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Whenever in the opinion of the city council, any building, fence, shed, awning or structure of any kind or part thereof is liable to fall down and injure persons or property, the city council may order the owner or agent of the same or occupant of the premises, to take down and remove the same within such time as it may direct and may punish by fine all persons failing so to do. The city council shall have the additional power to remove the same at the expense of the city on account of the owner of the property and assess the expenses thereof, including condemnation proceedings, as a special tax against the land, and the same may be collected as other special taxes provided for in this Charter, or by suit in any court of competent jurisdiction.
The city council shall have full power to condemn all dangerous buildings or obstructions of any kind and may provide regulations therefor by ordinance. All of the provisions of this section may be carried out in such manner as the city council by ordinance may provide.
The city shall have power to prohibit the erection, construction or repair of any building or structure of any kind within the city without a permit first having been issued by the city for the construction, erection or repair of such building or structure, and may authorize a fee to be charged for such permit, and in pursuance of said authority, may authorize the inspection by the city of all buildings or structures during the progress of their construction and may require that all buildings shall be constructed or repaired in conformity with the building regulations which exist in the city or which shall hereafter be passed.
The city may acquire and appropriate land inside or outside of the city for the purpose of establishing, laying out or enlarging any parks, parkways or pleasure grounds, and to provide that the cost of such land and improvements shall be paid for wholly or in part, to the extent not exceeding the special benefits received by the property owners owning property in the vicinity thereof and benefitted thereby, and for such purpose all of the powers conferred by the Act of the Fortieth Legislature, known as House Bill No. 401, Chapter 283, page 433, of the General Laws, passed by the Fortieth Legislature of the State of Texas, as amended or as may hereafter be amended, are hereby adopted and made a part of this charter, and the same may be used by the city council in the manner and for the purposes of the condemnation of said land and the appointment of commissioners therefor and the assessing of the cost. In making the assessments against property owners specifically benefitted, as well as in condemnation proceedings, the same shall be governed as far as practicable by laws relating to the opening and widening of streets.
The city shall have authority to establish and maintain a public library or libraries within the city and to cooperate with any person, firm or corporation upon such terms as the city council may prescribe, for the establishment of such public library or libraries. To that end the council shall annually appropriate out of the general revenue of the city, a fund for the support and maintenance of the public library.
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