The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-11-04
NEAllCSlJ
GEO. w. WALKER,
City Clerk,
ORDINANCE NO. 101.

providing FOR THE CARE AND
INSPECTION OF PREMISES BY
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO
SAFEGUARD THE PUBLIC AND
PROPERTY AGAINST FIRE
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR
AND THE COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WALLACE, IDAHO, AS
FOLLOWS:
Section No. l. 1t shall be the duty
of the Chief of the Fire Department
to inspect or cause to be inspected by
fire department officers or members,
as often as may be necessary, but not
less than twice a year in outlying dis
tricts and four times a year in the
closely built portions of the City, all
buildings, premises and public thor
oughfares, except the interiors of pri-
vate dwellings, for the purpose of as
certaining and causing to be correct
ed, any conditions liable to cause fire,
or any violations of the provisions or
intent of any ordinance of the City
affecting the fire hazard.
Whenever the Chief of the Fire De-
partment or any officer or member
thereof shall find any building or 9th
er structure which for want of re-
pairs or by reason of age or dilapi
dated condition or for any other cause,
is especially liable to fire, and which
is so situated as to endanger other
property and whenever any officer or
member shall find in any building o
upon any premises or other place COM
bustible or explosive matter or dan
gerous accumulations of rubbish
or unnecessary accommodations of
waste paper, boxes, shavings or any
other highly inflammable materials
especially liable to fire, and which is
so situated as to endanger property,
or shall find distractions to or on fire
escapes, stairs, passageways doors,
windows, etc. liable to interfere with
the operations of the fire department,
or egress of occupants, in case of fire,
he or they shall order the same to be
removed or remedied and such order
shall forthwith be complied with by
the owner or occupant of such prem
ises or buildings, subject to appeal
within twenty-four hours to the May
or, who shall within ten days review
such order and file his decision there
on, and unless the order is revoked or
modified it shall remain in full force
and be obeyed by such owner or &C.
cupant.
Any owner or occupant failing to
comply with such order within ten
days after said appeal shall have been
determined, or, if no appeal Is taken
then within ten days after the service
of the said order shall be liable to
penalty as hereinafter stated.
The service of any such order shall
be made upon the occupant of the
premises to whom it is directed by
either delivering a true copy of same
to such occupant personally or by de-
livering the same to and leaving il
with any person in charge of the
premises, or in case no such person
is found upon the premises, by affiXing
a copy thereof in a conspicuous place
on the door to the entrance of the
said premises; whenever 1t may be ne
cessary to serve such an order upon
the owner of the premises, such order
may be served either by delivering tC
and leaving with the said person
true copy of the said order, or, If such
owner is absent from the jurisdiction
of the officer making the order, by
mailing such copy to the owners last
known postoffice address.
Section No 2. Any person or per-
sons, firm or corporation violating any
of the provisions of this ordinance or
any of its sections, or the provisions
of any permit issued in conformity
herewith, shall, upon conviction, for
felt and pay. a fine Of not more than
twenty-five ($25.00) dollars for each
offense, and not more than twenty
five ($25.00) dollars for every day
thereafter so long as the said viola
ton exists, and a fine of not more
than one hundred ($100.00) dollars for
subsequent violations.
Section No. 3. All ordinances or
parts of ordinances inconsistent here
with are hereby repealed
Section No. 4. This ordinance shall
take effect and be in force from and
after its passage and legal publica.
ton.
Passed by the Council and approx
ed by the Mayor this 18th day of DC.
tober, 1915.
CHAS. r. MOWERY,
! Mayor.
| (Attest)
GEO. w. WALKER,
City Clerk.