Ordinance 557 �( Oldeivance No.
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�N -IOU DINANTCE TO PROTECT THE
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Citygpf Gilroy against fires
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T116 Mayor and Conlillon Council of the city
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of Gilroy do ordain:
k ' Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any per.
.son�o put lip, erect, mailitaln ox keep any stilt *e
Pipe or smoke flue, except brick or stotle 8ueti'
ill any building within the corporate limits of
the City of Gilroy, which are not secure- from
contact Willi wood or cloth or other' combusti-
ble material asfollows: Wheupassing' through
partitions or collill s, The stove pipe shall -be
enclosed by a doub� air thimble with two inch
space between the inner and the outer cylinder,
or enclosed with brick. When. passing through
the roof it shall be protected by a'- flange, the
plate of wjAch shall be not less than twenty -four
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inches square and all made of galvanized iron
not less than number 24, and all smoke pipes,!
outside of the roof of any building shall also bo
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made of galvanized iron,. apes all woodwork
shall not be less tbau four inches froutthe
stove Pipes. When passing through concealed
space between floogs or ceilings and roof, there
shalhbe a double pipe. -
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Section 2: It shall be unlawful for any person
hereafter, to put up or erect or main -
tain ally ellianney or flue within the City of
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Gilroy, comp( sell of any combustible material,
or to Cause any stove pipe or flue to pass through
any ttihdow sash Or glass oil the side of �..Y,cry
building
or ill any partiiiou wall in any Illilid-
in;, within -saga city, -or to cause and perhiit i
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any 'stove pipet, flue, stove grate or fireplace, to I
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be so erected, placed oe maintained as to endan- l
ger the build, rig 'wherein the same is situateTl i T
any other building adjacent thereto with fire.
Sec tt. It shall be unlawful for any Person to
dupe it any h wt ashes or emb(tra''iijyt,ItU street or,
vl illjliu isii AeA a ;any bud tipgiaille s scour lyt�a
co. ud ill son4wncoumbustibfe rc c.ehtcazlr,
Sec. 4. Any,pc?rsou guilty of violatira:,g',.auy.cai';
the provisions 4 this oxclivance, shall ?lie Jnul-
ishrd ou,eami,tlon by a imicy�n.o't exceeding 't.ifl
or illpil'ounic11t l tithe city J*j Dot e3cCedmg
.l,.i di} s; orb )th such fine and Huprisonment
bcc 5. 'the City Yar Aril shall act as Fire
Coa lit is.Amicr, and it : hall be his duty as suc}l�
to exallline sill stove pipes and flues in buil(ljcg�
wilhiu the City of Gilroy. and rcquire s coni-
.pliwoelyvUll tyo provisions of thi$,Q.idiva ico, .
and :Illy pc;rson owning m- occup)-ing any build-
in,, wherein the stove pipes or flues are not nr-
ranged and secured in conformity with the
protdsious of this ordinance, who s 11 neglect
alter
or refuge for the space of 10 flays being
notified by the Marshal to fix and seenra the
sauio,as herein provided shall be liable to arrest
and p11iu i ment as hcleinbefore provided.
See. r 11,11 'ill i1 ✓✓tlL1 titles,, P?Ce1.v0 :IS cOIupCL'.
satlon f )r,,;is sl dice, d lt,l'e ("illillAllifisl ( rilC'] a'
ral„n of $50 per month for the first ;Bionth
rz�,rved out. $10 p,�r ,jVon h thereafter, anil a<fco
of $3 for every couvietiou ohtainc 1 fir it vi,olay
,lion of chi; oraill. li,e made oil hies colupa'io,
tolye taxed as,posls and collected from the ^do
fend t. p
-be .:.AtIl c dinauccsand pares of ortlinaii0e�`�
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in,coijtict herewith are hereby r ptalc d:
Passed this the twelity –fifth day of Qctobcr,
A. D. 187 1, by the following vote:. "^
Tea— Councihn ,,n Cory, I'iulcy, II itclnook,
Issues, I oitber and �ticibeu.
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Nay -
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Approved: VOLNEY IIOWAIID, Mayor.
Attest: Gxo. T. CLARlt, City Chrh. Oe,28-