The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-06-12

the fire limits of said city as defined
by Section / of this ordinance, any
building or structure or any addition
to any building or structure, unless
the outside walls thereof shall be
composed of brick, stone, concrete
or other incombustable material, and
unless the roof thereof shall be COW
cred with slate, metal or other fire
proof material, and unless the build
ing shall have substantial fire walls
extending at least eighteen inches in
height above the place where the
roof connects with the walls; and no
building shall hereafter be altered,
rebuilt or repaired unless the ma
terial used in the altering, rebuilding
or repairing of the outside walls
thereof, including the front and rear
walls, shall be of brick, stone, con-
crete, or other incombustable ma
terial, and unless the material used
in the altering or repairing of the
roof shall be of slate, metal or other
fireproof material; for the purpose
of this ordinance the terms "fire-
proof" when applied to cover
ings of roofs of buildings shall
mean such material or prepare
tons as is classified and passed
by the National Board of I'm
derwriters and by the Fire Chief of
the City of Liberal as Class GA"
Provided; that the provisions of this
ordinance shall not apply to water
closets or sheds, which may be built
with a wood frame and covered with
metallic siding, but said closets or
sheds shall not be more than eight
feet long, or six feet wide, or eight
feet high.
Section 2. That Section Three
go of Ordinance No. 200 be amend
ed to read as follows:
Section 3. Before any person,
firm or corporation shall build, con-
struct, erect or move any building.
or any addition thereto, or rebuild,
repair or alter any building in the
said fire limits in accordance with
the provisions of this ordinance they
shall first take out building permit
which shall be issued by the City
Clerk and which shall provide the
specifications of said building or re-
pairs and which specifications must
be complied with by the builder
thereof.
Section 8. That Section Four (4
Of Ordinance No. 200 be amended to
read as follows:
Section 4. Before any permit
shall be issued by the City Clerk as
provided for in Section 3 hereof the
applicant therefor shall first present
such Application to the Fire Chief OF
said city, together with the plans
and specifications of said building,
alteration or repair, and secure his
approval thereon. If such plans and
specifications are not in conformity
with the provisions Of this ordinance,
or if in his judgment such building,
alteration or repair, would be haz-
ardous or dangerous then said Fire
Chief may refuse to approve such
application for permit; in which case
the same shall not be issued by the
Clerk. The fee for permits shall be
S1.OO which shall be paid to the City
Clerk before the permit is issued
one-half of said fee shall be paid to
the Fire Chief and the other one-halt
retained by the City,
Section 4. That said original Sec
tions 2, 3 and of Ordinance No.
200 are hereby repealed. =,
Section 5. This ordinance shall
take effect and be in force from and
after its passage and publication IN
the official city papers.
Passed by Council June 8, 1919.
Approved by Acting Mayor june
8, 1919.
E. J. STUTSMAN,
Acting Mayor.
Attest: L. l.. HOLLAND,
4 (Seal) City Clerk.