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ORDINANCE NO 153
-- An Ordinance to Provide for the Prevention of
Fires and for the Establlshmznt of FireLfmits
13e it enacted by the City Council of the City (/
of Ames,Iowa;that:
f Sec.1. t shall be unlawful for any corpor- 4
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anon,firm person to •
build,erect,or place. �ZCLLttt
by remov
f the al, or otherwise, within the fire )
-- -` City of Ames,Iowa,any building,
limits o
limor its
thereto,unless the outer walls o1
such building,or addition thereto, are made
of brick, iron, stone, mortar or other non-
combustible material,With roof;
Shall
likewise be unlawful for any corpora
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Lion,firm,or person to remove any building, -
or addition thereto,from one part of the fire
limits to another part therein unless con-
structed in accordance with the requirements - - --
of
this ordinance in respect to the materials
oY�tehc outer owbuilding,and tor roof.
thereto,
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shall be held to comely with the provisions of
- section one of this ordinance,if wood or other
combustible material enter into the construct-
!on or support of the outer walls thereof.
_ - See.3. No building, or addition thereto,
shall be held to comply with the Provisions of
section one of this ordinance,if such"walls ire
covered with tin, zinc,sheet iron, or corru-
-- - - atediron, attached to wooden"walls, posts,
studding,or beams. ;
the City of Ames,
Sec.4. The fire limits Of
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__._._ Iowa,are hereby defined and established as
follows,to-wit:. All territory embraced with- � A
In blocks ten(10),eleven(11),twelve(12), thir- i
teen(13)and fourteen(14)of the original town
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cting, or removing
see.5. Any person ere
any building.or addition thereto, contrary to
the terms of this ordinance shall be fined not !
exceeding one Hundred Dollars,and be com-
mitted to jail until such fine and costs are --
paid,not exceeding thirty days;or be impris-
oned not exceeding thirty days. Any building.
,or addition thereto,erected,or removed con-
wtrary to the provisions of this ordinance shall
'�be removed by the{aty Marshal upon the order
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,of the City Council.
Sec.6. This ordinance shall be publishel as —
1provided•by law,and shall be in full force and --
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- - ,effect on and after said date,
Attest: PARLEY SHELDON,Mayor. . -
e'A.B.MA%WELL,City Clerk.
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