, 1874-08-12
THE FIRE ORDINANCE,
The Special Committee Of tho
Council Cannot Got q
Quorum.
Draft Of Law Submitted to Them.

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yesterday afternoon, for soluo oallao or anothor.
Aid, Dixon. Aotinn-chatrmnn, mil Ala cnlIortor
Booratar, voro a& thoir post but but @ found Nothing
to do In the abseucc of Qtortlm exoept to dia-
ouse tho work Of tbo f,on,nittoo r naum.nn
md Gen. A. O. Ducat werc present with print
cd ordinance. which thoy intont1aa tn uroes tn
Auporsoda tho old ordinance. at tho noxt mootipg
OF tho Committee. Thurejay at pclook wAa
axod by Aid, Dixon for tho next mcotinr Of tho
oEtt.tsssS, S.t,a nSSt,,. 40 r~..,s l.. ,...,.u n.
r,ounann IL vo,y ~ or Dc"v ai,a
groa,,d, and il pubilal,od am'ost s eutTo tt tho % soo
slons omitted being already In tho oxisting ordi-
narce' -....
nenreiyrth to e. ceeutsl wtn ths ourporato iimiis
sxe1soN FIX !, Tho body and facing o, ths external
walls 81 all bui)d!nHa must DO constructed OF incon
busbe material, except as sot forth ia The following
HEo .. Buildings being lcss than u fcot In l,eght
from tho grade of sidewalk to tho highest part of roUf
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must In such oaso externally bo covered With man
tic of tncombuatibls material. -
HRo 3. Buildings OF esR than 80 feet In height from
tito grade Of adowak 10 the top OF roof ana covering
~ area of esa than 1000 superficial cot, mny hayS
othor buijinoa must loye lol1ndations Of holid mn
RonrY.
sEo. 4. all ehi,nnoya un,esa attached to Tho ason-
thck, rlasteroq smooth, upon tho nner surface,
sheo-iron rnblcs and buaabe atoppers to Ill
;. deadanod With ortsx tor paved Viii brek at loast
inchea deep from tho top ot floor umbcrt The tops
test .Dovo Dc evol q roof q I'll sboys she high.
hsy % ust be In addition 10 tSo fces ~ Tserp gst
10 distance Of 3achas from .he inner faeo Of my
aae 70 ths neares. faes Of ny tnser-fFan,,s, md
1ng hssaa oa5 :rea
more than aso squsEs Inches must hare walls not iesn
nre stosnboier, md farnaos saimneys, such @ srs
not serving mere heating apparatus Of sly dwcltng-
ulan ay building within Distance of % feo TIeTo
as e
feet from tho nst Of tho fire any tbar or woodwork
must ho kcpt at 1oaat Il inches %.
atsacnoa . anY bndsng not oomprsoa unior socs. 7
and Of THU article, such eoiene, p4rapeta aign-
saspe Hnaexdlsnss iysh and the ,fnlkes nke
may b. mado with colnbu1tiha matorkl. Btoupg bal
conies porehes aud varandas Of iwalliug- -ho..sea,
hoels, hospitals and 2syluns shall be
exceptions 10 this r1.lp 1roffed buch cou1bustible
par do not c1tend abo1e plane elevated 80 fcet from
SIC, !. Munsard roofs viii b a,lovpd under the TO-
atricsions Of tho foregoing seo. q.
sko. 8. Ihs rooi. of a bullainge nuss bs co7ezcd
with fncombustlble natcsial. GraTol Or concnt with
i composition containing tar, oil, rosin, or other
highly lnflkmmable stuff, Will not 10 regarded ~ In
such material b. las than inch por foot. Al paris
Of any suck roof having steopor pitch than hero
1peeidedaueh ~ tho eant-boards Of gu.ters-,tlnat
bo corarsd with soe sheet tnet othoF within itsclt
ROOT must 10 vol sravciod ind 70 kept ~'p'a''|'A
iron With ao-csllod bns-eyes lights, or elas wholly
protected By neana Of Bulatantil Wiro gcroou hay
na 9s1ns; t H. ~ and
ART1oLR II.
spocif,tng ths thickness Of walls for al building.
of tba city.
BE0f1oN Tho wallis Of tho two uppor sores of any
thickness lls ba Increased inches for each tgo ao-
ries noxt following bolow.
SEQ 2. Party. .walla-meaning toint-walls between
two Individual buildings and sici II may In future
becone joint-walls-nust Ii no cass w. icsa than il
inchss thick aud extending at least n inchoa aLoyo
te net. snss. both buildings adjoining sueh ya b
which caso the thlcncss Is governed by tic rulos Of
ths tossgolnk sse; l. Foot-lolsh resting upon auch
inches. and IN either bni,alng bo used, or H.
tondcd TO be used ~ factory, MILL store, OF ware-
nonse, tls aiatanDa between tho ends ot tho aoor-
8Eo .. An buildings eoat.ining rooma with tgussed
tleatros public hals, dining. rooms. ehurchss md
oshera, nuat hava al the walls aacloatng such soo
built e masonry Tle th1ckaoas ot thcss alls ia to
increass Of inches for oach additional ID feos down
wards. provided that ths does not nnland the thick
ness Of any nsids wall to bo moro than 16 ncea and
that where are eployo which not lc1s
than inches Thick by 2a aehna Wide, nor mora thuu
l8 feet apart tho thickness Of Ill the walls having
such bnttres.es Nsy 10 rnaa inches loas than Aat
specified.
eEo. l. Tbs thickneaa Of any hollow walls shan bo
rtckonol tho solid parts only.
sRo. g. ANY wall conarlcted Of, faced WITH stone
must be nas ut leaat tnohea thtckor than required
under tho ssyossl foregoing sectlous Of this Art H.
unless tbs facing b. ashlar not less tha inches huk
alternating with bond blocks reaching At aaat incAoa
upon the backing.
mol hare any backing; otlervtsb euch baekiug ruuat
be tteatod Il IN independent wall.
REo. T. Tho framework Of eieystora may honceforth
bo constructed III tue usnal 1nanues but Tia exprual
uain body not Iess than II inches thick and for the
}nnern not less than inches thick. Or eiee II Sheet
iron covering be prefcxfod, thu anna must 10 fastened
as least iuchea of The framework and tho space
ailel with 8o1uo QIuuid) n1ortuz, grout, or uluu.
AarloIH Ill:
6recfyin8 tho tntes!or eonstruction Of buildings
heAcefprth to b erected within tin cosnotats ill.,
Ia Il the city.
GKcTloN l. All wooden story posts must b at hard
wood coverea with an incolnbnktibla 1nsnlo Nouo
sny oor-R!rdera b less than inches Tiibers s,,,
porting aaoary mutt DO hard Wup czrcut in build.
ingx Comprised In SEC. Z md ., ART I,
bEo. T. The joints or tin1bors Of auy floor, In all
buildings not being dwalliug-louAos propsr and not
under Bees aud j. Art 1ust not bn h,In
tlurted by BpaptHu9 but by nothing nfurior 10 finn
Der construction.