Daily Republican., 1883-04-11

A ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR A
"A BUILDING INSPECTOR FUR THE
CITY OF WILMINGTON. AND PRE-
SCRlBI No HIS DUTIES.
BE it Ordained by the City Council Of vii.
minKtOn
SKCTIoN /. That the CITY Council of viii
mington, shall within two weeks amer the
| passage Of this ordinance, and at the nrst
| meeting In A pril every three years there
after, elect a Building Inspector, VIII Sc duty
| It shall be to inspect all buildings erecte'
within the limits Of the city after the passage
Of the ordinance, ms well as all bul dings
heretofore erected that nrc reported to him 10
he in an unsafe condition, or which he le-
| ievCs to be in an unsafe condition, Tor the
purpose for which 1t istntended 10 be used.
SECTION . No person shall be eligible for
the uflice of Building Inspector unless he has
peen, o is at the time Of his election, u prac.
| deal builder one who has served u regular
apprenticeship at house carpentcring or
DricMlaying, and has had experience in the
| erection and construction of buildings.
| SECTION 8. 1t shall not be lawful for any
| IrrsOn TO erect any brick building in this
city with walls less than nine inches in thick
| ness. either for outside wallis OF division walls
| between twosrparItc bnldmgsand no person
erecting u row of brick bGildinRs in this city
| Consisting of two or more buildings connected
| TO and with each other shall be allowed to
make the roofs on said row of buildings d.
TectIy connected with each other, but each
| BRICK building hereafter erected in this city
shall have a division wall nine Inches III least
| in thickness, carried up between IL ana the
| Il ll0ning building to Mt least nine inches
| 'huye the roo Of all such buildings and All
rornccs hereafter placed III continuous
| TOw Of brick buildings consisting ui two or
| more buiiiin. s,shall have a brick wall or an
| non bracket or some other tlre-prOOf mater
lai, ofat least nine inches in thickness between
| 1t and the cOrnce On the adjoining building.
said brick wall, iron bracket, or other fire
| proof material between the c0rnice Of two
adjoining buildings Of the SAGE height, shall
extend up at least nine inches above the top
Of all such cornicc and any owner, builder
or contractor, or either OF them, who shall
violate, or su2er 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 oltense Il fine Of not
less than fifty dollars nor more than one
hundred dollars
SECTION 4. 1t shall he the duty Of the
Building Inspector to carefully inspect all
buildings hereafter erected in the city during
their erection aud until they are completed
| he shall see that all builders and contractors
place good and substantial stone foundation
walls under all buildings hereafter erected
ana no builder. contractor or owner VIII be
allowed 70 erect any building on any founda-
| on walls until the same is approved by the
| Building Inspector and has obtained from
such Inspector u 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 1t shall be the duty OF such
building Inspector 10 prevent any builder or
contractor from erecting any brick building
without OUTSIDE or div sion walls Of less di
mensons than are prescribed in the Ordi.
nance: and it shall also be his duty to inspect
all timbers to be used in the construction OF
any building in tins city, and cause the own
tr. builder or contractor Of any building
hereafter to be erected to use tim er Of sulii
cicnt size quality and strength to make the
building when erected perfectly safe (when
completely to be used for the purpose for
which 1t is designed to be used when erected
and he shall have the right, power and
authority to prevent any and all persons
from placing any iinsound iimhcrs or
any timber that huE not sufficient si2e'r 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 tins city. |
And if any owner builder or con |
timber Of insufficient SIZE, or Of insufficient
strength to bcarthc strain or weight that is |
designed to be placed thereon in any build |
ti9, the Building Inspector shall, without de-
lay. cause such Insecure timber. or weak and |
unsuitable timber To be removed from such |
building, and such timber. as to quality, size
aud strength NJ he may direct shan tie sub |
r;ituted III lieu of al. such timber removed
by his direction. And II any owner, builder |
or contractor shall Neglect or refuse to take
ont any and all timber condemned in any |
building by the Building Inspector, or shall |
pace any condemned ;nHhers in any build |
ing when directed not to so 80 by the Build |
lnI Inspect r, he shall for every such Cttense |
forfeit and pay tine 81 not less than fifty dol
lars nor more than one hundred dollars: and |
On the refusal Of the owner buiidcr or cUntrac- |
tor to remove condemned material from any
building when directed to do so by the Build |
ing Inspector. after ten days notice. the said
Inspector shall have the right, power and au
thority tOenterup0n such premises with "a suffi |
cient number of wOrkmen and remove such
condemned material from every such building |
and charge the expenses Of such removal to the |
owner of such building, or tO the builderOrcOn- |
tractor therefor, or to either of them with the |
power and authority to sue for, and recover |
the cost Of such removal from the owner Of
the building, or the builder. or contractor |
for the same and the Building inspector |
shall have the right and power, and he is |
from being performed, or any building |
where material Is by him condemned there
on, until until all such condemned material |
is removed from such building.
SKCIIoN 3. 1t shall be the duty of every |
owner, contractor or builder to notify the |
Building Inspector of all buildings about to |
be erected here in this city in which he shall |
set forth the location of such building and all |
It's dimensions, purpose for which II is de-
signed to be used and the time In which II is |
designed to commence the erection thereof, |
and if any owner, builder or contractor shall
commence and proceed to erect any building |
for ii store, dwelling, manufacturing or me
chanical purposes, or shall erect any stable,
storehouse for storing OF grain or any other
com mOliticS without giving ten days previous
notice to the Building Inspector, he shall for |
felt and pay for each such Oilense fine Of not |
less than ten dollars nor more than nifty
SECTION d. 1t shall not be lawful for any
builder or contractor to place any )Oist, trim
mer or yirder into any chmney,or any tue in
any building hereafter erected or within two
inches Of the same, and no builder or cOntrac-
tor will be allowed to let the ends Of the jOists
Of any building, except on the first floor, cx
tend over and lap with other ]oists on an ad
Joining building and no Joist above the first
floor will be allowed TO 70 into the division
wall ola greater depth than 81 inches where
the division wall does nOtexcced Wn. nthick
ness but where the wall Is more than nine
inches in thickness the joists above the first
story may be placed into said division wall to
a point within one inch Of the centre Of said
wall but in no case shall the Oists from two
buildings (above the ground ttoor)be all wed
to butt up to or touch each other and the
space between the ends of all such loists in
division walls shall be entirely hiled up with
good mortar, or with slate between the same
TO prevent fire from the josts OF one building
connecting with the joists Of another buildings
and any person who shall violate any Of the
provisions Of this section shall, upon cOnvtc.
ton the: cot, forte t and pay hne Of not less
than nifty dollars nor more than one hundred
dollars.
SECTION I. 1t shall be the duty Of the
Building Inspector. II lie finds any building
in an unsafe or dangerous condition, to mott.
~ the owner thereof without delay TO tear
down the same or 50 repair the same within
ninety dal after such notice. 50 that it may
within that space OF time be placed III safe