Daily Republican., 1884-06-11
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shall not be lawful FOR any builder or con
tractor to build any chimney or gas flues, O
brick or stone less than nine inches sQuar,
inside. They shall be smoothly plasteret
inside with good parging mortar, and on the
outsiie from the bottom Of the ceiling jois
to the top Of the rafter, garnet side, shall b,
plastered with good mortar by the bricklay
ers. Where the breast OF chimney or fiue
projects nine inches or more, the chimney
shall be started and built on the same line
from the foundation and built plumb OF
straight. Joint f1ues In party walls and all
walls between fues shall be separated by moi
less than four inches of hard brick their en-.
tire height. No salmon or soft brick shall be
used in gas fiues above the bottom of ceiling
Ijoist All tues, without reference 20 the pur.
pose for which they may be originally in.
tended to be used, shall be smoothly plastered
inside, or flushed and joint struck. Brick
ttues not started from the foundation wall
shall be securely built into the brick work OF
the wall to which thsy are hung, and shall
be supported by courses Of brick carbsled out
from the main wall by successive projections,
or where this is tmpracticable 1t shall DO So.
cured in such manner as shall be determined
by the huilding Inspector. Flues shall not
be constructed upon wooden ioists, or on
wood bearings. Hea this, fire.places, or
CRATES shall be laid on trimmer arches Of
brick, turned the full length ofthe chimney
breast, the centsrtng Of which must be struck
upon completion Of the arch or laid upon
bars OF iron supporting the trimmer arch or
with concrete and less than three inches
thick. No wooden ioists. ratters, beams,
gtrders, or other woodwork shall be built into
any chimney or aue, whatever, nor sha II any
frame joist, rafter or girder be placed at q
less distance than TWO inches from the out
side Of the brick work OF any hue before 1t is
plastered.
Chimneys shall not be topped out less
than three feet above the roof. Metal hues,
or pipes Of single thickness intended to
convey heated air In any building hereafter
intended to be altered or erected, shall have
q thickness of not less than two inches OF
plaster paris or other proof material be-
tween thom, and any timber or wood work
adjoining the same unless the pipes are
doubled, that is, one inside the other, at least
one inch apart.
No smoke-pipes in any building having
| wooden or c0mbustiDle floors or ceiling, shall
enter In any t1ue unless it shall DO vt least
twelve inches from either floor and ceiling,
and provided the wood Is not cove red with
hre-pro0f material. Pipes passing through
stud and wooden partitions of roof shall be
guarded by collar of metal TO keep the
pipes at least six inches from all wood work,
projecting at least three feet above the root, |
or by other plan equally secure to be APPROX
ed by the building inspector. No builder |
or contractor shall extend the ends OF any
Joist OF any building over, or lap with the |
oist OF an adjoining building, and no loist
snail be placei so as to go into the division 1
wall greater depth than three and one-hatf |
inches where the division wall does not ex-
coed nine inches in thickness. but where the \
Wall is more tnan nine inches in thickness |
the Joist may be placed into said division |
wall to point of within one inch Of the cen
ire OF said wall, and In no case shall the ost,
beams or rafters, from two buildings butt up
10, or touching each other; the space between
the ends of all such loist In division walls
snail re entirely filled up with good mortar,
or with slase between the same so as to pre-.
vent hre from the loist, cams sr rafters In
the building connecting with the ioist, beams
or rafters In an adjoining lutlding. The ends
OF the l0ists and beams shall be cut OF splay
OF one eighth OF an inch to one inch shorter
at top edge, !fany person or persons own
er contractor or builder shall violate any o1
the provisions Of this section he or they on
conviction thereof snail forfeit and pay fine
Of not less Than twenty-five, nor more than
seventy I've dollars. |,
Section !. Brick walls hereafter erected in
TINS city shall he built plumb and straight
and to a line properly bonded with close
lolsts The outside walls AT least every
ninth course shall be laid with headers: the
header joints shall be laid flush from end to
end with mortar. Fronts to be faced with :
bricks every seventh course TO be bonded in !
