ORD CC 05/1927 - moving houses or buildings (page 2 long)r
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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AN ORDINANCE RE-
GUL:�i ING THE MOVING OF HOUSES OR BUILD-
INGS ALONG, OVER, UPON AND ACROSS THE
STR ; ETS OF TH CITY OF HUNT "VILLE, AND
PROVIDING it PENALTY, ADOPTED AUGUST 6,
19129 INCORPORATING THEREIN A PORTION
OF SECTION IIIa, RELATING TO THE, PER-
MITS FOR THE REMOVAL OF BUILI.;INGS, OF
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTED THE 21st DAY OF
JULY, 1926, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE
VIOLATION THEREOF, AND DECLARING AN
FI ERGENCY.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY TWE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE:
ha,t the ordinance regulating the roving of houses or
buildings along, over, upon and across the streets
of the City of Huntsville, Texas, adopted August 6,
1912, and incorporation a portion of Section IIIa of
an ordinance adopted by said City on Jaly 921, 1926,
be amended and re- enacted so as hereafter to read
as Follows:
SECTION 1-
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons
to move any house or ;wilding of any kind along, over,
upon, or :cross any streets of the City of funtsville,
without first obtaining a written permit from the
Building Inspector of said City. The granting of such
permit shall be within the discretion of the Building
Inspector, and the tayor of said City. Such permit,
when granted, shall nz.:me the streets along, over, upon
and across ;hick said douse or other buiidi_-,g is to be
moved, the time when such building shall be begun, and the
length of time conawned in the removal of such building;
and that no such permit shall be issued until the fee of
Five ($5.00) Dollars, hereby fixed for the issuance of
a permit, shall have been laid and delivered to ',he City
Secretary.
SECTION 2 --
Before any person or persons shall be granted
a permit to Move any house or other building along,
upon, over or across any streets of the City of Huntsville,
such person or persons shall enter into a good and solvent
bond with one or more sureties, payable to and to be
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approved by the Mayor of the City of Huntsville, in
a sum not less than Two Hundred. Fifty ($250.00) Dollars
nor more than One Thousand ($1000.00) Dollars, conditioned
that such person or persons shall not in any manner injure
anJr person, or persons,or any property within the said
City, and particularly lxiill not injury any of the side -
,Nalks, bridges, culverts, paving, streets, street - crossings,
or other property belonging !.o said City, or property
belonging; .o any rerson, firm or corporation located within
said City.
SECTION 3 --
That when any per: on or persons desiring to
move a house or building; along, over, across or upon
any of tine streets of the City of Huntsville, and small
have obtained a permit therefor as provided in Section 1
above, and shall have uetually begun to move such house
or building, such house or .Iuilding shall be moved as
rapidly and expeditiously as possible, and the w6rk of
moving said house or building shall progress continuously
from day to day, Sundays excepted, so that said house
or building may not remain an obstruction in or upon any
of the streets of said. City longer than is absolutely
necessary; and after the wor)� of moving said house or
building shall have once begun, it shall be unlawful
for the person or persons in charge of said ;cork to ,permit
said house or building to remain stationary on or ul)on
any of the streets of s:id City of Huntsville for as
long as one -half day at a time, Sundays excepted, and each
half day that said house or building shall be allowed to
remain stationar-Z on or upon an,,- of the streets of t_�e
City of Huntsville shall be deemed as a separate offense.
SECTION 3A --
Any person moving any douse (or other structure) upon,
over, or acrass the streets otf the City of Huntsville, under a
permit issued by virtue of this ordinance, when it becomes necessary
to _.eave such ho1.se (or other structure) upon and -.,ithin any
street during the night, shall keep colored - -ights exposed adjacent
to said house (or other structure) on each end, or side, -.-J lere
the s�reet may bo obstructed by suer. house (or other structure),
in order to protect persons upon said streets from running into,
or colliding, with, such house (or otr:er structure) ; and a violation
o' this section s% :ail be deemed a mis6emeanor, and upon conviction
the°eof subjedt the party violating the same to a fine of not less
than Ten ($10.00) Do]_lsrs nor more than Fifty Dollars.
