The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-11-20
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70 provide for ths regulation and inspeG-
tioi of buildings, the more eilectual pre-
yentiOu OF fires, and the better preservation
life and property in the city OF Dallas.
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SECTION |. when any person shall be
about 10 erect a house or building Wlthln
the city Of Dallas, no shall make written
application 10 the Dlty Engineer, stating the
number and extent OF the buildings, the ps'
timated cost, the exact spot OF ground on
which 10 Is TO be built, and tho contract
time for completion, aud theieupon said
official shall, after inspecting the premises,
issue u pei nit 10 occupy SUCH parl OF any
street OF alley for the purpose of placing
thereon n lime house or bullning materials,
and for such time ~ maybe necessary, Any
person or persons building without nrsl hnN-
ing obtained Such permit, or violating lhe
law AFTER having obtP ined IT, snail be deeni-
ed guilty of a mlsdcmennOr, anu, on GonNlc-
| ton thereof, be fined not less than ten nor
more than one hundred dollars.
| Section .. All that portion of the city OF
| nnIluS, lying within the district MS ~ OF may
! be Designated by ordinance OF thls oonhoI,,
as llie FDre limits. shalt constitute the build-
| Ing limits desiguatrd under this ordinance,
in which no building shall hereafter DO
| built except In con turmtty win the ploVls-
| IONS OF TINS oGulnHDcti uuu llb NcN'l ~ Plos
visions of this ordinance shall apply to all
stone. brick or iron buildings within said
! limits
SECTION B. All buildings erected hereafter
WITHIN the building limits of the Guy OF Dal'
| lnB shalt have outside or party wall con-
Glru,tod OlstOne, brick or iron, and all such
walls shali be buill TO a line ana carried up
plumb ana straight, with close JOINTS ANA
nesevonl component parts oiail sgeh build
ings shall be built and constructed In such
! manner as herein provided.
| section !. All foundation walls shall be
built Of stone or brick, aud shall pe laid not
less than two feet below the sta9lished graue
OF the street, on n good sofia bottom. All
piers, columns, posts ana pillars resting on
the earth shall have footing course, ana
shall be set upon bottom In the same man
ner MS the foundation walls,
Section .. The footing or hase course NM
der all foundation walls shall be at least
~ Inches in depth, of slone,hard prclior ny.
drauiC cement, con crete, ana shhl ne at least
twice uS Wiuo rs the bottom width Of the
foundation walls. All foundation walls,
other than those of dwellings, SHAH be AT
least four inches thickerthan the wall next
above them TO depth OF sixteen rect below
the curb love-, and shall be Increased Tour
inches in thickness for every i've feet in
depth below the level OF the street curb
Section q in all dwelling houses from
thirty to thirty eight feet In height and not
moro than twenty-five feet in width the out
side wallis SHALL not be less than twelve
inches thick, and tho party walls shau not
10 less than Twelve inches thick. In all
dwelling houses thlrty-oight 10 htty-hve
feet In height, ana not moSO tnan thhty lGet
IN width, the outside and party walls must
not be less than than twelve Inches thick
and IL above hftN-lyo feet, the walls shall
not be less than sixteen inches thick, TO the
top of the second story losts.
Section I, In MI buildings other than
dwelling houses not above thirty-hve feet
In height, aud not more than twenty seven
I feet In width, tho outside wnllR shall not he
la nlr nlA
thirty. Ave feet and under iitty leetin height,
the walls shall not be less than sixteen
inches thick to the height of twenty feet,
and not less than twelve Inches thick from
thence 10 the top, In al buildings over
twenty-five feet In width, aud not having
either brick partition walls or girders, sup
ported by columns running from front u
rear, the walls shall be Increased IN addi-
tional -four Inches IN thickness, TO the same
relative thickness in height ~ required un.
der this section for every additional ten feet
In width OF said building OF any portion
\ thereof
ed within said limits In which there nre
stone or brick partition walls, said walls
shall in regard to thickness, heightand foun-
dalton, be subject TO the clause ana prOyis-
ions above set forth. II, In place OF partition
walls, hon or wooden girders, supported on
iron or wooden columns, are used, they shall
be made of sufficient strength 70 bear safely
the weight Of two hundred mud iiity pounds
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thnt rest upon them, exclusive of the weight
or the material employed in their construc-
ton, and shall have footing courses OF brick,
and foundation walls under them or two
footing courses Of large, well shape stones,
laid crOsswise, edge to cage, and ~ least ten
Inches thick IN each course, tho lower foot
ing course 10 be equal In area to that under
La parting wall; aud under every column MS
above set forth, cap oi cut stone or iron,
and of.n diameter ut least twelve inches
greater than that of the column, must be
laid,
erected, or hereafter TO be built or erected
shall be cut or below or altered in Ony man
nor, to be supported wholly or IN plrt by
wood, but snail be wholly supported by
stone, brick or IRON, Every temporary sup
port placed under any wall, glrdor or beam,
during the erection, finishing, alteration or
repairing 0fany building, shall be equal IN
strength TO the permanent support required
for such wnlla, order or beam; The walls OF
every building must be strongly braced from
the josts OF each story, until ihe next tier OF
posts lre ON and levelch UP, uI q
Section 10, In every brick wall every nth
course OF brick shall DO u heading course, ex-
cept whore walls are iaced With tine brick,
IN which ease overy NTH course shall be
banded into the backing by cutting the
oouTsesnt the face brick aud putting In dag
onal leaders behind tho same. All leading
courses shull he good, hard, perfect brick. !
Section II. The mortar used In the con-
struction Of any building shall consist OF
lime or cement mixed With Band IN proper
!. proportions. No inferior Lime or cement
! shall lie used, and all sand shnll be clean,
sharp grit free from loan All the Joints In
the walls must DO nllod with mortar.
section 10 All walls Shall be securely an-
chofod With irou anchors TO each tier OF
beams the front, renr, tide, end and party
walls shall, II not carried up together, DO
anchored TO each other every six feet IN ther
height by tie nch0W made Of gE inch by ~
inch wrought-iron. Tho said anchors shall
be built into the front anu roar walls NJ least
one-hnlf their thickness, so US 10 secure the
front and rear walls 10 the slide, end or par
tltion walls; and oil stone used for the fac
| Ing OF any building, except whore built with
alternate heador and strctchefs, shall be
strongly anchored with Iron anchors let into
atono one inch. Tho side, emil or party walls
shall be anchored 10 each tier OF )Olsts tin.
| turvnls uf not moro than VI ht feet apart,
J with good, strong wrtughtlron anchors
/ throe-6lghia Ct nn inch by one inch, well
| built Into tho wall aud well fastened TO side
| OF JOlalA. lIei4uI flNy hIfA
Section 49,. Allsldol aud party, front and
roar walls not cornlcod, shnll be built up aud
| EXTENDED nt least twelve inches above the
roofs, and shall DO capped with brick, stone,
l irvn or some fire-proof material, AZ.
| scctIon H. All openings for doors aud
windows In all buildings, except M other.
wise provided, shall have q good and sum