Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-04-24
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
BOARD OF CITY TRUSTEES.

The Board of City Trustees, at their weekly
session yesterday, considered an ordinance
drawn by the City Attorney. having for It's
object the proper regulation of constructing
brick and stone buildings.
The ordinance is long, but the following is
brief outline. 1t ID entitled AN ordinance
TO regulate the construction of brick or stone
buildings, sni to appoint an inspector there
Of, and to defre his duties:
Section l provides that all foundation walls
must be built of stone or brick, to be laid at
least five feet below the ground, the footings
TO be at least twice the width of the lower
wall.
Section provides that studding against
brick walls shsl not be permitted; outer
walls must be at least twelve inches thick,
except for upper story, which must be at
least eight. in cases where buildings are to be
used es dwelling -houses, sheds or stables.
Section 3 is 10 relation to buildings to be
used for stores, warehouses, hotels, shops or
public purposes. In any two-story build
ings, the basement or foundation walls must
be sixteen inches wide, and twelve inches
above. Three-story, basement twenty inches,
first story seventeen, second and third twelve.
Four-story, basement twenty, frat story sew
enteen, third and fourth twelve. Party walls
must be at least twenty inches ct basement.
sixteen to the hight of the third story, and
twelve inches thereafter, ard must be Of uni.
form thickness.
Section provides that all walls less than
"A inches must have st least one header ex-
tending through the walls in every ak square
feet, and contains regulations about heading,
facing, stretching and backing.
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curely anchored to each tier of beams, The
front, rear, side, end ard party walls are to
be anchored to each other every six feet, il
not carried up together. The said anchors
shall be built into the front and rear walls at
least one-half the thickness Of the front and
rear walls, so as to secure the front and rear
walls TO the sides, end or party walls and
all stone nsed for the facing of any building,
except where built with alternate headers snd
stretchers as before mentioned, shall be
strongly anchored with iron anchors; and all
such anchors shall be let into the stone at
least one inch. The side, end or party walls
shall be anchored to each tier of beams at
intervals of not more than eight feet apart
with good, strong wrought iron anchors, ax13
inches, well built into the side walls ard well
fastened to the sides CT the beams; and where
the beams are supported by girders, the ends
IT thsbesms resting on the Orders shall be
strapped by wrought iron straps of the same
sizs and at the same distance apart and In
the same beam as the wall anchors. All wall
anchors used in any building shall be at least
gx1a inches wrought iron, and shall hook
over three-quarter round bolt OF wrought
iron.
Section provides for The appointment of q
practical mechanic or architect as Inspector,
who shall Ees that all buildings hereafter to
be erected are constructed according to regu-
lation, and report all unsafe buildings to the
Board of Trustees, who shall see that the
evil is remedied or the same abated, the owner
or agent being given forty-eight hours in
which to take the necessary steps to secure or
remove the building.
Section places the question of compensa-
ton in each case with the Board of Trustees,
which shall not exceed S. for each day actu-
ally engaged in such investigation.
Section provides that doors to public
buildings must open both inwardly and out.
wsrdly.
Section 9 fixes the punished for violation
of the provisions OF the ordinance at fine
not to exceed $500, or by imprisonment for
ten days, or by both.
Section 10 provides that the ordinance shall
be in forcs after due publication as required
by law.
The matter was laid over for future action,
with view to hearing any suggestions that
might be made by mechanics or others on the
subject.
A list of parties delinquent in their pay
ments of city licenses was submitted by Col
leotor Putnam. The report was referred to
the City Attorney, with directions to enforce
collections.
A petition asking for the removal of the
City Pound from the present location was
presented, but action was postponed.
The question of q new safe for the Office of
the Board of Trustees was referred to Trustee
Gutenberger.
Bills were allowed as follows: Lee Young,
81; George Sugar, 81 James Coffey, Sc
Postoffice, 81; p. Herzog, $50 20; George
Schroth, $50 10; r. j. Merkley, S6i1 80 /:
K. f. Wiemeyer. Sc; George Gould, 81
McKune & George, 81, 600; John Olson, 50 /;
II. Latham, 500; James Leonard, Sc; Chas.
Schmitt. 81; Carter jackson, S24; E. Grub
Ter, S129 Capital Gas Company, $3.50; G.
Zwickel, $40 "A: Tatum & Brown, s25
John Nelson, 1922 70; +. Houghton, S11 %
+. CadozA, $12; Thomas Cotter, SIS; John
Calvin, SO; John Lynch. S12; M. German,
s.; G. Meiss. $13; A. King, IS; J. Burns,
IS; I'll. Myers, SIT 25; NJ. Hirsch. SIG 81;
G. Laufkotter, SIG 40; Holbrook, Merrill &
Stetson, 81 So; ). w. Watt, S133; A. Meiss,
$40; NJ Forster, 81 20; M. Karcher, $43 30
for lahorers, removing debris from fallen
building on K street.
The Board then adjourned.
SPECIAL PREMIuMs.-Director Green, of
the State Agricultural Society, offers special
premiums for exhibits at the coming State
Fair of painted plaques in oil by unmarried
ladies under the age of 20 years, amounting
in total to SIS. divided into three prizes. He
also offers prizes for penmanship by members
of the public schools of Sacramento, amount
ing to $50. The latter sum is divided into
four prizes, az follows First prize, SO for
the best piece of pen work, free for all pu-
pils second prize, 81 80 for the best written
sentence. free for all pupils attending gram.
mer schools; third prize, IS. free for all pu.
pills of the fifth aud sixth grades; fourth
prize, 81 so, free to all pupils in the seventh
grade.
THE SUICIDE IDENTIFIED.-The remains
of G. Berger, who committed suicide by
jumping from the balcony of the Western
Hotel last Thursday. was claimed by his wife,
who read the account OF the suicide IN the
RECORD. UNION and arrived here at noon Sat.
urday. It was found that Berger was mem.
Der Of Alviso Lodge, No. ~, A. .. U. w and
his remains were taken in charge by Union
Lodge, No. 81, A. o. U. W., of this city,
who dispatched them by the IL 40 A. N. train
Yesterday to Santa Clara for interment. Jos.
Judd, Worthy Master of Union Lodge, &C
companied the remains to the place OF inter-
ment.
POLICE CoURr.-Business was transacted
in the Police Court yesterday as follows
Charles Wah and An Iuen, misdemssnor,
pleaded g,,ilty, fined SO each !; An Him.
misdemeanor. pleaded guilty, fined S.; Ma
poleon. drunk, discharged John Doe, drunk,
deposit forfeited; W. Anderson, petty lar
ceny, pleaded guilty. sentenced to 100 days
In the county jsiI Mrs. Antonis. disturbing
e. aace, continued to April 9th.
INouEsT.-The further examination of
the csnse of the falling of the building on
Friday morning. vas not resumed By the
Coroner last evening, on account of the alb
eencs Of Distrlcs attorney Carey, who was
engaged in criminal case iu the SuPeriic:r
evening at 7;3o O'Clock.