70 the bac"i,g BY eating the course Of the
nlnd the s"'DG c - ttttng tie face brick
10 nan Ing :, tn rnc by covering
sue rear u IL. 1' thickness oil
the OUTSIDE ,.,l + . ltta..,,'y dwelling
house forty feet II Ar ah.ge curb Incl
and over eighteen fec. ia With III vi no. be
,ess IMAM thirteen inches ,or 'hc first story
FOR 1our.st0ry dwelling house above fOYty.t
eight feet in height above curb line and
eighteen feet In width or over the walls shall I
not DO loss than thirteen inches thick for the
lrst and second stories In all cases the
height of all walls to be computed from the
,urb.ievel. All Du ildngs above four stories 8
n height, the thickness of the outside walls
mall be determined by the Building Inspect
or. In all business buildings such as stores, |
warehouses; factories, public schools, &c , the 4
thickness OF outside walls OF such structures,
wo stories In height, shall not be less than
hlrteen inches for the first and second sOr-
es. respectively ; three stories In height the
walls shall not be less than seventeen inches
n thickness for the first story and thirteen
inches In thickness for the second and thir a
stories. respectively. Fer buildings four
tories In height the walls for the first and
econd tories shall be seventeen inches Ia
n thickness, and taose Of the third and fourth r
tories thirteen inches In thickness, respec-
lively The outside walls of buildings nav
ny trussed roofs such as churches, public
lalls, theatres, restaurants and the like. i'll O
more than sixteen and less than twenty-five
eet hixh, shall average at least, seventeen
hches In thickness. II over twenty-five feet
n width and less than forty feet In height,
he wall shall be twenty ne inches thick i'll
'Ver forty -nve feet in height, then the sameI
% De tWenty-six inches thick. The stoneI
vail f)r foundations Or cellar walls must be n
" least four inches thicker than the brick
vall OF the first story. Amy building con
tructed, altered or erected to u greatefI
leight than specified in this section, or for "
timer purposes, the increased thickness of
ne wall IL necessary, shall be determined
y the building inspector. The enclosing1
walls OF the building must be built up asl
simultaneously as is possible In M easel
he work on the front walls more than the :,
EIGHT of one story, ia
The side, end or party walls shall be
nchored at each OF the beams at space not
more IMAM ten feat apart, with good, strong r
Vrought iron anchors, three-eiyhths wide,
veil secured to the side walls and to be we'll n
aStened to the beams by not less than two y
'rought iron nails at least one fourth of an
men In diameter, Door frames to be WE'LL
nchored into the walls or stone. Before any
'uiiding shall be enlarged, raised, altered or
'ulit upon, the front taken out, or any part A
u the hrst story or lower story repaired or a
my material change made therein. the oWnrrI
n builde shall notify tbeBuildng Inspector
Vho snail examine the same and ascertain i'll
ne building or buildings are safe and inI
,0Od condition TO be enlarged, raised altered
r bnilt upon. No building az Aforesaid
ha II be enlarved, raised, altered, or built
pon IN IL aftor such examination, Thel
ecisioH Of the Building inspector shall be '
made without delay and shall be final Anvil
erson or persons who shall violate any 6t
he provisions Of this section shall, uron d
onvic'ion thereof, forfeit and pay fine OIL
lot less than twenty nor more than twol
hundred dollars
Section 8. 1t shall be tie duty of the
'uilding Inspector upon application OF any
erson about to erect any new building or
buildings TO examine all party and divisonI
gails upon the adjoining lot Of ground, and
considered by him to be insufficient and -
INIT Tor the support Of such new building or
about TO be erected, then such
'arty, division or other walls shall be madeI 4
,ood by the owner contractor or builder
'arty walls OF buildings not extending down re
eloW the curb line upon the street to the m
epth OF six feet for dwelling houses and
even feet for business houses, shall be re-. n,
aired or underpinned where needed a cd T.,
Protected at the entire charge ana cost of r.
he owner or owners thereof; Provided how. ~
yer, that it shall be the duty Of rhe adjoip. N,
nv owner Wishing to sink his walls T., !, -,