The Sauk Centre herald., 1913-10-09
CHAPTER 124
An Ordinance prescribing and estab-
iishing fire limits In the City OF
Sauk Centre and regulating the re-
pairing of damaged buildings.

Sauk Centre and regulating the re-
pairing of damaged buildings.
The Common Council of the City of
Sauk Centre do ordain:
Section mo person, persons, COM
pany or corporation shall hereafter
erect. place or build any building or
structure or any part of any building
or structure, within the following de-
Scrlbed limits, to-wit:
The north west quarter of block
number two CD and the east one half
OF block number eleven Cd, and the
west three quarters of block number
sixteen l6), and the south half of
block number eighteen 0S, and all
Of blocks numbered three (S), twelve
12), and thirteen G3), and all of
olock number seventeen GD except
all in the Original Townsite, (now
elty) of Sauk Centre, Stearns County,
Minnesota. according to the plat there
of on hle and of record in the office of
Stearns County; which limits shall be
known and designated as the Fire
Limits of the City of Sauk Centre" un-
less such building or structure or part
OF building or structure shall be con-
structed of stone. brick, cement, iron
or other incombustibIe material, with
exterior fire walls which shall rise and
extend at least two feet above the roof
of such building or structure, and the
roof. thereof shall be constructed OF
material which shall be incombustible
Section 2.-No wooden building now
standing within said Fire Limits
above described in section one of this
Ordinance shall be rebuilt or repaired
when the same shall have been dam
aged by fire or otherwise to the extent
of fifty per cent of the value thereof.
The percentage of such damage shall
of the City of Sauk Centre, after hay
ing inspected the same and said Com
mon Council shall Immediately give
owner of such building, if present in
the County of Stearns and State of
Minnesota.
In case the owner of such building
or structure is not satisfied with the
determination of said Common Council
as to the percentage of such damage,
such owner shall within two days from
the time of receiving the notice of the
the percentage of damage aforesaid,
serve upon said Common Council
notice in writing to that effect and
naming in said notice some disinter-
ested person, present in the city Of
Sauk Centre, who will act as appraiser
OF, the percentage of damage afore-
said: The Common Council upon re-
same to the Mayor of the City of Sauk
Centre. or in his absence or disability
to act, to the Acting Mayor of said
two days from the date of delivery of
said notice as aforesaid, appoint some
ddsinterested citizen of the City Of
Sauk Centre who will act as appraiser
of the percentage. of damage afore-
said and the two appraisers appointed
as aforesaid shall select, some diSin-
terested citizen of the city of Sauk
Centre to act as the third appraiser of
the percentage of damage aforesaid.
The. three appraisers selected as
aforesaid, shall appraise the percentage
of damage aforesaid anti the agree
ment and determination of two of said
appraisers, if the three cannot agree,
filed in writing with the City Clerk of
said City of Sauk Centre, shall be con-
elusive as to the percentage of said
damage. .t.~E r..
In case the owner of such building
or structure shall neglect or fail to
serve the notice and name the. .apprais-
done, for two days, after being notified,
as herein provided, of the determine
ton of the. Common Council, then the
said said Id determination Of the Common
of damage aforesaid shall be deemed
to have been assented to by said owner
Of such building or structure and said
owner shall be bound thereby.
Section 3.-Any person who shall
build or repair any building or struc-
ture contrary to the provisions of this
ordinance or permit the same to be
built or repaired shall be guilty of a
separate offence for each day that such
building or structure shall be permitted
to stand or remain within said fire
limits. .&-.-tR .r,EeEtG
Section Amy person, persons, COM
pany or corporation who shall violate
any of the provisions of this ordinance
shall be punished by a fine not exceed
fence. - H., - * -
Section 5.-This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from and after
it's passage and publication.
Adopted by the Common Council of
the City of Sauk Centre this First day
of October 1913. go
Attest:
(SeaL)
J. F. COOPER.
City Clerk.
GEO. O'GARA
President of Common Council.
The foregoing ordinance is hereby
approved by me at the City of Sauk
Centre, this Fourth day of October
A. D. 1913.
JOHN n. McGIBBON,
City Mayor.