The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-12-19
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
AN ORDINANCE.


he u ordnlnod by tho CITY Council Of the
CITY Of Dallnsi
section /, Ine following named aud num-
hered blocks shnll constitute The tlre district
Of the city NJ Dallas, WIZ The hl0i1s mum
bored eleven ~, twenty-five H!l lhlrly-one |
Bll, forty tND, f0rly-snVon 90, illly -four lbD, |
anyone on and siXty-uinu Oi0D, bounded |
by Main aud elm streets, ANA by broadway |
aud sycamore streetHi also, blocks twelve |
(l2l the courthouse square, lhlrly'two ldDi |
forty-One az, iorty-elght Csl nfty,hve lbh), |
hxty-two (62 and sixiy-eighi (Bsl bounded |
Nv Main ana Commerce streets aud by |
broadway aud Field s'reelAi also, blocks |
thirteen (l3l, twenty-lhree (23, thlrty.three
83, forty two (i2l ana iOrty-nlne 400, bound
cd by jackson ana Commerce streets, ana
Lamar aud broadway streets also, blocks
thlTty-nine (iD), fOrtysHix (l0l, hny-threo (b)
and sixty NO), bounded by Elm street and
Pacific avenue, and Market street and u line
two hundred feet west OfSyonmore street.
SEQ, 2. Any person or persons, who shall
build or place within The fire limits, or he
concerned In building or placing therein
any building or structure OF wood or other
oombustibe materlpl or erect any wooden
| frame work 10 be covered with tin, zine,
she0l.iTon or any other material, shall be
| hned, upon conviction before the Recorder,
| In the sum OF nifty dollars and coats of pros
eCution, and II shall be the duty OF tho Mar
sinai TO remove the same Immediately NJ
| tho expense OF the offender.
| Soc. 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
tors, sash, pOrtl0os ana wooden steps, shall
constitute and be deemed "A wooden build
Ing aud subject TO the penalties imposed by
the preceding section. Pr0Dided, that this
net shall not DO 80 construed IN 10 permit
wooden CorniCes within the fire district
Soc. 4. ltRhall not he lawful for any por-
son to ~ owe any wooden buildings within
the iire limits To any other place within the
.,4.W "a. .anlY IN ll.,.al
nor cover any building now within the fire
limits with shingles or other combustiblo
material; ana nny person so oiiendinR, upon
conviction before the Recorders court, shall
| be fined IN the sum of not over nifty dollars
ana costs, and twenty five dollars and costs
| for ench and every day thereafter that such
violation shall continue. P,ODidcd, nothing
ia this section shall be so construed M "a
prevent any person from putting on slight
! ana unimportant repairs. which may bl
necessary to Keep any buildings IN good
con litlUn.
Soc. 8. Amy person or persons, who shall
without the consent of the city council, set Il
steam engine, n foundry, blacksmith shop
an establishment for boiling soap. or auN
similar establishment, in any building Othel
than u brick or stone building having 4
slate or metal roof, within suid tire limits
shall upon conviction before the recorder,
court, be fined twenty dollars and costs FOL
, ench day this section Is violated.
sec. q. Whenever any wooden building
|
city, shall be damaged by fire, the building
or repairing of the same is hereby prohibit
, ed unless the owner thereof shall frat oh
tain n permit from the Mayor Of the city
mud before the Mayor shall give any sucl
permit, he shall cause the said building Il
: be inspected by three DISTINGUISHED persons
who shall appraiso the damage on sale
buildings, ard II they shall apprase til,
I damage on said building 10 be flity per cent
of It's value, no permit shall be granted
The cost OF appraisoment IL to be paid by
the owner.
, Sec. 7. That whenever any building shal
, from age and neglect become dilapidated
the same IL hereby declared II nuisance, an,
, ON complaint being made To the Mayor o
any such building, he shall cause the sam
, to be inspected by three dlslntereSted per
sons frc ehOldors of the city, ana If the SANE
y BIZ reported by the inspectors to be In di
apidNted condition, II the Raid house b
wi hin the hre limits and wooden house
the Mayor shall cause 1t to be removed o
pulled down as he may deem best, givln
, ten days notice TO the owner to remove o
dispose of the same so that the Nuisance h
abaied, and II the said house be outside tn
, Dire limits M liked by the ordinances of Tn
city, the Mayor shall require the owner T.
, repair the same or abate 1t within time l.
be fixed In the notice; and VI the oWne
, after notice, fail, refuse or neglect to rcpai
| or abate the house Within time to he tixe
! 1t shall be abated by the proper officer q
the city on order of the Mayor all eNpens
to be paid by the owner of the property.
Q sec. .. That whenever any wooden build
ings within the hro limits shall be com
planned Of Rs dangerous to the conliguou
buildings or as likely To cause fire, the sam
e shall be inspected m herein before provide
rs In; case of dilRpidated buildings; and
y the inspectors shall report the bulldin
= complnlne OF to be dangerous to contiguOu
, buildings or aS likely to cause or promot
i fires, 20 same shall be deemed and held {
! be nu tSance, and the Mayor after ten day
! notice TO the uwner to remove or abate III
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down or removed ut the expense OF tn
: owner.
., Sec 8. That any person who shall vlolat
l | the FIRST section OF this ordinance, upon con
victiOu before the Recorders court, snall b
tlued not less than five nor more Than on
E hundred dollars anu cost of the prosecution
. and should said fine and cost not b
! paid, the person convicted shall DO impris
oned, and may be required to YORK upol
= the streets of the city for fifteen days.
SEQ. 10. Ifthe owner of any wooden hous
damaged by tre shall desire to repair tn
f same, he shall notify the mayor in writing
- stating the locality OF said building, an
4 that he Is within the fire limits as ii xed b
the ordinances of the city, wherein pom tn
z mayor shall appoint three dlslntereste
persons, house II olders in the city, VIII
i shall inspect the said damaged buildln,
/. and appralse the same and the damag
thereto, and make report OF the same I
is the mayor In writing under oath, and If
shall appear from said appraiSeInent this
h the said building has been damaged by fl
to the extent of nifty per cent. valur, tn
y Mayor shall issue nm order prohibiting tli
q repairing of said building, and thoreaitt
said bu ilding shall not be repaired
q Sec b. II shall he the duty of the Marsha
9 of the city to enforce all ordinances for tn
II proven ton ana extiuguishment OF fires.
- Sec. I. Every house built in the III
II limits SHAH have roof Of tin, slate or iror
Il or some fire proof material, to be approve
y of by the city engineer. Any one construct
It ing a roof OF any other material In the fiji
limits shall be punished for every day sue
W roof shall remain, in any sum not exceed
# ing twenty five dollars.
- Approved November ~, 1877.
A Attest: W Il. CABELb
j. b. HEREFORD, Mayor
Secretary,