New-York daily tribune., 1854-03-31
PPOPOSED FIRE LAW.

Sennf, and Assembly 90 enact as toAho~S!
s,cr,oy l. All dwelling houses, stores, store holsea'
and az oier buildings hereafter 70 be erected or oa IN
he C;ty Of New York 10 the sOutawmd u hns 1t C
one bp.dred feet north of Forty second o. ~ ssll
and extending the East 20 the Huison h',y' go go
have front ami rear WALL and side walls on ooI ii
ybether such. le walls be outside or parry @ Az
outside ard party walls Of eygTy sGch % % con.raetei
Of stone brick or IRON md shall be started ana oo upon
fouDdstoDs OF stone or brick -. t...o him, ,oo-a
SIC 2 Every such store or store hoase p1ins uiS1s
,han b;tv fet IN Width sbs be erected and bal' wah
partition ss with partition walls OF yn. f O. T,
not less hon twelve inches ch .u d,, nor To-, than
ten by twelve inches square rnning rom i,on 70 TONI
sust, ined by proper ana ~ Po ,gne 40 9t tie
;de And artion walls Of such store or store house and
such intermediate pcsts or par not DC a. i'an' Ion
s,cb otber more than thirty feet and said p)st or pillars
,bsl bo placed intervals from front to OF not more
!han ten eel and If made Of oak locust or yellow pine,
Sba not be less than SIX ioches IN diameter az ay par
thereof Porded however that any such store or sore
sou.e may erected and bull the side and p-ron
walls thereof and such Intermediate posts and pillars may
be 6stsnt from each other more than thirty feet, bat not
ore tan forty if said sore store house b. through
out constructed with iron ans or gfders OF posf SIZE
and 'eneth Iesng upon tae ssG walls ana ifo-"
sKc g. Every partition wall in any such dwelling house
,tore store house other building shall be aftea ana
suit upop foundation OF stone or brcx ANA every post
and pillar which shall support any other post or pl4 or
asy beam or grder shall rest upon wal Of stone OF
brick. o; not less than twel's incHes ,nck ot up
npon proper and sufficient post or pillar OF OAK locust or
yellow pine less than six inches IN oams',f % & NJ aby 10y
1art thereof And every such wel winch shan IoIHi lo
fnunor az sny post or pillar, shall be started and Dndt
upon foundation of stone brick and tue post o Phar
which shall be lowest IN the sefe' nan Ie'' uP'" ''
sso In every such dwelling house store ct re house
or other building, every cellar per- column Plt Snl pn
lar bult Of rubble stone brick shal az VI nv
rn,e Than tfee feot have bu into it stone t less
than three inches thick md Of diameter each way elaai
Sc Tvery temporary support placed under any wall,
order or beam. during the erection, finishing ooF' ION
srreJerg Of any such d"olpg mouse s''r' honse
or other building sha be equal ~ snqth 10 the peraa.
,ept SUBJ required for so" wall eirder or b5an by
this And until ib" roof is on walls Of every such
dwelling house. sire store house and other building shan
be strongly b.aced from the beams OF each story at inter
walls OF POI more than ten feet - -.
