The Paonia progressive and the Paonia newspaper., 1911-11-23
AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING FIRE LIN
ITS AND PRECAUTIONARY REGULA
TIONS TO PREY NENT FIRES.

TIONS TO PREV ENI FIRES.
Be IL ordained by the Board of Trustees OF
the Town of Paonia:
section One: The fire limits OF the Town
of Paonia shall consist of Lots Three to
Twenty inclusive OF Block Two, Lots One to
Twenty inclusive Block Three Lots Twenty
one to Thrty-one inclusive Of Block Ten.
Town nf Paouia. Lots Thlrty-two to Thirty
seven inclusive of Campbell's subdiy i-ion.
Lots Thirty-eight to Forty inclusive ana
Lot ~ PAGES subdivision. the west one
half Of Block Thirteen Goudenow,s addition
and l. T. One to -Four inclusive Block Ten
oftfoodeuow's addition;
Section Two: ANY person being the owner
or occupant or In charge or control ui any
building within the fire limits of the Town
of Paonia where fires are Kept, who shall
after the expiration Of ten days after tie
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 "A
yided. ehaIl be fined in "A sum not less than
ten dollars nor more than fifty dollars for
each offence.
be built or used within the Fire 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 an opening or
passage OF less than thirty.twos square nc ,es
discharge smoke ther In, and with an nd.
dtionai cross section an area Of twelve
square inches. for each additional stove.
Holes for the pipes shall have a sheet iron
Thin BILE inserted In the chimney imbedded in
.heet iron stopper with a fiange at least hall
an inch wide outside the thimble.
Section -Four: No person shall hereafter set
up or use within the fire limits OF the Town
OF Paonia any stove without having under
the same "A sheet of zinc or other metallic
substance or box containing sand other
non-com bustible material or any stove pipe
running under any c-iling Of canvas wood
within eighteen inches without protecting
such wo. work canvas with metallic
covering so as TO effectually prevent the
same from danger of taking fire from such
pipe, r,,... So ,..r.o, .h.u h,.-..,,a,
use In any buildings within the fire limits oi
the Town of Paonia where hay, straw nr
combu-tible materials are kept any candle
or lamp unless the same shall be secured In n
lantern and no combustible material shall
or lot within the Fire Limits of the Town oi
Paonia except in furnace. or ovens con
struced for the purpore and so bull that
| danger Of setting fire to nearby buildings II
eliminated.
Section Six No ashes shall he kept or de.
| posted within the fire limits Of the Town oi
PaonIa unless the same shall be kept In a
| close and metallic or earthen vessel or in the
| metallic or non com bustible substance.
Section seven; Any person violating ths
provisipns OF sect1ons three, Iour. nve ana
be fined in the sum not less than ten dollars
| nor more than fifty dollars for each offense.
| after, within the q ire limits OF the Town OF
| Paonia, or within sixty feet OF any building
| in which fire IL kept in this Town, put hay
| straw or combusfible materials in stack OF
pile without having the same inclosed or Sc
cured so as to protect IL from flying sparks
/ OF fire, or any owner. occupant or agent oi
any building who shall unnecessarily suffer
any combnstibe materials to remain In any
| such buildings shall be subject to fine oi
| not less than five dollars and not more than
| one hundred for tach onense 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:
First All outside or party walls shall be
made Of stone. brick or other fire-prooi
material.
Second: Outside and party walls in one
story buildings not exceeding fifteen feet In
height from the top of the sidewalk to the
not be less than twelve inches in thickness.
In all two story buildings the outside md
party walls Of the first story shall be nt
least sixteen inches in thickness, and OF the
second story at least twelve Inches in thick
ne =. 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 successfully, the walls
of the top story In case to be less than
twelve inches In thickness.
Third All joists, beams, or other timbers
in outside and party walls shall be Tepnrat-
ed at least four inches from each other with
stone 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 she1thing Of tine roof at least sixteen