The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-06-01
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Prevention Of Fires.

" DuiidS!
SEurIoN /. No person shall rot up or use
II stove, the top or any side OF which shall
DO within two feet ofany part Of The wood
work OF the wall or PARTITION OF any build
ing, without protecting tuch woodwork,
either with II luolnl!iC ur plnSter covering,
30 MS Cilectnnlly To prevent the same from
| taking nro fruin such stove.
| Sec :, In MI caseS where stove'pi
| proJGc,s through tho roof or wood work Of
u building, the pipe shall be conducted In q
brick chimney, or metallic ilue, and shall
| he separated from all woouen Partitions, by
| II double Tin cylinder, or Other lnco. buSli.
| Bile material, ana shall project above or be-
| yund the root, To tho distance OF moi less
Than throe foot ana Any person orpersons
| + tu.iug TO comply with the provisions OF
| this section, SHAH b deemed guilty OF u
misdomeanor ana upon conviction thereof
| DO lined not more than ton dollars for zach
| oiltnsc.
Sec, 3. II shall not be lawful for the own.
en-, proprietor, superintendent, agent or oc-
| cupant of, or other person uhing or mnnaE-
| Ing, and having the control OF, amy steam
saw or planning mill, or factory of any kind,
| or amy foundry on machine shop, amy 9th
on establishment where steam power IL used,
| T. use, continue the uso OF, maintain or cree
| any snoke stack or chimney, in connect on
| with my establishments of less height than
| two " feet above the atlj OiuMg buildings.
| Soc, /. Any person offending against tho
| foregoing sec ion, shall be deemed guilty OF
| Il niAdeMoanor and on conviction thereof,
| shall, FOR each oiiensc, bD fined not less than
| one nor moro than ten dollars, and each
days uSe of amy stack or chimney, contrary
| to the provisions of the foregoing tGcii0h,
| shall he deemed separate and distinct Of
| tense ANA mlSdemennor
| Sec, d. NopclSOn shall, In the city, boil
any pitch, roIn, turpeutine, varnish or 9TH
or infanmnble substance, unless the same
| be done in an open place, at least ten feet
distant nom any building or other property
that might be injured thereby, or In II IRE
proof building,
Sec. No persons shall burn any shay,
ings, or other oombustible matter, In any
street, alley or thorOughtare or public place,
or near any Inhabited place In this city,
without the consent of the city marshal.
Sec. Z. No person shall, in this city, have,
put or keep, any hay or straw, In = ack or
pile, without having the same enclosed or
secured, so an to protect 1t from iiying sparks
| of hre.
Sec, $. No owner or occupant Of livery
stable, or her stable, IN this city, SHALL by
himself or those IN HIS employ, use herein,
| OF In any place containing hay, straw or
other cOmbustible matter, any lighted oan-
| die, or other light except the same be
securely Kept within ~ tin glass or lantern.
Sec. D. No person, In TINS city, shall carry,
or cause TO he carried, in any street or other
thoroughiare, any burning coal or brand,
unless the same be shut up in II covered YES
| sci.
SEQ. 10. No person, not being ON duty in
" military corps, and acting under orders
| from the commander thereof or not being n
manufacturer of iire-prms, and trying or
| proving artl Giles manufactured by him, so
as not to endtnger or injure persons or
property in the neighbornood, shall dis
charge any kind of firearms In this city.
SOC. ii. NO person shall, In this city, dis
charge not OF any rockets or other pyro.
echnic exhibition, without the wriltea
| consent of the Mayor, specifying the time
ana place, when and where the same may
be done.
Sec, Il. The owner or occupant of any
house, ATOP or other building in this city,
shall cause The dues or chimneys b. ereof Ia
be swept or burnt out as often as may he
requisite to keep the same clean. In
cases OF burning out u Hue, 1t shall be
done in the day time, and only when rain
IL falling, or when the roof of the building
~ covered with snow, or very damp. II
any erson shall suffer the tlues Of house
occupied by him, TO be fired at any other
,lme lhan herein expressed, he shall DO liza
bic to the penalties herein prescribed.
see 10, The city engineer shall have pow-
or TO require all persons to correct, remove
or abaie, any state of things, done, caused
suffered or permitted by them, In violation
OF thiS ordin nee, ana shall, upon failure TO
comply with such requirement, CORE /, re-
move or abate the same himself, calling, Ii
necessary, the assistance of the city police
anu all costs attending his action in such
cases shall he recovered against tho party
oiiendlng and any person or persons Iefus-
Ing or neglecting 10 comply with this ordl-
nance, or who shall violate any of The n: o.
Wis ons thtreOf, shall be deemed guilty of a
misdeneanor, aud on conviction thereof, lie
iineu not less than one nor more tn n TWEEN.
ty dollars.
Sec. II. 1t shah be the duty of the chief
engineer OF The fire depar ment, upon the
occurrence OF every IRE, Instantly TO repair |
70 the spot, and make diligent search and |
inquiry as to the probable cause thereof, He |
shall make a written statement, which shall |
Do sworn to by LIN, and Immediately |
handed to the city marshal. lie shall have
power 10 make arrests of persons whom he |
n good reason to believe are incendiarles, |
and take tho testimony NJ creditable wit. |
nesSes, who may be cO4nizant of any fncl |
pertniding TO lie origin or cause of the lire |
Sec. IL. 1t shall not be lawful for any per- |
son or persons 10 have In his, her or their |
possession, within Tho city, any coal, lime |
wood, plank, slaves, shingles or other lum.
Der, or fuel OF any description, conbustibles |
or any materials that Wy occasio ', hazard
or danger fire, II the same shall be stored In |
such mahnet as shall be considered by the
city engineer to be unsafe from any danger
oil IRE. Any person or persons refusing TO |
remove the said articles when ordered by
the mayor or city engineer, shall be tinei in
any sum not exceeding twenty-five dollars
FOR each and every day such refusal or neg
lect shall continue
zee. 10, That this ordinance be In effect |
from and after January |, 1873.
Approved November ~, 1877.
w. l.. CABELL, Mayor.
Attest: J. b. HEREFORD, Secretary.
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