The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-31
LOCAL MATTERS.
FLuEs AND THE FIRE ORDINANCE
That Business Black BOoIk-The Hawkins.
Perry Killins-That Baby Blizzard
and the Overcoat Fake--Mis-
eellaneous Local EeWs
Look to Your Flue,.

Several days ago Mayor Cabell in
struoted the police TO examine the fiues
sf houses and report those that are de-
fective. Yesterday morning he re-
pested his instructions with emphasis.
They were ordered to make it their spe-
oial business to examine and report all
flues that do not comply with the ordi-
nanees, and take the names OF tho own
ers of such property and the number.
Yesterday afternoon the officers, who
had been making IL q rounds, reported
long list of names, and il the owners
of such property fail To comply with the
ordinances in this respect, they lay
themselves liable to fine Mayor Cab
ell says that, for the safety of the city at
large, he is determined TO enforce the
ordinance. The following extracts from
the ordinance for the prevention of fires
IS of interest at this uncture:
"Be Ii ordained by the city council Of
The city oil Dallas, That no person shall
set up or use q stove the top of any side
of which shall be within two feet OF any
part of the wood work of the wall, or
the partition OF any building, without
protecting such woodwork, either with
q metallic or plaster covering, so as
eiiectually to prevent the same from
taking fire from such stove.
"That in all cases where a stoVe-pipe
projects through the roof or wood work
of sl nil ling the pipe shall be conducted
in brick chimney or metallic fiue, and
shall be separated from all wooden parti
tons by double tin cylinder
or ether incombustible material,
and shall project above or beyond
the roof to the distance of not less than
three feet, and any person or persons 70
fusing to comply with the provisions OF
this section shall be deemed guilty of q
misdemeanor, aud upon conviction
thereof. be fined not more than $40 for
each offense.
"That it shall not be lawful for the
owner, proprietor, uperintendent, agent
or managing and having the control OF
any steam saw or planning
mill, or factory of any
kind. or any foundry or machine
shop, or any other establishment where
steam power il used, to use, continue
the use of, maintain or erect any smoke
stack or chimney in connection with
any establishment of less height than
twenty feet above the adjoining build
ings.
That any person offending against the
ihcHOihb SOULFUL, small DC ub6tu0u
guilty OF a misdemeanor and on conyio-
tion thereof, shall, for each ofTense, be
lined not less than 81 nor more than
$40, and each days use of any stack or
chimney contrary to the provisions of
the foregoing section, shall be deemed a
separate and distinct offense and INSIDE
meanor.
That the owner or occupant of any
mousse, shop or other building in this
city, shall cause tho fiues or chimneys
thereof to be swept or burnt out as often
AS may be requisite to keep the same
clean. In case of burning out a flue, it
shall be done IN the daytime and whom
rain Is falling, or when the roof of the
building is covered with snow or very
damp. If any person shall suffer the
nues of house, occupied by him, to he
sred at any other time than herein OK
pressed, he shall be liable to the penal
ties herein prescribed"