Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-07-01
ORDINANCE NO. L56

and for the pr svention of fires
and prescribing a penalty.
Be it ordained by the Chairman and
Board of Trustees of the Viii
lage of Bonners Ferry, Idaho:
Sec. 1. That the following bound
aries shall constitute and be known
as the fire limits of the Village of
Bonners Ferry, Idaho:
Beginning at point where line
running in Northerly direction,
from Cor. No. 2 established on cot
tage Ave, as shown on the plat of
said village, crosses the northern
line OF right of way of the G. N.
Railway and following said line
through Block No. 6 to the North
side of Kootenai Stree, thence with
the Eastern line of an allev running
through blocks 5 and 4 to River
side street, crossing Main street,
thence in south easterly direc-
ton to a point where an alley
dividing Blocks No. 2 and 8 comes
into Riverside street, following the
Western line of said alley south to
Kootenai Street, thence crossing
Block 70. /. along the line between
Lots Z and 5 in Block No. /. and
continuing through Block No. /.
along the western line of Lot No
II in said block in straight line to
the northern line of G. n, right
of way, thence west along said line
Of G. N. Ray. to the place of be-
ginning,
Sec. 2. No person shall erect or
place or cause to be placed or
erected any building or parts of any
building, within said fire limits ex-
cept as provided in sections 3,
and 5 of this ordinance, unless the
outside and party walls thereof are
constructed Of brick, stone or other
solid, freproof material, and with
roof covered with slate, tile meta
or gravel or freproof material APP
proved by fire underwriters and
cornices of stone, brick or metal
the cutters shall be of metal. and
in all buildings erected of stone or
brick, in blocks of two or more
buildings, within said fire limits.
there shall he erected partition
walls of stone or brick at least
twelve inches in thickness, where
such building is over two stories
in height, and not less than eight
inches in thickness where such
building is two stories or less in
height, and all party or side walls
shall extend at least thirty-six
inches above the roof.
Sec. 3. Small out buildings not
exceeding ten feet in length by ten
feet in width and ten feet in height
may be erected of wood and covered
with iron, within said fire limits:
provided, that not more than one
such building shall he erected up
on one lot, or subdivision OF lot,
nor shall any such building be
erected within feet of the street
line.
Sec. 4. Where, within the fire
limits, the council shall deem it
expedient, it may by resolutson of
majority of all the councilmen
elected authorize the erection of
brick veneer buildings upon such
terms and in such manner as the
council may, by resolution, require.
Sec. 5. No person or persons
shall within said fire limits erect or
do business in any tent or canvas
structure within the fire limits
shall be deemed a violation of this
ordinance.
Sec. 6. No person or persons
shall within said fire limits elevate
from the ground or in any way in
crease the height of any wooden
building now existing within the
fire limits of said city, excepting
that wooden buildings now exist
ing within said fire limits may be
raised or elevated temporarily from