The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-09-30
AM ORDINANCE

To amend chapter fourteen Of the printed
coue OF ordinances, for prevention and eX-
tingulshment OF fires
Section J.. BE IL ordained by the City Coun-
Gil the city of Dallas that whenever any
wooden building now standing within the
fire limits of the city shall be damaged by
nre 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
lnteresteds person who shall nppraise the
damage on said building, and II they shall
apprase the damage on the building To be fifty
per cent. of Its value before the fire, or more,
no permit shall be granted. The cost of u D.
praisement shall be paid by the owner.
shall from age and neglect become delnpida-
ted, the same is hereby declared u nuisance,
and on com plant being made to 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 he reported by the inspectors to be In
delapidated condition, If the said house be
WITHIN the lire limits and u wooden house,
The Mayor shall cause II to he removed or
pulled down, as he may deem best, giving
ten days notice to the owner to remove or
dispose OF the same 80 that the nuisance
be abated, and " said house be outside the
nre limits as fixed by the ordinances of
the city. the Mayor shall require the owner
10 repair The same, or abate IL, within a time
to be fixed In the notice, and Ii the owner M.
ter notice fail, refuse or NEGLECTED. repair or
abate the house within the time fixed Ii shall
No abatcd by the proper officers of the city
on order OF the Mayor, all expense to be
paid by the owner VI 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 IL likely to cause fire, the
same shall De inspected Ms here In before
provided In case OF delapidated buildings;
and II the inspectors shalt report the build
ing complained OF to be dangerous to con-
tiguous building, or az likely to cause, or
promote fires, the same shall be deemed
and held TO be n nuisance. and the Mayor
after ten days notice to the owner 10 remove
or abatc the nuisance, shall cause the same 10
be pulled down or removed, at tho expense
OF the owner
:. Sectlon4. That any person who shall vio-
late the first section OF this 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 be
paid, the person convicted snail be inpris-
oned and may be required to work upon the
streets OF the city for rfteen days, and the
same penalty shall be imposed Tor each Of
tense. ttH
sections, II 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 IL IL Within the DIRE limits as fixed
the ordinances of the city ; whereupon the
Mayor shall appoint three dislnterested per.
sons, House holders In the city who shall IN
spect the said damaged building aud APP
praise the same, and the damage therto, and
make report of thesame TO the Mayor In
writing under oath, and IL II shall appear
nom said appraisement that the said build
ing has been damaged by fire to the extent Of
fifty per cent. OF It's value, the Mayor shall
issue an order prohibiting the repairing OF
said building and thereafter said building
shall not be repaired.
section .. Itshall be the duty Of the Mar
shall OF the city 10 enforce all ordinances for
the prevention and spread of fires.
Section Y. lie u further ordained that an en-
Urgency be declared and this ordinance shall
be In force from aud aftcr its passage.
Approved, September ~, 1875.
]. d. HEREFORD, Secretary. '"