The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-10-09
AM oRDrNANCE

To amend chapter fourteen of the printed
code of ordinances, for prevention ana eA-
tinguishment of fires.
Section /. lie 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 ny
fire the rebuilding, or repairing 0t the same
IL hereby prohibited unless the owner there
of shall first obtain IL permit from the May
or of the city. and before the Mayor Shnll
issue any such permit, he snail cause ine
said buildings 10 be Inspected by three DIS
interesteds person who shall appralse tne
damage on said building, and If they shall
appraise the damage ON the building to be fifty
per cent. of Its value before the fire, or more,
no permit shall be granted. The cost OF APP
pralsemeut 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 u 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
a delapidated condition, If the said house DC
within tn fire limits and n wooden house,
the Mayor shall cause IL TO be removed OF
pulled down, as he may deem best giving
ten days notice to the owner to reIuoVe or
dispose of the same so that the nuisance
be abated, and If said house be outside the
fire limits as fixed by the ordinances OF
the city, the Mayor shall require tho owner
to repair the same, or abate II, Wllhll IL Time
to be fixed in the notice, and II the owner al
ter notice fail, refuse or NEGLECTED. repair or
abate the house within the tine nXed III shall
be abated by the proper ofhcers OF the city
on order of the Mayor. all expense to be
paid by the owner Of the property.
Section 3. That neneVer any wooden
planned of as being dangerous to the contigu-
Gus buildings or is likely to cause fire, the
same shall be inspected MS here In before
provided in case OF delapidated buildings;
a (, fNrG ha
Ing complained of to be dangerous to con-
tiguOuS building, or as likely to cause, or
promote fires, the same shall be 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
not less than ten nor more than one humid
red dollars, and cost OF the prosecution and
should said fine and costs not be
paid, The, person convicted snail be impris-
oned and may he required to work upon the
streets of the city for fifteen days, and the
same penalty shall be imposed for each Of
tense,
Section 5. 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
and that IL is within the fire limits rs fixed
the ordinances of the city whereupon the
Mayor shall appoint three disntereSted per-
sons, House holders in the city whosh in
spect the said damaged building and APP
praise the same, and the damage therto, and
make report of the same to the Mayor in
writing under oath, and If II shall appear
from said appralsement that the said build.
ING has been damaged by fire to the extent of
flty per cent of lis value, the Mayor shall
issue an order prohibiting the repairing Of
said building and thereafter said building
shall not be repaired.
Section Q. 1t shall be the duty of the Mar
shall of the city to enforce all ordinances for
the prevention and spread of tres.
Section 7. BE IL further or lained 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. Il. HEREFORD, Secretary.