The Republican journal., 1913-03-13
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New City Ordinances.
fu sale by
DWIGHT P. PALMER.

hour in or upon any street or way of the
City of Belfast within radius of one
mile from the Post Office.
80. No person driving an automobile,
motorcycle or other vehicle of convey
ance propelled by motor or electrical
power shall pass any intersecting street
or crossing without first giving warning
of his approach by S unding bell,
whistle or horn.
30. Any person who shall be found
guilty of violation of either. section
thirty-eight or thirty-nine shall be SUBJ
ject to fine of not less than five dollars,
not more than twenty dollars for each
offense, which shall be collected in man
ner prescribed by Section thirty nine.
A true copy-Attest:
EBEN F. LITTLEFIELD, City Clerk.
Be 1t Ordained by The City Council of
the City of Belfast.
Section l. 1t shall be the duty of the
Chief Of the Fire Department to inspect
or cause to be inspected by the fire de-
partment officers or members, as often
as may be necessary, but not less than
once a year in outlying districts and
two times year in the closely built por-
tons of The city, all buildings. premises
and public thoroughfares, except the
interiors of private dwellings, tor the pur-
pose of ascertaining, and causing to be
corrected, airy conditions liable to cause
fire, or any violation of the provisions or
intent of any ordinance of the city affect
ing the fire hazard.
Whenever the Chief of the Fire De-
partment or any officer or member there
of shall find any building or other struc |
ture which for want of repairs, or by
reason of age or dilapidated conditions
or for any other cause. is especially
liable to fire, and which is so situated as
to endanger other property, and when
ever any officer or member shall find in
any building or upon any premises or
other place, combustible or explosive
matter or dangerous Accommodations of
rubbish or of unnecessary accommodations
of waste paper, boxes, shavings or any
other highly inaammabie materials, es-
pecially liable to fire, and which is so
situated as to endanger property, or
shall tjnd distractions to or on fire es-
capes, stairs, passageways, doors, VIM
doWs, etc, liable to interfere with the
operations of the fire department., or
egress of occupants, in case of fire, he
or they shall order the same to be re-
moved or remedied and such order shall
forthwith be compli "a with by the owner
or occupant of such premises or build
ings, subject to appeal within twenty
four hours to the Mayor, who shall with
in ten days review such order and file his
decision thereon, and unless the order is
revoked or modified it shall remain in
full force and be obeyed by such owner
or occupant.
Any owner or occupant failing to COM
ply with such order within ten days after
said appeal shall have been determined,
or, if no appeal is taken, then within ten
days after the service of the said order
shall be liable to penalty as hereinafter
stated.
The service of any such order shall be
made upon the occupant of the premises
to whom it is directed by either deliver
ing true copy of same to such occupant
personally, or by delivering the same to
and leaving it with any person in charge
of the premises, or in case no such per-
son Is found upon the premises by affiX
ing copy thereof il a conspicuous place
ON the door to the entrance Of the said
premises; whenever it may be necessary
to serve such an order upon the owner of
premises, such order may be served
S.luCl Wy teHNSlLIS W dlli ieaElliS Will
the said person true copy of the said
the jurisdiction of the officer making the
err last known pos t-office address.
Section 2. Any person, firm or cor
poration desiring to manufacture. trans
port, sell, use. care for, keep or give
away high explosives, or infamnlables,
or other substances of like nature, or
any materials, compounds, combinations
or things whatsoever which may tend to
increase fire hazard, or to conduct any
hazardous business or operation, Or to
perform any service of like dangerous
character, within the limits of this city,
shall make application in writing to the
Chief Of the Fire Department, and it will
be illegal to proceed with such manufac-
ture, transportation, sale or use of such
high explosives, ETC., until license or
permit shall have beer issued by the
Chief of the Fire Dept.
Section 3. No person shall klndle,
maintain or assist in maintaining any
bonfire or other exposed ire within the
city, excepting under written permit
from the Chief of the Fire Department,
when such burning shall be done in me-
talllc receptacles approved by him and
under such proper safe guards as he may
direct as to time and weather conditions,
and on condition that such permit carries
an obligation on the part of the grantee
to keep a sufficient safe control of said
fire, and to be responsible for all
damages therefrom, and that all result
ant embers shall be extinguished and the
hot ashes removed or wet down at close
of said fire.
Section 4. Any person or persons,
firm or corporation violating any of the
provisions of this ordinance or any of its
sections, or the provisions of any permit
issued in conformity herewith, shall,
upon conviction, forfeit and pay a fine of
not more than twenty five ($25) dollars
for each offense, and not more than
twenty-five ($25) dollars for every day
thereafter so long as the said violation
exists, and fine of not more than one
hundred ($10O) for subsequent violations.
Section S. All ordinances or parts of
ordinances inconsistent herewith are
hereby repealed.
Section 6. This ordinance shall take
effect Immediately.
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