The Paonia progressive and the Paonia newspaper., 1911-07-13
AN ORDINANCE
Concerning Fire Limits and Precaution'
AIRY Regulations TO Prevent Fires

etion One. The Fire Limits of the Town
of Paonia shall consist Of Lots Three tu
Twenty inclusive of Block Two. Lots One to
Twenty inclusive of Book Three, Lots Twen-
ty-one 10 Thirty one inclusive of Block Ten.
Town OF Paoui Lots Thirty-two tn Thirty
Lots Thirty-eight to Forty inclusive and
Lot A of PAGES Sub iivi ion. the west o =
half of Block Thirteen ioodeno VS. Addition.
Lots Seventeen to Twenty inclusive BLOCK
Thirteen Goodenow.s Addition and Lots
One to -Four inclusive Block Ten OF Goode-
now's Addition.
Section Two. Any person being the owner
or occupant or in chnrge or control OF any
building within the fire limits of the Town
OF Paonia where fire. are kept. who shall.
after the pfration OF ten days after the TAX.
ing effect of this ordinance make or start or
permit to be made or started or kept any
fire in any stove In such building unless the
pipe TO such stove connect with "A stone or
brick chimney as hereinafter provided or
some other device equally DIRE proof. shall he
hned in n sum not less than ten dollars nor
more than nifty dollars for each oifen-e.
Section Three. No chimney shall hereaftef
be built or used within the IRE limits of the
Town OF Paonia which has walls Of less
thickness than four inches OF brick or stone
completely imbedded In lime mortar and no
nue shall in any case have opening or
passage OF less than thirty -tw osquare inches
In cross sections for the first stove that is to
discharge smoke therein and with an addl-
tional cross section an area of twelve square
inches, for each additional stove. Holes for
the pipes shall have IA sheet iron thimbie in-
serted in the himneyimhctided in the mortar
and when not In use "A tin or sheet iron stop
ger with a fiange at least hall an toct Wide
outside fhe thiInble.
>sectIon Four No per-un shall hereafter
set up or use within the fire limits ~ the
Town Paonla any stove without having
under the same sheet Of zinc other
rzllic substance or box containing sand
pther non-combustible material or any stove
pipe running under any ceiling of canvas or
uood within eighteen | che- without pro-
tsrting such wood work or canvass with
metallic covering to effectuaily prevent
the same from danger OF taking hre from
such pipe.
lse in any buildings within the hre limit of
Z he Town Of Paonia where hay. straw
combustible materials are kept any candle
or lamp unless the the same shall be secured
IN a Lantern and no coInbu-tible material
shall be set ON fire or burn'd in any street,
alley or ! q within the Fire Limits of the
Town of Paunin except in furnHces or ovens
eonst rUrted for the purpose aud 81 built that
danger Of setting fire &" nearby buildings il
Section Six No nsh,-s shall be kept or de-
posited within the fire limits Of the Town Of
close and mrtnliic or earthen vessel or In TIA
ground which shall b. covered with some
metal G or non-combus fit,ie substance
Section Seven. Any person viola Ing the
yroxisions Of sections three. four nye and
six of this ordinance shall upon conviction
he fined in a sum not less than ten dollars
nor more than fifty dollars tor each offense.
Section Eight. Any person who shall here
-ifter within the fire limits 81 the town or
within sixty feet of any building in which
fire is kept in this town put any straw, hay
combustible materials in stack pile with
ont having the same inclosed or secured so AS
TO protect 1t from flying sparks nf fire, or
any owner, occupant or agent of any build
Ing who shall unnecessarily sun r any com
bustible materials to remain In any such
building shall be subject to "A fine of not less
than fve dollars and not more than one hun
sired dollars for each offense and like fine
for every day the same shall be allowed to
remain after notice to remove the same.
Section Nine. Ne building shall hereafter
he erected within the fire limits unless the
same shall he constructed with the follow
ing provisions:
First. All outside party walls shall he
rnade of stone, brick or other fire proof ma
Terial.
Second, Outside and party walls in one
story buildings In not exceeding fifteen feet
IN height from the top of the sidewalk to
rhe under side OF the roof joists or rHfter-
.sh ali not be less than twelve inches in thick
ness In all two story buildings the ont-ide
and party walls of the first story shall lie at
least sixteen inches In thickness, and OF the
second story at least twelve inches in thick
mss Tn all buildings Of more than two
stories the outside and pnrty walls Of the
iirst story shall he AT least sixteen inches
rDluH four inches for ench story more than
two AMI shall not dec ease In thickness In
succeeding stories above the first more than
four inches for cuch.succrssively the walls of
the top story 10 No ciine to be ie-s than twelve
Inches ia thickness
Provis' ed further that all foundation walls
shall ile at least four inches thicker than III