Ord 242 4/19/1917 A1 ORDIIIIA111C.711 �"STABIIjHli G FIRS,' 111-JT5 Ii; THi�
CITY OF WICHITA FAILS, T-','-XA3t AND R3GUIATING THE C%"j' N-
STRTPCT10N OF BUILDINGS WITHIII, SUCH I'LLII123. PROVIDII�G
FOR C0NDMATIJE OF DAN(G-1_20US BUIIDPTG3; REGULAT IING
THI,,4 !,,!,OVI.'L.'G AND Ra-AIRIDIG OF BUILDINGS, THE C0:.'4'3TRU`1V T 111 T
OF FLUES* PIPES AN CHIMNEYS AND PLACING OF 3TOVES,HE,,kT-
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ERS F�RIITIACIIE'3. Rrr�;,ALINII CILAME, PENALTIES*
B.F. IT 7RDAIN-43D BY TH ' BJA-TZD OF ALDEMEN OF TH,14'
CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, T.iXAS :
S;iC"21 )11 1. That the following described boun-
daries shall consti. tute the fire liriiits of the City of
'dichita Fa--.1s , Taxao, to-wit:
Beginning at the intersection of Fifth Street
and the main line track of the Fort Worth and Denver City
Railway Company; Thence West along Fifth Street � Scott
Avenue; Thence South along Scott Avenue to Sixth Street;
Thence West along Sixth Street to Lamar Avenue; Thence
South along Lamar Avenue to the intersection of Lamar
Avenue and Thirteenth Street; Thence East on Thirteenth
Street to the main line track of the Wichita Valley Rail-
way Company; Thence Borth along the main line tract of the
Wichita Valley Railway Company to the main line track of
the Fort Worth and Denver City Railway Company; Thence
along the ,.,ain line track of `he Font ','orth and Canve.Lr City
Railwa; Company to the place of beginning.
S1]CTI0N 2. That it shall be unlawful for any
person or persons to erect any building or structure of
any kind within the fire limits of this City of any ma-
terial han brick, stone or for the walls, and
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metal, gravel, slate, asbestos or/,,,composition roofing for
the roof of such building or structure, except as herein-
after provided.
3 X TIJN 3. Wooden Buildi,eme Defined: That any
building hereafter erected having more wood on the outside
of the building than that required for the door and window
frames, roof, eves, door shutters,, sash, porticoes and steps ,
shall be deemed a wooden building. Provided that this Sec-
tion shall not be construed as to prohibit awnings.
3Xr2IJ11 4. I-loving Buildings: That it shall not
be lawful for any person to move any woodenbuilding with-
in the fire limits to any other place within the same, nor
from without to within the same , nor to elevate, nor to
make any addition to , nor to cover any bij.ilding now within
the fire limits with shingl
es or other combustible material,
except repairs that are less than 29 per cent of the value
of said building.
SECTION 5. Repairs on Buildings : That whenever
any wooden building now standing within the fire limits of
this City shall be damaged by fire or otherwise, the build-
ing or repairing is hereby prohibited, unless the owner there-
of shall obtain a permit from the Board of Aldermen. And
before the Board of Aldermen shall grant such permit, it
shall cause sF_, jd building to be inspected by three disinter-
ested parties, freeholders of the 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 dam-
age, no permit shall be granted ; the costs of the appraise-
ment, if any, shall be paid by the owner.
SECT10N 6. Condemnation of Dangerous Buildings :
That whenever any building shall, from age or neglect, be-
come dilapidated, unsafe or dangerous to life or limb, the
same is hereby declared to be a nuisance and on complaint
being made to the Board of Aldermen of any such building,
it shall immediately notify the owner of said building, or
his agent, of the said condition, and at the same time it
shall appoint three disinterested parties, freeholders of
the City, to inspect said building and report the same under
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oath to the Yayor; and if the said inspectors report said
building to be in a dilapidated or dangerous condition, as
the case 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 be abated.
SECTION 7. Dangerous Contiguous Buildings: That
whenever any wooden building within the fire limits shall
be complained of as dangerous to the contiguous build-I.Ings,
or as likely to cause fire, the same shall be inspected as
hereinbefore provided in cases of dilapidated. buildings, and
if the inspectors shall report the buildings complained of,
to be dangerous to contio, ous buildings
,,s, or likely to cause
or promote fires, the Board of Aldermen, after giving ten
days notice 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 damages as may be assessed by the appraisers.
3 rt:C T IN S. Stoves: That no person shall set up
or use any stove, heater or furnace, the top or any side
of which shall be within two feet of any part of the wood-
works of the wall, or the partition of any building with-
out protecting, such woodwork either with a metallic or
plaster covering, so as to effectually prevent same taking
fire from such stove, heater or furnace.
9. Regulating Flues, Eipes and Chimney*:
That in all places where a stove pipe projects through the
woodwork o-.'L'* v. building, the pipe shall be conducted in brick
chimney or metallic flue, and shall be separated from all
wooden partitions by a double tin cylinder or other incombus-
tible material and shall project above or beyond the roof to
the distance of not less than three feet.
