The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-10-14

stables. laundries. factories and o~t
buildings where the exterior walls arr
not ceiled on the inside and partitions
are boarded on one side only.
ALTERATIONS AND REPAIRS.
Sec. 5. (a) When the exterior
walls Of any frame building (excent
the first story front wall) which has
been constructed within the fire linn
Its Of the city of Wallace, are altered
lchanged or damaged to one-third ~
their extent, or when the interior of
any building shall be altered to the
Iextent of tearing down more than one
half of the partitions, or when the in
interior is damaged to one-haif of its
lextent, then the alterations or repairs
lof said building shall be constructed
in the same manner as herein pro-
lvided for new work. Whenever anv
frame building is damaged by fire To
Ione- half of it's extent tine remaining
Iportion thereof shall be immediately
removed by the owner. Whenever ad
EDITIONS are made to buildings in the
lire limits, such additions must be
made to conform to the CONSTRUCTION
provided for new work, but IN the
lease of wooden buildings situated
within the fire limits, no additions will
lbe permitted II the estimated cast
thereof Is more than twenty per cent
lof the assessed value of the building
to which the addition is proposed to
Ibe made.
PERMITS FOR ALTERATIONS.
Sec 6. No wooden building situat
ed within said fire limits shall be al
tered, repaired or added to without
permission so to do being first obtain
ed from the City Council. Any per-
son desiring to obtain such permis-
sion shall file with the City Clerk, ad-
dressed to the City Council, petition
describing fully the building and
premises wherein the alterations, re-
pairs or additions are desired to be
made, also the material with which il
Is proposed to make the same. The
permit, IL issued, shall state fully the
alterations, repairs or additions allow
ed to be made, the materials to be
used, and such regulations respecting
the same as in the judgment of the
Council may be necessary, which said
permit shall be filed with the CITY
Clerk provided, however, nothing
herein contained shall be construed to
require the City Council to grant such
permission, but they shall be the sole
judges of the necessity and reason
ableness Of the alterations, repairs or
additions, and their decision granting
or refusing the permit shall be final
and conclusive Temporary permits
shall never be granted under any Cir
cumstances.
MOVING BUILDINGS.
| Sec. T. No buildings shall be NOV
ed to another location within said fire
limits more than ten feet distant from
! its original location, unless it is con-
structed in accordance with Section 2
of this ordinance. No building shall
L. a. -.
within the fire limits, unless it is con-
structed in accordance with the pro-
visions of Setcion 2 of this ordinance
ROOFS AND SkYLlGHTS.
Section 8. (a) The roofs Of all
buildings included within the said fire
limits shall be covered with either tin.
slate, tiles, terra Gotta, tar and gravel
or prepared roofing, except those now
otherwise covered; the latter shall be
covered with one of said materials
whenever the Fire Chief shall deem
them to be in need of repairs.
| (b) Skylights shall be of metal
frames with wired glass or metal
frames and heavy glass having wire
screen, not less than four ca inches
above the glass, of No. II wire and
one % inch mesh.
ELECTRICAL WORK.
I
and all materials and apparatus used
in connection with electrical work, and
the operation of all electrical apparat-
us in the City of Wallace, shall be in
conformity with the rules and regula-
lions laid down in what is known as
the National Electrical Code of 1911, a
copy of which code is on file in the Of
flee of the City Clerk, and the same is
hereby adopted as the specifications
for all electrical work of construction
and operation.
FIRE CHIEF AND DUTIES.
Sec. 10. The Chief of the Fire De-
partment shall be ex-officio Fire Mar
shall and also one of the police Off
GERS of the city; he is hereby author
lied and empowered:
1st. To enforce all ordinances re-
lating to the construction, manage
ment and condition Of mercantile and
other property within said city;
End To supervise the construction
of all buildings either new or under
additions or repair;
3rd. To take summary action in
carrying out of ordinances pertaining
to the removal of rubbish in streets,
alleys and yards.
The Fire Chief shall report to the
City Council monthly regarding the
cohuIlloH Vi the CITY as 10 all matters
referring to fire prevention.
Sec. II. All buildings hereafter
erected, altered or changed so as to
be occupied as public garages where
more than two automobiles using gas
oline, alcohol or other explosives for
fuel or power are housed for the pur-
pose of storing or repairing, the floor
Ing Of the first floor If on the ground
floor, must be of concrete, and If there
IS basement the flooring of the base
nent shall be of concrete, and the
flooring Of the first floor and its sup
ports shall conform to the require
nents as provided for in class "A, B.
:, d, or E." except that no wood
wearing floor shall be allowed in that
portion of the building used for the
storage of automobiles.
Permits for garages shall not be is
ued for any building occupied as
hospital, theater, church. school,
# as a boarding, lodging, tenement
louse or hotel
All rooms used for the storage or re-
airing of automobiles must have all
walls separating such room or rooms
rom adjoining rooms or stores of ma
onry construction carried through
nd above the roof not less than two
eet. The thickness Of such masonry
Ialls to conform to the requirements
the class In which II Is placed; and
o opening Of any kind shall DC allow