Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-11-19
Ordinance No. IS


limits, and regulating the con-
struction of buildings and addi-
tons to buildings therein; provid-
ing for the prevention of fires;
providing for the construction of
chimneys; providing for a permit
for the construction of buildings
and additions; providing a pen
atty for violations of this ordi-
nance, and repeating all ordinances
or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith.
Be it ordained by the Chairman
and Board of Trustees Of the Vii
lage of Boomers Ferry, Idaho:
Section 1. That the following
boundaries shall constitute and be
the fire limits of the village Of Bon
ners Ferry, Idaho; beginning at a
point where a line running in a
northerly direction from corner No. 2
established on Cottage Avenue, as
shown on the plat of said Village,
crosses the north line Of the right of
way CT the Great Northern Railway,
and following said line through
Block numbered 6, Bonnersport, to
the north side Of Kootenai Strict;
thence along the east line of the
alley between Block numbered 5,
Bonnerport, and Block numbered a,
First Addition to Bonnerport, and
Block numbered A, Bonnerport, and
Block numbered 3, First Addition to
Bonnerport, to Riverside Street, Bon
nerport; thence east and southeast
erly along Riverside Street, Bonner
port, to a point where the alley
dividing Block numbered 8, Bonner
port, intersects said Riverside Street;
thence following the west line Of
said alley south to Kootenai Street;
thence crossing Block numbered
Bonnerport, along, the line between
Lots numbered and s in said Block
and along the west line of Lot mum.
bered II in said Block to the north
line of the right of way Of the Great
Northern railway; thence west along
said North right Of way to the plac,
of beginning.
Sec. 2. No person or persons shall
erect, build, construct OF place, Of
cause to be erected, built, constructed
or placed any building or part of an!
building upon any lot, piece or par
eel Of land within said fire limits un
less the outside and party WALL
thereof are constructed of stone
brick, concrete or other fireproof ma
terial, and the roof thereof is GOV
cred with slate, tile, metal, gravel O.
fireproof material approved by fir,
underwriters, and the cornices there
I of be of stone, brick or metal ant
the cutters of metal; and in al
buildings erected of stone or bricl
I in blocks of two or more building
within said fire limits, there shall b.
/ erected partition walls of stone O.
brick or other fireproof material a
least twelve (12) inches in thickness
, where such building is over tw,
stories in height, and not less thai
eight (8) inches in thickness wher'
such building is two (2) stories O.
less in height; and all party or sid
walls shall extend at least thirty-si,
1861 inches above the roof; Provided
however, that where, within said fir
limits, the Board of Trustees shall
, deem it expedient, it may, by reso
!, luton of four-fifths of all Trustee.
, elected, authorize the erection o.
additions to existing buildings upoI
such terms and in such manner a.
the Board Of Trustees may require
Sec. 8. No person or persons shall
elevate from the ground, or in an,
way increase the height of any wood
en- building now existing within sale
fire limits, excepting that wooder
buildings now existing within sale
fire limits may be raised or ele
waited temporarily from the grounc
not more than three and one-hal1
feet above the grade Of the sidewalk
on the street fronting on any ,,ot a
lots on which said build',n ar bu;Id
ings may star, for the purpose O
constructing q basement or founda
ton under said building with walls o
solid masonry, and for no other pur
pose whatever; nor shall any person
or persons remove any wooden build
ing from one lot to another within
said fire limits nor remove the sam,
or any part thereof to any part q
the same lot except for the purpos
OF constructing new Building upol
said lots in which case the old build
ing may be removed and temperate,
occupied upon such terms and con
ditions as may be imposed by tn
I Board of Trustees; nor remove an,
wooden buildings or any building tn
walls of which are wholly or in par