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HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-1927-218 , ,~" " e e ~ I 1 _tA--n,...l""{;rJ.1.. (-"'.tftAt I , 1 (; ~/J'1 ,1J/,..tlV j I , ! i ~ ~.~ ) 1 · ) ~>:- (OPl '- 4""-/ tJ )---- Ordinance DU thori zinG Fire Marshal 'j oto inspect for fire risk; providinG his duty tQ in~pect certain proper- ty; authorizine; hiTrl to ordel~ eoprec- tion of any condition creating fire ! hazard; prov:tding for appeal from / such order to C:i.ty Ct.'n.mc:i.l; and fix,.! ing penalty for maintainin g fire .,,/ .. menace. " ~ ~le State of Texa.. '.'.,'.,Cc)Unty of Harris. ,~C~ty of Laporte. On this the 28th day of November,' il. D., 1927, the City Cou:p.cil l:)%.~ ~~ t. ~ . City of Laporte convened in regular session at the regular meeting :! lace thereof in the ci ty Hall, there beine present anq. in a ttendance the ()lloVling members, to-wi t: . .~. ~~~. . . Frarik...Heynolds, ~~~'B~k~;'~ .) ( !:'.1-ClJ ~..., I ~.....----~" '." ... ~,ri .,' . , I .' . ..' ~'.' -....... .- ....-. Mayo1"', a::S:! .. ___.......-:"'.-.. _. ._. .. ....-... or :,.' '~ . '1" . . ...~.... . I GeorBe Bric'k, ) :~~:~~:~' .~ ~~:n~ . ., . "... ------.,.............-... .. ._.-.................-~..~. 'l,' ~..'- , , " '. , - /' E. P.' Sullivan, . I A:;Ldermen, f-:l~d ...- --,.. ..............." .....-..... --- ._- ... ... ._~ Ci ty f3ecretary. .,',.~ . ~. - ~ . .. t" . ". ~ .,...... -. -" ,.. -.,. ~~1 a.nd ' I I J I I I \ / r 1 ,~':~ ....:;~.. . . ~': \ . -'4 . -~.. ... '\ Alde1"'man ". ~ . .~'\<- ~ in.troduced t~e following ordinance ;. mc>ve'di ~ s adoption: I '...- l ~I-t;') ~Ordinance authorizing Fire Marshal J,'^"'^' P to inspect for fire ,risk; 'providing his duty to insnect certaL~ property; allthor- ;' II:;,' izing' him :.to"order correction of any con- dition creating fire hazard; providing fOl~ appeal from such order to the ci ty Council; and fixing penalty 1'01"' maintain- ing fire menace. I' .1, - .... ,I,. , ,. ~.., ~ . . , Section ,1. The Fire Marshal of the C;tlty 0'1' Laporte' shall have the right at all reasonable hours, for purpose of examination, with or " ,; wt thout complaint of persons having an interes.t in adjoining or adjacent, ,;~ buildings or property, to enter into and upon all bu;i..ldings and premises w:~thin the c~ty. vVhenever he shall find any building' or other ~tructure, which, for want of repair, or by reason of age or dilapidated condi tion" ,', ' , OJ:' by reason of the growth of r;rass or weeds, or the accumulAtion of _..... rubbish and refuse or inflammable material of any kind;'~.surrollnding such O '." building, or for any cause, is especially liable to fire, and which is sO .) ~ st tua ted as to endanger othe l' buildings or property, or so occupied that ~ . ftre would endang~r persons or property therein and thereon, he shall, in w]~i ting, order such condi tion to be corrected by the removal of 'such . JI .~'~ structure, or~ the' repair' thereof, or by the cutting of s.uch grass or weeds ' ';within a ~adi~s of such building or struc~ure as to prevent tho same being ~ ,'igni ted by pra'rle fir'es, or by the rem9v'al.,-pf any accumulation of 'rubbish', I ~of~s:~.,or inflatnmable ~~ter~a+~:of~"'any' na~up:~,h-at or B:.bo,tlt sUch .structu~e.. 9]" structures; and such~I,:order.i: shall forthwith be compl.ied wi tli. by the . , , ... ~:~~::';' ';. .: . ~;: : . ;::.:'- - . :, ~ ':~~ .': : 3~~;.. ,...~,.;:,..:,.>.. , . ' ;',./,..: . ....' . ..' ., ",'"."...4 . . . .,.." . 1",1;;,1.....,;1'1.. . ',-,.if:,:. '~ . ~>'I<I r :~.:~:..:..~. : . i-;/~~~~ ..t~.' ;.. . - t., BE I'r OHDAINED BY 1'HE~ CITY COUNCIL OF' THE CI'lY O~' V\POhTE: " . ~ e e , \ I I owner oX' occupant of m':!G!' hu:i.ld.:inr; 01' pI'emi::;cs, mH~ it [;;hall not be J:'equir'ed of the }'ire Id::1l:'shnl to give !:Iorc than one notice to the same per':,:JOrl orderj,ng cOPlpl:tal1Ce with thi::; ;':lection; provided, howevel', th';l,t the o\"Jner' or occupant of such building or 'premi~es may, within five d~lYS, file Fin SJ/po:ll to the City Council, and the Ccm.nc:tJ. shf.