The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-11-27


tel, winch snail M The ends resi- not more
thun tour iucnth ON the wall column, posi-
ur pillar nnd u shall be Ghnmbered nj each
ma, hhd lhere shIl 10 lmned double
roloGh Hrol over said linlelh,
Section No. All stores, manufactures on
Warehouses hereafter erected within TIC nrp
limits of ihls city, shall have doors blinds or
shutters made uI iron un pyrTy window ANA
dOuul open upon ilo street. ShutlrW must
hr hilug 20 lrOu eyes, securely BUN into no
Will aud ullsncli blinds, doors and hhuttor,
hhali 10 closed ~ the competition ot the buai-
section H. An wooden Josts or limbers In
the party wall ut every building hereafter 10
be erected or butt Of stone, brick or iron
shall be trp rated from Tho IOist Or timber
rnlrllhH ~ me opposite side Of The Wull hA
AZ least luuf Inches OF solid mason Wotk,
No door j0lst shall be supported wholly upon
any wood partitions but every bVHm except
headers tnd tull beams, shall rest ~ ohcb
cnd NOT less tilnn four inches IN the WALL or
upon n girder, M authorized by THIS oldi-
nance, Bond tmbcls only may be used
IN the wulsOfnny stone, brick or IRON build-
ing they shall be laid four aud 0nu-hAll
inches apart, aud there shall DO eight inches
Ofbrlch or mason work betN cen the ends Of
the same, All wooden moor jOists rastlr Z on
the wall shall be out To the beYel Of three
Inches on the end. In every building al.
ready erected or hereafter 10 be built the
lloOls shall be OF sufficient strength 10 hcnr
the weight 10 De imposed upon them, GNclu-
slYe Of The weight vi the materials used In
their conjunction,
section II, All cornices and cutters ui
buildings hereafter TO be erected, shall he OF
some llre-ptOof material, well secured 10 the
WAL with non anchors. All exterior wooden
cornlces or CUTTERS that may be unsafe, or
| lulton, shall be made safe or taken uOwn,
Section u, In all buildings every hoor
shall he OF sufficient strength IN all It's parts
10 heHr safely, upon every superficial foot
OF ls surface, seNonly'hNo pounds ana II
used ~ store, factory, warehouse, or for
| any other manufacturing or commercial
purpose, from one hundred and hny TO Ave
| hundred pounds aud upwards, the weight In
| each ulaSS Of THESE buildings being determi.
ned 9y ne Eity Engineer. Every door shall
be OF sufficient strength TO bear safely the
weight Aforesaid IN addition TO the
weight OF the materials OF which the floor Is
composed, and every column, post or
vertical support shall be Of sum
weight Of the portion of each and every
floor depending upon II for support, IN addf-
ton TO the weight required NJ above, 10 be
| supported safely on said portions of said
floors. In all calculations for strength Of
materials to be used IN every building, tbs
| proportion between the safe weight ana the
| breaking weight shall be rs ne to three for
! AL moor l0istS. girdcTs aud other pieces sub
jeot To cross strain, and shall hO rs one to six
| Tor al posts, column ana other vertical SUPP
! pnrta, ana FOR All tie rods, tie beams and
other pieces subject 10 tensile strain.
section ". The planking and shealing of
| the roof OF every building hereafter to be
erected Within the hre limits shall, In no
case, be extended across the front rear, side
| or party walls thereof Of every such build
| Ing, iud the top and sides of every durmCr
| window thereon shall he covered nnd rooted
| with slate tin2nc,coppe iron Orsuch equal.
| ~ hrc-proot roofing ~ the minority Of the
| insurance agents ~ Dallas will insure Mt the
same yates pr which shall be approved by
the tity Engineer. Nothing in this section
| hp In t,sl,,
OF any shilgle roof, provided the building Is
not altered IN height. All buildings here
1tteF erected shall have sOuttle frames and
doors, or bulk heads, leading to the roof
made OF or covered with some ilre-prOOf ma
| terial, and shall have ladders or stairways
I leading 10 the same, all of which shall be
4 Aepb ready Tor use at al times, and all
scuttles shall not be less That two by three
| feet In size.
Section 70, 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 1T thetime of such
damage may he repaired, but II such dam
age shall amount 10 more than one-half of
such value thereof exclusive of the value OF
the foundation, then such building shall not
be repaired, but shall be taken down,
! Section ~ The Qwnp, 90 owners of any
| dwelling house, store, store house or other
building, Orof any frame building, with or
!
Ing, upon which any violation of this ordi-
nance may DC placed or shall exist, whether
| he or they be the owner or owners CT the
| land In lee or not. or be the lessee or leSsees
| thereof or has or have u qualified or cOntin .
gent interest therein by virtue ofsome agree
ment or contract In writing or in any other
manner, and any architect orarchitects who
may he employed OF assist, or any aud all
other persons VINO shall violate any proVis-
ions OF 'his ordinance, or fail to comply
| herewith, shall for each and every such VI
olaton or non-com pliance, respectively for
| ieit ANA pay the suir III twenty-five dollars;
and any mahtOr builder or builders, master
oarpenttr or carpenters, master mason or
maSons, or other persons who shall violate
| any provision of this 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
| ditional sum of twenty-five dollars. irOrid-
| ed, however, in all cases of violation, that
| shall he in existence Ut t,le time this ordi-
| naGpe takes effect, that no penalty shall at
tach until after notice of ten days shall he
| given requiring the removal of such viola
| ton or violations.
Section %, The Mayors Court of the City
| of Dallas shall have power TO take cogniH-
| an1e of any violation of this ordinance, or
any OF Its provisions, and to proceed therein
| in the same manner as is now provided by
| law and ordinance for proceedings in regard
to infractiOns of ordinances of the city
| Section q. 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 Q liable
under any OF the several provisions of this
ordinance. Any and all persons, who after
having been personally served with the no
tiae 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, aud upon
compliant made before the Mayor, be ar
| u hall Nn l,xr I'll
upon conviction of such ofiense, shall pay all
costs OF such arrest, and shall be fined in n
sum not to exceed one hundred dollars
Section u. Any building or buildings,
part or parcels Of 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,
and endanAer life and limb, in the opinion
of the City Engineer, he shall report the
same 10 the Mayor, who shall appoint three
freeholders to examine the same and report
to the Mayor, and II, in their opinion, the
building Is unsafe the same may be taken
down and removed, or made secure by thu,
City Engineer, II 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 shail be charged TO the
owner OF the property.
Section %. There Is hereby created in the
city of Dallas a department to be known and
designated as the department for the Survey
and Inspection Of Buildings, which shall
have charge of enforcing tn, several piovis-
ions of this Ordinance. The chief officer of
this department shall be the City Engineer,
and he shall serve one year, or until his sue
cessor Is qualified, unless removed by the
Council for cause. 1t shall be Inc duty of
the Chief Engineer To examine all plans md
specifications for new erectons, alterations
or repairs, to examine all buildings reported
dangerous or damaged by fire. He shall keep
In said department, and submit to the CITY
Council once IN six months a detailed state
ment of said transactions.
Section rs. The City Engineer shall receive