Willmar tribune., 1918-03-20
oRDINANCE NO. l74.

House Movers, and Governing the Con-
structdon Of Buildings and Prov1dipg
For the 1nSpsctton of the Same"
Be it ordained by the City of Will
mar as follows:
Section 1.-Section So Of Ordinance
No. 1852. entitled. "An Ordinance Provid-
ing for Fire Limits. for the Licensing
of House Movers, and Governing the
Construction of Buildings and ProVid-
ing for the Inspection OF the Same" is
hereby amended so as to read as fol-
lows:
Section So, HOUSE MOVERs.-No
person except q licensing house mover
shall move or raise any building within
the limits of the City of Willmar. Pro-
vided, however, that the owner Of a
building or his agent may raise such
building for the purpose of putting a
higher or better foundation hereunder
without changing the location of the
same, but in every case a permit must
be procured from the building inspector
Every person desiring to engage in the
occupation of house moving shall first
procure a house movers license. Ap-
plication therefor shall be made to the
City Council which may grant or reject
the same.
If granted, the party applying for the
same shall furnish the City with a bond
in the sum of One Thousand Dollars,
with at least two good and sufficient
sureties, or in lieu thereof with surety
bond, to be approved by the Council, con-
ditioned, among other things, that said
party will pay any and all damage which
may be caused to any property, either
public or private, by the moving or rails
ing of any building, whether such dam
age be caused by such party, his agents,
employees or servants, and conditioned
further that said party will save, in
demnify and keep harmless the said City
from any and all damages, liabilities,
suits, judgments, costs and expenses
which may accrue against said City by
reason of the moving or raising of any
such building, and that he will in all
things comply strictly with the condi-
tions of all permits and with the ordi-
nances of the City.
Upon the granting of a license by the
Council and the approval and filing of
said bond, the City Clerk is hereby
authorized to issue to said applicant a
license, under his hand and seal, said
license to run for the period Of one
year from its date.
The fee for said license shall be Five
Dollars, which shall be paid by the ap-
plicant before the issuance thereof. Ev-
cry license shall be renewed yearly. and
may be revoked at any time by the
Council for failure to comply with the
ordinances of the City or with the con-
dttions of any permit.
No house mover, SO licensed, shall
move or raise any building without first
having obtained permit from the
building inspector, and such permit
shall state specifically all the conditions
to be complied with in moving or rails
ing such building, prescribe the route to
be taken and limit the time for removal
or raising.
No frame building in the City Of
Wtllmar shall be moved unless such
building is worth at least sixty per cent
of the cost Of a similar new building.
No frame building shall be moved
from one place to another within the fire
limits of the City, nor from outside
said fire limits to any place within the
same.
Whenever it shall become necessary
to cut or remove any wires belonging to
the City for the convenience of the
housemover In the pursuance of his bus
mess, all expenses connected Herewith
shall be paid by such house mover. Be-
fore any such wires are cut or removed
an estimate Of the expense shall be
made by the Superintendent Of the Wat
or and Light Plant, and the amount to
be determined shall be paid by the house
mover, after which the wires shall be
cut or removed by such Superintendent
or his assistant, or under their direc-
tion.
1t shall be the duty Of the house NOV
er to notify all owners Of overhead wires
and other structures that may be Affect
ed by the moving of any building, and
he shall give such notice as will be am
pie to make necessary arrangements,
removals and repairs.
The house mover shall be, responsible
for all damages. claims, repairs and
other costs occasioned by the pursuit Of
his work, including those caused by neg
,ltgence or otherwise, and shall save the
City from all claims, damages and costs
Of whatsoever name or nature. 4;
~ Section 2.-This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from and after
Its. publication. :>ssa ,zs:,1., :: J. .a,sg. !
Approved March IL, 1918. e5fl$ e
5A2s 4 I, II .sr - g. WEls1llN, Mayor,