St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-01-06
F. ]. MARTINDALE.
Secretary.
AN ORDINANCE.

AN ORDINANCE. aeS;
The following ordinance was O
fered by Mr.. blanche:
An ordinance fixing the Fire Limit
of the Town of Covington, Louis
ana, and regulating the erectio
and construction of buildings will
in said limits.
Section /. Be it ordained by tn
Town Council of the Town of Covine
ton, La, in legal session convened
that the fire limits in the town q
COvington are hereby established a
follows, to-wit:
Beginning at the corner of Colum
bia and Rutland streets, rDhnin'
thence down Rutland street to tn
corner of New Hampshire street
and running back $50 feet from tn
front of the north side of Rutlant
street, and 100 feet from the soutl
side of Rutland street, thence from
the corner of New Hampshire ant
Rutland streets down New Hamp
shire street to the corner of Lock
wood street and running back 18(
feet from the front of either side o.
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
$50 feet back, and from the corner
of Columbia street and Boston street,
running to New Hampshire street,
running back $50 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 1870
feet from the front of either side
Of Gibson street.
Section 2. 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 nonJcom-
bustible material, and the roof COW
cred with slate or other nOn-cOm-
bustible material.
Section 3. That it shall be un-
lawful to make, and all material
repairs necessary from natural caus-
es to frame building or buildings not
constructed in accordance with sec
tion two within said limits set forth
in section one is hereby expressly
prohibited, provided that any re-
pairs will be deemed material when
the costs thereof amount to the sum
of $4,000.
Section 4. 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 5. 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 a INSIDE
meanor, 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-
shed 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 6. That this ordinance |
shall go into effect Immediately from i
It's passage.
Adopted December 5. 1916.
Yeas: blanche, Smith, Nilsson,
Mackie. ~
Nays: None
Carried.
Moved by J. e. Nilsson, seconded
~ A. r. Smith, that the above ordi- |
lance be adopted.
Carried.
P. 'LACROIX,
Mayor.
f.. A. PERHEAND,
Secretary. ~
Adopted Dec 5, 1916.