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Parent Issue
Day
14
Month
September
Year
1882
Copyright
Public Domain
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íe it ordamed by the Mayor, Recorder and Aldermen, of the City of Ann Arbor, that section niue of an ordinance relative to the prevention of fires, made and passed in Common Council June 17th, 1W51, and an ordinance amendatory thereto, made and passed in Common Council October lOth, 1871. be, and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows: Section 9. It shall not be lawful for any person hereafter to erect or place any building or part of a building on any lot or part of a lot fronting on Main street between Ann street and Liberty Btreet; nor on any lot or any part of a lot fronting on the south side of Huron street between Seoond street and Fifth street; nor on any lot or any part of a lot on Washington street between Main street and Fifth street in this city, unless such building or part of a building shall be constructed of stone or brick, with party or fire walls of the same material, rising at least ten inches above the roof, if the same be covered with metal or slate, and if covered with wood, then at least two feet. Nor shall it be lawful for any person hereafter, without permission of the common council, to erect or place any building or part of a building on any lot or part of a lot fronting on Main street between North street and Ann street; nor on any lot or part of a lot fronting on the same street between Liberty street and William street; nor on any lot or part of a lot fronting on Fourth street between North street and Liberty street; nor on any lot or part of a lot fronting on the west side of Fifth street between North street and Liberty street; nor on any lot or part of a lot fronting on the east side of First street betweeu Catharine street and Williams street; nor on any lot or part of a lot fronting on Second street between Catharine street and William street; nor on any lot or pert of a lot fronting on Detroit street between Ann street and the Michigan Central rail road; nor on any lot or part of a lot fronting on the west side of State street between Liberty street and William street; nor on any lot or part of a lot fronting on Catharine street between Second street and Fifth street; nor on any lot or part of a lot fronting on Ann street between Second street and Fifth street; nor on any lot or part of a lot fronting on Huron street between First street and Second street; nor on any lot or part of a lot frftiting on Washington street between First street and Main street; nor on any lot or part of a lot fronting on Liberty street between First street and Fifth street, unless such building or part of a building shall be constructed of stone or brick, with party or fire walls of the same material, rising at least ten inches above the roof, if the same be covered with metal or slate, and if covered with wood, then at least two feet. Provided, that nothing contained in this section shall be construed as prohibiting the erection within the limits mentioned in that clause of this section commencing with the words, " Nor shall it be lawful for any person hereafter, without the permission of the common council, etc," of any building of wood which shall not be more than eight feet square, nor of any wood house for keeping and storing wood which shall not exceed twenty feet in length, twelve feet in height, and twelve feet in width, nor of any barn which shall exceed twenty-four feet in length, sixteen feet in width, and twelve feet in height from the common surfaca of the ground to the top of the plates, with roofs not to exceed onequarter pitch, but such small building, wood-house, or barn shall not be made to front on any street nor be less than thirty feet from the line thereof except with the consent of the council (nor shall more than one such wood-house or barn bh allowed without such consent on any one lot or premisos occupied as one tenementj. No barn, privy, hog-pen, slaughter-house, or any other building which shall be used or occupied for any purpose liable to prove detrimental "to the public health, or a nuisance to the adjoining occupant or to the public shall be built fronting on any of the public streets of eaid city, nor within thirty feet from the line thereof. Made and oassed Sent. 4th 1R89.

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