The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-10-23
.AN oRprNA.NOn

To amend chapter fourteen Of the printed
code of ordinances, for prevention and cX-
tlEguishlnent OF fires.
Section L. Be 1T ordained by the City Coun-
ell 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 permit from the May
or of the city, and before the Mayor shall
| issue any such permit, ha shall cause the
| said buildings 10 be inspected by three dis
| intoresteds person who shall appralse the
| damage on said building, ana II they shall
| appraise the damage on the building to be NIFTY
| per cent of It's value before the fire, or more,
no permit shall be granted, The cost of APP
pralsement shall be paid by the owner
Section 2. that whenever any building
shall from age and neglect become delGpidRe
ted, the same Is hereby declared " nuisance,
| and on conn lalht psiAG MTJe 70 the mayor
| ofany such buildings lie Shall cause ihesame
| to be inspected by three disinterestod per-
sons, free holders IN the city, and II The
| saGe be reported by the inspectors to be in
u dplapidated condition, ifthe said house be
within the Tire limits and " wooden house,
the Mayor shall cause " 70 he removed or
| pulled down, as he may deem best, giving
| ton days notice 10 the owner TO remove or
dispose of the same so that the nuisance
| he aOated, ana 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 II, within time
| to be fixed in the notice, and il the owner af-
ter notice fail, refuse or noglectto repair or
ahata the hoNse within the time fixed II shall
| he abated by the pr0per Officers OF the Guy
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 he COM
| planned of as being dangerous TO the COntigu-
GUS buildings, or is likely to cause fire. the
same shall be inspected as here in before
provided in case of delapidated buildings;
| and II the inspectors shal report the BALD
| ing complained OF 10 be dangerous to con-
| tiguOuS building, or Tvs likely to cause or
| pfOmAle BreR thp sEMp ghAl he deemed,
| aud held 70 be nuisance, ana the Mayor
after ten days notice TO the owner to remove
or ubate 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 vio-
late the first section of this ordinances upon
| conviction before tho Mayor ahull be nned
not less than tep nor more than one humid
| red dpllarS, aud cost of the prosecution and
should said tine and costs not be
paid, the person convicted snail be hnpris-
oned and may be required to work upon the
streets of the city for fifteen days, and the
same penalty shall be imposed for each Of
| tense.
| Section5 IL 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
and that II Is within the IRE limits rs hSed
| The ordinances Of the city whereupon the
Mayor shall appoint three disinterested per-
sons, House holders In the city whoshall in
Speot the said damaged building and APP
| praise the same, and the damage therto, and
make n report Of the same to the Mayor in
writing under oath, and If II shall appear
| from said appraiSement that the said build
ing has been damaged by fire to the extent of
| tifty per cent. of its value, the Mayor shall
issue an order prohibiting the repairing of
said building and thereafter said building
Shall not be repaired,
Section 0. ltshall he the duty of the Mar
| shall al the city to enforce all ordinances for
the prevention and spread OF tires.
! Section Z. BE II further ordained that IN en-
| Urgency be declared and this ordinance shall
be In force from and after its passage.
Approved, September 81, lo75.
- w. l.. CABELL, Mayor,
j. h. HEREFORD Secretary,