The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-09-26
IBY AUTHORrTY.I
am ORp1N ANGIE

TO amend chapter fourteen of the printed
code OF ordinances, for prevention and eX-
tingulShment Of tirIs.
Section |. BE IL ordained by the City Uoun-
Gil OF the city OF Dallas, that whenever any
wooden building now standing within the
fire limits Of the city shall be damaged by
fire the rebuilding, or repairing OF the same
IL hereby prohibited unless the owner there
Of shell 1iTsi obtain II permit from the May
or of the city. and before the Mayor shall
issue any such permit, he shall cause the
said buildings 10 be Inspected 10y three dis
interesteds person who shall appraiSG the
damage on said building, aud If they shall
apprHlse the damage ON the building 10 be fifty
per cent. of Its value before the fire, or more,
no permit shall be granted The cost OF app
pralsement shall be paid by the owner.
Section2 That whenever any building
shall from age and neglect become delapida-
ted, the same Is hereby declared nuisance,
and on complaint being made 10 the Mayor
ofany such buildings ho shall cause he samo
10 he Inspected by three disinterested per-
CONS, free holders in the city, and II the
sane be reported by the inspectors TO be In
" delapidated condition, ifthe said house be
Within the tire limits and wooden house,
the Mayor shall cause IL 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 so that the nuisance
be abnted and II said house be outside the
fire limits as fixed by the ordinances of
the city, the Mayor Shall require the owner
TO repair the same, or abate 1t, within time
to he fixed In the notice, and If the owner nf-
ter notice fail, refuse or neglect to repair or
abate the house within the time fixed 1T shall
be abatcd by the proper officers of the city
on order of the Mayor all expense to be
paid by the owner Of tho property.
Section D. lhat whenever any wooden
building within the fire limits shall be COM
planned of MS being dangerous TO the GOntigu-
Gus buildings, or Is likely to cause fire. the
same shall be inspected as here in before
provided In case OF dclnpidated buildings;
and If the inspectors shall report the build
Ing complained of TO be dangerous to con-
tlguouS building, or rs likely to cause, or
promote fires, the same shall be deemed,
and 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
| De pulled down or removed, Mt the expense
| of the owner,
Section T. That any person who shall vlo-
| late the first section of this ordinance upon
conviction before the Mayor shall be fined
red dollars, and cost OF the prosecution and
should said fine and costs not be
| paid, the person convicted snail be iinpris-
oned and may DO required to work upon the
| stroets of the city for fifteen days, and the
same penalty shall BIO imposed for each Of
| tense.
Section5. II 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 1t IL within the Are limits as fixed
the ordinances of the city; whereupon the
| Mayor shall appoint three dlsinteresied per-
sons, House holders in the city who shall 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 II 1t shall appear
from said appraisement that the said build
| ing has been damaged by fire to the extent OF
| fifty per cent. of It's value, the Mayor shall
issue an order prohibiting the repairing OF
said building and thereafter said building
shall not be repaired.
Section 8. II shall be the duty OF the Mar
shall of tho city to enforce all ordinances for
| the prevention and spread OF tires.
Section Z. BE II further ordained that an en-
| Urgency be declared and this ordinance shall
bo In force from and inter It's passage
| Approved, September 81, 1913.
W. l.. CABELl., Mayor,
j. h. HEREFORD, Secretary.