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Ord 286 5/13/1920ORDINANCE NO. O (U AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO 242 PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 19th OF APRIL 1917 ESTABLISHING FIRE LIMITS IN THE CITY OF YFIICHITA FALLS TEXAS AND REGULATING THE CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDING WITHIN SUCH LIMITS, REPEALING CLAUSEo PENAL`1'IES AND PROVIDING FOR AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS TEXAS: Section l.That Ordinance'No. 242 of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, pass- ed on the 19th day of April 1917, establishing fire limits in said City of Wichita Falls, Texas, and regulating the construction of building within such limits, be and the same is hereby amended so as to read here- after as follows; -4e Section 2. That the following described boundaries shall constitute the fire limits of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, to -wit: Beginning at the intersection of Fifth Street and the main line track of the Fort:. Worth and Denever City Railway Company; Thence along said main line track of said Railway Company in a southerifly direction to the intersection of the Wichita Valley Railway Company track; Thence South along said Wichita Valley Railway Companyts main line track to where the same intersects with Lamar Avenue; Thence Borth along Lamar Avenue to the intersection of 13th Street; Thence West along 15th Street to where it intersects with Ap.stin Avenue; Thence North along Austin Avenue to the intersection of 6th Street; Thence East along 6th Street to the interesectio: of Scott Avenue; Thence North along Scott Avenue to the interesection of 5th Street; Thence East along 5th Street to the place of beginning. Section.3. That it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or association of persons to erect or construct any building or structure of any kind within the fire limits of this City of any material other than brick, otone,or concrote for the walls, and metal, gravel, slate, asbeotos or non - combustible composition roofing for the roof of such building or structure, except as hereinafter provided. Section 4, Wooden Buildings Def&ned: That any building hereafter erected having more wood on the outside of the building th, door and window frames, roof, eves, door shutters, steps, shall be deemed a wooden building. Provided not be constructed as to prohibit awings. Section 5. Movaing Buildings: That it shall not be -so move tiny wopderp:- buildingr�within the fire limits in that required for the sash, porticoes and that this Section shall lawful for any person to any other place within the same, nor from without said fire limits t& within the same,nor to elevate, nor to make any addition to, nor to cover any building now within the fire limits with shingles or other combustible material, except repairs that are less than twenty per cent of the value of said building. Section.6. Repairs on Buildings: That whenever any wooden building now situated or standing within the fire limits of this City shall be damaged by fire or otherw0e, the building or repairing is hereby prohibited,unless the owner thereof shall obtain a permit from the B©Apd1 =of► Aldermen. And before the Board of Aldermen shall grant such permit, it shall cause said building to be inspected by three disinterested parties, freeholders of the same this city, who shall appraise under oath, and if they shall appraise the damages on said building to be fifty per cent of the value before said damages, not permit shall be granted; the costs ofbthe appraisement, if any, shall by pain -by the owner. Section. 7. Condemnation of Dangerous Buildings: That whenever any building or structure, shall, from age or neglect, or otherwise, become dilapidated unsafe or dangerous to life or limb, the same is hereby declared to be a nuisance and on complaint being made to the Poard of Aldermen Qf any such building, it shall immediately notify the owner of said building, or his agent, of the said butditign, and at the same time it shall appoint three disinterested parties; freeholders of this City, to inspect said building or structure and report the same under oath to the Mayor; and if the said inspectors report said building to be in a dilapidated or dangerous con- dition, as the care may be, the Board of Aldermen shall cause it to be removed or pulled down, as it may deem best; giving not less than twenty four hours nor more than ten days notice to the said owner or his agent to remove or dispose of the same, so that the nuisance shall be abated. Section.8. Dangerous Contiguous Buildings: That whenever any wooden build- ing or structure within the fire limits shall be complained of as dangerous to the contiguous buildings, or as likely to cause fire, the same shall be inspected as hereinbefore provided ineeases 6-f dilapidated buildings, and if the inspectors shall report the buildings complained of, to be danger- ous to contiguous buildings, or likely to cause, or promote fires, the Board of aldermen, after giving ten days notice autrttre to the owner to move the same, may at its own option cause the same to be pulled down or removed at the expense of the owner, provided that the city pay said owner such dannages as may be assessed by the appraisers. Section 9. Stoves: That no person shall set up or use any stove heater or furnace, tho top or any side of which shall be within two feet of any part of the wood- works of the wall, or the partiti6n of any build- ing without protecting such woodwork either with a metallic or plaster covering, so as to effectually prevent same taking fire from sich stove, heater or furnace. Section.10. Regulating Flues, Pipes and Chimney:: That in all places where a strvO_ pipe prjects through the woodwork of a building, the pipe shall be conducted in brick chimney or metallic flue, and shall be separated from all wooden partitions by a double tin cyclinder or other incombustible material and shall project above or beyond the roof to the distance of not less than three foot. Section 11. All ordinances of this City inconflict herewith are hereby expressly repealedo' and especially Ordinance No. 260, passed by the Board of Aldermen on the 10th day of April 11U,19,and being an ordinance perhitting�- the erection, maintaftance and use of tents within the fire limits of this city is hereby repealed. Section. 12. That any person acting for himself or as agent for any person, or persons, firm, association or coporation, who shall violate any of the provisions or requirements of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum not exceed- ing the sum of Two Hundred and No/100 Dollars, and provided that each day's violation of any provision hereof shall constitute a separ.a.te offense subject to the same penalty. Section. 13. And there bogafi emergency creating an imperative public necessity that the rule requiring ordinances to be read on three several meetings be and the same is here suspended and that this ordinance shall take effect and be in. full force and effect from and after its pass - age4 and publication as the law directs and it is so enacted. Passed and approved on the day of May 1920. Attest: Ila yor