The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-06-09
ORDINANCE No. 115

An Ordinance Establishing and Fixing Fire
Limit In the Town OF Newport, and Regulat-
Repair of Buildings Therein and Providing
Penalty for the Violation Thereof.
Be 1t Ordained by the Council of the Town of
Newport, as follows:
Section THAT the fire limits of the Town of
Newport are hereby fixed and established as
follows: w
Beginning at point where the center line of
Fourth street intersects the center line of the
alley between Washington and Union avenues
thence west on said center line of Fourth street
to point where said line intersects the center
line OF the alley between Washington and SpO-
KANE avenues. thence north along the center
line OF said alley to point where said line in.
tersects the center line of First street, thence
east along the center line of said First street to
point where said line intersects the center
line OF the aforesaid alley between Washington
ana Union avenues, thence south to the place
Sec. Pit shall be unlawful to erect. con.
struct, move, alter or repair any building OF
any size or character within the fire limi
ne nxed ana established, except the same
pc Dullt OF Dick, stone, cement terra Gotta or
other hreproof material to be approved by the
Town Council; and it shall be rooted with
metal, gravel or other freproof material; and
all chimneys or flues shall be built of brick
stone or cement. oA'
Sec: 3-That it shall be unlawful for any per.
son, nrm or corporation to erect construct
parcel OF ground, or attach to any BUILDING or
structure within said fire limits any wooden
structure, advertising or bill board, or pile or
accumulate any lumber, fuel, rubbish or other
Things OF 1nfiammable material, or which
would In any wise be conducive to damage Of
DulIdlngs by hre, or in anywise interfere with
nIemen IN handling or operating any fire an
paratus In extinguishing fire. That no lighted
candie or lamp shall be used in any stable nr
building or other place within said fire Limits
Wne1e any nay, straw, wood shevings, pun
PoWoer, gasoline, naptha, benzine, or other
iniiammable material shall be kept. stored or
lodged, unless the same is well secnred IN .
t y nor small any person. firm or corpora
ton within said FIRE limits keep or cause To he
Kept therein larger quantity than ten gallons
OF gaSonne, naphtha or benzine. unless the
same be kept in close cans; nor a larger nnsn0
lily IMAM one hundred (1oO) pounds of rnn.
powder, unless said larger Quantity Of gaso
hne, naptha, benzine or gunpowder il kaSt IN
q hreproot building, especially erected for tha
purpose OF storing said merchandise. and for
the purpose Of this ordinance no hl1iIdinc Oh ri
pc considered freproof unless IL shall ho%a
Deen declared so by the Council of the Town ~
newport; and it shall be unlawfui for anr
person, nrm or corporation to deposit or main
teln any stack OF hay, straw, shayings. rnh.
Dlsn. sWeep1ngs or other cOmbustl bic or in
namma1le substance within the Are limits
unIo0ieo or exposed. unless clear space of not
less tnan NIFTY feet is at oil times preserved he
tween such deposit and any adjoining bniId.
ing, nor snail any live ashes be kept OF demos.
iseo WITHIN said fire limits, unless kent an.
cIosea N metal or earthen vessels not less than
tt W.. g feet from any building or any
innnnmmabie or combustible material: nor
Or used within said dre limits, unless the ssmee