The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-11-23
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Ia TI G-sRDLNT AN g xSs
TO provide for the regulation and inspec
tiOI Of buildings, the more oilectual pre-
YentiOu OF hres ana the better preservation
OF liio ana property in the city of Dailus,
Bq Il 0rddinWi IP The Cdg COiiHrt Of ne cHPo
Dtii1S MTt--
SECTION !. When any person shall be
about 10 erect n house or building within
the city OF Dallas, he shall make II written
application to the city Engineer, stating the
number and extent OF the buildings, the eS,
timaied cost, the exact spot OF ground on
which 10 IN to be built, and the contract
time for completion, and thereupon said
Oilielnl shall, nllPr inspecting tho Premises
issue permit to occupy such IL part OF any
street or alley for the purpose of placing
thereon lime house or building mat rails
and for such time AS may be necessary. Any
person or persons building Without hrat hay
ing obtained such permit, or violating the
law after having ohtP ined II, shall be deem
ed guilty OF o mlsdemeanor and, ON convic'
lion thereof, be fined not less than ten MOI
more than one hundred dollars.
Section =. All that portion of the city OF
DAlNs, lying Within the district as Is or may
be designated, by ordinance of this Council
rs the "lrc limits, shall constitute the build
Ing lim sdeslgaated under this ordinance
IN wnich no building shall hereafter be
built except in conformity with the provis-
lonS ofthis ordinances. and tho several pro,
visions Of this ordinance shall apply TO all
stone, brick or Iron buildings within said
limits,
Section :. All buildings erected hereafter
within the building limits of the city OF bal.
las shall have outside ar party Wall con-
stlucied al stone, brick or IRON and all such
~allS shall be built To u line ana carried up
plumb aud straight, with close joints, and
theseyeral component parts ofqll such build
iugS shall be ltlllt ana constructed in such
manner ps herein provided. VA "
section |, All foundation walls shall be
built oratono or brick, and shall he laid not
less than two teetbelow the established grade
piers, columns, posts and pillars resting on
The earth shall have footing course, and
shall be set upon u bottom In the same man
nor as the foundation walls
section .. The footing or base course I'M
der all foundation walls shall be at least
l2lnches In depth, Of stone, hand brick or hy-
drauliccement, concrete, aud shall be at least
twice ~ Hid9 Us the bottom width OF the
foundation walls. All foundation walls,
other than those of dwellings, shall be nj
above them, 10 a depth OF sixteen feet below
the curb level, and shall be increased four
Inches in thlcltness for every i've feet in
depth below the level of the street curb,
Section q. III all dwelling houses from
thirty to thirty-elghi feet In height and not
more than twenty five feet in width, the out
side walls shall not be less than twelve
inches thick, and the party walls shall not
be less than twelve inches thick. In all
dwelling houses thirty eight to fiity-five
feet In height, and not more than thirty feet
in width, the outside and party walls must
NOT be ieSa than than twelve inches thick /;
and II above titty-lye feet, the walls shall
not be less than sixteen Inches thick, TO the
tCp Of the second story ioists.
Section I, In all buildings other than
dwelling houses, not above thirty-iive feet
IN height, aud not more than twenty.S seven
feet in width, the outside walls shall not be
less than twelve inches thick. Ii above
thirty-ilve feet and under fifty feet In height,
the walls shall not he less than sixteen
inches thick 10 the height of twenty feet,
and not less than twelve inches thick from
thence to the top. In all buildings over
twenty-five feet in width, aud not having
either brick partition walls or Orders, sup
ported ny columns running from front Ia
ear, the walls shall be Increased an addi-
tionnl four inctes in thickness, TO the same
relative thickness In height rs required un-
der this section for every additional ten feet
IN width OF said building or any portion
thereof
Section S. In all buildings hereafter erect
Ell within said limits, in which there are
stone or brick Partition walls, said walls
small In regard To thickness, height and fOun-
datiun, be subject TO the clause and provis-
IONS above set forth. IT, In place otpartition
walls, hon Or wooden girders, supported ON
IRON or wooden columns, are used, they shall
he made of sufficient strength TO bear safely
mo weight OF two hundred and 1fty pounds
loF every square loot of the floor, or floors,
that rest upon them, exclusive of the weight
OF the material employed in their constrnc-
tion, and shall have footing courses of brick,
ana. 1oundaiio ion walls under them, or two
footing oonrses Of large, we'll shape stones,
.all croSswlSe, edge to edge, and AT least ten |
lnches thick in each course, the lower foot |
ng course 10 be equal in area TO tina under |
! parting wall and under every column MS |
lOoVe set forth, q cap of cut stone or iron, |
ma OF n diameter at least twelve inches |
greater than that of the column must be |
aid,
Section o., No wall of any building now
lrecteis, or hereafter to he hililt or erected
han be cut OFF below or altered In ony msn-
her. to be supported wholly or in part by
wood, but shall be wholly supported by |
tone, brick or iron. Every temporary sup
,ort placed under any wall girder or beam,
Turing the erection, finishing, alteration or
/, s l oiepy building, shall be equal il
trength 10 The permanent support required
orsuch walls, girder or beam. The wallsot
Very building MUST be strongly braced from
he Jolsts of each story, until The next tier of
oSts are on aud leveled up.
Section 10. In every brick wall every fifth
curse OF brick shall be a heading course, OK
ept whore walls are iaced with fine brick,
u which case every nth course shall be
landed into the backing by cutting the
curses OF the face brick and putting in dag
nal leaders behind the same. Ali leading
curses shall be good, hard, perfect brick.
Section IL. The mortar used in the con-
truction of any building shall consist of
me or cement, mixed with sand in proper
roportlons No inferior lime or cement
han be used, and all sand shall be clean,
harp grit, free from loan. All the Joints In
ne walls must be filled with mortar III
Section ~. All walls shall be securely an
lored with Iron anchors 10 each tier of
cams the front, rear, side, end and PARTY
Talls Shall, IL not carried up together, be
uchored to each other every six feet in ther
eight by tie anchors madeo "a inch by IL I
lch wrought-iron. The said anchors shall
e built into tue front aud reHr walls ut least I
ne-half their thickness, SO as TO secure the | ,
ont andrenr walls To the slide, end or par I
ton walls ; and all stone used for the fac- |
* of any building except where built with ,
ternato headers and stretchers, shall be !
rongly anchored with iron anchors let into q
one one Inch The side, end or party walls :
lall be anchored TO each tier of loists a In 4
rivals OF not more than ei,ht feet npart. n
ith good, strong lwronght.irpn anchors n
ree-eights ~ On inch by one inch, we'll | Il
iiltinto thewall and well fastened 70 Side n
jolsts. !
Section l3s All side and party, front and =
ar walls not corniced, sinai be biilt M and n
tended at least twelve inches above the \
offs. aud shall be capped with brick, stone. :
On or some flre-pfo0f material 1'I r
section a. All openings for doors and
indows In all buildings, except as other.
Iae DrOvided. alnll haya n 0ood ANA anfl