The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-09
ORDINANCE NO. 65

An Ordinance to define and fix
! tie boundaries OF the fire limits Of
the City of Morgan City, La; to
! provide for the erection and repair
Of ali 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
cr ordinances, or part Of ordinances
II 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
Che 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 (34 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 (39) in said City.
Section Two. Be it further or
daired, 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 I'M
lawful to rebuild the same unless the
outer walls and roof of such build
ing, or structure, shall be composed
of incombustible materials as pro-
vided in this section.
Section Three. Be it further or
dained. etc. That hereafter it shall
be unlawful to erect, or construct,
within said fire limits, any 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 |
the owner within sixty DAYS upon |
written notice given by the City !
unless for reasonable cause such |
time for removal be extended
Section Four. Be it further or !
dained, etc, The owner, or owners /.
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 life, |
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-
ture, which shall appear to the City |
to be especially dangerous in case