Enforce The Fire Limits

The nest of barns that caught fire and. were nearly destroyed last night was only one of many in the city. Almost every block has a similar one. Before the council grants permission for the repairing or rebuilding of any of these burned barns, we kindly suggest that tlie provisions of the city charter be studied a little. These provisions not only take such matters out of the hands of the council and put them in the hands of the Board of Fire Commissioners, but absolutely forbid the granting to anyone the right to rebuild or repair any wooden building inside the flre limits. This law has been ignored of late. It would be well to have it strictly enforced now. The law is a good one ; it is a safe one ; and it is no inore of a hardship to one person than another; and it ought to be enforced for the safety of the business property of the city.