3.XI_11.,.)II 17. All rooms for the storage of flour
or other food products, u.se, i.ri corinect-ion ,7-ith -.-nr bah.e-
shop, shall be dry and ,rvull ventilated ; and ever,-, be.?
shop and rooms used for thLe storage of materials and food
products. in c.o.anection therewith, shall be provided with
shelves, trans , tro-,z;_7hs, bins, cases, and all other arrIi-
ances for hnndline7 storinv7 tho stime whi-_h Vil-11. rrot_-ct
such flour, meal or other food rroducts from rats, mice,
roaches, flies, end otiler cortar,1110tinli� Vermin. r,,..-.d w1-1- 11ch
shall be re,�7u2prl,,.7 moved qn.3 cleared often as may be
_.I] ixer.,ared foods , breT,.rl , cakes,
pastry, confectionery, and -Jther co.-)hed or prel,ared food
stu.-ffst sha.-I I hot be exqo_scd to contamination by dust,
insects, or other extraneous substance, within or zNithojt
SUCII axid if n r cd or
ot secuely and co zra�
enclosed and sold in original packages and coverings, same
shall be kept in a secure and closed contain6r, such as
shad afford com,Flete protection from such conta- ani.,:iation,
except removed firo-ni such case or container 1"o.- the
immediate purposes and operations of si ch bu2i.riess.
SEVNZ 19. All wagons, carts, or other ve-
hicles used in the City of TicIlita Fal-Is, 'Texas, for the
deliver;- or distribution of bread or other I)n- keshop pro-
ducts shall be collstructed so as to prevent flies, dust,
and other contaminating matter from entering into so.id
wagon, cart, or ot11-ier vehicle, or upon its contents.
(a) `.Ohe deli-very wagon, auto, or other vehicle
must be equipe-ed with a door or curtains, both front and
back, so that the bakeshop products are securely protected
from dust and flies. If ventilation is nece3s ,r,,T, this
can be provided bv ��avl.jap sma,11 ho'L,;;s .1.1 the f`ront- E-u-id
rear doors near the tor, but these s;rall holes must be
covered With screon -:3.re.
( run the .-�:aon b) At t-,,.p cnd ')f dae
.io a.,', to r -v c
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all crujnbs , dost aiz] and 3ho"1-1 th.en ve ca r e f u 1 l"Y
( c) At least orice a week the -wa�,,-ons must be
t-ho.-on;7hl,r sc,-ired, v;ith hot viater and
(d) Do one but a h-aalthy -,":erson 3.hail be rcr-
nlittad to be a drivar :)-f a vehicle for the deliv::ry of
bakeshop prod-iiets. The drivor of a ',)a',csho- via on shall
be neat and c2ean- in 1',,is dress.
(e) The proprietor of the bakeshop rrzst
r,,I,y the deliver man with a clean baq,'�.-Ot , t_-r,.Iy or of-I'lor
receptacle, -which is to be provided with a cover or some
means of protecting bakeshop products whil
transferred from the wagon to the customer.
(f) Bakeshop products that are wrapped in oiled
paper need not be handled as outlined above.
S-ILOTION 20. TH !'. entire yards and premises occu-
pied by any ba.k,'eshop sha- 11 be well drained and all back
rooms, sheds, ;lards, or other places coni-iected by any
opening with an,,, such place, shall at all times be Sept
in a cleaniy and sanitary condition, free from filth,
refuse, garbae-e, trash and rubbish.
3',C T 1 t,,14 21 The Ponre, o'E _T7_ea-J,1Ah ,not,- reiqu.ire
all bread offerecl or intended for sale viiti in the CJ*L:
of '-Vier-Ita 7exes to be suitnbly rvrapped , each
loaf separately, in paraf-Eir, paper, in such -Mnnor as
to completely protect the bread from d,.�,st and dirt.
ha'l do of the acl-
or t-hi.-11-:s rrohibiti-I r T.i J.'r A[I y n c', e t c--,, r e f v o:e to
do any of the Fic-AL, or the or.-zol.ned b tr .3s 0.-dJnance,
or it! an'y wvlfly' viola',11-6. ezn,- OIL, Its sha"-,.'L 'oe
deemed guilty, of a misdemeanor, and, shall be punished
bu a 'Line of nc; t t`an -"25.00 nor k U- n
a_s e d and ar-c.,rov' :d t1hi, the 1.9t? 5.,ty of L)17
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!'Sta,te of Texas, county of wictitta..
I of Ivich i t4 Pal J. V. G. Skeen,�Qity Clerk of tke.city
I II Falls, Texas.in abovj coiju,
ty and State, hereby certify that the
I forep.,ging is a true and t'qjXeett c()pX
of Ordinance No. 2W"df said-*City:
Pa-ssed unanimously by a "Yea" and
"Nay" vote of all members of the
J-i Board of Aldermen 'of the City .,of
T,I Wichita Falls, Texas, under a suspOu-
N sion of'the-roles -thwer-Aln-
1) anises shall It w rimt
am e,
E jAhe f *ihti-st a I" e
E-I than " gaysafter thefirst%i 'n
lar session o Ithe Boa
held on the
d- 1917, and With XsLvor .*H. B
3: presiding at,td J%eMbe prese
Lf- wit', J. Z;V. R_ d -1 2—rucholt,
u, Gardner, J. iW,0,6� d J.an L
Jr., as the sd'Apa ears of rec n
si 0-dinance Book, No 2 of the
)ir anc0s of the )City',of Wichita
Texas
)r .s My hand- and _Be f
8 the said City this the
r A. D. 1917.
V.-
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City Clerk of the City-of,'i tehita
Texas.