney will start such action az Is
deemed best In the numerous cases Of
failure to secure permits.
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