Daily Republican., 1883-04-10

mingtOn:
SECTION l, That the CITY Council Of vii
mingtOn, shall within two weeks after tn
passage Of this ordinance, and at the firs
after, elect a Building Inspector, whose duty
It shall be to inspect all buildings erected
within the limits Of the city after the passage
Of the ordinance, as well as all DuildinK
heretofore erected that are reported to him u
be in an unsafe condition, or which he pc
lieves to be in an unsafe condition. for thu
purpose for which II Is intended to be used.
SECTION q No person shall he eligible fo
the office Of building Inspector unless he ha
been, o. is at the time Of his election, prac
tical builder, one who has served Il reXula
apprenticeship at house carpentcrinv o.
bricklaying, and has had experience In thu
erection and construction Of buildings
SECTION 3. 1t shall not be lawful for any
person to erect any brick building in THU
city with walls less than nine inches in thick
ness. either for ontsdc walls OF division wall,
between two separate buildings. and no person
erecting a row Of brick buildings in this city
consisting of two or more buildings connected
to and with each other shall he allowed tt
make the roofs on said row OF buildings dr.
rectly connected with each other, but eacl
brick building hereafter erected in this city
shall have division wall nine inches at least
in thickness, carried up between II and the
adjoining building to al least nine inches
above the roo Of all such buildings, and all
cornces hereafter placed on continuous
row OF brick buildings consisting Of two OF
more building s,shall have brick wall or an
non bracket. or some other fire-proof mater.
inl ofat least nine inches in thickness between
it and the cOrnice on the adjoining building,
said brick wall, iron bracket, or other FIRE
proof material between the cornicc OF two
adjoining buildings OF the same height, shall
extend up at least nine inches above the top
Of all such cOrnice and any owner, builder
or contractor, or either Of them, who shall
violate, or su1er or allow any of the provis-
ions Of this section to be violated, shall upon
conviction thereof before the Mayor, forfeit
and pay for every such oiicnse fine Of not
less than fifty dollars nor more than one
hundred dollars.
SECTION 4. 1t shall be the duty of the
Building Inspector to carefully inspect all
buildings hereafter erected in the city during
| their erection and until they are completed !;
he shall see that all builders and contractors
| place good and substantial stone foundation
walls under all buildings hereafter erected !;
| anu no builder, contractor or owner will be
allowed to erect any building on any fOunda
on walls until the same Is approved by the
Building Inspector and has obtained from
such Inspector certificate duly signed by
him, setting forth the fact that the founda
ton on which such building is about TO be
erected are firm and secure for the purpose
Of erecting the building about to be erected
thereon; and it shall be the duty of such
Building Inspector to prevent any builder or
contractor from erecting any brick building
without OUTSIDE or division walls Of less d.
mansions than are prescribed in the ord
nance; and 1t shall also be his duty toinspect
all timbers to be used in the construction Of
any building in this city, and cause the own
cr, builder or contractor OF any building
hereafter to be erected to use timber Of suf-
clent size quality and strength to make the
building when erected perfectly safe twhen
com pleted) to be used for the purpose for
which it is designed to be used when erected
and he shall have the right, power AMI
authority To prevent any and all persons
nom placing any unsould timhers or
any timber that has not sufficient size is
not OF sufficient strength to bear the strain or
weight that is designed or intended
to be placed thereon, in any build
ing hereafter erected in this city.
And if any owner, builder or con
Tractor shall place any insecure timber, or
timber Of insufficient size, or Of insufficient
strength 10 bear the strain or weight that IS
Designed to be placed thereon in any build
lug. the Building Inspector shall without de-
lay, cause such insecure timber or weak and
unsuitable timber 10 DC removed from such
building. and such timber. as to quality, size
and strength ~ he may direct shall be sub
itltutcd In lieu of all such timber removed
by his direction. And if any owner, builder
VI contractor slal neglect or refuse 10 Jake
out any and an timber condemned In any
building by the Building Inspector, or shall
place any condemned ,mhers III any build
Ing whrn directed not TO do SO by the Build
Ing Inspect r, he shall for every such ottensc
loiieit ana pay hhrof not less NAN hfty dol
Ihrs, nor more tn1il one hundrtu dollars ana
on tllr refusal ol TIE rhulIdtror eohtrac
Tor to remove condemned materta! from any
a I,in # ia a Al v a.
ihS Inspector, after ten days notice, the said
INSPECTOR shall have The night, POWER and au
mort! f"'hter upon auch prem SEES "ltha sum
cieiit number Of Workmen ana remove such
roh'thheu material from every such building
AID Charge The expenses OF such removable the
owner Owl. 81 auch building. or to The hulldororcoh-
tractor therelor, or 10 cIther OF thcin,W1th the
power ana authority to sue for and recover
the cost o. such removal rom the owner OF
NE building, or the builder or contractor
'Vr tht same ana the Building Inspector
shai! nave me rght and power, ana he IS
hereby required /" prevent any further work
nom being performed, or any building
where material IS by him condemned there.
on, until until all such condemned material
Is removed from such building.
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storcbousc for storing of grain or any other
commodities without giving ten DAYS previous
notice to the Buildinu In spector. he shall for
felt and nav for each srch ottense fine Of not
less than ten dollars nor more than tlf,y.
SECTION a II shaIl not he lowh,l f,r any
builder or contractor to place nny ,oist trim.
mer or uirder INTO any chimney or any fiue in
any building hereafter erected or within two
inches Of the same and no builder nr contrac,
tor will he aIlnwed tn let tbe ends or tho ,msts
Of any huildiny excent on the first tnop ey.
tend over and 1an with other ,oists On n ad.
Joining building and no ioist above The tirst
floor VIII be allowed TO 20 into the Iiyisinn
wall ora yreatcr dentb than az incbrswhern
the diyisi,'n wall does moi excee1 Gin nthick.
ness. hut WHARF tho wall l., mara thnn Mn.
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