The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-01
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO.
PUBLIC ACTS.


An Act to Secure the City of New
Haven From Damage by Fire.
1. Be it enacted by the Governor
and Council, and House of Represent
tatives in General Court Assembled,
That from and after the first day of
January, 1877. all meeting houses and
dwelling houses to be erected in said
city, within the limits hereinafter de-
scribed, and all other buildings to be
erected within said limits, having in
them q chimney, fireplace or stove,
shall in their outer walls be composed
of brick and mortar, or stone and
mortar Provided that in such ad-
dition there shall be placed a Chin
ney, fire place or stove
2 Be it Further Enacted That
the aforesaid regulations take place
and be established in all that part of
the city of New Haven, coIa1prehended
within the limits following to wit: be-
Tottens. in the centre of Water street,
where the centre OF Meadow street
intersects said Water street; thence up
the center of Meadow street to the
place where that line intersects with
George street, and comprehending all
the land lying within I SO feet of the
westerly line of said street, thence up
George street, in the center Thereof to
tn place where said line intersects the
center of z ork street. and including
all the. land lying within $50 feet of
the southwAsterly line of said street;
thence through York street in the
center thereof, ITO the place where the
said line fntersects the center of Grove
street. and including all the land lying
within $50 feet of the westerly side
of said line .hcnce through Grove
street, in the center thereof, to the.
center of State street and including
all the land lying within $50 feet
Neck Lane socaL!ed, in the center
thereof, to the place where said line
dntersects the center of Olive street
and including all the land lying within
$50 feet of the northw ester1y side Of
said line, thence through Olive street
IN the center thereof to Water street
and including all the land. lying with
in $50 feet OF the easter1y side of said
line; thence to the outer side of the
Pier, or end1of the Long Wharf, and
from thence to the place of Beginning
and including all the land within said
lines
g. And, Be II Further Enacted,
That any person who shaIl>erect, add
TO- or cause to be erected or added to
any building within the limits afore-
said contrary to the provisions of this
Act, shall forfeit and pay to the
treasury Of the County of New Haven,
q f1ne of not less than 500, nor more
and aggravation of the oHense.
4 And, Be It Further Enacted,
That in addition to the fines aforesaid,
all dwelling houses erected or added
to, contrary to the provisions of this
Act, shall be annually assessed four
fold in the lists Of polls and rateab1e
estate of the town and city of New
Haven: and ali other buildings erect
ed or added to, contrary to this Act,
shall be annually set in such lists at
the sum of $50; and it shall be the
duty of the listers to set the same
accordingly in the lists of said town
and city; and all such houses or
buildings shall be ever afterwards
rated accordingly in all taxes what
ever, so long as such houses or build
1ngs remain
5. And, Be It Further Enacted,
THAT the City of New Haven in legal
meeting assembled be empowered an
nual1y to appoint committee of not
less than three persons, whose duty \
it shall be from time to time to ex-
anime and enquire whether the mode
of building within the limits afore-
said, be eonformab1e to this ActA and
tc report to the States Attorney for
the County ( of New Haven, all
breaches thereof, that the same may
be duly prosecuted. And this Act
shall be to all intent and purposes q
Public Act
General Assembly, October Session
1915
Speaker of the House of Representa-
JOHN COTTON SMITH.
Govorenor.
Attest: Thomas Day, Secretary.