The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-10-06
AN GRIEVANCE

To amend chapter fourteen of the printed
code of ordinances, for prevention ana eN-
tinEuishmcnt of fires.
Section |, BE 10 ordained by the CITY GOun-
Gil OF the city of Dallas, that whenever amy
wooden building now standing within the
fire limits of the city shall be damaged DS
fire the rebuilding, or repairing OF the same
Is hereby prohibited unless the owner thefe
of shall FIRST obtain permit from the May
or of the city. and before the Mayer Shilll
issue any such permit, he shall cause we
said buildings 10 be inspected by three uls-
interesteds person who shall appralSe tne
damage on said building, and II they shall
appruise 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
praisement shall be paid by the owner.
Section2 That whenever any building
shall from age and neglect become delapida-
ted, the same Is hereby declared n nuisance,
and ON complaint being made to The Mayor
of any such buildings he shall cause the same
to he inspected by three diSlnterested per-
sons free holders In the city, and If the
same be reported by the inspectors to be in
delapidated condition, ifthe said house be
within the fire limits and u wooden house,
the Mayor shall cause 1t to be removed or
pulled down, MS he may deem best giving
ten days notice to the owner to remove or
dispose OF the same so that the nuisance
be abatcd, 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 IL, within time
tn be fixed in the notice, and If the owner af-
ter notice fail, refuse or neglected. repair or
abate the house within the time fixed it shall
he uDatcd by the proper officers Of the city
on order Of the Mayor, all expense to be
paid by the owner Of tile property.
Section 2. That whenever any wooden
building within the fire limits shall be com
planned Ofas being dangerous TO the contigu-
Gus buildings, or Is likely to cause hre, the
same shall bo inspected MS mere in before
provided In case OF delapdated buildings;
| and II the inspectors shall report the build
| ing complained of to be dangerous to con-
| tguouS building, or rs likely to cause, on
promote fires, the same shall be deemed,
ana held to be nuisance, and the Mayor
after ten days notice to the owner to remove
or nbate the nuisance, shall cause the same to
be pulled down or removed, at the expense
of the owner.
| Section 1. That any person who shall vio-
late the first section of this ordinance upon
con iction before the Mayor shall he ilned
not less than ten nor more IMAM one hund-
red dollars, and cost OF the prosecution and
| should said fine and costs not be
paid, the person convicted snail be impris-
| oned and may be required to work upon the
streets of the city for fifteen days, and the
same penalty shall he imposed for each Of
| tense,
Sections. II 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 IL Is within the tire limits Ms fixed
| the ordinances OF the city whereupon the
Mayor shall 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, ana If 1t shall appear
from said appraisement that the said build
| ing has been damaged by ire TO the extent OF
| iity per cent of Us value, the Mayor shall
issue an order prohibiting the repairing OF
| said building and thereafter said building
| shall not be repaired.
Section q. 1t shall be the duty of the Mar
shall of the city to enforce all ordinances for
| the prevention and spread OF tires.
| Section Z. BE II further ord alned thatnn en-
Urgency be declared and this ordinance shall
be In force from and after Its passage.
Approved September 81, lS76.
W. l.. CABlGLL, Mayor,
j, b, HEREFORD, Secretary