Ord 284 5/1/1920 no date used Ord 282 date ORDINANCE, NO. 284
AN ORDINANCE MUIR= A PERMIT FROM THE CITY IMGINEER
BEFORE ANYONE SHALL MOVE A HOUSE 'BUILDING OR STRUCTURE OF ANY KIND
ON THE STREETS, SIDLVALKS ALLEYA OR PUBLIC SQUARE OF THE CITY OF
WICHITA FA.11S TYMAS)p STATING THE CONDITIONS ON VVHICH SAID P=F1IT IS
GRANTED An PhOiID1Nr. FOR A PZiALTY.
BE IT ORDIIINED BY THE BOARD OF AIDERM" OF THE CITY
OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXASt
ARTICLE 1, It shall be unlawful for any person,, firm,
corporation,, or association of persons, or the agents, servants, or
employees thereof, to move any house building or structure of any
kind on over, or upon any street, s1dewalkt alley, or public square
in the 81ty of Wichita Fallso Texas, without first having obtained
a written permit from the City Engineer, of the City of Wichita Falls,
Texas. Said permit shall be in writing and shall give the name and
residence of the applicant,, and the imme and residence of the owner
of said house, building or structure shall give the, route over which
he proposts and agrees to move at said house, building, or structure,
its pros,:.-.,at location and the location to which he expects to move the
same, it shall provide that the applicant shall use all reasonable
dispatch and care in moving said house, building or structure; that
the pavement or surface of any street alley,, ailewalk,, or public
square shall not be injured or damaged.1 no wires or wiring shall be
distunbed or interfered with unless a representative of the City and
the owner of said wires or wiring shall be present to superintend the
moving and replacing of said ,�ires or wiring; that the traffio sball
not be blocked or interfered with on any street, sidewalk„ alley or
public square over which said houseo building or structure is being
movedl and In no event shall arry house, building or structure be
left or remain on any street sidewalk alley or public -square more
than 24 hours, And said applicant shall agr'eo and obligate himself to
fully protect and hold haraloss ,the City of Wlchita Falls , Texas,
against any lose or damage by reason of said permit and Minds hims-elf
to defend at his own expeuso any suit or suits action or actions
that may be filed against the City by reason ol granting said permit.
And he further agrees t I o repair at his own expense any damage done to
said streets, sidewalks, alleys, or public square by reason of moving
said house, building or structure over the sumo, Whenever the route
over which the house is to be moved Includes any portion of a paved
street, wood planks of width and thickness, to ,be approved by the City
Engineer, shall, be placed under the rollers in order to protect the
pavement* A fee of $5*00 shall be charged by the City for each
permit issued under this ordinance.
ARTICLE 11* Any perzon, firm or corporation making app-
11cations for permits to move houses, buildings or structures of any
kind, under the provisions of this ordinance shall enter into a good
and solvent bond with two or more solvent sureties payable to the
City of Wichita Falls Texaso conditioned# upon the faithful perforzanoo
of the provisions of this Ordinano*t in the sum of Two Thousand (2000)
Dollars, which brand,. shall be approved by the City Engino*ro This bond
for Two Thousand ($2,000,00) Dollars will be sufficient for moving all
houses, buildings or other structures done by the persoll firm or
corporation enterIng into same, until said bond is forfeited by'fail-
ing to live up to the provisions of this ordinance,
In lieu of the Two Thousand ($2 000.00) Dollar band,
the applioant may enter into a similarly oondItioned bond for One Hun-
drod 1$100,00) Dollars for each and every house., building or other stru-
cture to bo moved,
ARTICLE 1110 Any persm, firm, oorporation or association
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I If , persons, or the agents,, servants or wpl6yoes thor*of,, violating this
ordfa*ranco shall be deemed guilty of a misd*meanar, and upon conviction
shall be fined in any sum not exceeding One hundred ($100) Dollars.
