The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-05-01
The Village Council of the Village
OfFall Lake do Ordain
aS follows:

as follows:
Section 1. In addition to the duties
otherwise prescribed by statute or
ordinance, the Fire Chief and his as
sistants shall have and exercise the
powers and perform the duties herein
after prescribed.
Section 2. Said Fire Chief and his
duly authorized assistants are herebv
given power and authority to enter
any building in the Village OF Fall
Lake at any reasonable hour, in the
performance of the duties prescribed
by this ordinance.
Section 3. Said Fire Chief or his
duly authorized assistants shall in
spect all business buildings in said
village for the purpose of determining
the general character of the premises
with respect to the disposition OF
debris, rubbish, waste paper, rags,
oils, waste. explosives, and all kinds
of inflammable material, and the
means of access from one part of the
building to another, and they may in
spect any building in said village for
the purpose of ascertaining If any
danger from fire exists by reason OF
defective chimneys, fiues, stoves,
ovens. furnaces, boilers, electric wir-
ing, ash houses and receptacles, or by
reason of any other cause.
Section 4. All parts OF business
buildings shall be kept free from all
linfiammable material, except such as
may be absolutely necessary for the
carrying on of the duly authorized
business, which shall at all times be
carefully protected and arranged in
such manner as not to Obstruct the
convenient movement of the fire de-
partment force.
Section S. All doors and openings,
external and internal, in all business
buildings shall be kept free from
goods of any kind and means OF &C
cess and free movement shall be pro-
vided for the convenient work Of the
force.
Section 6. There shall be no rub
bish, excelsior, shavings, waste paper
or other like inflammable materials
left in any part of business buildings
or on the premises over one day, ex-
cept that such materials be stored
within a fireproof room, provided
with standard fire doors, and all ma
terials of such character shall be
destroyed, removed or placed within
such fireproof room at the close of
each day.
Section I. The term Cuisines
buildings" as mentioned herein, shall
be taken to include hotels, lodging
houses, stores, Office buildings. ware
houses. mills, factories and public
buildings.
Section 8. Should the Fire Chief on
such inspections, discover that any
provisions of this ordinance are being
violated, said Fire Chief is hereby re-
uulred to give notice thereof In writ
ing to the owners or occupants OF
such building. requiring them to
comply with the provisions Of this
ordinance within forty-eight hours.
Section 9. Should the Fire Chief
on such inspection, discover any dan.
ger from fire by reason of any defec-
tive condition set forth in Section
of this ordinance. or from any other
cause, said Fire Chief is hereby re-
quired to give notice in writing tc
the owner or occupants of any such
building of such defects, requiring
them to make reasonable changes and
repairs within a specified time, to
render the premises or buildings safe
as possible from fire.
Section 10. Failure or neglect to
comply with the requirements of any
notice herein mentioned or the vic.
lation of any of the provisions of this
ordinance, shall be deemed misde-
meanor, and upon conviction thereof.
the owner or occupant Of said build
ing shall be fined not less than ten