The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-12-20
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
An ORDINANCE.
Fgro Limits.
Relt ordained by the CITY Council oftne
Uity of Dallusi

30 u ordained by tho CITY Council Of the
CITY Of Dallnsi
section 1, The following named aud mum
bered blocks shall oOnAiitui the FIRE district
OF the city Of Dallas, yill The blocks mum
berod eleven tl), twenty-five l2ll, thlrty'0ne
On, forty llOl, f1rty-seyen 90 MY four lhD,
aiH,y-One (dl and hKty-llne UOl, bounded
by Main aud Elm streets, ana Wy broadway
ana sycamore Streets also blacks twelve
Q2) the courthouse square, thlrly'lwo lll),
ferly'One llO, i0rly-elBnt llAh flfty,nye lbhl,
sixly-tWO (02) aud siAiy-Gighi ldSl, bounded
broadway ana Field Streets also, blocks
thirteen (l8l, twenty-lhree l2D, thlIiy-three
t33, tOTty.twO (i2l ANA iorly-nlnG 40, bound.
od by Jackson and Commerce streets ana
Lamar ana broadway streets also, blocks
thlrty-nin0 (3Dl, fOrly'slH (iBl hlty-three (bi
ana sixty 900, bounded by Elm street and
Pacific avenue, ana Market street ana line
two hundred feet west ofSyoamore street,
Hoo. 4, Any pei son or persons, who shall
build or place within the IRE limits, or be
concerned In bullding or placing therein
any building on structure OF wood or other
c0lnbustible materlsl, or erect any wooden
aheet,iron or any other material, shall be
finod, upon conviction before the Recorder,
In the sum Of nifty dollars ana coats Of pros.
ecuf10n, and IL shall be the duty Oftho Mar
ahal TO remove me same Immediately NJ
sec.3 Any building hereafter erected
having more wood ON tho outside Of the
building Than that required for the doors
and window frames, roof, caves, door shut
| tera, sRah pOrtloOs ana wooden steps, shall
| constitute and be deemed u wooden build
| Ing ana subject to tho penalties imposed by
| the preceding section, Provided, that this
| act shall not DO NO construct IN 10 permit
wooden c0rnices within the Are district.
| Sec. 1. II shall not DO lawful for any per-
son 10 move any wooden buildings within
| the Are limits 10 any other place within the
| same, nor elevate nor make any addition u
nor cover any building now within the tre
| limits with shingles or other OombuHtiblO
material; and amy person no offending, upon
| conviction before the Recorders court, shall
| be tined IN the sum OF not over fifty dollars
| and costs, and twenty Ave dollars and cost
for each and every day thereafter that such
violation shall continue. IrOpidod, nothing
| Ia this section shall be no construed ny u
| prevent any person from putting ON slight
| ana unlmportnnt repairs, which may be
necessary TO Keep any bnildings'in good
| con iitOn.
Sec. 8. Any person or persons, who shall
| without the consent of the city council, set 4
steam engine, II foundry, II blacksmith shop
nm establishment iol boiling soap, or au,
similar establishment, In any building othe
| than II brick or stone building having
slate or metal roof within said fire limits
shall, upon onviction before the recorders
court be fined twenty dollars aud costs fol
each day this section IL violated,
Sec. q. Whenever any wooden building
now standing within the fire limits Of III,
city, shall be damaged by fire, the building
or repairing of the same IL hereby prohibit
cd unless the owner thereof shan fret oh
tain a permit from the Mayor of the city
and before the Mayor shall give any sucl
permit, he shall cause the said building /,
DO inspected by three dtsinterested persons
who shall apprnlse the damage on sale
| buildings, ard II they shall apprase th,
damage ON said building 10 bu nifty per cent
of It's value, no permit shall be granted
The cost of apprahement IL to be paid b.
the owner.
Sec. 7. That whenever any building shall
from age ana neglect become dilapidated
the same IL hereby declared a nuisance, ant
on complaint being made to the Mayor o
any such building, he shall cause the sam
to be Inspected by three disintereSted per
sons ireeholders OF the city, and If the SAM
be reported by the inspectors TO be In u di
lapidnted condition, If the said house b.
within the IRE limits and wooden house
the Mayor shall cause II to be removed o
pulled down as he may deem best, givinl
ten days notice to the owner to rem owe o
dispose of the same so that the nuisance h
abated, and II the said house he outside tn,
tire limits az fixed by the ordinances of IN
city, the Mayor shall require the owner u
repair the same or abate IL within a time b
be fixed in the nOllce and VI The owne
after notice, fail, refuse or neglect to rep !
or abate the house within time to he tixe,
IL shall be abatvd by the proper officer q
to be paid by the owner of the property.
Sec. s. That whenever any wooden build
ings within the fire limits shall be com
planned Of as dangerous 10 the contiguou
buildings or as likely to cause fire, the sam
shalt be inspected as herelnbefore PROVIDE
MS In: case of dilapidated buildings; and
the inspectors shall report the buildin
conplaine of to be dangerous to coniiguou
buildings or aS likely to cause or promot
fires, the same shall be deemed and held /
be u nuisance, and the Mayor after ten day
notice to the owner to remove or abate IN
| nuisance, shall cause the same TO be pulle
down or removed at the expense OF tn
owner
Sec. 0. That any person who shall violat
the first section of this ordinance, upon con
| viction before the Recorders court, shall b
hned not less than hve nor more Than ON
hundred dollars ana cost of the prosecution
and should said fine and cost not h
paid, the person convicted shall be impris
oned, and may be required to work upol
the streets of the city for fifteen days.
Sec. 10. IL the owner of any wooden hous
d9maged by fre shall desire to repair tn
same, lie shall notify the mayor in writing
stating the locality of said building, an,
That he IL within the fire limits AS fixed b,
the ordinances of the city, wherein pom tn
mayor shall appoint three disintereste
persons, house II olders in the city, VIII
snail Inspect the said damaged building
and appralse the same and the damag
thereto, and make report OF the same l.
the mayor In writing under oath, and If
shall appear from said appraisement tina
the said building has been damaged by fir
to the extent of fifty per cent. valu~, TIL
Mayor shall issue an order prohibiting tn
repairing of said building, and thereaite
said building shall not be repaired.
See. IL. 1t shall be the duty of the Marsha
of the city to enforce all ordinances for tn
prevention and eXtinguishment OF fires.
See. IL. Every house built In the fir
limits sh all have roof of tin, slate or iron
or some fire proof material, to be approve,
of by the city engineer. Amy one construct
Ing n roof of any other material In the fir
limits shall be punished for every day sucl
roof shall remain, in any sum not exceed
| Ing twenty. i've dollars.
Approved November %, 1877.
| Attest: W. l.. CABELL,
j. Il, HEREFORD. Mayor
| SpprpturV