The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-09-23
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
my AurHoRrpY.I
AM ORDINANCE

To amend chapter fourteen of the printed
code Of ordinances, for prevention and ex-
tinguishment of fires.
Section |. BE IL ordained by the City Coun-
ell OF the atty of Dallas, that whenever any
wooden building now standing within the
fire limits of the city shall be damaged by
flre the rebuilding, or repairing of the same
Ii hereby prohibited unless the owner there
OF shall first obtain permit from the May
or of the city, and before the Mayor shall
give any such permit, he shall cause The
said buildings 10 be inspected by three dis
interested person who shall appralse the
damage on said building, and If they shall
appralse the damage on the same 10 be fifty
per cent. of Its value before the fire. or more,
no PERM shall be granted. The cost of APP
praisement shall be paid by the owner,
section 2. that whenever any building
shall from age and neglect become delapida-
ted, the same is hereby declared n nuisance,
and on complaint being made TO the Mayor
of any such building 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
u dclapidated condition, the said house be
| within the fire limits and wooden house,
the Mayor shall cause II 10 he removed or
pulled down, as he may deem best, giving
len days notice TO the owner 10 remove. or
dispose of the same so TINT The nuisance
he abated. and II said house be outside the
| fre.limits ms fixed by the fire ordinances OF
the city. the Mayor shall require the owner
to repair the same, or abate IL. within II time
to be fixed In the notice, and II the owner af-
ter notice fail, refuses or neglect TO repair or
abate the house within the time fixed II shall
| be abated by the proper officers Of the city
on order OF the Mayor, all expense Is 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 contigu-
Gus buildings, or Is likely 70 cause fire. the
same shall be inspected ns mere In before
provided IN case Of delapidated buildings;
| and Ii the inspector shall report the build
ing complained OF TO be dangerous TO con
| tlguous building, or IL likely to cause, OF
promote fires, the same shall be deemed
and held to be nuisance. and the Mayor
after ten days notice to the owner to remove
abate the nuisance, shall cause the same "a
| he pulled down or removed, at the expense
| OF the owner.
Section 4. That any person who shall VIC.
late the first section of this ordinance upon
conviction before the Mayor shall he fined
not las than ten nor more than one hund
red dollars, and cost OF the prosecution bo
| paid, the prisoner convicted snail be iInpris
oned and may DO required TO work upon the
streets of the city for fifteen days, and thu
same penalty be imposed for eoch offence,
| Sections. IL the owner OF any wooden
house, damaged by fire shall desire 10 repair
| the same, he shall notify the Mayor, IN
writing, stating the locality OF said building
and that IL ~ within tho fire limits AZ fixed
| the ordinances OF the city, whereupon III,
Mayor shall appoint three dislnterested per
| sons, free holders In the city who shall In
| spect the said damaged building and up
| praise the same, and the damage therto, ant
| make a report of thesa 10 the Mayor IN
| writing under Oath, and II II shall appear
from said npprasement that the said build
| ing has been damaged by bre 10 the extent o
| fifty per cent. OF It's value, the Mayor shall
| issue an order prohibiting the repairing o
said building and then after said buildini
| shall not be repaired.
Section 0. Itshall be the duty OF the Mar
shall of the city TO enforce all ordinances io
| the prevention and spread Of nres.
section 7. BE II orinined that mn emergen
| cy be declared that this ordinance shall be II
force from and after It's passage.
| w. l.. CABELL, Mayor,
J. d. HEREFORD, Secretary.