The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-11-23


opn1luga where the linteia small hr loss lhhll
thH width 0f The wal, there rhall be u good
timber Intel on the Inside of the other nm
lal which .shuil AZ NE ondh fesl not moro
thhn four incneh on the wall column, post
or pllipr ana n snail be chnmbored ut each
end and there shall be turned "a double
roloch arch over faid lintel8,
Section ~, All stores, manufactures or
wai ehOuses hereafter erected Withln the fire
llmitsoi This city, shNll have doors, blinds OF
shutters made OF iron on every window una
entrance above the.hrst story where the same
DO not open upon lie street, shutters must
be hung 10 iron eyes, securely butt INTO me
wall ANA allHuch blinds doors anu shutters
shall be closed ~ tue com plcll0n OF the busl-
ness of The day,
Section 10. An wooden l0lsts or tlmbors in
the party wall Of every building hereafter 10
be erected or built OF stone, brick or IRON
shall be sep rated from the lolst or timber
entering Ia the opposite side Of me wan by
NJ least -four luchcs Of solid mason work.
No floor JoisJ shall be supported wholly upon
any wood partition, but every beam, except
headers and tail beams, shall rest at each
END not less than four Inches In the wall, or
upon a girder, as authorized by this ordl-
| nance, Bond tlmbplA only may be used
| In the walls ofany stone, brick or iron build
Ing; they shall be laid lonr nnd onc-hslf
Inches apart, and there shall be eight Inches
OF brick or mason work betW cen the ends OF
tho same. All wooden floor olsts resin Z on
the wall shall be out 10 the beVel of three
Inches On the end. In every building al
| ready erected or hereafter 10 be built me
| floors shall he OF sufficient strength 10 bear
the weight ~ be imposed upon them, eXclu-
| Bive OF the weight Of the materials used In
| their cOnatrnoiion,
Section H. All cornices and cutters Of
4 buildings hereafter to be erected, shall be of
some fire. proof material, well secured 10 the
wall with iron anchors. All exterior wooden
cornces or cutters that may be unsafe, or
| rotten, shall be made safe or taken uOwn.
SECTION is, IN nll buildings every floor
/ ii N "a
| TO bear kafoly, upon every superficial foot
of It's surface, seVenty-nve pounds ana II
used M store, factory, warehouse, or for
any other manufacturing or commercial
purpose from one hundred and nifty TO Ave
| hundred pounds and upwards, the weight In
ench class OF these buildings being delermi-
ned by the city Engineer, Every floor shall
be of sufficient strength to bear safely the
| weight OF the materials Of which the floor Is
! composed, ana every column, post or
vertical support, shall be of suifl-
| Client strength To shear safely the
weight of the portion OF each and every
| moor depending upon IL for support, in addi-
ton 10 lie weight required ~ above, TO he
supported safely on said portions of said
| floors. In all calculations for strength of
materials to be used in every building, the
! proportion between the safe weight and the
| breaking weight shall be as one TO three for
all floor iOsls, girders ana other pieces sub
lecl To cross strain, and shall be as one to six
|
pnus ana for oil Tie rods, tie beams and
other pieces sui iect to tensile strain.
| Section w. The plnnking and sheating OF
| the roof OF every building hereafter 10 he
| erected within the Are limits shall, in no
case, be extended across the front, rear, side
| or party walls thereof of every such build
| Ing, and the top and sides of every dormer
| window thereon shall he covered and rooted
| with slate ,zlnc,c copper, iron, orSuch equal
! ~ hre-proof roofing as the majority of the
| insurance agent, at Dallas viii Insure at the
same rates or which shall be approved by
the CITY Engineer. Nothing In this section
shall he construed to prohibit the repairing
81 any Shingle roof, provided the building IL
not altered IN height. All buildings here
after erect u SHAH have scultle frames and
doors, or hnlk heads, leading TO the roof,
made OF or covered with some llre-proor ma
I terinl, and shall have ladders or Stairways
leading to the same, all Of which shall be
| kept ready for, use ut ali times, and all
scnttles shall not be less that two by three
| feet in size.
