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North Brady Street across the creek, and a line of hose laid to the
old Terpe House at the corner of West Scribner Avenue and North
Brady Street. The Terpe house was saved by the fire engine, though
it was badly wrecked. The buildings on the opposite side of the
street were also saved.
When this fire started there were 166 business houses
in the city. At 6 o'clock in the evening there were six left. These
included the DuBois House, John DuBois Store, the Bell, Lewis &
Yates Store, the Alpine House and two other Hotels.
Probably five hundred people were homeless. This fire
was so severe that it partially burned the plank paving in the
middle of West Long Avenue and North Brady Street.
The homeless went to the Driving Park where, through
the efforts of Mr. DuBois, provision was made to house the people
for the time being. Other localities commenced to send in supplies,
but the story was told that someone had given $500,000.00 to help
the destitute and of course, this stopped contributions.
A committee from Philadelphia was sent up to look over
the town to see if assistance should be given for re-building. This
committee went back and reported that there was nothing here but a
lumber town, of only a few years' duration, and that any money
advanced would be lost.
The people recognized that something must be done to
prevent another fire. On the 20th of June the town Council got
together and passed the following resolution
ORDINANCE OF DUBOIS BOROUGH
Be it ordained by the Burgess and Town Council of the
Borough of DuBois in Council assembled, and it is hereby ordained by
authority of the same:
Section 1. That on and after the enacting of this ordinance it shall
be unlawful for any person or persons to erect any wooden dwelling
house, store house, stable, barn, or warehouse on Long Street, in
DuBois Borough, beginning at line of Lot No. 3 as per Long's
addition to said Borough; thence to extend to Pentz Run and on Booth
Street to Main Street, and on Courtney Street beginning at Plank
Road and extending to Long Street, and for one hundred and fifty
feet on each side of said streets, nor shall any one erect any
building of any material other than stone, brick, iron or other
non-combustible material on said streets.
Section 2. Any person violating the provisions of this
ordinance shall pay a fine of not less than one hundred dollars, nor
more than five hundred dollars, or undergo imprisonment in the
Borough lock-up for a period of not less than five days, or be
compelled to work said fine out on the streets of said
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