The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-10-12
AM ORDINANCE

To amend chapter fourteen OF the printed
code of ordinances, for prevention ana OK
tinguishment of hres. 49,
Section l. BE IL ordained by the City Coun-
eli of the city of Dallas, that whenever any
wooden building now standing wlthn lhe
fire limits of the city shall be damaged by
fire the rebuilding, or repairing OF thu Salhe
IL hereby prohibited unless the owner lneIo
of shall first obtain permit rom tlle MUS,
or of the city. and before the Mayor hltll
issue any such permit, he snail cause me
said buildings to be inspected ny lniGe 4is, US,
inlcreSteds person VINO shAil nppiulhe wy
damage ON said building, ana II they snail
npnrpisp the damage on the building Ton nlly
prr cent. of It's value before the fire, or more,
no permit shall be granted. The cost OF APP
prasement shall be paid by The owner
Section 2. That whenever any DulIullB
shnll from age and neglect become delapida-
ted, the same is hereby declared nuisance
and ON complaint being made 10 the Mayor
of any such buildings he shall cause hesane
To be Inspected by three DISTINGUISHED per-
sons free holders in the city, and II the
same be reported by the inspectors 10 ne IN
delapidated condition, II the salu mouse DE
within the fire limits ana Il wooden mousse,
the Mayor shall cause II 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 50 that me nuisance
be abatod, and If said house be outside the
fire limits as tlxed by the ordinances OF
the city the Mayor shall require the owner
to repair the same, or abate II, within time
10 be fixed in the notice, and If the owner af-
| ter notice fail, refuse or neglectlo repair or
nbate 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 ire UNITS snall ne com
| planned of as being dangerous to the contigu-
GUS buildings, or is likely to cause hre, the
same shall ne inspected as here In before
provided In case OF del9pldated buildings;
| and If the inspectors shall report the Dullu-
| ing com planned OF TO be dangerous TO con-
| tiguOuS building, or ms likely to cause, or
| promote fires, the same shall be deemed,
| and held TO be II nuisance, ana me Mayor
| after ten days notice to the owner To remove
| or abate the nuisance, shall cause the same 10
| be pulled down or removed, at the expense
| of the owner,
Section 4, That any person who shall vlo-
| late the first section of this ordinance upon
| conviction before the Mayor shall he lined
not less than ten nor more than one humid
red dollars, and cost of the prosecution and
should said tine and COSTS not pc
| paid, the person convicted snail be lhprls-
| Oned and may be required to work upon the
streets of the city for nfteen days, and the
same penalty shall be imposed for each Of
tense.
Section5 s. If 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 II is within the fire limits MS nXed
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 mp
praise the same and the damage therto, and
make reportst She same TO the Mayor in
writing under oath, and ii 1t shall appear
from said appraisement that the said build-
ing has been damagedby fire to the extent OF
nifty per cent. of it's value, the Mayor shall
issue an order prohibiting the repairing OF
said building aud thereafter said building
shall not he repaired
section Il. Itshall be the duty Of the Mar
shall of the CITY to enforce all ordinances for
the prevention and spread of tires.
Section 7. BE 1t further or 'aincd thatan en-
Urgency be declared and thisordinanco shall
be In force from and after its passage,
Approved, September q, lo75.
W, l.. CABELL, Mayor,
j. Il. IL HEREFORD, Secretary.