The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-09


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rAnce Company, acted ~ Secretary.
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AN THE PREVENTION or rREs, FROM THE mpRoPm
CONSTRUCTION OF FURNACES AsD HuEs, In rHs GuY AND
COUNTY OF INV YORK
Section !. All furnsces placed IN stores, store houses
and dwellings, 10 be started on the earth IN the basement
story counter cellar and have wallis Of bYick q least
eight inches In thickness the outside or the cold air
chamber, The top to be arohed over with bSok eight
inches thickness and squared up with solid masonry,
stope laid in mortar the full size Of the furnace the
top Of said tagging not 70 be less than one foot below the
~ oTsr p Of Ino
Sec q In there is not height enough in The ooun.
ter cellar bssemeI story the cold air croalats
- specified In the first section Of this aot earnaoe may
be continued up the top Of the Of story above
but must be built and covered In the Same manner -
described In the first section OF this act and addition
thereto the beams mutt be framed around furnace,
and kept distant ON any brickwork Of the furnace six
within two inches the furnace brick work or any paS
thereof
SEQ .. NO ssder. or beam or any timber Of any kn0
resting thereon
Sec All hot air pipes be vtasted from The top and
furnace az can oosvenenly be placed also. leave an
opening OF eight nShes around the floor timbers where
than inches any hot air pipe fo cirouso
Of cold air these pipes, In 20 higher than 10
the nt story OF ground floor any building
Tapped and soldered together at every joint and built Is
the brick walls hroush in al buildings ereced aftar
the passage Of Ibis act and 10 commence in the counter
cellar basement story where there 10 counter
lar, and TO have four inches OF brsckwork buin al
be built in an eight inch partition WALL between ne had
and rooms by working thickness of brick on edge each
IN each and every story where thew NAV be- REQUIRED:
and registers TO be 90 constructed tha car.
not be closed, but remain open at all times
tie ues air pipes framed least ht noheu
clear OF the psde Of the ues ell sides nereo azd IN
the OF air ues four inches opening 70 be len besVeo
the brick work Of the cir ue and header or beam mber
All air ues for ventilation 10 be framed around IN the
same manner as the furnace fues. No beam or bond
timber TO be worked in or placed on the walls In mont or
opposite such hues or hot air pipes No base or wash.
az o. ee. hui 10 81 be- On ons IL ~
buidipgs No flooring 70 be laid within two inches q
the brick WORK fronting the nues and cir pipes.
So. Z. All smoke fues for furnaces must Be Twelve
inches square, or eight by sixteen inches, and
storehouses ana eight by twelve inches IN dwellings, ON
the inside thereof eight inches Of brisk work
built outside Of the same on eli sides thereof and 70 be
parge,ed Oh the inside In proper manner
With air pnes tsss are built IN the v.is mOs. b. ul.os%
open to tho cellar basement story and DO ~ the least
eight inches below the beams 70 the topsde thereof and
made OF double tin Tapped and sodered together.
All imol pipes leading 10 the ues 70 DO properly
cured and have opening Of st below he
with any ceiling siding board within said distance Of
twelve inches the side walls Of the building the oe
vidtb
Sec Q. Tho owrer or owners Of any dwelling house,
soIe or other budpss whether he o. they
lessees thereof has have qualified oonttn.
gent ineIes, therein by vrtne Of ,oe asreemep. or
contract In ~rtpg or IN any other manner VINO shall
violate any provisions of this act and every builder
penter Mason furnsce setter or furcace sgent prop
shall for every such violation respectively forfeit and pay
the sum OF Ave hundred dollars and such owner or ovne
d.rs every twenty four hour. sacn xsSoS sn.
tmsiu after notice TO remove alter the ssms han
avc been given such Dotioe may be aligned by any Of
lac tTus.<es fire wsrdeDs chief engineer, assistant
engineer Of the Fire Department or the Fire hArshal OF
re city OF New York. such notice may 10 given by
uoh osrer or owners or builder or carpenter furnsoe
ueer or proprietor, or by serving the same personally,
eed up to the time Of the trial Of any sui. for The re-
cvery thereof snd Ia case such violation shau continue
FER the rial Of .u:h suit, such continuing additional
ycnasy, ecmpriins from the time OF such trial. may be
recovered Ia any other SOFT suits 10 be brought IN the
Of the Fire Department Of the city Of New Yorx,
no srcb ones snd penalties 70 20 70 the FIRE DepAYsment
The CT New York. shall DO toe deity Of the far
pace proprietor spd builder give notice 70 the rs Mar-
sbal or Fire waroens. In writing and LEFT al his their
once, when bc shall begin or commence the setting OF
furnace Win The street pumosv and the street. tor his In
specop, under tie penalty Of ty dollars 10 be
ed snd collected The specified In This section.
The committee would also recommend an additional
chte Of ten cents 70 the present rate on oudnss and
merchandise uness the folio vtDg alterations shall be
made b furnaces ALREADY SEA whore they do nos comply
VIZ sne iouowma psovn,on, N-ne ouse. vAns ..
An e,sht noh syoh ,uyp.d over the sse ana up
level with cold nasonry, and tagging placed over the
sms me ,ul ne o' sne ,mn.cc .ne ,op 80 ~
~sh. ~. ssS, a"r, A. rr., q. .nc,. .r.o,ass
In ,be cellar bssem, story, the top Of the unaoe
may % continued Up 70 ne top Oh me noor Aoove pus