The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-11-25

"A ont and. preservation Of shade trees la
the city Of Dallas,
BE iterdanea by he City Council Of the City
sTcrIoS Anyone who may hereanerset
out and prottc CT untii two years OF age any
| shade tree or trees In front Of their premises,
along any street In this city, shall receive
/ therefor the sum OF one dollar, proyld cd that
such setting ont 81 trees is in accordance with
the provisions of this ordinance.
Sec 2 SAID trees are TO be set ont on The
lnsl, Of the curbmg of the gutter, along the
outer edge of uch sidewalk, not ess Than or
more than u inches from the outer edge, ana
all ct out along ANY OF sidewalk shall be In
astraight line. SAID shade trees may consist
| Of Chli a, Mulberry, Locust, Poplar, Water
| Oak, Pecan Paradise trees, Elm. Cottonwood
and Box Elder, or Msi lie, and at the time OF
| setting out shall not be less than eight feet
high, and shall be protect ID by wooden lattice
work or Otherwise, and shall not be nearer
| than 10 feet of each Other.
| Sec. 3. At the time ofte,ting out sal / trees
| the party doing go shall report the anne to the
| City Engineer, who upon examination of the
Ieot shall give cert lc Ne to the party Of the
| number and location Of said trees. At the
! expiration of two years from date, II said trees
| are still alive ard In thriving condition, the
| bearer of the Engineers certificate shall be en-
Titled TO one dollar for each tree sn set out ard
| preserved. said money 60 be paid ont OF the
City Treasury by the treasurer, after report
| TO and orders from City Council
sec, 4. IL shall he unlawful for anyone 90
cut, bark or otherwise ipjure any shade tree,
| or To tie any horse or utherabtinRl to such tree
! crane work protecting it or near enough
| Tor tueh animal 10 IN iure said trees Anyone
! violating this section shall be deemed guilty
Oh misdemeanor and upon conviction fined in
| any umbQt exceeding hfty 1850 on dollars.
Sec 8, II shall be the duty OF the marshal
ana police officers OF the city 10 arrest every
| one doing any act injurious to said shade trees,
sec, q, That this o. dinance take effect nom
passage aTd publication.
AnprpVpl NpNgulrr Igtb 1NSn
Attest: JOHN j. COED, Mayor.
D, HERFFoRD, Secretary,
A n ORDINANCE publishing Interference
IA win private property, aud the ute of
abusive language.
BE it ordained by the city cour CT Of the city
OF Dallas,
SEcroN /, 1t sha | be unlawful FOR anyone In
this city TO trespess upon, interfere with, or
use the properly Of another person, or OF q
corporation without the consent of the owner
Sec. g II shall be unlawful for anyone TO
mischievously, maliciously Or wantonly mis-
treat, detace, injure OF abuse public property,
or The property of any person or corpora
ton.
geo 1t shall be unlawful for anyone to
use abusive or insulting langua 20 to another
In the city of Dallas.
Sec A. 1t shall be the duty OF every male
person meeting any female on the sidewalks
or cross walks, 10 give way ana allow them
sufficient room in which to Iass.
Sec. 3. Anyo violating any section Of this
ordinance shall be fine in any sum not ex-
cet ding one hundred dollars.
Fec. q. That this ordinance shall take effect
from passage disqualification
Approved November N, 1850.
JOHN, GOOD, Mayor.
j. b. HEREFORD, Secretary.
A n ORDINANCE ESrA GLISHING AND
IA providing for the ullding, repairing and
Keeping clean OF all sidewalks and cutters in
| the city OF Dal as.
BE it ordained BY the city council of the city
of pallaS.
sFcrIoN /. That there shall be and is hereby
established sidewalks on both sides OF all tho
streets In the city OF Dallas, said sidewalks To
be ON each side oil the street, one eighth of t.e
width OF stree, and built repaired and kept
| clean As hereinafter provided for, and accord
| ing to the regulations herein contained.
