The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-10

ORDINANCE NO. IS.


An Ordinance to define and fl
the boundaries of the fire limits OF
the City Of Morgan City, La; tc
provide for the erection and repair
of al buildings and structures, and
other safety regulations, within
such fire limits; to provide penalties
for the violation Of the provision of
this ordinance; and to repeal all 9TH
err ordinances, or part of ordinances
in conflict herewith.
Section One. Be it ordained by
the Mayor and Council of the CITY
of Morgan City, Louisiana, in reg
ular session convened that the fol-
/ lowing described area within the
corporate limits of the City of Nor
gan City, Louisiana, shall be, and
/ the same is hereby declared to be,
the fire limits, or close district, to-
wit: Commencing at the intersec-
ton of the west side of Second
Street and North Railroad Avenue,
thence extending along North Rail-
road Avenue to Front Street, thence
along Front Street to it's intersec-
ton with Brashear Avenue, embrac-
ing within said fire limits all of the
lots, for the full depth thereof
fronting on North Railroad Avenue
and on Front Street situated in
Squares Numbered Three (3),
One az, twenty-five (25), Thirty
four (3D and Thirty-nine (39);
and including all of the territory ~
ing between the west side of Front
Street and the margin of Berwick
Bay extending from the south line
of South Railroad Avenue to the
north line Of Square No Thirty
nine 800 in said City
Section Two Be it further or
dained, etc. That no person, or
persons shall erect, or cause to be
erected, within the said fire limits,
any buildings, structure, or addition
to such building, or structure, the
outer walls of which are not com
posed entirely of brick, stone, ce-
ment, or other incombustible mate
rial, and covered, or rooted with
slate, tin, zinc, copper, iron
or other equally fire-proof
roofing and if any building, or
structure or addition thereto within
the said fire limits shall be damaged,
or destroyed, to the extent of thir-
ty per cent thereof, it shall be M
lawful to rebuild the same unless the
outer walls and roof of such build !
ing. or structure, shall be composed
of incombustible materials 2 as pro
vided in this section.
Section Three. Be it further OF
dained, etc., That hereafter it shall !
be unla~'fli 10 rrart, or construct, |
within said fire limits, aHy building, |
or structure, the outer walls Of /
which are composed in whole, or in /
part, Of wood, or of wood covered /
with galvanized iron, or like mate
rial; or to repair any such building /
or structure, now in said district. /
except as hereinafter provided. And /
whenever any frame building, or
structure with said fire limits shall
have become damaged to the extent
Of thirty per cent of such building.
or structure, it shall be removed by
inc owner within sixty days upon
written notice given by the City,
unless for reasonable cause such
time for removal be extended C.
Section Four. Be it further or
dained. etc, The owner, or owner
Of any building, structure, staging,
or anything attached to, or connect
ed with a building, or structure,
within said fire limits, which shall
be unsafe so as to endanger llfe,
shall Immediately upon notice re-
ceived from the City, cause same to
be made safe and secure, or taken
down; and every building, or struc
,ure, which shall appear to the City !
to be especially dangerous in case