The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-11-25

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Client arch ofstone or brick, well keyed ma
WIN good unl sufficient nbulncnts or a linz
tai NJ Stone or iron, Hnd on the lHAidu OF all
openings where The lintels shall hn less than
ne wldth OF ne wall, there shall DO u good
TIMBER Intel on the Inside OF The other lin-
tel which snail al the ends rest not more
thnn Tour Inches on the wall, column, post
or pillar, and 10 shall be chambsrd al enoh
end, ma There shnll be turned double
roOch arch over sud lintels
hecilOn 10, All stores, manufactures or
warehouses hereafter erected within the fre
llmiis ol tins city, shall nave doors, blinds or
shutters made Of iron on every window ana
entrance above the,lrsl story wherethe same
do not upen upon the street, shutters must
De nuug 20 non eyes, securely bull into the
wall and nllsucli blinds, doors aud shutters
snail be- closed Hl the completion of the bust
ness of The dizzy
Section 10, All wooden joists or tmbers In
the party wall Of every building hereafter TO
be erected or built OF stone, brick or iron
shall he sep rated from the Joist Or timber
entering IN The opposite side OF the wall by
ut least four Inches OF solid mason work.
M ll0Or iolSt shall be supported wholly upon
any wood partition, but every beam, except
headers ANA Tall beams, shall rest NJ each
PEND not loss than lOur Inches IN the wall, or
upon II girder, ns authorized by this ordl.
nance. Bond timberH only may be used
| In the wallsofnny stone, brick or IRON build
| Ing; they shall be laid four and one-half
OF brick or mason work betN cen Tie ends Of
| the same. All wooden floor JOists resting on
| the wall shall he out 10 the bowel of three
iDches on the end. In every building III.
ready erected or hereafter 10 be built the
| floors shall be OF sufficient strength To bear
| the weight 10 be Imposed upon thUm, eXclu'
| slve Of the weight OF the materials used in
| their construction.
Section u. All cOrnlces and cutters OF
buildings hereafter TO be erected, shall be of
| some ire-ptOOf material, well secured to the
wall with hon anchors. All exterior wooden
cornices orgutteIs that may be unsafe, or
rotten, shall be made safe or taken down.
| Section 49, In all buildings every 1loor
shall he OF sufficient strength In all its parts
10 bear safety, upon every superficial foot
of It's surface, seventy'hve pounds; ana II
used ns 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
each class of these buildings being determi-
ned by the city Engineer, Every floor 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, ami every column, post or
vertical SUPPORT shall be OF su IN:
weight of the portion OF each and every
floor depending upon IL for support, In addi-
ton TO the weight required az above, to be
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 ana the
breaking weight shall be rs one TO three for
all moor ioiSts grdeis and other pieces sub
jeet to cross strain, and shall be as one TO SIX
for all posts, column and other vertical sup
ports, and for MI tie rods Tie beams and
other pieces subject 10 y tensile strain.
Section ID. The plnnking and Sheating OF
the roof OF every bullding hereafter to be
erected within the fire limits shall, in no
case, be extended across the front, rear, side
or party walls thereof of every such build
i ing, and the top and sides OF every dormeT
window thereon shall be covered and rooted
with slnte,tln ,Zinc,co iron, orsuch equal
ly fire proof roofing as the majority of the
insurance agents at Dallas will insure at the
same rates or which shall be approved by
the City Engineer Nothing In this section
shall be construed to prohibit the repairing
OF any shiAgle roof, provided the building Is
not altered IN height. All buildings here
after erected shall have scuttle frames and
doors, or bulk heads, leading TO the roof
made of or covered with some ire-proof ma.
terial, and shall have ladders or Stairways
leading TO the same, all OF which shall he
kept ready for use Mt ali times, and al
scuttles shall not be less that two by three
feet in size.
Section 20. Every wooden building OF
frame building with brick front, or any
: other front situated within building limits
which may hereafter be damaged by fire OIL
otherwise TO any amount not greater than
one-half the value thereof nj the time of sucl
, damage. may he repaired, but If such dam
age shall amount to more than one-half o
such value thereof, exclusive of the value o
, the foundation, then such building shall no
be repaired, but shall be taken down.
Section y. The owner or owners of any
dwelling house, store, store house or othel
building, or of any frame building, with OF
without brick front, or any wooden build
+ ing, upon which any violation OF this ordi
nance may be placed or shall exist, whethe
: he or they be the owner or owners of tn,
land in fee or not. or be the lessee or lessee
| 4 have n N ~
gent interest therein by virtue ofsome agree
mcnt or contract in writing, or in any othe
! manner, and any architect orarchitects who
may be employed or assist. or any and al
2 other PERSONS VINO shall violate any proVis
I ions Of this ordinance, or fail to comply
9 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, maste
Caruentcr or carpenters, master mason o
masons, or other persons who shall violat,
any provision OF this ordinance, or who shall
{ be employed or assist therein, shall, for every
: such violation not removed in ten days afte
: notice of the violation shall be given to hin
D or them, respectively forfeit and pay the ad
b ditlonal sum OF twenty-five dollars. Prorid
: ed, however, in all cases of violation, tina
shall be in existence at the time this ordi
? nance takes effect, that no penalty shall at
+ tach until after II notice of ten days shall b,
l given requiring the removal OF such viola
ton or violations.
Section -. Ihe Mayors Court of the Cit,
I of Dallas. shall have power to take cogniz
ance of any violation of this ordinance, o.
. any of its provisions, and to proceed therein
in the same manner rs Is now provided 10y
law and ordinance for proceedings in regart
, to infractions of ordinances of the city.
Section %. The notice of violation nance
under this ordinance shall be signed by
; the City Engineer, and may be served 10y
leaving Il copy of The same with any perSoI
3 or persons violating, or who may he liRbl,
under any OF the several provisions Of thi
ordinance. Any and all persons, who afte
having been personally served with the 40
| tice of violation, shall fail TO comply there
, with, and shall continue to violate any o
, the several provisions Of this ordinance
, shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and upor
, rested and held to bail by said Mayor, an,
| upon conviction ofsuch otlense, shall pay al
+ costs of such arrest, and shall be fined in (
/ sum not to exceed one hundred dollars.
Section n. Any building or buildings
} part OF parcels of building, wall, walls
parts of walls or party walls, chimneys ol
} other structure in the city of Dallas thai
from fire, excavation, improper erection oil
construction, or from any other cause, shall
~ 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 II, 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, lesseos 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 %. There is hereby created in the
al sNf No 1lnl lnt ,.ft -.