Gunnison news-champion., 1920-05-21
AN ORDINANCE

AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING
FOR THE INSPECTION OF PREM
ISES WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE
I TOWN or GUNNISON. COLORA-
DO, BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
To SAFEGUARD THE PUBLIC
AND PROPERTY AGAINST FIRE
BE 1T ORDAINED By the Board
OF Trustees Of the Town of Guunison.
Colorado. as follows:
SECTION l. II shall be the duty
of the Chief of the Fire Department
TO inspect or cause 10 be inspected By
fire department officers or members.
As often As may be necessary, but not
less Than twice a year in outlying dis
trcts and four times q year in the
closely built portions Of the Town. all
buildings, premises and public thoro-
I fares, except the interiors of private
dwellings, for the purpose of ascer-
I tanning and causing TO be corrected
/ any conditions liable TO cause fire or
I any violations Of the provisions or in
/ tent Of any ordinance of the Town af-
I fecting the fire hazard.
Whenever any officer or member
shall find IN any building, or upon any
premises or other place, combustible
or explosive matter or dangerous ac-
cumula,ion of rubbish or unnecessary
accumulation of waste paper. boxes,
shavings or any other highly infam-
able materials especially liable TO fire,
and which is so situated as TO endang
er property, or shall find distractions
/ TO be on fire escapes, stairs, pass
age ways, doors OF windows, liable 10
/ interfere with the operation Of the fire
department, or egress of occupants,
I in case OF fire, he shall order the same
/ to be removed or remedied and such or
der shall forthwith be complied with by
/ the owner or occupant Of such prem
ises or buildings, subject to appeal
within "a hours to the Mayor, who
shall within 10 days review such order
and file his decision thereon. and un-
less the order is revoked or modified,
II shall remain in full force and be
obeyed by such owner or occupant
Any owner or occupant failing to
| comply with such order within ten
days after said appeal shall have
been determined, or, II no appeal is
taken. then within ten days after the
service of the said order, shall be
liable to penalty as hereinafter
i stated
The service Of any such order shall
be made upon the occupant Of the
premises TO whom il is directed by
either delivering a true copy of same
to such occupant personally or by de-
livering the same to and leaving il
with any person in charge Of the prem
ises, or in case no such person is
found upon the premises, by affixing
copy thereof in conspicuous place
on the door to the entrance Of the
i u.,l nt.f..tgag . L. L.
necessary to serve such an order upon
the owner of premises, such order may
be served either by delivering to and
leaving with the said person a true
copy Of the said order, or, if such own
er is absent from the Jurisdiction Of the
officer making the order, by mailing
such copy to the owners last known
postoffice address.
SECTION 2. Any person or per-
sons, firm or corporation violating
any Of the provisions of this ordinance
or any of its sections, shall, upon
conviction, forfeit and pay fine of
not more than twenty-five (25.00) Dol
lars for each offense, and not more
than twenty (s25.00D Dollars for
each day thereafter so long as the
said violation exists, and n fine of not
more than one hundred (s100.00) Dol
lars for subsequent violations.
| SECTION 8. All ordinances or
parts of ordinances inconsistent here
with are hereby repealed.
Passed and adopted this 18th day
Of May A. d. 1920.
Attest +. c. MARTIN,
N. V. NAPIER. Mayor.
Clerk.
Mrs. kellaphene Morrison returned