The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-10-05
AM ORDINANCE

To amend chapter fourteen OF the printed
code of ordinances, for prevention ana eX-
tinguiShment of fires.
Section !. BE II ordained by the CITY COun-
Gil OF the city of Dallas, that whenever any
wooden building now stnhding within the
fire limits of the city shall be damaged by
tire the rebuilding, or repairing of the same
IL hereby prohibited unless the owner there
OF shall first obtain permit from the May
or of the city. and before the Mayer shall
issue any such permit, he shall cause the
said buildings to be inspected by three ais
interesteds person VINO shall appraiSe the
damage on said building, and If they shall
appraise the damage on the building obe flfty
per cent, of its value before the fire or more,
no permit shall be granted. The cost of APP
praisemont shall be paid by the owner.
Sccti0n2. That whenever any building
shall from age and neglect become deapida-
ted, the same is hereby declared 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
IA delapidatcd condition, ifthe said house be
within the fire limits and II wooden house,
the Mayor shall cause IL TO he 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
he abated, and If 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 II, within time
to be fixed in tile notice, and If the owner af-
ter notice fail, refuse or neglected. repair or
abate the house within the time fixed 1t shall
be aDatcd 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 fire limits Shall he com
planned of AS being dangerous to the contigu
GUS buildings, or Is likely to cause fire, the
same shall be inspected MS mere In before
provided IN case of delapidated buildings;
and If the inspectors shall report the build
ing complained OF to be dangerous to con-
tiguouS building, or MS likely to cause, or
promote fires, the snme shall he deemed,
and held To be nuisance, ana 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 be 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 inpris-
oned and may be required to work upon the
streets OF the city for rifteen days, and the
same penalty shall be imposed for each Of
tense,
Sections. If the owner of any wooden
house, damaged by fire shall desire TO repair
tho name, he shall notify the Mayor, in
writing, stating tho locality of said building
and that 1t is within the fire limits as fixed
the ordinances OF the city whereupon the
Mayor shall appoint three disntereSted 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 If II shall appear
from said appraSement that the said build
ing has been damaged by fire to the extent of
fifty 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 0. 1t shall be the duty of the Mar
shall of the city to enforce all ordinances for
the prevention and spread of tires.
Section 7. Be II further ordained that an en-
Urgency be declared and this ordinance shall
be In force from and after its passage
W, J.. UABELL, Mayor,
j, b. HEREFORD secretnry