-lll iI1,:necliately investiGstc the cause of cOl'lIplfli.nt...'and shall, vlt thin fi ve da:rs aftel' the filinG of such appeal, ei ther revoke 01',- affi I'm tho ordEn' of the F'ire i1!t\rshal. ~ection 2. Any owner Or occupant of any building or other struc- ttU't;l or premi :;les Vlho shall keep or maintain the slJme when, for any of the re;:,:wns outlined in ,Jectioll 1 he:r'sof, 01' for' an~T other 1"e8son, sllch buU.ding or ntructure is especially l:i.ahle to fire, and which is so ~;j, tU!:1 te,d' as to endanger buildings 0.1" property of others, or wr,ich is especiall:; liable to fl~Ei,: 'and which is ::;'0 occUl1ierl ths t fire would endanger persons or property t.h.~i'ein;' shall be punished by a fi'ne of not less than 'l'en e:;~lo..OO) Dollars tlo:r'more than l<'ifty (~'~50.00) Dollars for esch day that such con.dition shall ,..;"..; continue after notice by the Fil"e Marshal to remove such concH tiOh. ..-'..,..,. . f.. :'e . ..........~ . t'\;a .....---. I ,~:::.:~:~:1:'-;~fi:.:.;:. '.' 'rhe fact, that the City of Laporte has no oJ:'d1.na),ce pJ:'ovid,ing 'f~,JJ '~:~4~' r:eg1.11a t10n !:Jrld suplJression of f1 J:'e he zards, cre~tes an- emergemcy' "an~r~impEh'ati ve pu.blicl necess5. ty requiring too t the Consti tutional Hule tha:t. brdiriances shall be read on three successive days, be suspended, and said: ru+e is thel'efore hereby suspr:'!T1,n.ed ~ll1d this ordinance shall take Affect and .b.~ in force from Bnd Hfter its pass~!;e, ond It is so ordained. . . !' .. .; I man fA The above ordinance having been l"eRd in full, the motion of alder- \ j .~ for its passage was duly seconded by alderman 11\('LUL}.Q. ~~__. ;i'he r eu pop the Ivia yo'r pu t the 1110 t ion to 1:1 vo t e of' the , I 'i-;.! . .' l11emhE~rs of the Ci ty Counc5.1, ::md the motion carried by the following vote: ~.:....JP. ~~~ ll,Q.., ~ "'~ . and none voting "No. II . YO ting '! i...ye II .~ " ' The MaYOl' doclared the motion carried and the ordinnnce dllly ~ .,~. 0 Attest :.f?, f' - Ci ty Secre' /; I I I I 28th day of November, ,~\. D., 1927. ; '7~ n~<~v-^gJQ!)..ck. , IVI~or, (';i t;y of Lap' te, 'l'exas 0\ .j .! J I ~ . .....a-_\, ~ ,I I ! passed and Adopted. ,Passed and approved on this the ..~... LaPort e, 'texas. :.t..~~~~: .. ,/,..~~ ' ~r.f."J~. . I I I '/~ j ~, ~ {' ~ ..... . .....". " ' .~. .~, . . t\ ,; :, Ii. ~,; . _.#'" -..-....... \ ( t-'~ '-. q!-z,/ tJ' r..'.......- Ordinance authorizinG Fire iuarshal I Dto inspect for fire risk; providing his duty to inspect certain proper- ty; authorizine; hill1 to order correc- tion of any condition creating fire hazal"d; providing for appeal from I such order to City Council; and fi~ " / in.g penalty for maintaining fire ,,- menace. " '\ . , , A' . ....'!. . ..'1' .. i.r 1 ~ .... ... W' .'~ '.'1 W' I , '2. /'-""- I ...' \ I .! . , , I .' " I. -' I .. ~ ~ j I 'rhe state of Texas. l;ounty of Harri s. l;ity of Laporte. ", ! 'I . \l;)f the City of ,Laporte convened ':?laCe thereof ;in the city Hall, 1rollOwing members, to-wi t: On this the 28th day of November, J~. D., 1927, the City Council .:)<- 'l in regular session at the regular meeting there bein6 present and in attendance the e Frarlk; Heynol~s, ~.._.." .!.... ~........... ('Fra~~'Baker, ) , _./ ;- ' e::::;'" , '1'e::a ]) r.alt, """",," (George Bric~i ........-.....----:-..". ,..-~ F. ,C. Dorg:an, . J, : Mayor, and) .--- -:~ j\ldermen, and .... 'I _... -_.:11"I- : ...... E.P. Sullivan, City Secretary. ~ Q. ,- Alderman ~~ \~\ introduced the following ordinance and ;. . 04 :noved its adoption: ,-' 2. ~1,~"~~ J.::;gOrdinance authorizing Fire Marshal J .<;/1<....... " to inspect for, fire risk; 'providing his duty to insnect certain property; allthor- ;' 11~' iz:tng"him to -'order correction of any con- dition creating fire hazard; providing for appeal from such order to the city Council; and. fixing penalty for maintain- ing fire menace. " I. " p! f1 ~L...,...' {P'l" ,If,'('/':> u. . "1"" 'I ~ IT O':mAINBD. BY THl: CITY CUUNCIL OF} Tm~ CPJ.1Y 0 it' L.,PO~.1IL: I... ." Sect'ion 1.' 