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ORDINANCE NO. 100
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE MOVING OF
BUILDINGS IN AND THROUGH THE TOWN OF
SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR PERMITS
AND FEES TO BE CHARGED THEREFOR; FURTHER
PROVIDING FOR AN INDEMNITY BOND AND OTHER
REGULATIONS IN RESPECT THERETO; PROVIDING
FOR REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH; PROVIDING THAT
ANY PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION VIOLATING ANY
OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE
DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND UPON CONVIC-
TION THEREOF SHALL BE FINED IN ANY SUM NOT
LESS THAN $ 25.00 NOR MORE THAN $ 100,00, AND
THAT EACH DAYIS VIOLATION SHALL CONSTITUTE A
SEPARATE OFFENSE; AND FURTHER PROVIDING THIS
ORDINANCE SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE FROM AND
AFTER THE DATE OF ITS PASSAGE AND PUBLICATION
AS REQUIRED BY LAW.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF SOUT_,-ILAKE, TEXAS:
SECTION I.
NO person, persons, firm or corporation shall hereafter move
any structure or building within or t'arough the limits of the
Town of South.la.ke, Texas, where the same shall be moved in, through
or upon the streets, or alleys, avenues, or public grounds, without
first having secured a permit from the Town Secretary authorizing
the same; provided that no such permit shall issue for the moving
of a structure or building into the Town for reconstruction therein
unless the owner thereof or his agent first secures a building
permit for such construction,
THE applicant shall pay for said permit the sum of $ 10.00 for
the first day and $ 5.00 for each additional day or fraction thereof
that the house or building is in, or on the streets, alleys, avenues
or public grounds.
SECTION II.
BEFORE said permit is granted by the Town Secretary, the party
applying therefor shall give a Surety Bond payable to the Town of
Southlake, Texas,r in the sum of One Thousand ($1.,000.00) Dollars,
executed by a Surety Company, authorized to do business in Texas,
to be approved by the Town Secretary and City .Attorney, conditioning
among other things that said party will save, indemnify and keep
harmless the Town of Southlake, Texas, against all liabilities,
judgments, costs and expenses which may in anywise accrue against
said Town in consequence of the granting of the said permit. Upon
the expiration of the time named in the permit, or sooner,, if the use
of the streets, alleys, avenues or public grounds is no longer nec-
essary, the Mayor shall clear same of all obstruction. Providing
further, the Town Secretary may refuse to issue a removal permit
in a case where such work will necessitate the removal or cutting
of any wires belonging to a public utility company, or to the Town,
until such time as the party making application for such permit
shall have made satisfactory arrangements with the party or parties
owning or controlling such wires, either by written agreement or
by depositing with said company a sufficient amount of money to
cover the cost of such work, that is, cutting and replacing the
wires so moved or cut, to the satisfaction of the parties owning
or controlling same.
SECTION III.
PERMIT MUST STATE CONDITIONS
OF REMOVAL
A permit issued by the Town Secretary to a house mover shall
state specifically all the conditions to be complied with in moving,
shall designate the route to be taken and limit the time for removal
and in no case shall paved streets, alleys, avenues or public grounds
be used for that purpose unless same are on a route designated by
the Town Marshal,.
SECTION IV.
THE removal of a building under a permit,, when commenced, shall
be continuous during all the hours of the day, and day by day, and
at night if required by the Town Marshal, until completed, and shall
be carried on with the least possible obstruction to the thoroughfares
occupied. No building shall be allowed to remain overnight upon any
street crossing or intersection, or in such position as to prevent
easy access to any fire hydrant. Lighted lanterns shall be kept in
a conspicuous --)lace at each end and in the center of said building
on all sides during the night.
SECTION V.
REMOVAL WHEN DANGEROUS
IF the Town Marshal deems it unsafe or dangerous to the public
to move any structure or building over public roads or grounds, on
account of the condition of said building or structure, no permit
shall be issued for said moving.
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SECTION VI.
REPORT TO TOWN MARSHAL AND
FIRE DEPARTMENT
EVERY person or persons receiving a permit from the Town
Secretary to move a building shall, within one day after said
building reaches its destination, report that fact to the Town
Marshal, who shall thereupon inspect the streetsj, alloysa, avenues
or public grounds over which said building has been moved and
ascertain the condition thereof„ If the removal of said building
ha,s caused any damage to the streets, alleys, avenues, or public
grounds., the said house mover shall forthwith replace the same
in good repair as they were before the permit was granted. Upon
his failure to do so within ten (10) days thereafter,, to the
satisfaction of the Town Marshal., said Town Marshal shall cause
the damage done to the streets,, alleys., avenues or public grounds
to be repaired and hold the sureties of the bonds given by said
house mover responsible for the payment of same.
SECTION VII.
EVERY house mover shall report to the Town Marshal or his
assistants each night, the exact location where the buildings is to
stand on the streets for the night. Failure to report this shall
be considered a misdemeanor and shall lay the responsible parties
liable to a fine as herein provided.
SECTION VIII.
ALL house movers shall proceed in a careful manner with the
removal of a building over a public street, alley, avenue, or public
grounds., and shall not in any manner interfere with the private
property of individuals. The Town Marshal shall have the power to
revoke any permit whenever in his judgment any house mover is proceed-
ing in a reckless and careless manner in the removal of a building.
SECTION IX,
PENALTY
ANY person or persons violating any section of this ordinance
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than
$ 25,00 and not more than $ 100„00,.
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S TA TE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF TARRANT
T hereby certify that the attached notice was published in
The Grapevine Sun, a newspaper published in Grapevine, Tarrant
County, Texas, on April 4, 1957.
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Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of 1957.
Notary' ic, Tfirrant Co., Texas