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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd1942-154 r- ",;' ."~, f , r' ! !: I' II " II Ii II I t ? I {t-q I '1 II ,I II .----,...,--~~,... .~'....... ~ -. D,trP',~NCE NO.15" tF/~"i AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND LOCATION OF METAL FIRE ENTRY AND ESCAPE LADDERS ON CERTAIN BUILDINGS IN THE TOWN OF SEWARD ALASKA. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF SEWARD ALASKA Section 1. There shall be constructed within 30 days from the passage and approval of this ordinance, by the owner, or his I agent, or the person in charge of any school, apartment house, I I' business "building, or any other building, over 1 storey in height,i ,I where more than 1 family resides, in the Town of Seward, Alaska, I II' a metal ladder, for the purpose of providing entry and escape, int~: , and from said building, or buildings, in case of fire, or similar (, disaster. i I The ladder aforesaid shall be placed on the building II under the supervision of the Chief of the fire department, or his I deputy, and shall be properly and securely braced and fastened to 1'1 the building. The bottom of the ladder shall be not more than 9 feet from the ground. II ! The ladder aforesaid shall be of welded or riveted constructions and of not less than the following dimensions: The uprights shall be t" x l~". The rungs shall be 5j8ths" round. The rungs shall be 15" apart. I! II II Section 2. In case of the ladder being attached to flat roofed II, buildings, the ladder must extend 24" over the top of the roof and properly curved and secured to the roof so as to provide : hand-holds and easy access to the roof. In ease of the ladder i bang attached to a building with a gabled roof, an opening at least 2' square shall be cut in the gable, and the ladder shall be so ' placed as to provide secure hand-holds and easy access to such opening and the interiour of the gable attic. Section 3. Any person, or persons, business, partnership or corp- oration failing to conform to the foregoing Ordinance, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanour, and shall be punished by a fine of not less than $10.00, or more than $100.00, or by imprisonment in the Municipal Jail, for not more than 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. I I I , I I I I II Ii Passed and approved under suspension II of March, 1942.', ' II Att.~t(Y4/- t ~unicipal ~ I j Section 4. An emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this ord- inance shall take place and effect immediately on and from its date of passage and approval. is 2nd day v~