Our land = La Nostra terra. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 191?-1913, 1913-02-08
AN ORDINANCE


and Property against Fire.
The Town Board of the Town OF
Vaughn, Iron County, Wisconsin. exer-
cising the powers of Village boards, dc
ordain as follows:
Section l. In addition to the duties
prescribed by law, and the bylaws OF
the organization. the chief of the vo-
luntary fire department of the unincor-
porated village of Hurley, in said
town. shall have and exercise the pow
ers and perform the duties hereinafter
prescribed.
Section @ Said chief # said fire de-
partment is hereby authorized to enter
any building in the unincorporated viii.
age of Hurley, in said town. at any
reasonable hour, in the performance Of
his duty under this ordinance.
Section 8. Said chief of said fire de
partment shall once in every three
months inspect, or cause to hc inspect
ed, all business buildings ana the pre-
misses, alleys and public thoroughfares
appertaining thereto. now located with
in the designated Fire Limits. in
said village for the purpose of ascer-
tanning and causing to be corrected any
condition liable to cause fire. or any
violation of any village ordinance af-
fecting the fire hazard. and he may in
spect. or cause to be inspected any
other building in said village, at any
time, in his discretion. for the afore-
said purpose.
Section d. Whenever said chief of
said fire department shall find any
building especially liable to fire for
want of repair or by reason of delapi-
alton, or defective chimneys, fiues,
ovens, stoves. furnaces, boilers. cleo
trio wiring, ash houses, and recepta-
cles, smoke houses, or by reason Of any
other cause, and said premises are so
situated as to endanger other property ;
and whenever he shall find in any build
ing or upon any premises combuStlble
or explosive fluids or substances, or
dangerous accumulations Of rubbish,
waste paper straw hay, excelsior shaw
ings, boxes, or any other highly inham
able materials especially liable to fire,
and so situated as to endanger proper
ty, he shall order the same removed,
repaired or remedied within a reason
able time specified in said order. and il
shall be the duty Of the owner or occu-
pant to comply with said order within
/ the time specified.
Section 5, Such order may be served
on the owner or occupant personally
or by leaving copy thereof with ans
. person in charge Of the premises. or b.
registered mail. or by leaving a copy
hereof with the agent Of a nonresident
owner.
Section 6. There shall be no waste
paper, excelsior, shavings, rubbish o
like inhamable materials left in an.
part of business building over one day
except that such materials may be stor
ed within a fire proof room, provides
with standard fire doors. or within
fire proof receptacle. and all material
of such character shall be destroyed
removed. or placed within such fir
proof room or receptacle at the clos
of each day
Section T. All doors, windows an
other openings. external or internal
in all business buildings shall be KEEP
Z free from goods Of any kind, conver
j lent aisls shall be left in every part O
such building, and means Of access an
free movement provided for the conve
j nent work Of the fire departmeu
: force
Section 6 The term Business builc
ings' as mentioned herein. shall b
taken to include hotels. lodging house.
: stores. office buildings. warehouses
J mills. factories and public buildings
Section 9. No person snail kindle
. maintain or assist in maintaining an
Don IRE DL bLllEI tAIboEA iiAC W tIli
q the Fire Limits Of said village. ex
F cept under written premission froi
. the chief Of said fire department an
E such burning shall be done IN q brct
or metaic burner approved by him an
under such safe guards as he may d
: rect, bot alway conditioned. that tt
e grantee keep safe control Of sa'1 frl
and that all resultant embers and asht
: shall be removed or cXtuguIshes b
e wettIng down at trs close Of said fir
c Section lQ The chief Of said fi
o department, doing wore of iupectil
+ and issuing Of orders under the prov
sions Of this ordinance shall OH or BE-
a fore the 10Th day Of January, the 10t
). Of April, the 10th Of July and the l0t
e Of October iu each year. hereafte
f file with the Town Clerk of said Tow
T Of Vaughn. a record and report Of a
j. such inspections made and orders iss
=. cd during the preceding t-7ee month
except, that-the first inspection uhd
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