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approved by the Mayor of the City of Huntsville, in
a sum not less than Two Hundred .Fifty (250.00) Dollars
nor more than One Thousand ($1000.00) Doilars, conditioned
that such person or persons shall not in any manner injure
any person, or persons,or any property within the said
City, and particularly will not injury any o£ the side -
walks, bridges, culverts, paving, streets, street - crossings,
or other property belongint_ !.o said City, or property
belonging; _o any ;,er:-on, firm or corporation located within
said City.
SECTION 3 --
That when any pers=on or persons desiring to
move a house or building; along, over, across or upon
any of the streets of the City of Huntsville, and small
have obtained a permit therefor Ls provided in Section 1
above, and shall have L:.ctually begun to move such hose
or building, such house or building shall be :.roved as
rapidly and expeditiously as possible, and the wdrk of
moving said house or building shall progress continuously
from day to day, Sundays excepted, so that said house
or building may not remain an obstruction in or upon any
of the stre•Jts of said City longer than is absolutely
necessary; and after the wort of moving said house or
building shall have once begun, it shall be unlawful
for z1he person or persons in charge of said ;r,,rk to ,permit
said house or building to remain stationary on or u -pon
any of the streets of s,-.id City of Huntsville for as
long as one -half day at a time, Sundays excepted, and each
half day that said house or building shall be allowed to
remain stationary on or upon an,,r of the streets of the
City of Huntsville shall be_ deemed as a separate offense.
SECTION 3A --
Any person moving any douse (or other structure) upon,
over, or across tY,,e streets of the Cit,7 of Huntsville, under a
permit issued by virtue of this ordinance, :Then it becomes necessary
to _eave sX11 ha-se (or other structure) upon and -rithin any
street during the night, shall keep colored lights exposed adjacent
to said house (or other structure) on each end, or side, -,3rriere
Lhe s greet may bo obstructed by :.uc_.- house (or o trier structure) ,
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SECTION 4 --
That it shall be unlawful for any person
or persons moving a house or building along, upon or
across any of the streets of the City of "untsv"le to
permit such izouse :r building to remain on any street
crossing, sidewalk, bridge or culvert in or +aithin said
City for a longer period of time than it actuall %, takes
to r:iove such house or building over or across such crossing,
sidewalk, bridge or culvert; and it shall be unlawful
for such aouse or building; to be permitted to remain on
or left in such way as to block any street crossing,
sitewalk, bridge or culvert in or ; >,ithin the City of
Huntsville, over night or during Sunday.
SECTION 5 --
ot.ing in this ordinance shall be construed
to curtail or abridge the right of any person to prosecute
a civil action for damages by reason of injuries Uo
persons or property resulting from the use of any of
the streets of the City of Huntsville by any person or
persons moving any =douse or building, along, over, across
or upon such streets.
SECTION 6--
Any person violating any of the provisions
of this ordinance si.all be deemed guilty of an offense, and
unon conviction theroof shall be fined in any sum not
less t- -an Ten ($10.00) Dollars nor greater than One
hundred 0100.00) Dollars,
SECTIO; 7 --
This ®rdinance shall be construed in cannection
with the building ordinance of the City 0'1- Iuntsville
adopted July 21, 1920, and all other ordinances in
conflict with the provisions hereof are hereby repealed.
SECTION 8--
There being a public emercency requiring
treat t1lis Ordinance shall be passed finally on the date
it is introduced, the same shall take effect and be in
force orce from and L-1j"ter its passage.
Referred to the Committee on Streets and
Bridges, this day of- jr
'ay, 1927.
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the Committee on Streets and Bridges,
to vi�um the fore�,oin6 ordinance was referred, do
hereby report back the same with our a �proval, and
recommend that the same be adopted.
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Passed and approved in open Council t-jis
day of jq�T ay, 1927.
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