See. ?. Along each of said sidewalks, the full
| length OF same, there shnll be at the same
time constructed and built suitable curbing
| and gultering, all of said work 10 be dore By or
at the expense of party owning the property
| fronting ON said sidewalk
Sec. 3. If anyone fails after ten days not &c,
to begin, and after the lapse of twenty DAYS
to complete any sidewalk along his or her
| property, then said work shall be done by the
| city, aud the cost of same taxed Up against the
| property as provided by charter, said tax to
be entered rolls ana collected by the as
SCISSOR IS other taxes are collected
| Fec. t. When the city council, by resolution,
directs the city secretary to give notice u
| property-owners alOrg any street, he shall
proceed 20 do go, RS required by cha, ter, and
they sholl have the time herein before pros
| vlded for In which to begin and complete said
sidewalk AID the guttering and curling along
same; and It shall be the duty of the city
engineer TO see that they proceed In the pre-
Scti6ed time and properly construct said Side
walks.
Sec. 5. Said sidewalks shall be constructed
ofgood hard gravel, lad at lesst five inches in
thickness; provided, lint In places where
gravel cannot be laid, that the city engine +
may, In his discretion, al ow sidewalks to be
constructed of other mate ial; aud provided,
In all instances, good ha q, smooth stone may
be used: the eurbiDg and gujtering to be con-
| structed out of smooth stone, brick or oak
lumber not less than one and one-half inches
| In thickness.
Sec. 9 Whenever a sidewalk is constru ted
| by the city, no p rson Other than the owner of
ne ground fronting on same, the cost shall
toe reported by the engineer to the
| city council, aud description of the property
shall accompany it; whereupou the council
| shall levy tax on said properly for sat d
amount, and the assessor aud collector sha |
enter It ON rolls, and coilIct 1t rs other taxes
| are collected.
Sec. 7, IL anyone fails to cons .ruct any SIDE
| walk, alter notice and according to the manner
| herein prescribed, he shall be deemed guilty
| OF n miSdemeanOr, and upon conviction In the
may. RS curt shall be fined In any sum not
| oXceeGing ne hundred dollars. Each day that
said stdewa.E hsl remain I'M ullt shall be
| considered sepae te otense, and the party so
| Offending shall be rres ed each day he fails to
| comply with the ordinance. Wher5 the owner
| OF property does not live In DallAscOunIy the
agent for or occupant Of ,aid property where
| there Is no agent, shall he subject 30 fine for
failure, after notice 10 comply with ssid
| rdhance, 10 shall DO the duty Of the city
engineer, chief of police and police oilicers to
see mat this ordinance Is complied with,
sec. 1t shall be and is hereby made the
duty OF al owners of property along any
| sidewalk &C. Keep the same, together with the
curbins and gutterlng, in good repair, and
Tree oil distractions OF allklnds, except such as
are permitted by ordinance. Anyone falling
| to comply with this section, after three duys'
| notice from city engineer, shull be deenied
! guilty ora misdemeanOr, and upon conviction
shall be fined In any sum not less tina
| twenty five ormore than one hundred dollars
and each day shall constitute separate
| otlensp.
| Bee. o. If the occupant of any buildlngshall
| allow any trash, dirt or nth TO remain In 10 q
gutter or on the sidewalk In front of his premi-
SEES for longer time than SIX hours, he shalt
lbe deemed guilty of misdemeanOr, and upon
| conviction In the mayors court hall be IN ii
In any su VI not less than Ave nor more than
llfty dollars.
SEQ. 10. /, shall be the duty of every person.
owning properly fronting on any sidewalk
street or alley where they have a gats or ,ates,
| 10 nave the same swung TO zen on the insid G
OF their premises, audit shall be unlawful for
anyone to maintain gate opellnS so as to
occupy any part of sidewalk, and upon con.
Viction they shall be fined In Eny sum not
exceeding one hundred dollars. Each day
after notice or arrest shall constitute a sepG :
rate onense. This section Is to apply only TO
gates hereafter constructed or hung
rec. IL. Whenev the owner OF property
lives in 'he CITY or county, the sidewalk
notices STA he served on him. Whenever q
notice ls served q copy OF the same shall be
returned, showing date OF service and person
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