Douglas Island news., 1911-04-12
Ordinance No. AZ

AN ORDINANCE TO PREVENT FIRES IN
 THE CITY OF DOUGLAS, ALASKA, BY
 REGULATING THE CHARACTER OF
 FLUES, CHIMNEYS, STACKS AND STOVE
 PIPES WHICH MAY LEGALLY BE USED. The City of Douglas does ordain as follows:
 SEC. l. That it shall be unlawful for any owner, agent or occupant or property Tn the City of Douglas, within the limits herein after described to be known uS the Fire Limits of the City of Douglas 10 erect, main tain, or allow to be erected or maiutained, in or upon any building situate within the aforesaid Fire Limits of the City of Douglas, any tue, chimney, stack, or stove pipe, save and except such fiues, chimneyS, stacks and stove pipes as are constructed in such man. ner and of such material aS lS hereinafter specified in this ordinance.
 SEC. 2. That the Fire Limits of the City of Douglas shall be as follows: All that DOT tion of the City of Douglas lying between tineau channel at mean low, tide and extend ing from the southeastern boundary of the City of Douglas to II street.
 SEC 8. That all flues or chimueys, within the Fire Limits of the City of Douglas, as hereiubefOre described ln Section of this ordinance, shall be constructed of brick, stone or concrete, firmly held Tn place by mortar or cement, and the interior area or such tlueS or ChimneyS shall in no case be less than siXty-fOur (64) square inches, and all openings for the reception of stove pipes shall be not less than eighteen QS) inches from any ceiling wall or partition; and all such flueS or chimueyS shall extend not less than three (3) feet above the roof through which they project.
 SEC. {. That all smoke stacks within the fire limits of the City of Douglas shall be constructed of not less than fourteen iD guage iron or steel and shall have dia- meter of not less than eight (S) inches, and that wherever such smoke stack shall pass through any ceiling, roof or floor, the open O.. s Ilg,NvH INFnll exceed in diameter the said stack by not less than twelve 02) inches, and the said stack shall occupy the center of said opening, and shall be firmly held in place by wires or iron or steel plates fastened to the sides of said opening.
 SEC. 5 That all stove pipes used within the fire limits of the City of Douglas, shall be made of good quality of iron or steel; and that wherever such stove pipes pass through ceilings or partitions the openings through which they shall be allowed to pass shall exceed in diameter said stove pipes by not less than four [D inches; and such stove pipes shall be held in the center of said open ingS by concrete, stone. or metal safety ap- plianceS of approved pattern.
 SEC. 6. That the Committee of Streets and Public Property of the Common Council ot the City of Douglas shall be, and IS hereby constituted Board of Fire Control, whose duty it is to inspect, or have inspected, all hueS, chimneyS, stacks and StoVeplpeS within the fire limits of the City of Douglas, at least twice each year, so see that the provisions of this ordinance are Obeyed, and Tn case or any violations of said ordinance, to immedi- ately file complaint before the Municipal Magistrate; and that any person contem- plating the erection of any building within the fire limits of the City of Douglas shall first file with said Board of Fire Control a detailed plan of said building, showing the position of all hueS, chimneys, stacks and stove pipes to be used in said building, whereupon, if the said plan be in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance, the said Board of Fire Control shall issue per- init for the erection of said building. SEC. T. That any owner, agent or occupant of any building within the fire limits of the City of Douglas who shall violate any of the provisions of this ordinance, shall be deemed guilty of miSdemeanor and, upon convlc- tion thereof before the Municipal Magistrate of the City of Douglas shall be punished by fine of not less than ten (S10) dollars or more than one hundred (SlO0) dollars, or by inn priSonment in the City Jail not more than ninety, days, or by both such fine and im- prisCnment. Each day of twenty-four hours durluS which any such owner, agent or oc- ions of this ordinance shall be considered separate offeuse.
 SEC. S. That this ordinance shall be pub Hshed in the Douglas Island News on the 18th day of March, A. D. 1911, and the 9th day of April, 4. D. 1911, and copies thereof shall be posted in three public places in the City of Douglas, and shall take effect and be in force from and after the 1st day of August A. D. 1911,
 Passed and approved this 27th day of March, A. D. 1911. M. J. O'CONNOR,
 JOHN HENSON, City Clerk.