The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-10-14
AM ORDINANCE

To amend chapter fourteen of the printed
code Of ordinances, for prevention and eX-
tinguishment of fires
Section |, BE IL ordained by the City Coun-
Gil OF the city OF Dallas that whenever any
wooden building now standing within the
fire limits OF the city shall De damaged by
fire the rebuilding, or repairing of the same
IL hereby prohibited unless the owner there
of shall first obtain permit from the May
or OF the city. and before the Mayor shall
issue any such permit, he shall cause the
said buildings TO be Inspected by three dis
interesteds person who shall apprniSe the
damage on said building, and II they shall
applalSe the damage on the building to be fifty
per cent. of It's value before the fire, or more,
no permit shall be granted. The cost of APP
praisement shall be paid by the owner.
Section 2 That whenever any building
shall from age and neglect become delapida-
ted, the same Is hereby declared nuisance,
and on complaint being made 10 the Mayor
of any such buildings he shall cause the same
to be inspected by three disinterested per-
sons, free holders In the city, and ii the
same be reported by the inspectors to be in
n delapidated condition, the said house be
within the fire limits and a wooden house,
the Mayor shall cause IL to be removed or
pulled down, MS he may de9m BEST giving
ten days notice to the owner to remove or
dispose of the same so that the nuisance
he abated, and II said house be outside the
fire limits as fixed by the ordinances of
the city, the Mayor shall require the owner
to repair the same, or abate IL, within time
10 DC HXeu III tlle nOllCei ana ii tnc owner al
ter notice fail, refuse or neglect to repair or
abate the house within the time fixed 1T shall
be abated by the proper officers of the city
on order of the Mayor, all expense to be
paid by the owner Of the property,
Section 3. That whenever any wooden
building within the fire limits shall be COM
planned of rs being dangerous to the cOntigu-
GUS buildings, or is likely to cause fire, the
same shall be inspected rs here In before
provided in case of delapidated buildings;
and II the inspectors shall report the build
ing complained of TO be dangerous to con-
tiguOus building, or as likely to cause, or
promote fires, the same shall be deemed,
ana held To be II nuisance, and the Mayor
alter ten days notice to the owner 10 remove
or abatc the nuisance, shall cause the same 10
be pulled down or removed, at the expense
Of the owner,
Section l. That any person who shall yio-
late the first section Of this ordinance upon
conviction before the Mayor shall be fined
not less IMAM ten nor more than one humid
red dollars, ana cost of the prosecution and
should said fine and costs not he
paid, the person convicted snail be impris-
oned and may be required to work upon the
streets of the city for Tfteen days, and the
same penalty shall be imposed for each Of,
tense,
Section 8. If the owner OF any wooden
house, damaged by fire shall desire to repair
the same, he shall notify the Mayor, in
writing, stating the locality of said building
ana that IL IL within the Dire limits us fixed
the ordinances of the city whereupon the
Mayor shall appoint three disinterested per-
sons House holders in the city who shall in
spect the said damaged building and APP
praise the same, and the damage therto, and
make report of the same ~ the Mayor In
writing unipr oath, aud IL II shall appear
from said appraisenent that the said build
ing has been damaged by fire to the extent of
nifty per cent. of It's value, the Mayor shall
issue an order prohibiting the repairing of
said building and thereafter said hGilding
shall not he repaired,
section u. Itshall be the duty OF the Mar
shall Of the 0ity to enforce all ordinances for
the prevention and spread of tires.
Section I. BE 1t further or lained that an en-
be In force from and after its passage.
Approved, September ~ ln7j.
W. l.. CABIiLL, Mayor,
j. b. HEREFORD, Secretary.