Passed and approved on this the 27th day of May. 1920,
Sipods ATTISTs
Go** Wo Thorburns city Clerk (signed) Wo Do Clines, Mayor#
AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING A PERMIT FROM THE` 3?MEVRIIAW,�4 :- BE►CRE ANYONE
SHALL MOVE A HOUSE, BUILDING OR STRUCTURE OF ANY KIND ON THE STREETS,
SIDEWALKS, ALLEYS OR PUBLIC SQUARE OF "M CITY OF WICHITA FALLS# TEXAS,
STATING THE CONDITICKS ON WHICH -SAID PEMT IS GRANTED AND PROVIDING FOR
A PENALTY;
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE NWRD OF ALDERMAN (F THE CITY OF WICHITA FALT,S,TEXAS
ARTICLE Is It shall be unlawful for any persons first, oor•.
poration# or association of personso, or the agents servants,o or empolyees
thereof& to move any houses building or structure of any Vinci out, over,
or upon any street,, sidewalk, alloys or publics square in they City of
Wichita Falls# Twmsi without first having obtained a written permit from
the .f of the City of Wichita Fallsj, TOSRSA Said permit
shah, be in Ming and shall gives the name and residences of the applicanl
and the name and residence of the owner of said house.# building or structua
Shallgive
the route
a *' h® ,e „sow to move said house#.;. building,
or structures Its present 1 aeati on and the lonation to which he expects
to move the same,, it shall provide that the applicant shall use all reason•
able dispatch and care In moving',- said house# bu,ildingr, or strueturei
that the pavement or surface of any street* alleys sidewalk, or public
square shall not be injured or damaged, no wires or wiring shall be
disturbed or interfered with# unless a representative of the City and
the owner of said wires or wiring shall be present to superintend the
moving and replacing of said wirers or wiring& that the traffic shall not
be blocked or interfered with on, any street, sidewalk., alley,, or public
square over which said houses building or structure is being moved, and
In no event shall, any house# building or structures be left or remain on
any street* sidewalk,, alley or public square more than 24 hours, And
said applicant shall agree and obligate himself to fully protect And hold
havolesss the City Of Wichita palls# T as-;. against My loss or damage by
reason of said permit, and binds himself to defend at his own expense a q
suit or suits,, action or actions that may be filed against the City by
reason of granting 1 said pormitt And he further agrees to repair at his
own expense any damage done to said streets&# sidowiUm. alleys, or publi,s
aqua" by reason of moving said house, building or structures over the sames!
2
'i en-ever the Poi_to ov a r douse is to be :coved includes
any portion of a -)aved street, oof, planes of i-Tidtl, a d t'-.iclaless,
t0 b r p; ptJ^.,7. 1 z- +1,n ('i ! -, �r j_ ^ee ', shall be nl:'.ced l7nder t1-o
rollers in ord'�r to Protect the pave tent .
A fee of 5.00 shall be charged b-V tl-_e Cit7r for each
3errit iss,,. vd cinder tb.is ordinance .
.�TCLJ II . 'ns= parson, '12'i':1 Or corporation n-q_kin.z appli-
cations for ..;')Zr-';)its to rLove hov_ses, buildin.--,s or of any
Mind, undar tiie provisions of ti.-Lis ordinance shall 'entor into a
good L.nd solvent bone i';it i t;:ro or mo:r,e solvent sureties, payable
to the City of ,ichita Falls, Texas, conditioned, upon the faithful
performance of t _a -provisions of this Ordinance, in the sum of Two
Thousand ( 2000.00) Dollars, ><,-hich bond shall be al:,roved by .the
City Engineer. This bond for Two Thousand (,i72000.00) .collars will -
be sufficient for gloving all houses, buildings, or other structures
done by the person, firm, or corporation enteri iC, into same, until.
said bond is forfeited by failing to :Live up to t':_e provisions of
t'rlis ordinance.
In lieu of t; ,e Two Thousand ( ;;.2000.00) -Dollar bond, the ap-
plicant r,c.y enter into a si-�i larl7,r conditioned bond for One Iundred
C1100.00 ) Dollars for o- ac'--.L and every houso, building or other struc-
ture to b-- moved.
�iRTICI:E III. '.ny ;person, firm, corporation or association
of persons, or the agents, servants or onployees thereof, violating
this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misder,,ear.or, and upon
conviction shall be fined in any sum not exceeding. One Hundred (Y'100)
Dollars .
Passed and approved on this the --day of July, 1920.
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City Clerk. Y.ayor.