! Section 20. Every wooden building or
| frame Building with brick 'front.' or any
other 'front.' situated within building limits,
which may hereafter be Damaged by fire or
| Otherwise To any amount not greater than
| one-half the value thereof at the time of such
damage. mny he repaired, but If such dam
| age shall amount To more than one-half OF
such value thereof exclusive OF the value OF
| tbs loununtlon, then spUh building shall not
| DC repaired, but shall be taken down.
Section q. The owner OF owners of any
dwelling house, store, store house or other
building. orof any frame building, with or
without brick front or any wooden build
| Ing, upon which my violation OF this Ordi-
nance may be placed or shall exist, whether
| he or they be the owner or owners OF the
land in fee or not. or be the lessee or lessees
| thereof, or mas or nave n qualified or contin.
gent interest therein by virtue ofsome agree
ment or cpntrnct IN writing. or in any other
manner, ana any architect or architects who
| may be employed or assist, or any and all
nj h.ar lNng lhs1 tnln
| ions OF this ordinance, or fail to comply
| herewith, shall for each and every such vi
| olation or Noncompliance, respectively for
felt and pay the sun of twenty-five dollars;
| and any master builder or builders, master
cnrpenter or carpenters, master mason or
masons, or other persons who shall violate
| any provision of TINS ordinance, or who shall
be employed or assist therein, shall, for every
| such violation not removed IN ten days after
notice of the violation shall be given to him
or them, respectively forfeit and pay the adj
diLiOnal sum ot TWENTY-FIVE dollars. PiOuM-
| ch however in all cases of violation, that
shall he IN existence at the time this ordi-
nance takes effect, that no penalty shall at
tach until aftera notice of ten days shall be
given requiring the removal of such viola
ton or violations,
Section "a. The Mayors Court of the City
of Dallas, shall have power to take cogniz-
ance of any violation OF this ordinance, or
any OF Its provisions, and to proceed therein
in the same manner as is now provided by
TO infraotions of ordinances OF the city.
Section ~ The notice OF violation named
under THIS ordinance shall be signed by
the CITY Engineer, and may be served by
leaving II copy of The Same with any person
or persons violating, or who may lie liable
under any OF the several provisions OF this
ordinance. Amy and all persons, who after
having been personally served with the no.
tice of violation shall fail to comply there
with, and shall continue to violate any of
the several provisions of this ordinance,
shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and upon
complaint made before the Mayor, be mr.
rested and held to bail by said Mayor, and
upon conviclion of such oitense, shall pay all
costs OF such arrest and shall he fined in
sum not to exceed one hundred dollars
Section "a. Any building or buildings,
part or parcels Of n building, wall, walls,
parts OF walls or party walls, chimneys or
other structure in the city of Dallas, that
from fire. excavation, improper erection or
construction, or from any other cause shall !
a. any time, become dangerous or unsafe
and endanger life and limb, in the opinion
OF the City Engineer he shall report the
same TO the Mayor, who shall appoint three
freeholderS to examine the same and .repOrt |
TO the Mayor, and If, in their opinion, the |
building Is unsafe the same may be taken |
down and removed, or made secure by the |
CITY Engineer, If from twenty -four hours |
from the time of receiving such notice the |
owner, agents, lessees or other parties hay- |
ing vested or contingent interest in the |
same, shall have failed to commence remoy-
ing or securing the same, and the expense |
incurred therein shall be charged to the
owner of the property. ~
Section 20. There Is hereby created in the
city of Dallas n department to be known and
designated as the department for the Survey
and Inspection OF Buildings, which shall
have charge of enforcing thu several proyis-
ions of this Ordinance. The chief officer OF |
this department shall be the City Engineer,
and he shall serve one year, or uutil his sue
cessor Is qualified, unless removed by the
Council Tor cause. 1t shall be the duty of
The Chief Engineer to examine all plans and
specifications for new erectionS alterations,
Or repairs, to examine all buildings reported
dangerous or damaged by fire. He shall keen
IN proper books, a register of all transactions
IN said department, and submit to the City
Council once in six months detailed state
nent of said transactions.
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