The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-12-28
AN ORDINANCE.
Fire Limits
BE ordained by the CITY Council of the

Be Il ordained by the CITY Council of the
City of Dallas:
Section |. The following named and num-
bered blocks shall constitute the fire district
of the city OF Dallas, VIZ: The blocks nun
bered eleven Ql), twenty-five (2!l thirty.O one
(3), forty (lOl, fUTty-seven 40, fiiy tour (5i),
six -One (6D and siXty-nine 900, bounded
bv Main and Elm str, cts, ana by Broadway
and sycamore streets; also, blocks twelve
O2), the courthouse square, thirty.two t3N,
forty -One an, I rly-eght (IS), tify. five l5i),
sixiy-two (62l and siXiy-eigh lGSl, bonded
by Main and Commerce streets, and By
BToa iway and Fitld streets also, blocks
thirteen (l3l, twenty-thfee (23l, thirty-threc
$50, tol ty-two az and iorty-uine 49,, bound
ed by Jackson aud Commerce streets, ana
Lamar and Broadway streets; also, blocks
thIrty.nine l3B), forty SIX (iGJ, hity-tnree (iO
ant sixty ,GOl, bounded by Elm street and
Pacific aVenuG, ana Marhet street and Il line
two nul ia ed feet west of SyCamore street.
Sec. 2. ANY peISOn or persons, who shall
build or place within the tlrc limits, or he
concerned in building or placing therein
any building or structure of wood or other
cOmbusiiblr matvrl7l, or erect any wooden
frame work TO be CoverC with tin, zine,
sheer iron or any other material. shall be
hncd, upon co.. NlGtlon before the Recorder,
In the SUM of fifty dOil RS and ca. Is OF pros
ecution, and It shall he the duty of the Mar
sEal 10 remove the same Immediately at
the expense OF the offender.
Sec. 3, Any building hereafter erected
having more wood on The outside of the
building th0n that required for the doors
ana window frames, roof, caves, door smut
ters sash, purticos ana wooden steps, shall
constitute and be deemed wooden build
ing aud subject to the penalties imposed bS
the preceding seCtiOl. PfOwdcd, that thus
act shall not be 40 construct "a 10 permit
wooden cOrniceS within the fire district,
Soc, 1. 1t shall not be lawful for any per-
son to II owe any wooden buildings within
the tife limits to any other place within the
same, nor elevate nor make any addition To
nor cover any building now within the fire
limits with shingles OF other combuStiblo
materinl; and any person so offending, upOn
cOnvictiol before the Recorders court shall
be fined N the sum of not over fifty dollars
and costs, and twenty-five dollars and COSTS
for each and every day thereafter that such
violation shall continue prOrided nothing
In this section shall he so construed us to
prevent any person from putting on slight
and uuimportsnt repairs, which may be-
necessary to keep any buildings i'm good
con litiOn.
Sec, D. ANY person or persons, who shall,
without the consent OF the city council, set a
steam engine, n tIunpry, II blacksmith shOp
an eStab ishment 10 boiling soap. or auy
similar establishment, in any building other
tnan brick or stone building having a
slate or metal roof, within said fire limits,
shall, upon conviction before the recorder n
court, be fined twenty dollars and costs for
each day this section is violated.
Fec. e. Whenever any wooden buildings
now standing within the fire limits OF HE
city, shat be damaged by fire, the building
or repairing of the same Is hereby prohibit
ed unless the owner thereof shall fir OBJ
tain permit from the Mayor Of the clty.
and before the Mayor shall give any such
permit, he shall cause the said building TO
be inspected by three DISTINGUISHED persons
who shall Rppraise the damage on sni2
buildings, aEd If they shall appraise the
damage on said building to be tlfty per cent.
of its value, no permit shall be granted
The cost OF appruhelnent Is to be paid by
the owner.
sec 7. That whenever any building shall
from age ana neglect become dilapidai.d
the same is hereby declared II nuisance, and
on complaint being made to the Mayor of
any sucn building, he shall cause the same
to be inspected ny three diSintereSltd per.
sons trcehOlders of the city, ana If theAame
be reported by the inspectors 70 he in a di-
lapidated condition, II the said house no
wi nun the IRE limits AMI a wooden house
the Mayor shall cause 10 To be remoy ed or
pulled down AS lie may deem best giNIng
ten days notice TO tho owner to rem, owe or
dispose Of the same SO that the nuisance be
abated. and II the said house he outside the
dire limits M fixed by the ordinances of rho
city, the Mayor shall require the owner 10
repair the same or abate 10 within a time 10
be fAed in the notice; and u The owner
after notice, idll, relnse or neglect TO rep ir
or abRte the house within Il time to be MED
II shall be abat,d by the proper officer of
the city on order of the Mayor, all expens,
to he paid by the owner OF the property
Sec. ;. That whenever any wooden build
ings within the fire limits shall be com
planned Of as dangerous to the contiguous
buildings or rs likely to cause fire, the same
shall be inspected rs herrlnbefore provided
as in. case of dilapldated buildings; and If
the inspectors shall report the buildipg
of tn be dangerous to contiguous
buildings or aS likely to cause or promote
fires, 10 same shall be deemed and held to
be IA nuisance, and the Mayor. fer ten DAYS
notice To the twner &C. remove or ahate me
nuisance, shall cause the same To be pulled
Town or removed at the expense of the
owner.
Sec 0. That any person who shall violate
he INST section of this ordinance. upon con.
giction before the Recorders court, snail he
s,od not less than i've nor more than one
hundred dollars ami cost Of the prosecution.
and should said iine and cost not lie
Daii the person convicted shall be impris.
,ned, aud may be required TO - ork upon
he streets nf the city for fifteen days
Sec. 10. Ii the owner OF any wooden house /
ismaged by tre shall desire TO repair the
'ama, he shall notify the mayor in writing, |
tating the locality OF said building, anu ,
hat he Is within the fire limits as xed by I
he ordinances OF the city, ghereup pom the |
mayor shall appoint three DISTINGUISHED |
leisnDs, hOuse.h oldtrs In the city, who /
mall Inspect the said damaged hui ding. |
md appraise the same and the damage |
he mayor In writing under oath, and fit /
hall appear from said appraisetneni :ha, |
he said building has been damaged by fire I
o the extent Of fifty per cent vRlu the /
Mayor shall issue an order prohibiting the /
epalnhg Of said building, and thereafter
aid building shall not be repaired.
See. IL. IL shsll be the duty OF the Mprshal /
u the city to enforce all ordinances for the
'reyeniion and extingnishment Of flres.
sCc. p EyeTy house built I'm the fire
limits shall have n roof of Tin, slate or iron,
v tome fire proof material, TO be approved
4 by the city engineer. Any one construct
NJ roof Of any other material in the fire
limits shall BE- punished for every day such
oof shall remain, In any sum not exceed
ng twenty. five dollars.
Approved November y, 1871.
I,test; W. l.. CABELL,