The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-10-07
.AN oRprNAMCM

To amend chapter fourteen of the printed
code OF ordinances, for prevention and eX-
tinguishment of tires.
Section |. BE IL ordained by the CITY COun-
ell OF the city of Dallas, that whenever any
wooden building now standing within the
fire limits of the city shall be damaged by
trr the rebuilding, or repairing OF the same
ts hereby prohibited unless the owner there
of shall first obtain permit from the May
or of the city. and before the Mayor shall
issue any such permit he shall cause the
said buildings to be inspected by three dis
intcresteds person who shall appraise the
damage on said building, and If they shall
nppraise 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
praisemont shall be paid by the owner
Section 2, That whenever any building
shall from age and neglect become delapida-
ted, the same is hereby dOlared nuisance,
and on complaint being made to the Mayor
of any such buildings he shall cause the same
to be inspected by three disnterested per-
sons, free holders in the city, and II the
same be reported by the inspectors to he in
n delapidated condition, ifthe said house be
within the fire limits and wooden house,
the Mayor shall cause 1t TO DO 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 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 II time
TO be fixed in the notice, and If the owner af-
ter notice fail, refuse or neglectto 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 he
paid by the owner Of the property.
Section 3. That whenever any wooden
building within the fire limits shall be COM
planned of ms 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 tn Inspectors shall report tho build
ing complained OF 10 be dangerous to con-
tlguous building, or as 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
on abatp thp nuisance, shall cause the same to
be pulled down or removed, at the expense
of the owner.
Section !. That any person who shall vlo-
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 ilnprls-
oned and may be required to work upon the
streets of the city for fifteen days, and the
same penalty shall be imposed Tor euch of
tense.
Sections. 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 10 is within the fire limits rs fixed
the ordinances of the city whereupon the
Mayor snail appoint three disinterested 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 II shall appear
from said appraisement that the said build
ing has been damaged by fire to the extent of
nifty per cent. of its value, the Mayor shall
issue an order prohibiting the repairing OF
said building and thereafter said building
shall not be repaired
Section 8. Itshall 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 mn en-
Urgency be declared and this ordinance shall
be In force from and after its passage.
Approved, September 81, lo55.
W. l.. CABELL, Mayor,
j. b. HEREFORD, Secretary.