The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-12-21
AN ORDINANCE.
Fire Limits
Be It ordained by the City Council of the

Be II ordained by the City Council of the
City Of Dallas:
section /. Tho following named aud mum
bered blocks shan consttut the fire district
of the city of Dallas, VIZ; The blocks mum
bered eleven (lD, twenty-five (2g, thirty.one
(3), forty (lO), fOrty-scven ~, MY four go,
six y-one Wll and sixty-ninc (69), bounded
bv Main and Elm streets, ana by broadway
and sycamore streets; also, blocks twelve
Q2), the courthouse square, Ihirty.two t3!),
forty .One an, forty-egut (iS), fifty.hve (5bl,
hixty.two 1927 and sixty-eigh 1851, bonded
by Main and Commerce streets, and by
Broadway and Field Streets also, blocks
thirteen Q3), twenty-three (23). thrty-three
(3N, iorty-two az and Iorty-nine i9), bound
cd by Jackson and Commerce streets and
Lamar and Broadway streets; also, blocks
thirty.nine (3O, forty SIX (i6l. tlfty-throe (53)
nnd sixty (dOl, bounded by Elm street and
Pacific avenue, and Mark ct street and line
two hundred feet west ofSycamore street.
Sec. 2. Any pei son 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
coInbusitble materipl, or erect any wooden
frame work to be covered with tin, zinc,
sheet iron or any other material, shall be
fined, upon conviction before the Recorder,
In the sum of fifty dollars and co Is Of pros.
ecutiOn, ana 1t shall be the duty of the VAR
sEal TO remove The same immediately ut
the expense OF the offender.
Sec. 3. Any building hereafter erected
lluNlnp ulOEt NObU Ou mo OUTSIDE OIL the
building than that required for the doors
and window frames, roof, caves, door shut
ters sash, pOrtioOs ana wooden steps, shall
constitute and be deemed wooden build
Ing and subject to the penalties imposed by
the preceding section. prOpidgd, that tn n
act shall not be SO construct as To permit
wooden cornices within the fire district.
Seed. IL shall not be lawful for any per-
son to II owe any wooden buildings within
the fige limits to any other place within the
nlAN1tn m n a II n M inn -.
nor cover any building now within the lire
limits with shingles or other combustiblo
material; and any person so offending, upon
conviction before the Recorders court, shall
be flned IN tho sum of not over nifty dollars
ana costs, and twenty five dollars and costs
for each and every day thereafter that such
violation shall continue, PrOUided, nothing
In this section shall be so construed MS TO
prevent any person from putting on slight
ana uuiinportnnt repairs, which may BE-
necessary to keep any buildings In good
con iitlon.
Soc, 8, Any person or persons, who shall
without the consent of the city council set Il
steam engine, a foundry, u blacksmith shop
an establishment for boiling soap ar auy
similar establishment, In any building other
than brick or stone building having u
slate or metal roof, within said fire limits
shall, upon conviction before the recorder 4
court, be fined twenty dollars and costs for
each day this section Is violated.
Sec. g. Whenever any wooden buildings
now standing within the fire limits OF the
city, shall be damaged by fire the building
or repairing of the same is hereby prohibit
ed unless the owner thereof shall first OH
tain II permit from the Mayor Of the city,
and before the Mayor shall give any such
permit, he shall npuSs the said building In
be inspected by three DISTINGUISHED persons,
who shall nppruise the damage on said
buildings, nEd II they shall nppraise the
damage on said building To be flfty per cent
OF its value, no permit shall be gIauled
a nAI nj N mi III 10 IN, H., 4
the owner.
Sec. 7. That Whenever any building shall
from age nud neglect become diapiuated
the same IL hereby declared nuisance, and
on complaint being made to the Mayor of
any such building, he shall cause the same
To be Inspected by three disinterested per
sons frcaholdors of the city, and il the same
o. reported by the Inspectors tn be In di-
apiduted condition, II the said house be
within the IRE limits and wooden house.
the Mayor shall cause 1t to be removed or
pulled down rs he may deem best, giving
ten days notice to the owner TO remove or
dispose OF me same SO that tho Nuisance he
abated, and If the said house be outside the
hre limits as fixed by the ordinances of the
city, the Mayor shall require the owner 10
repair the same or abate 10 within time 10
be hAed In the notice; and " the owner
after notice, TALL, refuse or neglect TO rep ir
or abaie the house within time to he fixed
IL shall be Rhat u by the proper officer of
the city on order OF the Mayor, all expense
TO be paid by the owner of the property.
Sec. s. That whenever any wooden build
inRs within the tire limits shall be com
plaiued Of as dangerous To the contiguous
buildings or as likely TO cause Ire, the same
shail be Inspected rs herelnOefore provided
rs In, case of dilapidated buildings. and IL
the inspectors shall report the building
complaine of to be dangerous to contiyunus
buildings or rs likely to cause or promote
fires, 10 same shall be deemed and held To-
be nuisance, aud the Mayor |. T. er ten ,Iavs
mot - Ia the . la p. -
nuisance, shall cause the same to be pulled
down or removed at the expense OF the
owner
sec 9. That any person who shall violate
the nIst section Of this ordinance. upon con.
victlon before the Recorders court, suall be
hued not less than 1--WE nor more tban one
hundred dollars anu cost OF the prosecution.
and should said fine and cost not he
paid, the person convicted shall be impris.
oned, and may be required TO ofk upOn
the streets of the city for fifteen days.
See. ~. IL 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 he Is within the fire limits as liked by
the ordinances Of the city, wherein pom the
mayor fhall appoint three DISTINGUISHED
shall iispect the said damaged biii ding.
aud appraise the same and the damage
thereto, and make report OF the same 10
the mayor In writing under oath. and ifit |
UNI APPEAR from talu hppfaise fnent that /
The said building has been damaged by fire /
y the extent 81 nifty per cent. valu the /
Mayor shall issue an order prohibiting the /
Of ssid building, and thereafter |
aid building shsli not b. iepaiio,i.
Sec n. II shsll be the duty Of the Marshal
n the city TO enforce ali ordinances for the /
prevention ARD e1tiDguishment 81 fires.
Nee. r. Every house built I'm the fire
limits shan have n roof OF TIM slate or iron,
" some FIRE prOuf material, 10 be approved
u by the city engineer. Any one CONSTRUCT
ng roof Of any other material I'm fhe fire
imits shall be punished for every day such
oOf shall remain, In any sum not exceed
ng twenty I've dollars.
Approved November -, 1871.
Aitest W. T.. CABELL,
J. b. HEREFORD, Mayor. i
Secretary. lot.