Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-04-08
AN ORDINANCE,
relating to bciiding in the city of
Wausau, designating fire limits and
creating the office of building in

The Mayor and common council of the city
of Wausau do ordain as follows:
Section !. The assessor of the city of Wan
| sau Dy virtue of Is office is hereby deSignatel
as Dnildlng inspe aor for said city, until tht
mayor ana CopirlLa Council of said city sha Il
otherwise r.ovide- Said building. inspector
shaiI nave such powers and perform such
cuIles as is prescribed and conferred by the
ordinances of the city of Wausau.
Sectlon = NO person or persons shall here
aIter erect or place any building or part OF a
Dnlidlng within the limits OF the city CT
Wausau without first having obtained a
permit Ine et from the building inspector,
such permit must be In writing and contain 1
description OF the property on which sucn
| proposed building is to be erected and al
estimate of the probable cost thereof and shall
also state the purpose of such proposed build
ing The dimensions thereof and The materiel
10 De USED IN It's constructions and in case
such proposed building is located within the
fire limits the application must in addition
thereto be ACCOMPANIED by the plans and
specifications as hereinafter provided.
Section 3. All that part of the city of Wau-
sau embraced within the following named
limits shall be known as the fire limits
within which no building shall be erected O !.
| repaired except as in this ordinance provided
Beginning at point on the east bank of the
Wis. river at point directly west of and on
| this south line Forest street, thence runnfut.
| east along said south line of Forest street to
second street thence south on the west line
Second street to division alley thence east
| along division alley to Fourth street, themes
north to Forest street. thence east along Forest
| street 10 hlIUn street, Lnence north Fifth
| street to McClellen street, thence west on
| MeClellen street to Fourth street thence
| north on Fourth street to Franklin street
/ thence west on Franklin street to Second
| street. thence south on Second St TO the north
| line McClellen ST.. thence west on the north
nne OF mcClellen ST.. produced to the Wiscon-
| sin river, thence south along the east shore
| OF the Wisconsin river to the place of begin
| ming.
Beginning at point az the intersection of
| Clinton street and the Wisconsin river thence
running west along Clinton street to r. rst
avenue, thence north on First avenue to
Alexander street. thence west on Alexander
street TO Second avenue, thence south along
Second avenue to Gallon street. thence west
on Gallon street to Third avenue thence south
on Third avenue to Stewart avenue. thence
east on Stewart avenue to the right of way of
the Chicago Northwestern railway, thence
IN northeasterly direction along said right
OF way to the Wisconsin river thence north
along the west shore of said Wisconin river to
the place OF beginning
Also including within said fire limits all of
the Island known as the Clarke Island and
lying intermediate between the two sections
OF the fre limits heretofore described.
section 4 No building or structure of any
kind whatever shall hereafter be erected with
in The fire limits unless the same be constructed
in conformity with the following provisions:
Flrst1All outside and party walls shall be
nlade or Dflck, stone. cement concrete
blocks or steel construction with terra Gotta
facing
Second-All outside and party walls shall be
not less than twelve inches in thickness if OF
brick. cement or such steel construction, and
not less than eighteen inches il of stone or
concrete blocks; but for any building exceed
Ing two stories in height such outside and
and party walls shall not be less than sixteen
inches in thickness If of brick, cement or
such steel construction, and not less than
twenty -four inches il of stone or concrete
blocks for the hrSt two stories. and for any
building exceeding four stories in height such
outside and party walls shall not be less than
twenty inches in thickness il of brick cement
or such steel construction. and not less than
twenty eight inches IL of stone concrete
blocks for the first two stories and not less
than sixteen inches in thickness il of brick
cement or such steel construction and not
less than twenty four inches if of stone or con-
crete blocks for the third and fourth stories,
Provided. that ali walls to barns or outbuild-
ings which are not a part of or attached to
main buildings and not more than one story
in height. may be of any thickness not less
than eight inches il of brick cement or such
steel construction, and twelve inches If OF
stone or concrete blocks. Whenever it is pro-
posed to construct any building. inside such
fire limits. in such a manner as to utilize the
walls of an adjoining building either by way
OF tying in the joists or beams of such new
building into such walls or by using such walls
for supports in any manner whatsoever. such
construction is hereby prohibited unless such
walls or such adjoining buildings are of the
thickness hereinbefore prescribed. All foun
dations or basement walls for any building.
under outside or party walls. shall be of the
thickness and OF the material and strength
which is approved by the building inspector,
but concrete blocks shall not be approved for
foundation for brick or stone walls.
Third-All ends of joists. beams and other
timbers shall be separated at least four inches
from each other with stone or brick lad in
mortar or other fireproof material
FouFth-RoofS and cutters shall be covered
on the outside surfaces WITH copper tin. iron,
concrete. slate, tile or pitch and gravel
All SkylightS shall be constructed of wire
glass and metal frames
Fifth-There shall not be more than twenty
five feet space between the party or outside |
walls of any building unless such building
shall be properly supported by. columns or
supports of iron or other hreproof material. or
by proper trusSeS.
Sixth-All end and party walls
shall extend above the sheathing of
the roof at least twenty-four inches,
and in no case shall the planking or
Sheathing OF the roof extend across
any party or end walls.
Seventh Before any building or
structure within such fire limits
shall hereafter be erected rebuilt or
remodeled, the plans and specifica-
tions therefor shall be submitted to
the building inspector, and such
building Inspector shall thereupon de-
termine whether the same and such
proposed building or structure con-
form to the requirements of this
chapter, and in case the same con-
form thereto the building inspector
shall approve such plans and speciti-
cations.
Eighth-Any. person., firm or cor
poration rebuilding, remodeling, re-
moving, erecting or constructing any
building or structure or causing the
same to be done, as owner, agent,
architect or contractor, within such
fire limits, without first procuring the
approval of the building inspector for
the same or of the plans and speciti-
cations therefore, or otherwise con-
trary to the terms of this chapter,
shall on conviction thereof be fined
sum not less than twenty-five dollars
and not more than one hundred dol
lars.
Section 5. No wooden building, or
Building that does not conform TO the
requirements hereof, within the fire
limits, shall be raised, enlarged or
removed TO any other place within
the same, nor shall any such building
be removed into the fire limits, nor
shall any such building within the
fire limits which may hereafter be
damaged to the extent of fifty per
cent of the value thereof be renaired
or rebuilt, if in the Judgment of the
building Inspector and chief of the
| fire department such building would
be menace TO the safety of surround
ing property. Nothing contained in
this ordinance shall prevent the
repairing, remodelingo or rebuilding in
whole or in part any private dwelling
house now within said fire limits on
a permit from the building inspector
il i'm the judgement of said building
inspector the same shall not be
menace TO surrounding property. En-
cepting as to property adjoining 3rd
street. and as TO Second and Fourth
streets, south of Mcclellan street, and
as TO Scott, Jefferson, Washington
and Jackson streets, and as to Clinton
street, and as to First avenue. be-
tween Clarke and Gallon streets, and
as TO Clarke street between First and
Third avenues, in said city. nothing
| in this ordinance contained shall pre-
vent the building of q wooden or
veneered building for private dwell
ling house purposes only, not exceed,
ing two stories in heigth, within said