The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-12-23
An 0IgDiN
FTrc LiA,iiS
BE It ordained by the CITY Council Of IN,

BE II ordained by the CITY Council Of the
CITY II Dallas;
sect ON !, Tn following named and num-
hered blocks shall Coustitut the fire district
OF the city OF Dtl a., VIZ: The blocks uum
bcrcd eleven ~, twenty-five (2!), thirty one
(3l), forty iiO), tOrty-scVen vl7l, hity four (iU
SIX y-One (GO ana SiXty-niue go, bounded
bv Main and ELM sire cts, ana 10y broadway
ana sycamore streets also, blocks twelve
Qs), the courthouse square, thirly.twO '3D,
forty one llh, ilrty-elgut as, AltF.nVe (jil,
siNtN.IWO lb-l ana SiaLy-vgh G5), bounded
hy MRlu and Comm re streets, and by
Broniway ana flold Ereet, also, blocks
thirteen (l8l, twenty three (23l, thiity-tlree
80, iu,ty-lwO (l2J ana lurty-uine 90, bounce
cd by Jackson and Commerce streets, and
Lamar mud Broadway Jreets; also, blocks
Jhuty'nint go, lory y * no., lilty-tirtr (i3l
am sixty (uO, bounded by Elm street and
Puciii aVtnlC, and Mar ct street ana IA line
two nul d'o1 feet west ofSycamOre street,
Sec. 2. Any pc son o. persons, Nhu shall
build or place within the fire limits, OF be
concerned IN building or placing therein
any building or structure of wood or other
CpmOus,ihlu material, or erect any wooden
| frame work 10 be cOvcro with tin, zine
sheet iron or amy OLuer mAlerial, shall be
| fined, upon 90 vlCtiOn b fore the Recorder
| in the SUM OF tlty uoll RS and ca. Is Of PROS,
tcutlon, ana II shall be the duty of tle var
| SEal 10 remove the same Immediately at
| the expense OF lh oncnder.
Secs, Amy building hereafter erected
| building lhan that required for the doors
| ana window frames, roof, caves door thu'-
| ters, sa'h, portcOs ana wooden steps, shall
| constitute and be deemed n wooden huiid-
| ing ana subject to tha penalties imposed bN
| the preceding SeCtton. PrurilSd, that this
| act snail nOn Oa 80 construct as 10 hermit
wooden corniCes wi hin the fire district.
| Src.i ltShRll not be lawful for any per-
son to j. owe any wooden buildings within
the tlte limits toany other place within Tie
same, nor elevate non make any addition te
| nor cover any building now within the fire
| limits with shingles or other CuInbuSttblo
material; ana any person so offending, upon
| conviction before the Recorders court, shpll
| De fined n the sum of not over tifty dollars
| ANA costs, and twenty five dollars and cOs,s
| for each ard every day thereafter that such
violation shall continue Horii,d nothing
| In this section snail be SO construed MS 10
prevent any person from putting on slight
and unlmportent repairs. which may be
necessary to keep any buildings in good
con lltlUn,
Soc. :. Amy per,ou or persons who shall
without the consent OF the city council sci n
| steam engine, u IuuI 'ry, a blacksmith shon.
| an establishment to- boiling soap, or MN
similar establishment, in any building other
than brick or stone building huViru a
slate or metal roof within said fire limits,
shall, upun conviction before the record er ;
court, be fined twenty dollars and costs for
each day this section l. violated.
sec. Il. Whenever any wOnden BUILDINGS
now standing within The fire Limits of Ma
city, shat, be damaged by fire, the building
or repairing OF the same iS hereby prohibll.
ed unless the owner thereof shan fir I oL-
tain n permit from the Mayor OF thn an
and before the Mayer shalt give any such
permit, he shalt cause the sud building tn
he inspected by three dlSinjereSled rers0nS
who shall appr1isc the damage on said
buildings, ard II they shall Hppraise the
damage on said building to be atty per cent
of its value, no permit shall be gtantpd
The cost Of appra igCuent Is to be paid by
the owner.
soc. 7. That wheneve' any building shall
from age AMI neglect become dilRpidnt.d
the SAME Is hereby declared nui,n co. ntG
on complaint hriHg made to the MAYER Of
any such budding. ne shU. cpuse Inc sau.a
to be Inspected by thr,c diSinterosrrd per.
sons tcc 'hOlderS OF the city, and If the 81 mo
b. reported by the inspectors 10 he in "A d.
iApidated condition, ii the said house hc
within the IRE limits am u wooden housn
the Mayor shall cause 10 to br Removed, a.
pulled down rs he may dcen bpSt, giving
tn days notice TO the owner To ron owe ar
dispose of the same So that the nuisance Lc
Hbaicd, ana IL IN" said house be outside ma
hre li.uliS hs Fixed by fhe ordinances of Ihe
city, me Mayer shalt require the ownertn,
repair the same or ahate 1t within time I'm
be fixed IN the notice; and II The ovrer
after notice, fiji, rcf'Se or negl, ct IL rem ir
or abate tre Louise within u time to be r'x,d
the ci y on order Ct the Mayor, an ,Nnr,.s.
to be paid by the owner OF the prOpert"
Sec. ;. Ihat whenever any wooden 6uiId-
lugs within the tre limits Shall he COM |
Planned o. hs dangerous Ia the contiguous
buildings or ~ likely to cause ire, the SANE
shall be inspected rs hcrrinbefnrr proyiied
aS In case Of dilapidHtCd buildings: and if |
the inspectors shall report the buil1iyy
cOmplaine ul To be daugerous to cOntiguous
buildings or rs likely L. cause or brotunI.
fires, 10 same shall be deemed and r,id Ia |
be nuisance, aud the Iayur FER ten ,In,s
notice To the uWucr tC Remove or phatp ne 1
nuisance, shall cause the same to be pulled /
down or removed ut the expense of tha /
owner. N
See .. That any person who shall yiolot. /
The tirst section of this ordinance, upDu co..
liction before the Recorders court, slaiI be /
1ntd not less than 1--we nor more .huu nua I
hundred dollars AN cost of the nrnspcntint,
and should said fine and cost moi ia .
pal the person convicted shalt be impris
,nod, ana may be required TO orl, upon
he streets OF the city for q teen DAYS.
Sec. 10. II the owner OF any wooie ho,sa
damaged bv fire snail desire to repgir thc
'ame, he shall notify the mayor i'm writtng
Eating the 10 ,Bliiy OF said building, ana
hat he Is within the Ire limits Fs II Vsd las,
ne ordinances OF the c ~, Shereu ron the
mayor shall appoint three disinterqsted
PERSONS, hOuse.hOdeTs IN the city. who
hall Inspect the said damaged hui dire.
mi aTpralse the same aud the dam 10,
hereto, and make report of the Antns Ia
ne mayo In writing under oath, and ifit
hall appear from said appraiSerreuf .bat
ne shll uu lung mas been damaged by fire
q the extent OF nifty per cent. valu the
Mayor shall issue an order yroh.h.iin., Inc
epairihs OF said building. and iupr,atter
ald building she'll not be- repaired
see II. IL shall be the duty OF the Marshal
u lhe rity 10 enforce all ordinances Tor tie
'IeNebiiDn ani eXtiDguishmcni of tlres.
hCc Y. every house Quilt In the fire
lmlt7 shall have a roof OF tin, sipte rr iron.
y some fire proof material, To be approyed
y Dy the ciiy engineer. Any une construct
NJ roof 81 any other II atoffal in tbo a. ]
I'M All be punished for every day such
Dol mail remain, In any sum not exceed
ng twenty five dollars.
Approved November -, 1871.
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