St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-01-13

F. J. MARTINDALE,
Secretary.
AN ORDINANCE.
The following ordinance was Of
fered by Mr.. Planche:
An ordinance fixing the Fire Limits
of the Town of Covington, Louisi-
ana, and regulating the erection
and construction Of buildings with
in said limits.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
Town Council of the Town Of Coving-
ton, La, in legal session convened,
that the fire limits in the town of
Covington are hereby established as
follows, to-wit:
Beginning at the corner of Colum-
bia and Rutland streets, running
thence down Rutland street to the
corner OF New Hampshire street,
and running back $50 feet from the
front OF the north side Of Rutland
street, and 100 feet from the south
side of Rutland street, thence from
the corner of New Hampshire and
Rutland streets down New Hamp-
shire street to the corner Of Lock
wood street and running back 1870
feet from the front of either side OF
said New Hampshire street, thence
down Lockwood street to the corner
of Columbia street, and running back
$50 feet from the front Of either
side of said Lockwood street, thence
down Columbia street to Rutland
street, running from the front Of
either side of said Columbia street,
1870 feet back, and from the corner
Of Columbia street and Boston street,
running to New Hampshire street,
running back 1870 feet from the
front of either side Of said Boston
street, and from the corner Of Glib
son street and Columbia streets,
running to the corner OF New Hamp-
shire street, and running back 100
feet from the front Of either side
Of Gibson street.
Section q. That It shall be I'M
lawful for, and any person firm or
cooperation Is hereby expressly pro
hibited from erecting or construct
ing within the said above limits, any
building whatever, unless the walls
of the same be constructed entirely
of brick, concrete or other non-com-
bustible material, and the roof COW
cred with slate or other non-com-
bustible material.
Section 8. That 1t shall be un-
lawful to make, and all material
repairs necessary from natural caus-
es to frame building Of buildings not
constructed in accordance With Sec
ton two within said limits set forth
in section one tfs hereby expressly
prohibited, provided that any re-
pairs will be deemed material when
the costs thereof amount to the sum
of $4,000. j..
Section L.. That it shall be unlaw-
full and it is hereby prohibited for
any person, firm or corporation to
increase or add to the dimensions of
any building, not constructed in &C
cordance with the provisions of Sec
ton two, already erected. under the
pretense Of making repairs, within
the limits established in section one
of this ordinance.
Section S. Be it further ordadn-
ed, etc., That it shall be unlawful
and it is hereby expressly prohibit
ed for any person, firm or corpora
ton to repair the roof or walls Of
any building construction in accord
ance with section two, or cause the
same to be done, within the limits
described in section one, except by
using in such repairs non-combust-
ible material.
That any person, firm or corpora
ton who shall violate the provisions
of any section of this ordinance,
shall be deemed guilty of INSIDE
and upon trial and convic-
ton thereof. shall be fined not less
than five dollars and not more than
fifty dollars, or not more than ten
days Imprisonment, or both.
That after notice, written, by the
Mayor Of said Town, to the owner OF
any building, whether person. firm
or corporation, constructed or re-
paired in violation of this ordinance
specifying a reasonable time within
which such building must be demol-
ished and torn down, such owner
shall be subject to the above penalty
for each and every ten days such
notice and demand shall be uncom-
piled with.
Section s. That this ordinance
shall go into effect Immediately from
Its passage.
Adopted December 5, 1916.
Yeas: blanche, Smith, Nilsson,
Mackie.
Nays: None.
Carried.
Moved by ]. E. Nilsson, seconded |
by A. R. Smith, that the above ordi- |
nance be adopted.
Carried.
P. ]. LACROIX,
Mayor.
Il. A. PERREAND,
-. Secretary.
Adopted Ais It j: Def E. 1916
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:. The, foIlovipg ordinance was Of
'eredr Mr.. Smith: r'( |
70 accept, the benefits Of o1df Act No. 2s5
OF. the General Assembly of Louisi-
ana for the year 1914. entitled
IAN Act to declare and define the /