'The :f!'ire Idarshal of the CHiy o'f Laporte' shall have 1;he right at all reasonable hours, for purpose of examination, with or wi thout compl.a-i'nt'-o.f-p~!'sons haviue; an interest in ,a~join1.nG or adjacent bu:.ldings or pr,opel'ty, to en.ter into and upon all buildinc;s and premises wi thin the c;i ty,. ','lhenever he shall find any building or other s...t.ructure, 1I7hich, for want' of repair, or by reason of age or dilapidated condi tion, clr by reason or the growth of r;rass or ~/eeds, or the accumul;1tion of ]W>J.bbish and refuse 01" lnflan,mable material of any kind, surroundine; such building, or for any c~l.'use, is especially liable to fire, E.nd which is so Eli tuP. ted as to ,endanee.r other buildings or property, or so occupied that fi::->e would endang~r per,sons or property therein and thereon, he shall, in writing, order such' condition to be corrected by the removal of such Eltructure, or the j:"epair thereof, or by the' cutting of such grass or vleeds wi thin a radi~s: of such building or structure as to prevent the same beinB tgni ted by prarle fir'es, or by the removal of any accumulation of rubbish, ]"e::'use or inflammahle :mater~al of any nature' at or abotit sUch structure clr structures; 'and su-c.h:' orde;r' shall forthvli th be complied \7i th by the /.---.'.." . ~; ,'.~ ~-' ,... . ' " ,...... c~. /' ~, e . ,: .'\ ~,'~:" ~ ~ ,.; ,~ ,.;\J .' I)Wner or occupant of such building or premises, and it shall not be required (::If the Fire p.1a,rshal to give more than one notice to the same person' ordering ,~o:mpliance with this Section; provided, however, that the mimer or occupant of such bu.ildirig or premises, may, within five days, file an aT)peal to the rJity Council, and the C,puncil shall irrmediately investigate the cause of .~o::nplaint : and shall, within 'five days after the filing of such appeal, ei ther :revoke or :s.ffi:i'm t:'le' order of the Fire I,ia:r'shal. Section 2. Any owner at' occupant of any building or other struc- ture or premises who shall keep or maintain the same when, for any of the :rer4s'onS outlined in dection 1 hereof, or for any other reason, such building ()r str.ucture is especially liable to fire" and which is so situate.d !3S to lmdane;er buildings or ,property of others, or w!lich is especially liable to ;~i:re" ,and which is so occupied tha t fire would endanger persons or property "::herein, 'shall be punished by a fi'ne of not less than Ten (~?lo..OO) Dollars ~).ormora than ];I'ifty ($50.00>' Dollars for each day that such condition shall ~~ontinue after notice b,Y: the- Fire l'ilarshal to remove such condi tion. '. ~---...,... -~.. .. ~.. , ";, The fact ,that the Cj.ty of Laporte has no ordinal ce providing for "the regulation &lld: suppression of fire hazards, creates an- emorgency and. ;.impoT'ati ve public!'1"iecessi ty requiring tha t the Consti tutional Rule that q:rdi;nances shall be rea'd on three successive days, be suspended, and said ]~le' is therefore hereby suspended and this ordinance shall take effect and b:e. in force from and after its passage, and it is so ordained. , , The above ordinance having been read in full, the motion of alder- p ~ '~""r~ ~_ ' \, , _1~I\~u,,~ ~~ man for its passage was duly seconded by alderman ., ,Thereupo,n the hlayor put the motion to a vote of the , memhers of the City Council, and the motion carried by the following vote: ~...~ ~.h...j ~I>~~'~~: 1>.Q., ~ "'\ ~ . voting ""ye" s.nd none voting, "No. II ; , , ' . Ther~ayor declared the motion carried and the ordinance duly passed and adopted. ~~ssed and apPIQved on this the 28th day of November, h. D., 1927. \~\n~<b,~~W~ Iv~or, ity of' Lap e,' eXGs.\ r-D' ~./7:' ,', ..-"-- '0 llttest :,,/-7, / , " ; ~ - Ci ty Ll3ecre ary, y of LaPorte, Texas.. .____-- "'---'l - ":;-~~~-- -~.- ----~ . j ~" ~~, :.. " ,'. t"j " . , ,. ..... .- ,'~..