The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-10-02
AM ORDINANCE

To amend chapter fourteen of the printed
code of ordinances, for prevention ana eX-
tinguishment OF fires.
Section |. BE IL ordained by the City Coun-
Gil 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 Tile 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, he shall cause the
said buildings 10 be inspected 10y three dis
interesteds person who shall appraise the
damage on said building, and If they shall
appralse the damage on the building TO be nifty
per cent, of Its value before the fire, or more,
no permit shall be granted. The cost of APP
praisement shall be paid by the owner.
Section2. That whenever any building
shall from age and neglect become delapida-
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
u delapidated condition, tfthe said house be
within the fire limits and II wooden house,
the Mayor shall cause IL to be removed or
pulled down, as he may deem best, giving
ten days notice to the owner to remove or
dispose of the same so that the nuisance
lie abated, and If said house be outside the
fire limits MS fixed by the ordinances of
the city, the Mayor shall require the owner
to repair the same, or abate IL, within a time
to be fixed IN the notice, and If the owner af-
ter notice fail refuse or neglect to repair or
abate the house within the time fixed 1t shall
be abattd by 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 cOntigu-
Gus buildings, or is likely 10 cause fire, the
same shall be inspected as mere In before
provided in case Of delapidated buildings;
una II the inspectors shall report the build
ing complained OF to be dangerous to con-
tiguous building, or MS likely to cause, or
promote fires, the same shall DO deemed,
ana held TO be nuisance, and the Mayor
after ten days notice to the owner TO remove
or abate the nuisance, shall cause the same to
be pulled down or 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 he fined
red dollars, and cost OF the prosecution and
should said fine and costs not be
paid, the person convicted snail be iinpris-
Oned and may be required to work upon the
streets of the city for fifteen days, and the
| same penalty shall he imposed for each of
| tense,
Section5. 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
ana that II is within the fire limits rs fixed
the ordinances of the city whereupon the
Mayor shall appoint three disinterested per-
sons, House holders In the city who shall in
spect the said damaged building and APP
praise the same, and the damage therto and
| make II report of the same to the Mayor In
writing under oath, and If II shall appear
| from said appraiSoment that the said build
ing has been damaged by fire to the extent OF
! fifty 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. 1t shall be the duty of the Mar.
| shall of the city to enforce all ordinances for
| the prevention and spread of tires.
| Section T. BE ii further or iained that an EN-,
Urgency be declared and this ordinance shall
| be in force from and after its passage.
| Approved, September q, 1875.
| W. l.. CABELL, Mayor,
J. b. HEREFORD Secretary.