The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-10-15
AM ORDINANCE

To amend chapter fourteen of the printed
code of ordinances, for prevention ana eN-
tlngulShment of fres.
Section |, BE II 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 be damaged by
fire the rebuilding, or repairing OF the same
Is hereby prohibited unless the owner there
Of shall first obtain n permit from the May
or of the city. aud before the Mayor SHAH
issue any such permit, he shall cause the
said buildings TO be inspected by three dis
interesteds person who shall apprnlSe the
damage on said building, and If they shall
appraise the damage ON the building to be fifty
per cent. of It's value before the IRE, or more,
no permit shall be granted. The cost of app
pruisement shall be paid by the owner.
Section 2. that whenever any building
shall from age and neglect become delapidG-
ted, the same Is hereby declared " nuisance,
and on ompluint being made 10 the Mayor
OF any such buildings he shgl causc the same
to be inspected by thlec diSinteFested per-
sons, free holders in the city, and If the
same be reported by the inspectors to be in
II delapidatcd condition, ifthe said house be
within the fire limits and II wooden house,
the Mayo shall cause II % he removed OF
pulled down, rs he may deem best giving
ten days notice to the owner to remove or
dispose of the same so that the nuisance
be abated, and If said house be outside the
fire limits as fixed by the ordinances Of
the city, tho Mayor shall require the owner
to be fixed in the notice. and ii the owner AZ
ter notice fail, refuse or neglecttO repair or
abate the house within the time llHed II shall
be abotcd by the paper officers OF the city
ON order of the Mayor, all expense TO be
paid by the owner of the property.
Section B. That whenever any wooden
building within the fire limits shall be com
planned ofns being dangerous TO the oontigu-
Gus buildings, or Is likely to cause fire, the
same shall be inspected MS mere in before
provided In case of delapdated buildings;
and II the inspectors shall report the build
Ing complained OF 10 be dangerous to con-
tiguous building, or rs likely to cause, or
promote fires, the same shall he deemed,
and held 70 he " nuisance, and the Mayor
after ten tags notice TO the owner ~ remove
or Hbatc the nuisance, shall cause the same to
be pulled down or removed, at the expense
of the owner
Section 1. That any person who shall Nio-
late the first section of tins ordinance upon
conviction before the Mayor shall he fined
not less than ten nor more Than one humid
red dollars, and cost of the prosecution and
should said fine and costs not he
paid, the person convicted snail be inpris-
Oned and may be required to work upon the
streets of the city for nfteen days. and the
same penalty shall be imposed Tor each Of
tense,
Sectionj. II the owner Of any wooden
house, damaged by ilro shall desire to repair
the same, he shall notify the Mayor, in
writing, stating the locality OF said building
and that IL is within the fire limits as fixed
the ordinances of the city whereupop tho
Mayor shall appoint three diSinterosted per-
sons, House hOldeis IN the city who shall in
Spect thu said damaged building and APP
praise the same, and the damage thertO, and
make report of the same to the Mayor in
writing under oath, and if it shall appear
from said appruisement that the said build
ing has been damaged by Iire % the extent of
nifty per cent. of Us value, the Mayor shall
Issue IN nrdcr prohibiting the repairing of
said building and thereafter said building
shall not he repaired.
Section q. 1t shall be the duty of the Mar
shall of the city to enforce MI ordinances Tor
the prevention ana spread of tires.
Section 7. BE IL further or lained that an EN-
Urgency be declared and this ordinance shall
be In force from and after Its passage.
Approved, September q, 1913.
W. l.. CABELL, Mayor,
J. h. HEREFORD, Secretary,