The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-12-22
AN ORDINANCE.
Fire LIMITS,
he # ordained by tho City Council of the

BE It ordained by the City Council of the
CITY of Dallas;
section /. Th- following named and mum.
bered blocks sha!l constitute the fire district
of the city of Dallas, VIZ: The blocks mum
bercd eleven ll), twenty-five (22), thirty. one
(3), forty tiW forty seven co nifty four (5D,
six y-Ono (6ll and siXty-niue (B9), bounded
bv Main and Elm sire cts, ana by Broadway
and sycamore streets; also, blocks twelve
az, the courthouse square, lhiriy.two (3N
forty one an, torty-elght as, nifty. Ave (55l
siXty-two (6D and siAty-elgh' (6Sl, bon nded
10y Main and Commerce streets, and by
Broadway ana Field s'reotsi also, blocks
thirteen l3), twonty-three (23), thirty three
,3jl, torty-two (l2l and lOrty-nine 40l, bound.
cd by Jackson and Commerce streets, and
Lamar and Broadway streets; also, blocks
thirty-nine (iJ) forty SIX (l6j, fifty three (i3,
Rnt sixty (dOl, bounded by Elm street and
Pacific avenue, and Mark ct street and line
two huLdi Cd feet west OfSyCamore street.
Sec Any person or persons, who shall
build or place within the fire limits, or hC
concerned In building or placing therein
any building or structure of wood or Other
cDmbusliblu material, or erect any wooden
frame work to be covered with tin, zinc
sheet iron or any other material, shall be
lined, upon conviction before the Recorder
in the sum of tiity dollars and cots OF pros
ecutiOn, and 1t shall he the duty of the Mar.
shal to remove the same immediately al
the expense of the offender.
Sec, .. Any building hereafter erected
having more wood on the outside of the
building than that required for the doors
ana WINDOW frames, ROOF, caves, door SHUT
terS. SASH pOrticOs anu wooden steps, shall
constitute and be deemed wooden build
ing and subject to tho penalties imposed by
the preceding section, P'Ort8ed, that this
act shall not ba SO construct as to permit
wooden cornlces within the lire district.
See. /. II shall not be lawful for any per-
son to II owe any wooden buildings within
the ne limits to any other place within the
same, nor elevate nor make any addition 10
nor cover any building now within the fire
limits with shingles or other combustlblo
material; and any person so Offending, upon
conviction before the Recorders court, shall
be nned N the sum of not over nifty dollars
and costs, ana twenty. five dollars and costs
for each and every day thereafter that such
violation shall continue. PrOWied, nothing
In this section shall be So construed as to
prevent any person from putting on slight
and uninportunt repairs, which may be-
necessary to keep any buildings In good
con iition.
See. D. Any person or persons, who shall
without the consent of the city council, set a
steam engine, foundry, u blacksmith shop
an establishment Tor boiling soap. or auy
similar establishment, in any building Other
than brick or stone building having n
slate or metal roof within said fire limits
sh all, upon conviction before the recorder
court, be fined twenty dollars and costs for
each day this section is violated.
sec. u. Whenever any wooden buildings
now standing within the fire limits of the
city, shall be damaged by tire, tho building
or repairing of the same is hereby prohibit
ed unless the owner thereof shall first Oh
tain permit from the Mayor Of the cIty,
and before the Mayor shall give any such
permit, no shall auS1 the said building to
he inspected by three diSintereSted persons,
who shall sppraisc the damage on said
buildings, ard II they shall apprRise the
damage on said building 10 be fifty per cent.
OF its value, no permit shall be granted
The cost of apprdiSoment is to be paid by
the owner,
Sec. Z. That whenever any building shall
from age and neglect become dilapidatsd,
the same Is hereby declared nuisance, and
ON complaint being made To the Mayor of
any such building, he shall cause the same
tn be inspected by three diSintereSted per-
sons lre'hoders of the city, ana ii the same
be reported by the inspectors 10 he In u di-
iapidutCd condition, II the said house bo
wi hin the IRE limits and n wooden house
the Mayor shall cause 1t to be remol ed o.
pulled down aa he may deem best, giving
ten days notice 10 the owner to rem owe or
dispose of the same so that the nuisance he
ahated, and II the said house be outside the
ire limits Hs fixed by the ordinances OF The
city, the Mayor shali require the owner Ia
repair the same or abate IL within n time To
be fixed in the notice; aud " the owner
after notice, fail, refuse or neglect To rep. ir
or abate tue house within u time to he fixed
1t shall he Rhat- Il by the prpper officer of
to be paid by the owner OF the pruperty
See. 5. That whenever any wooden build
lngs within the fire limits shall be com
plained Of AS dangerous to the contiguous
buildings or as likely TO cause ffe, the same
shall be inspected MS hereinhefore provided
AZ In. case Of dilapidHted buildings; and A
the inspectors shall report the building
complaine of 10 be DANGEROUS to contiguous
buildings or rs likely To cause or promotp
fires, 10 same shall be deemed and cid la
be a nuisance, and the Mayor "a or ten DAYS
notice to the twner To- remove or ahate the
nuisance, shall cause the same TO be pulled
Ilown or removed at the expense OF the
owner.
Sec 9. That any person who shall violate
the n st section of this ordinance, upon con.
ylctiOn befuie the Recorders court, snail be
lined not less than i've nor more ihan one
hundred dollars anu cost of the prosecution.
and should said line and cost not be
paid, the person convicted shall be impris.
lned, and may bo required to . urk upon
The streets OF TIE city Tor fifteen days.
Sec. 10. IL the owner Of any wooiep house
damaged by Dire snail desire to repair the !
tame, he shall nutlfy the mayor in writing,
stating the 10 ally of said building, ana
hat he is within the Are limits as liked by |
lie ordinances OF the city, Shereu ron The /
mayor thall appoint three disinteresi,.d |
persons, house holders Ia ths city, who /
NAL Inspect the said damaged hui On q, /
md ~ praise the same and the damage |
hereto, aud make q report Of the same to /
he mayo I'm writing under oath, aud lift /
hall appear from said appraiser eni that /
he said building has been damaged ny fire
9 the extent Of fiity per cent. valu the
Mayor shall issue an order Prohibiting the
epaifihg Of said building, ana Their. alter
aid building shall not be fCpauod.
Sec. II. 10 shall be the duty OF THE Mqrshal
u the city 10 enforce all ordinances for the
'reVenilOn and cXtiuguishment OF fires.
Sec. ". Every house quilt in the hre
limits shall have n roof OF tin, slate OF iron,
y some IRE proof material, to be approved
Z By the city engineer. Any one construct
ng roof Of any other material In the FIRE
Units shall be punished for every day such
Oof shall remain, In any sum not exceed
ng twenty. fve dollars.
Approved November -, ISL.
.itesi: W. l.. CABELL,
j. b. HEREFORD, Mayor.