HomeMy WebLinkAboutNo 20 Regulating and Controlling the Setting, Igniting or Starting of Fires Within New Canada TownshipUhD l lvAivCE if 2Q
A ORDINAii�;E RE�ijL,A1ING Aivu CONTROLLING
ri,_ SETT INCT, IvI4I i ING OR SiARi IivG Or
IxES MTn1N NEW CANI)A I'OIVNSr1IF.
THL TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF NEW CANI)A ORDAINS.*
dEEREAS, indiscriminate, careless, and negligent setting of
grass fires andlbrush fires constitutes a danger to the property
and persons witYin the Town of wew Canada; and,
diriEREAS, uncontrolled burning or setting of fires results
in unnecessary and preventable work and fire -runs for the volunteer
fire associations protecting the property within the Town,
1. a) No erson shall kindle, ignite, set or start any out-
door fire/, -or any purpose whatsoever during any period which is
designated by the Town Board as hazardous or dangerous.
b) eeriod designated by the Town Board as hazardous or
dangerous for outdoor fires during which burning is prohibited shall
be designated b resolution and a copy of such resolution shall be
published in the official town newspaper.
c) L)uring prohibited periods, no burning shall be done with-
out first obtaining from the Town Clerk a per.it and such permit
shall be countersigned by the Chief of the Fire Pssociation directly
responsible for fire protection within the district in which such
burning is proposed. The permit shall designate the name and address
of the person applying for same, the name and address of the owner
of the property i I ipon which the burning is to be done, the location
by street addres and legal description upon which burning is to be
done, and the da e and time at which such fire shall be set.
Ordinance
gage 2
2. At any times other than periods during which burning is
prohibited without a permit as designated in erection 1 hereof, no
fires shall be started for the burning of rubbish, brush, leaves,
wood, paper or other combustible material except as follows:
a) Ordinary rubbish burning on residential property must be
done in a burner which is so constructed as to prevent flying ashes
or embers. Such burners shall be located on the owner's land so as
not to constitute a menace or a nuisance to adjoining property own-
ers, and such burners shall be used only at reasonable times and in
reasonable manner.
bj _ny outdoor fire not in an incinerator, once kindled, must
be kept under immediate personal and constant supervision and con-
trol of the person starting such fire until it is extinguished.
+ftw_� c) i,ao leaves or other combustible material shall be burned
nor shall any fires be started on the surface of any bituminous,
asphalt or oil -treated roadway at any time.
d) ivo fire of any kind shall be started or continued at such
times or in such places as to constitute a menace or danger to the
property of others or to the property of the person starting such
fire.
3. Any person who violates the provisions of this ordinance
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less
than Five Dollars (,;;5.00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00)
or imprisonment up to 30 days or both.
rassed by the Town Board this day of April, 1955.
;`attest: Chairman of the Board
Ayes -
Clerk Nays -
ORDINANCE No. 2W
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING AND
CONTROLLING THE SETTING,
IGNITING OR STARTING OF FIRES
WITHIN NEW CANADA TOWNSHIP.
THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN ,Rate of Ainnesata
OF NEW CANADA ORDAINS:
WHEREAS, indiscriminate, careless, gg
and negligent setting of grass fires and County of Ramsey
brush fires constitutes.a danger to the
Property and persons within the Town
of New Canada; and, T
pp Iiii-- ___---- being duly sworn, on oath says;
WHEREAS, uncontrolled burning or -------*-- Ll �----------------------------------
setting of fires results in unnecessary
and preventable work and fire -runs for that he is, and during all the times herein stated has been___________________________________________
the volunteer fire associations protecting
Ithe property within the Town, the ------------------------------------- publisher of the newspaper known as Ramsey County Review,
1, a) No person shall kindle, ignite, and has full knowledge of the facts hereinafter stated; that for more than one year prior to the publics -
set or start any outdoor fire for saw
Purpose whatsoever during any period tion therein of the ____
which is designated by the Town Board
as hazardous or dangerous. _ _______________________________________________________________hereinafter described,
b) Periods designated by the Town said newspaper was printed and published in the Village of North St. Paul, in the County of Ramsey,
Board hazardous or dangerous for oub
door fires during which burning is pro- State of Minnesota, on Thursday of each week; that during all said time said newspaper has been print-
hibited shall be designated by resolution ed in the English language from its known office of publication within the Village, from which it pur-
and a copy of such resolution shall be porta to be issued as above stated and in newspaper format and in column and sheet form equivalent
Published in the official town newspaper, in space to at least 450 running inches of single column, two inches wide; has been issued once
c) During prohibited periods, no burn- each week from a known office established in said place of publication and employing skilled workmen
ing shall be done without first obtaining and equipped with the necessary material for preparing and printing the same, and the presswork on that
from the Town Clerk a permit and such
part of the newspaper devoted to local news of interest to the community which it purports to serve has
Permit shall be countersigned by the Chief
been done in its known office of publication; that during all said time in its makeup not leas than twenty -
of the Fire Association directly respon-
sible for fire protection within the district five per cent of its news columns have been devoted to local news of interest to the community it Aur-
in which such burning is proposed. The ports to serve; that during all said time it has not wholly duplicated any other publication, and has not
Permit shall designate the name and ad- been entirely made up of patents, plate matter and advertisements; has been circulated in and near its
dress of the person applying for same, said place of publication to the extent of at least two hundred and forty (240) copses regularly delivered
the name and address of the owner of to paying subscribers and has entry as second class matter in its local poet office; and that there has
the property upon which the burning is been on file in the office of the County Auditor of Ramey County, Minnesota, the affidavit of a person
to be done, the location by street address having knowledge of the facts, showing the name and location of said newspaper and the existence of
and legal description upon which burning the conditions constituting its qualifications as a legal newspaper.
is to be done, and the date and time
at which such fire shall set.
2. At any times other thann periods dur-1 That the________________________________hereto attached was cut from the
ing which burning is prohibited without columns of said newspaper, and -wars printed and published therein in the English language, once each
a permit as designated in Section 1 here-
of, no fires shall be started for the burn- week, for ------------ Qj'M------------ successive weeks; that it was first so published on Thursday
ing of rubbish, brush, leaves, wood, paper
or other combustible material except as the __--_____1 ,1.th________day ofil
--nni _____________19_ 5 and thereafter on Thursday
follows:
a) Ordinary rubbish burning on resi- of each week to and including the .__________________day of --------------------------------- 19 ---- ; and
dential property must be done in a burner
which is so constructed as to prevent fly- that the following is a printed copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both inclusive, and is hereby
ing ashes or embers. Such burners shall acknowledged as being the size and kind of type used in the composition and publication of said notice,
be located on the owner's land so as not to -wit:
to constitute a menace a nuisance to
adjoining adjoining property ownerss,, aceg
and such burn-
ers shall beused only at reasonable times
and in reasonable manner.
b) Any outdoor fire not in an inciner-
ator, once kindled, must be kept underi -`-- --'"" "" """" �`' - -----------______
immediate personal and constant su, r- Subscribed and sworn to before m th _ _ _�
vision and control of the person starting ___day --------- ___________19_5
such fire until it is extinguished.
(c No leaves or other combustible m t- ---- ------------ - _ ------------ ___________--_____--_
terial shall be burned nor shall any fires
be started on the surface of any bitt:- Notary Public, _ _________________________________County, Minn.
urinous, asphalt or oil -treated roadway at
any time. My commission expires -------------------------------------------19----
d) No fire of any kind shall be started
or continued at such times or in such VERNON J, PTACEK,
Places as to constitute a menace or danger Win.to the property of others or to the prop- Notary Public, Ramsey County,
erty of the person starting such fire.lOI969•
3. Any person who violates the provi- '4y CWnmission ExpireS Sept. ,
sions of this ordinance shall be guilty of
a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of
not less than Five Dollars ($5.00) nor
more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00)
or imprisonment up to 30 days or both..
Passed by the Town Board this 7 day
of April, 1955.
WALDO E. LUEBBEN,
Attest: Chairman of the Board.
Swen H. Anderson, Clerk.
Ayes -3. Nays -0.