The Nome nugget., 1926-03-20
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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND OR- DINANCE NUMBER 147 OF THE CITY OF NOME, ENTITLED:

AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR THE PREVENTION OF FIRES, FINING GENERAL AND SPEC IAL FIRE LIMITS IN THE CITY OF NOME. DEFINING CERTAIN DUTIES OF THE CHIEF OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. PRONlD- ING A PENALTY FOR THE vIo- LAYTON HEREOF, AND RE PEALING ORDINANCES MUM ERRED le g.. 72. e5, ll5 and l?5 OF SAID CITY.
 RE IT ORDAINED AND ENACT ED hv the Common Council nf the Ctv of Nome
 special Fire Limit
 Sec | That there he, and k hereby established a SPFCIAI. FIR F LIMIT within the City of Nome defined hv the following houndar ics. to-wit
 Commencing al the easterly end If the Nhite- Barn and runnne thence ju westerly d.yectinn along Front street fo the Elite Bath House, thence uortherlv to Fi's' Avenue thence Wa+'rrlv tG 'D" Street. including the houses on both sides of the street. and further com menciue ai Front Street and running along the length of Stcadman Ave me to the Catholic Church. includ ing the houses on both sides Of Steadman Avenue. together with all hotels and ronmins houses within the corporate limits of the city o' Nome
 Inierfering With Fire Apparatus.
 Sec 2 T. shall be unlawful l0F and person ar persons 10 nsa. npsr- afa. interfere with TT destroy ar,N Tire rlue or water =cnnn, in' as= : for fire purposes eNcept hv iirac tion of the Chief of the Fire nepar' ment
 Driving Over Fire Hose
 Sec 1 It shall he unlawful for any person, or persons 'o drive any wagon. cart, buggy slel drag or afber vehicle of any kind or dos crirtion over any fire hose while ly ing on the street during T fire or at all. while strechod upon any street alley or property, or 10 in any man ner interfering with the use of. or disturb any hose. or#other fire ap pliance laid out, or used for the pr vention of fire.
 False Alarm of Fire
 Sec. , # shall he unl'wf'&fr' any person or persons to send ii. "r cause to be sent in. or to make any alarm of fire falsely. knowinglv or with intent to de ceive. or to cause false alarm of fire to he given
 Using Water During Fire
 Sec. 6 Ii shall he unlawful for any person or persons To use or draw any water from any hydran' main. surface pipe or rom any wa ter supply used foi fire purposes during the existanee of fire. or after q fire alarm has been given until the return alarm If tho e4tin sutshment of the fire has be"" sounded.
 Fire Ladders
 Sec : All bniliinsS tN"t ".' story high now standing or III th' . course of construction ar hereafter erected within the General f1re Limit hereby established. shall be provided at the expense of the own CT. lessee or occupant thereof. Wlth side or end ladder or ladders eytendine from he ground to inc cave of said building and in ease u' side ladders extending from thl eage to the ridGe-haa1d n' said buildine All sur' ladders shall be of easy access and shall he constructed and placed as may be directed by the Fhief or the Fire Department.
 If shall he the duty of the chiei of the Fire Department personally or by representative, to notify in writing, all owners. lessees or oc- cupants of such buildings situate within the General Fire Limit. to construct such ladders within snch time as said Chief may designate. and any person or persons failing 10 construct and place such fire ladder or ladders upon such building with in the time limited in such notice, shall be enlty of msdemeanor.
 Exhifs from Public Buildings
 Sec S All epress openings in public halls. theatres or school houses shall have the word "EX- HIT" conspicuously placed over them. in letters not less than eight inches in length All such exhits shall not be less than five feet in the clear opening. The aisles and pas sageways in such halls and 1hrea- tres shall al all times he kept un uhstructed and lighted, and threa- e;hit h. at the end of . hail CT pas sage, there shall be pllr,a in cun- spicuous places the words THIS WAY TO EXHIT'' All doors in such public buildings must be made to swing outward, or both inward and outward. 5.
 Fire Protection at
 Public Performances Sec. 2 At any theatrical o1 other performances that may be given in the City of Nome, il shall be the duty of the Chief of the Fire Department to delegate at least two irnmnn To attend sncn pnrfOrman.e