The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-10-16
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To amend chapter fourteen OF the printed
code of ordinances, for prevention and eX-
tinguishment of tires
Section |. BE IL 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 tirst obtain n 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 appralse the
damage ON said building, and II they shall
appraise 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 APP
pralsement shall be paid by the owner.
Section 2. That whenever any building
shall from age and neglect become delaplda-
ted, the same is hereby declared nuisance,
and on complaint 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 be reported by the inspectors TO be In
IA delapidated condition, II the said house be
within the fire limits and II wooden house,
the Mayor shall cause II TO be removed or
pulled down, as he may deem best, giving
ten days notice 10 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 it, within time
TO be fixed in the notice, and If the owner af
ter notice fail, refuse or neglectto repair or
abate the house within the time fixed 1T shall
be nbatcd 10y 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 as being dangerous to the cOntgu-
Gus buildings Or Is likely to cause fire, the
same shall Da inspected rs mere in before
provided in case OF delapidated buildings;
ANA If the inspectors sinai report the BALD
ing complained of to be dangerous 10 Goa
tiguouS building, or as likely 10 cause, or
promote tlreS, the same shall be deemed,
and held to be nuisance, and the Mayor
after ten days notice 10 the owner 10 remove
or abate the nuisance, shall cause the same to
be pulled down OF removed, at the expense
of the owner.
Section 4. That any person who shall Vio-
late the first section of this ordinance upon
conviction before the Mayor shall be fined
not less than ten nor more than one humid
red dollars, and cost of the prosecution and
should said tine and costs not be
paid, the person convicted snail be impIis.
oued and may be required to work upon the
streets Uf the city for Hfteen days, and the
same penalty shall be imposed for each Of
tense.
Sections. 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
and that 1t is within the fire 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 and ap-
praise the same, and the damage therto, aud
make report of the same to the Mayor IN
writing under oath, and If It shall appear
from aid appraiSement that the said build
ing has been damaged by fire to the extent OF
nfty per cent. of lis value, the Mayor shall
issue an order prohibiting the repairing of
said building and thereafter said building
shall not be repaired.
Section 9. II shall be the duty of the Mar
shall Of the city to enforce all ordinances Tor
the prevention and spread OF fres
Section Z. Be Il further or famed thatR an en-
Urgency be declared and this ordinancdshal
be in force from and after It's passage.
Approved, September 81, la.I.
W. h. CABELL, Mayor
j. b. HEREFORD, Secretary,