The Paonia progressive and the Paonia newspaper., 1911-11-16
AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING FIRE LINZ
ITS AND PROBATIONARY REGULA-
TIoNS TO PREVENT FIRES.

AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING FIRE LINZ
TIoNs 1 sHp 70 PREvESr PRf:S4 'Fnn Fires. o In
Be 1t ordained by the Board of Trustees OF
the Town of Paonia:
of Paonia shall consist of Lots Three to
Twenty inclusive of Block Two, Lots One TO
Twenty inclusive Block Three, Lots Twenty
one to Thirty-one inclusive OF Block Ten,
Town ofPaonia, Lots Thirty-two to Thirty
seven inclusive of Campbel's subdivision;
Lots Thirty-eight to Forty inclusive and
Lot A of PAGES subdivision. the west one
half of Block Thirteen Goodenow,s addition
and Lots One to Four inclusive, Block Ten
ofGoodenow's addition:
Section Two: Any person. being the owner
bnIIdinr within the Ore limits Of the Town
of Paonia where fires are kept. who shall.
after the expiration Of ten days after the
taking effect of this ordinance, make or start
to make 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
stone or brick chimney hereinafter pro-
vided, shall be fined In n sum not less than
ten dollars nor more than nifty dollars Tor
section Three: No chimney shall hereafter
be built or used within the Fire limits OF the
thickness than four inches OF brick or stone
completely imbedded In lime mortar and no
pas passnre sna Of sss than .SusPe netes
In cross section for the irst stove that is 30
discharge smoke ther in. and with an ad
square inches, for each additional stove.
Holes for the pipes shall have sheet iron
thtmble inserted In the chimney fmbedded In
the mortar and when not In use tin or
sheet iron stopper with fianRe at least half
an inch wide outside the thimble:
Section -Four: No person sh all hereafter set
up or use within the fire limits of the Town
OF Paonia any stove without having under
the same sheet OF sine or other metallic
substance or box containing sand other
non-combustible material or any stove pipe
running under any ceiling of canvas or wood
within eighteen inches without protecting
such wo,d work or canvas with metallic
covering so as to effectually prevent the
to- a
pipe: r,r. No .u .,
use In any buildings within the fire limits OF
the Town of Paonia where hay, straw or
combustible materials are kept any candle
or lamp unless the same shall be secured in a
lantern and no combustible material shall
be set on fire or burned in any street, alley
or lot within the Fire Limits of the Town Of
struced for the purpose and so built that
danger OF setting fire to nearby buildings Is
Section Six No nshes shall be kept or de
posted within the fire limits of the Town Of
Paonia unless the same shall be kept In a
ground which shall be covered with some
metallic or non. combustible substance.
OF aecon sse fou2 nnS
SIX Of this ordinance shall upon conviction.
be fined in the sum not less than ten dollars
nor more than fifty dollars for each offense.
Section eight: Any person who shall here
after. within the fire limits OF the Town OF
Paonia. or within sixty feet Of any building
in which fre Is kept in this Town, put hay.
straw or combusfible materials in stack or
pile without having the same inclosed or re-
cured so as to protect 1t from flying sparks
OF fire, or any owner, occupant agent OF
any building who shall unnecessarily suffer
any combustible materials to remain in any
such buildings shall be subject to n fine Of
not less thnn five dollars and not more than
one hundred for Zach ofense and IA like fine
for every day the same shall be allowed to
remain after notice to remove the same.
Section Nine: No building shall hereafter
be erected within the fire limits unless the
same shall be constructed with the follow
ing provisions:
made OF stone, brick or other ire-proof
material.
Second: Outside and party walls in one
story buildings not exceeding fifteen feet In
height from the top OF the sidewalk to the
under side Of the roof Ioists or rafters shall
not he less than twelve inches In thickness
In all two story buildings the outside and
party walls OF the first story shall be ut
1east sixteen inches In thickness, and OF the
second story at least twelve inches in thick
ness. In all buildings OF more than two
stories the outside and party walls OF the
first story shall be at least sixteen inches
plus four inches for every story more than
two, and shall not decrease In thickness In
succeeding stories above the first more than
four inches for each successively, the walls
of the top story in no case to be less than
twelve inches In thickness.
Third: All loists, beams, or other timbers
in outside and party walls shall be scparat-
ed at least four inches from each other with
stone or brick laid with mortar.
Fourth: All party or side walls built upon
the side lines Of the lot OF another than the
owner OF such building shall extend above
the sheathing OF tine roof ut least sixteen