The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-02-17
ORDINANCE NO. 1o6.

AN ORDINANCE MAKING IT UTN-
LAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON OR
PERSONS, FIRM OR CORPORA
TION IN THE CITY OF WALLACE
TO LEAVE OR KEEP OPEN OR
SUFFER TO REMAIN UNGUARD-
ED ANY CELLAR OR BASEMENT
DOOR; OR ANY BASEMENT
STAIRWAY, OR ANY PIT, GRAFT
ING, SIDEWALK ELEVATOR.
COAL HOLE, VAULT, SIDEWALK,
OPENING OR OTHER SUFFER-
RANEAN PASSAGE OPENING
FROM INTO OR UPON ANY
STREET, ALLEY OR SIDEWALK
IN SAID CITY; MAKING IT THE
DUTY OF THE CITY ENGINEER
TO GIVE NOTICE TO PERSONS
TO COMPLY WITH THIS ORDIN-
ANCE; PROVIDING FOR RAIL
ING OR FENCING TO BE PLACED
| AROUND BASEMENT STAIR
| WAYS OR OTHER PERMANENT
OPENING IN THE SIDEWALKS;
PROVIDING FOR PROTECTING
AND GUARDING OF SIDEWALK
STAIRWA1S, SIDEWALK ELE-
VATORS, COAL HOLES, AND
OTHER OPENINGS IN THE SIDE
WALKS AND STREETS AND AL
LEYS DURING USE BY OWNER
OR OCCUPANT OF PREMISES;
PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR
VIOLATION OF THIS ORDIN-
ANCE.
BE TT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR
AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WALLACE:
Section /. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person, persons, firm or corpora
ton in the City of Wallace, to leave
or keep open in an uncovered or un-
guarded condition, any celia: or base
ment door, or stairway leading into
any cellar or basement from any
street, alley or sidewalk in said city,
2r to leave or keep open in an unc.,v-
cred or unguarded condition, any pit,
grating, sidewalk opening, sidewalk
elevator, coal hole or any vault or
otner subterranean passage opening
from, into or upon any street, alley or
sidewalk in said city.
Sec. 2. Upon the passage approval
and publication of this ordinance, it
shall be the duty of the City Engineer
to notify all persons, firms and eorpor-
ations maintaining or using, on any
sidewalk or alley in said city, any
sidewalk elevator coal hole, chute, or
stairway opening or leading into any
basement or cellar to comply with the
provisions of this ordinance within Is
days from the date of said notice
Sec. 3. Each such stairway leading
into any basement or cellar shall be
enclosed with a substantial fence of
iron or metal pipe railing, in such a
manner that the lowest railing shall
not be more than six inches above the
sidewalk and shall provide for a sec
n f.0f ltf1tr ~ Ahnr
inches above the sidewalk and a third
railing not more than 20 inches above
the sidewalk and a fourth railing not
more than thirty-six inches above the
sidewalk, but the total height of said
fence or railing shall not be less than
thirty-six inches above the sidewalk;
or in lieu of fence of iron or metal
pipe railing, it shall be lawful to Sc
curely enclose such basement stair
way, or other basement opening, with
an iron fencing or grating of wire,
which shall not be less than 3-16 of
an inch in thickness, and there shall
be kept and maintained at the en-
trance of such basement stairway or
other similar opening, gate, the
specifications of which shall be simll-
ar to those herein provided in case of
outside ratings or fencing.
Sec. 4. Any person or persons, firm
or corporation maintaining or using,
on any street, alley or sidewalk in said
city, any stairway leading from any
building, floor or elevation above any
street, alley or sidewalk, must guard
the rear of said stairway with a sub
stantial and effective iron railing.
Sec. 5. Any person or persons, firm
or corporation maintaining or using, on
any street, alley or sidewalk in said
city, any sidewalk elevator, coal hole
or chute or other opening leading in
to any basement or cellar, must when
the same is in use properly guard and
enclose the same with suitable gate or
gates, constructed in such a manner as
to render passage along said street, al
ley or sidewalk safe and free from
danger.
Sec. 6. Any person or persons, firm
or corporation violating any of the
provisions Of this ordinance. or any
of it's sections, shall upon conviction,
pay fine of not less than ten dollars
nor more than one hundred dollars
and the costs of the prosecution.
Sec. Z. All ordinances or parts of
in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
Sec. s. This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from and after
its passage, approval and legal publ
cation.
Passed by the Council and Approved
by the Mayor this Gath day Of Janu-
airy, A. D. 1916.
Attest: CHAS. r. MOWERY,
GEO. w. WALKER, Mayor.
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