The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-12-01

lhAn four Inches on The wall column post
Or pillar ana u shall ha chamherd 10 each
rnd, and there shall be turned double
rolpNh nrch over hnid llnloh,
section 10, All stores, manufactures ar
warehouses hereafter erected Wilhln the IRE
limits Of TINS CITY thNll nave doors blinds nr
shult6ih made Ol IRON on every window ana
entrance nb0ye ihehkl story whore the same
do not open upon The street, shutters must
be nnng 20 iron eyes, securely bun into Tie
wall, aud hllAuch blinds, doors and shutters
shall be closed a. the completion Of the bual'
Heciion 10, An wooden Jolss or limbeIs IN
the party wall Of every building hereafter 10
hH erected or built Of stone brick or iron
shall be sep rated from Tho Jolst or timber
entering IA the opposite side Of the wall by
~ least four Inches OF solid mason work,
No liOOr Joial shall be supported wholly upon
any wood partition, but every beam, except
headers nnd tail beams, shall reht ~ each
und not less Than tour Inches In the wall, or
upOn n girder, as authorized by THIS oral,
nnnoe. Bond timbelh only may be uRrd
In the walls Ofany stone, brick or IRON build.
Ing, they shall be laid four aud One-hnlf
inches apart, ana there shall be eight Inches
OF brick or mason work between the ends OF
the same, All wooden floor Joists Resin 4 on
the wall shall be- out 10 the beyel Of three
ipches on the end In every building al'
ready erected or hereafter 20 be built the
doors shall DO OF sufficient strength 10 bear
the weight 10 be Imposed upon them, eXGu'
slye Of the weight OF the materials used IN
their construction.
Section H. All oornices ana cutters Of
buildings hereafter 10 be- erected, shall be OF
some hre-p proof material, well secured 10 the
wall Win iron anchors, All exterior wooden
oorniceS orgutlofs Tint may be unsafe, on
foltenj shnll be made safe or taken uown
Section W, In all buildings every floor
shall he OF sufficient strength Ia AL It's pnris
10 bear safety, upon every super tlcinl foot
Of ils surface, scVcnty-iiVe pounds ana n
used ~ u store, lnQolyj warehouse, or FOR
any other manufacturing or commercial
purpose, from one hundred ana nifty TO Ave
hundred pounds aud upwards the weight In
each GLASS OF these buildings being deturml-
ned by The CITY Engineer. Every floor shall
he OF SUFFICIENT strength TO bear safely the
weight aforesaid IN addition 10 the
weight Of the materials OF which the floor is
! composed, ana every column, post or
vertical support, shall be OF suhi.
client strength 10 hem safely the
weight OF tbs portion of each and every
floor depending upon II for support, In 0ddi-
tion TO tho weight required rs above, to be
supported safely on said portions OF said
OOls. In all calculations for strength OF
materials to he used In every building, the
proportion between the safe weight and tho
breaking weight shall be as one TO three for
nll floor jOlSts, girdeTs and other pieces sub.
Jeet 10 cross strain, ana shall he nH one TO siN
! for all posts, column and other vertical sup.
! ports, and for M Tie rods, tie beams and
other pieces subject 10 tensile strain.
! Section ~. Tie planking ana sheatlng OF
the roof of every building hereafter To be
erected Within the IRE limits shall, In no
case, be extended across the front, rear, side
! or party walls thereof OF every such build
| ing, and the top and sides Of every dOrmer
window thereon shull be covered and rooted
with slate, TIN zinc,copper,i iron ,orsuch equal
" hrc-pfoof roofing US the majority Of the
| insurance agents ut Dallas will insure at the
same rates or which shall be approved by
the City Engineer. Nothing IN ihls section
SHAH DE construed TO prohibit the repairing
OF any shinglo rqai, provided the building Is
! not altered IN height. All buildings here
doors, or bulk heads, leading to the roof,
made of or covered with some ilro.pIoof ma
terlal, and shall have ladders or stairways
lending 10 The same, all OF which shall be
| Kept ready for, use ut al times, and all
scuttles shall not be less that two by three
| feet IN size,
Section 20, Every wooden building or
| frame building with brick front, or any
other front situated within building limits,
which may hereafter be damaged By fire or
otherwise TO any amount not greater than
one-hHlf the value thereof ut the time OF such
damage. may he repaired, but If such dam
| age shall amount 10 more than onc-hnlf OF
such value thereof, exclusive OF the value OF
the foundation, then such building shall not
be repaired, but shall he taken down.