SIC G. Tie outside walls Of oil such dwelling houses,
.han eight inches thick ard ell such outside was as
shall exceed thirty five feet in hight from the eye OF ths
sidewalk TO the peak or highest point thereof s9d al p,
walls thal be not lts than twelve inches thick And all
wa whether outside, party or partition walls, OF any
such dwelling houso, store store house or other Owcng
which shall exceed fifty feet in hight from the level Of the
sidewalk 10 the peak OF highest point thereof shall not be
than sixteen inches thick to the OF tbs second
tey of h, ANS above the level Of the sdo ak prOOidd
.sd u1desdo Of said second tor OF beams be not less
than twenty feet from the said level but should the IN
dersde Of aid second tier of beams be less than twenty
feet from the level of the sidewalk sal walls shall DO six
teen inches thick the uDderside OF tho third tier OF
beaus above the said level Every wall whether outside
an or partition shall be Of the required thickness
tr'n11obo. and no recess shall be made therein No
v so :, bos me- built shall be increased in thickness
% as 10 be considered urr. any proylTn o. 'n "c o
any greater bicknoss than IL was ons.- .u,,
SIC 4 The mortar used in the construction % i2 saVm
dwelling house store store house ohsr baildng sH
he comioeed Of lime and sand in the following proper
lions Mortar used for brick work, of one part ae ahl
bree pars sand and used for stone work, Uat
lime and four parts sand no inferior limo shall BE- u,e
and all sand shall be clear sharp gnt iree from loan
ether building shall any wood nor wood work. DO paced
within four inches of any Aue, and no chimney shall be
started or built upon any floor beam-Gnd in case
where The breast Of chimney shall more than four
inches sb0ll il be commenced in any wall, but shall De
,srt.d from the Foundation Avid all hues without refer
s 70 The nurpose for which they may be used shall be
properly paIged with good paigng mortar AZ he'IhS
ia be supported 10y arches Of stone brick, and M
chimney thal be cut off in whole or in paft to DO sup
ported below in any manner whatever
SIC 9 All wooden guttcIs and cornices OF any such
dwelling house store store mousse oI o'her Duus 81 ~
bo built erected aforesaid shall be firmly secured hy
irons which shall not be moe than seven aud one hH
feet apart from each other and IN all rucn gueT n2t eH
ceeding wclvo inches in width the saa IRONS sh'h b5 NJ
Ioas two inches in width and hall an inch tck a IN
such CUTTERS exceeding twelve inches in width the sa Irons
hs be least two and hnf inches in width ana hve
.chts of IN inch thick and the said irons except those
stho end OF the cornce gutter shall be fastened or
securd TO the floor roof beams and the end irons shall
he go as to faston and shall be fastened in
tho ride end walls All bracket cormces oi wood
whether I'd for gutter not shall be made so as 20
the brackets built into the wall and shall be wen fastened
TO wall strips placed in the wall for that purpose Ia all
cases the wall shall be continued to The pankins OF the
roof and when the cornces project above the r0n the
wall shall be carried up TO the hight with the cor
sce and in shall any wooden bracket cormce 90
extended two or more DuidnGs, Dut inc tlv sla
return egainst the front OF the building on wach is
No stono or corrice shall project than the
csrnco shall have q br8cDg in the wall OF the va lie
thickness of the wall In every the greatest weight
Of stone or of which The Conce shall be
sha be in the inside OF the outer line o inc wall III "no"
the corDce shall rest m -
Src 10 The walls OF every such dwelling house. store
or store house and other building, sha be securely an
cLorod with iron anchors to each tier of beams az inter
walls of not than eight feet all plate irons sha DC
k,tlt info thQ side
chors used TO secure plato pieces shall be at least wC
inches wide and half On inch thick the anchors to be
used at each end Of every such plate piece shNi ~
worked built into the side end or party wall OF IN,
building and the ends OF eaiu ehVhois sn"' WI" wv"
least four inches
SIC IL All scuttlc frames and doors IN every snci
dwelling house store store house or other building so
be built aforesaid shall be made o. OF eoSevu Wv
CONFER zinc tin or iron and every window end eatFanc
above the first story, in the rear Of every such store
store house or other building, over thirty hve feet II
bsht from the level of the sidewalk used for any purPo
other than that of dwelling shall nave shutters OF uo
thereon made of iron copper and all iron OF cope
shutters aud doors above the hrst story on me iro'
every such store store house, other building, sh
he so constructed that they be opened from the ou
side
Th. section amended By inseG; that all buildings 'hOui
be provided Nth seuites
SIC 10 The planking and sheathing Of the roof Q
every such dwelling house, store, store house or othe
handing so TO be ected built as aforesaid she'll IN n
case be extended the patty side or end ws mere
other building and the top and side OF dormcr Hindo"
thereon she'll be rooted and covered with slate, iin roI
copper, or zine. -, 49,, :: A., .o~,,. ,
other walls Of every such dwslihg mouse, ~ 'ol',
as aforesaid shall be separated from the beam or toe
A entering IN the opposite side OF the wall a. least lou
inches measuring from the nearest points OF the oea