The
fire marshal, upon complaint of any person having an interest in any
building or property adjacent and without any complaint, shall have
a right at all reasonable hours, for the purpose of examination, to
enter into and upon all buildings and premises within the city, and
it shall be his duty, monthly or more often, to enter upon and make
or cause to be entered and made a thorough examination of all mercantile,
manufacturing, and public buildings, together with the premises belonging
thereto. Whenever he shall find any building or other structure which,
for want of repair, or by reason of age or dilapidated condition,
or for any cause, is especially liable to fire, and which is so situated
as to endanger other buildings or property, or so occupied that fire
would endanger persons or property therein, and whenever he shall
find an improper or dangerous arrangement of stoves, ranges, furnaces,
or other heating appliances of any kind whatsoever, including chimneys,
flues, and pipes with which the same may be connected, or a dangerous
arrangement of lighting devices or systems, or a dangerous or unlawful
storage of explosives, compounds, petroleum, gasoline, kerosene, dangerous
chemicals, vegetable products, ashes, combustibles, inflammable and
refuse materials, or other conditions which may be dangerous in character
or liable to cause or promote fire or create conditions dangerous
to the firemen or occupants, he shall order the same to be removed
or remedied, and such order shall be forthwith complied with by the
owner or occupant of said building or premises. Provided, however,
that if said owner or occupant deems himself aggrieved by such order,
he may, within five (5) days, appeal to the mayor, who shall investigate
the cause of the complaint and unless by his authority the order is
revoked, such order shall remain in force and be forthwith complied
with by said owner or occupant. At the end of each month the fire
marshal shall report to the state fire marshal all existing hazardous
conditions, together with separate reports on each fire in the city
during the month.