The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-12-25
AN ORDINANCES.
Fire Limits
Be It ordained by the City Council of the

BE It ordained by the City Council of the
City Of Dallas:
section /. The following named and num-
bered blocks shan Constituts The fire district
Of the city OF Dallas, VIZ: The blocks mum
bered eleven an, twenty-five (22), thirty one
(3l), forty (lO)i forty-seven li7), tify four on
ak y-one (Bll and sixty-nine (60), bounded
by Main and Elm strcets, ana by Broadway
and sycamore streets; also, blocks twelve
Q2l, the courthouse square, thirty two (3D,
forty one an, fJrty-e!ght (iS), fifty i've (5jl,
tiSty-two t62) and si&ly-eigh (6S), bounded
by Main aud Comm rec streets, and by
broadway and Field streets also, blocks
thirteen l3), twenty-thlee (23). thirty-three
,3N, 1oIty-lwo (i2) and torty-nine 40, bound
ed 10y Jackson and Commerce streets and
Lamar and Broadway streets; also, blocks
thirty.nine (3s), for,y'slx (i6l, tiitythree (53l
am sixty (6Ol, bounded by ELM street and
Pacific avenue, and MARI ct street and line
two uuLd ed feet west ofSycamore street.
Sec. 2. Any person or persons, who shall
build or place within the fire limits, or be
concerned IN building or placing therein
any building or structure of wood or other
combuBiihle materiil |, or erect any wooden
frame work 10 he covered with tin, zinc,
sheet iron or any other material. shall be
fined, upon CONVICTION before the Recorder,
in the sum of hlty doll rs and co Is If pros.
ecutiUn, and IL shall be the duty of the MAR
sEal TO renove the same Immediately Mt
the expense of the offender.
SEQ 3. Any building hereafter erected
having more wood on the outside of the
building than that required for the doors
and window frames, roof, caves, door shut
ters. sash, porticos ana wooden steps, shall
constitute and be deemed Il wooden build.
ing and subject to the penalties imposed bS
the preceding section. PFOrided, that tins
act shalt not be 50 construct itS 10 permit
wooden cornices within the Are district
Soc 4. IL shall not be lawful for any per-
son to II owe any wooden buildings within
the fl q limits To- any other place within the
same, nor elevate nor make any addition 10
nor cover any building now within the fire
limits with shingles or other combustiblC
| material; and any person SO Offending upon
conviction before the Recorders court, shall
ne fined N the sum of not over fifty dollars
and costs, and twenty five dollars and COSTS
for each aud every day thereafter that such
violation shall continue ProUifed, nothina
In this section shall be so construed us &c
prevent any person from putting on Sigh
and unlmporttnt repairs, which may BIZ
necessary to keep any buildings in gooC
con iition.
| Sec. 3. Amy person or persons, who shall
without the consent of the city council, set
steam engine, luunrry, IA blacksmith shop
| an establishment 10 boiling soap. or auN
similar establishment, in any building othe
| than " brick or stone building having
| slate or metal root, within said fire limits
| shall, upon conviction before the recorder
| court, be fined twenty dollaIs and costs TO
| each day this section is violated.
| gee 6. Whenever any wooden building,
now standing within the fire limits OF III,
| city, shall be Gamagcd by fire, the buildln.
or repairing of the same is hereby prohibit
| ed unless the owner thereof sh al fir. / OH
| tain permit from the Mayor Of the city
| and before the Mayor shall give any Sucl
permit, he shall cause the said building Il
| be inspected by three disintereSted persons
| who shall appraise the damage on sale
buildings, and IL they shall appraise tn,
damage on said building to be fifty per cent
| of its value, no permit shall be granted
The cost OF appraiSeuent is TO be paid by
| the owner
| Sec. Z. That whenever any building shal
| from age and neglect become dilapidatod
| the same Is hereby declared a NUISANCE. am
| on complaint being made TO the Mayor o
| any such building, he shall cause the same
| to be inspected by three dlsinterested per
| sons. fire. 4holders of the city, and if the sam,
be reported by the inspectors to be i'm a di
| laptdatGd condition, II the eOid house ID,
within the ire limits AMI a wooden house
the Mayor shall cause II to be removed o.
pulled down AZ he may deem best piyInq
ten days notice TO the owner to re,noye OF
dispose OF the same SO that the nuisance !
| abated, and II the snid house be outside tho
Dire limits M fixed by the ordinap ces of ibe
city, the Mayor shall require the owner 10
repair the same or abate II within time Ia
be fixed IN the notice; aud v The Owner
after notice, tail, refuse or neglect 10 rem IN
or abate the bouse within a time 10 be fixed
II shall be a0atrd by the proper officer of
IA
to be paid by the owner of the property.
sec. s, That whenever any wooden build
ingS within the IRE limits shall be- com
piatned o. as dangerous Ia the contiguous
buildings or as likely to cause Gre, tns same
shall be inspected AS bercinbeiOre provided
as in. case of dilapldated buildinga; aud n
the inspectors shall report the building
compliance of tn be dangerous 20 contiguous
buildings or az likely To- cause or promote
iireT, ie same shall be- deemed aud ueld 10
be a nuisance, aud the Mayor fer ten DAYS
notice To the ,wner tC remove or ahate no
nuisance, shall cause the same To be pulled
down or removed at the expense OF The
owner
See. 0. That any person who shall violate
the frst section of this ordinance, upon con.
victiOn before the Recorders court, snail he
fined not less than 1--WE nor more Than one
hundred dollars anu cost of the progecution
and should said fine and cost not be
paid, the person convicted shall be impTis.
oned, and may be- required 10 ork upon
the streets Of the city Tor q teen days.
SEQ. 10; II the Ownero any wooden house
damaged bv fire shall desire 10 repair the
same, he shall notify the mayor in writing.
stating the 10 ullty of said building, ana
that he Is within the IRE limits rs II xed by
the ordinances OF the civ, Rhereupon the
mayor shall appoint three dtslntefested
persons, hOuse.holdefs Ia the city, who
shall Inspect the said damaged bufdtsp
and appTaise the same aud the tfAmspe
thereto, and make report OF the same TO
fhN ihR1Ni III MfiiluN uhutF htihs hnu II ~
shalt appear from said appralsement ;ha,
tine said building has been damaged 10y IRE
70 the extent Of fiity per cent. vain the
Mayor shall issue an order prohibiting the
repairing of said building, and thereafter
said building shall bot be- fepaics.
sec. II IL shell be the duty OF the Msrshal
OF the city 10 enforce all ordinances for the
prevention And extingnishment ci fires.
Sec. ~. Every house Quilt in the FIRE
limits shall have n roof OF tin, siate 2 iron
or some fire proof m aterial. to be puDroveJ
Of by the city en- .ineer. Any one construct
Ing roof Of any other material In the FIRE
limits shall lie punished for every day such
roof shall remain, In any sum not exceed
ing twenty i've dOiiars.
Approved November y, 1871.
Attest. AZ 4 nAuTII