The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-09-04


"Jksre are a lot Of state Of.
fiesis who do nothing more than
trSxei around the state and both.
81 people. That 10 all that they
DO" =
So said Mayor Meyer at the meet.
ing Of the city council this morning.
The remark was: made during a
discussion of two proposed ordi.
nances. that we're received from the
state fire warden's Office by, Council.
man Lack. The council was re.
quested to pass these ordinances,
as City Attorney Schaub explained. in
order to get uniformity OF munich.
pal legislation on the matter of
preventing fires. Mr.. Schaub thought
they were very good ordinances. The
mayor remarked that the city al.
ready had ordinances covering the
same subject matter. Mr.. Schaub
said he thought these new ordinances
were an Improvement on what the
city had. The mayor said the city
was always passing ordinances for
this and that and many of them
were forgotten and nobody took any
notice OF them or cared TO enforce
them. The city attorney said the
new ordinances were designed large
ly 10 make the work OF inspection by
the state fire inspectors easy. II
was then that the mayor paid his
compliments to state inspectors In
general However, both ordinances
were given their first reading with
out opposition.
Gives Fire Chief Authority.
One Of these ordinances gives the
chief Of the fire department the
authority 10 enter any building at
any reasonable time for the purpose
OF making an inspection of con:
ditions in regard to the danger OF
fire. The same authority In extend
ed TO the assistants Of the chief.
The chief or his assistants must
inspect all business buildings In the
city and .,see what is done with
debris, rubbish, waste paper, rags,
oil and all sorts of infammable mater
ial. The means Of communication be-
tween different parts OF a building
are to be- carefully looked after.
Attention is, to be given to de-
fective chimneys, stoves, fiues,
ovens, furnaces, boilers. electric wir-
ing. ash houses and the like. All
parts OF business buildings are to
be free from all infiammable mater
ial, except what is absolutely nee.
esssry for the proper conduct Of
business, and such material is to
be properly protected with a view
TO preventing fire, and is to be
kept arranged in such a way as to
provide for the convenience of the
fire department in case Of fire. All
doors and openings. external and
internal, in any business building,
are 10 be kept free from goods or
distractions Of any kind Rubbish
stored inside the buildings must be
In fire-proof rooms, with metallic
doors.
Can Fix Up Buildings.
II the chief or any OF his as.
sistants find that the managers OF
any Of the business buildings are
not living up to the terms OF this
ordinance, the managers are to be
given forty-eight hours in which to
make the proper arrangements to
comply with II. In case the chief
or his assistants find any conditions
that are liable to cause fire, they are
to notify the managers of the
buildings and give them reasonable
time within which to make condi.
tions satisfactory.
The draft of the ordinance also
provides a fee Of one dollar per
day, per man for making such in
spections, not to exceed the time OF
one man for five days in any one
month. II is intended, however, to
strike this out, when the ordinance
comes up for final passage at the
next meeting OF the council. Com.
missioner Lack said this passage
should be striker out because the
fire department officers are paid
salaries in this city.
=. ? Cleanliness Of Streets. a..
. The other ordinance provides for
the cleanliness of streets, alleys and
premises, with a view to protection
from fire. No person Is to allow
any empty barrels, boxes, waste
paper, excelsior or any other com.
bustibIe material on any street or
alley or sidewalk or. any premises
within thirty feet of any building
fsr more than twelve hours or over
night. No person is put to any asles in
any box barrel or wooden vessel, unless
It,, is. removed Immediately from a
bailding. or some place in connection
with. "A building. Oily waste or
oily rags are. to. be kept in metal
cans with self-closing covers, and
standing on metal legs at. least five
inches, above the floor. ,, ia
Any, persons are ito allow. the chief
10, 90 into their buildings at any
time he thinks there, is anything
there In violation Of the ordinance
II : Hearing on Assessment. =,
: City. Recorder Bates reported thai
this was the day for the hearing
on the assessment for the improve
ment of Main street hill. 60 -
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