Section ~ The owner or owners of any
! dwelling house. store, store house or other
building. or Of any frame building, with or
| without brick front, or any wooden build
ing, upon which any violation of this ordi-
nance may be placed or shall exist, whether
lie or they be the owner or owners Ofthe
| land in fee or not. or be the lessee or lessees
thereof, or has or have qualified or contin.
gent interest therein by virtue of Some agree
ment or contract In writing. or in any other
manner, ana any architect or architects who
| may he employed 0r assist, ar any and all
other pegsQhs Who shall violate any proyis-
! ions OF this ordinance on fail to comply
| Herewith, shall for each and every such vi
olNtion or non-com pliance, respectively for
| felt ana pay the sun OF twenty-five dollars;
and any master builder or builders, master
! car oenter or carpenters, master mason or
masons, or other persons VINO shall violate
| any provision OF this ordinance, or who shall
| be employed or assist therein, shall, for every
| such violation not removed in ten days after
notice OF the violation shall be given to him
or them, respectiy, ly forfeit and pay the adj
| ditional sum of twenty-five dollars. PrOUii-
| ei, however, in all cases of violation, that
shall he in existence al the time this ord-
nance takes effect, that no penalty shall at
tach until after notice of ten days shall be
given requiring the removal of such viola
| tlon Or violations.
Section %. The Mayors Court of the City
OF Dallas, shall have power TO take cogni2-
| anCe of any violation OF this ordinance, or
any OF Its provisions, and to proceed therein
in the same manner as Is now provided by
| law and ordinance for proceedings in regard
| to infractions of ordinances of the city.
Section %. The notice of violation named
under this ordinance shall be signed hy
the City Engineer, and may be served by
| leaving q copy OF The same with any person
or persons violating, or who may he liable
under any OF the several provisions of this
ordinance. Any and all persons, who after
having been personally served with tire no-
tice OF violation, shall fail to comply there
with, and shall continue to violate any of
the several provisions OF this ordinance,
shall be guilty of n misdemeanor, aud upon
complaint made before the Mayor, be ar
| .antn "A la..ll 20 hail ..,tI
! upon conviction ofsuch Ofiense, shall pay all
costs of such arrest, and shall be fined in q
sum not to exceed one hundred dollars.
Section p. Any building or buildings,
part or parcels of q building, wall, walls,
parts OF walls or party walls, chimneys or
other STRUCTURE in the city of Dallas, that
from fire, excavation, improper erection or
construction, or from any other cause, shall,
a. any time, become dangerous or unsafe,
and endanger life and limb, In the opinion
of the City Engineer, he shall report the
same to the Mayor, who shall appoint three
freeholderS To examine the same and report
to the Mayor, and II, in their opinion, the
building is unsafe the same may be taken
down and removed, or made secure by the
City Engineer, If from twenty,fOur hours
from the time OF receiving such notice, the
owner, agents, lessees or other parties hay
Ing vested or contingent interest in the
same, shall have failed to commence remoy-
ing or securing the same, and the expense
incurred therein shall be charged to the
owner OF the property.
Section 25 There is hereby created in the
city of Dallas q department to be known and
designated as the department for the survey
and Inspection OF Buildings, which sha /
have charge of enforcing thu several proyls-
ions of this Ordinance, The chief officer of
this department shall be the City Engineer
and he shall serve one year, or until his sue
cessor is qualified, unless removed by the
Council tor cause. 1t shall be the duty of
the Chief Engineer to examine all plans and
specifications for new prpCtions altaratln
or repairs, to examine all buildings reported
dangerous or damaged by fire. He shall keen
In proper books, register OF all transactions
In said department, and submit to the CITY
Council once in six months q detailed state.
hent OF said transactions.
Section %. The City Engineer shall receive
from the owners for the examination of
every set Of plans aud specifications, as fol-