The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-07-05

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and shes Z shzEi be slaNe~e iuses AZ the
Hoe Of eide . Ak. al TO DC OF The proper
dimensions W exsHnevT xitE the hose o; ne
ere department. All oxDe-s. oscupanfs.
o. the pesxen or persons having consrei III
arr baafeiux On which iron of Dire snuf-
fers are PLACED. shall seAye ass suSh iroa
sanrtefs above the arSf story oprn- aud
Fitted 80 ~ the sfeInSn ean readily esn<e
them hen needed 20 rrosees the building
frcsn Ere All irun or IRE doors and shat
tiers 10 openings on the Gr~s ssssry of any
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locks shall be so arranged Is 10 admit Of
easy destruction by the Gre department;
prers.faa that al iron or tire doors or shat
sers shall he securely fassrisszf IN the wall
or Dc bung 70 an iron frame. THIS snsi u
Apply To al iron or IRE doors or shutters In
the frous, on ths sides ~ In sae rear OF
buils1fng. and "A so case ehait q the iron
or Ere oers and sEurt. IS of . building he
fastened frusn the inside: bat ~ least one
III such et=ors in the fIoat, one the side
and in the rear khsll be fastened with q
icrf. a. abpyc prescribed.
No gratings OF bar OF iron, wood, brass
or Other material shall be either temporarily
or permanently placed. fixed. built or
maintained in The walls or frame work Of
any brick, stone or wooden building in
this eity. in the basement or H. any story
or portion al any story of sny cnilding, OF
In the openings made f.'r sEforiing cess
OF exit 10 or from any bailding. or in amy
space or cleniDg for atsordiag sighf or air,
or in auy opening made IN ANY building
for doors, windows or other purpose,
without the permission OF tie saperan-
teHdent OF bui dingx.
BOILER ROOMS
Sec. II. All boiler-roons or be iief-houses
hereafter constructed shall be buiIt of
brick. stone or iron. and shall be 10 ar
ranged that al openings between said
bollerreom or house and other parts of the
bu laing in which IL is placed shall be
closed by doors of wood covered ON both
SIDES aud edges with tin. Aud If the
boiler Is set within any building. either Of
brick, stone, Iron or wood, il shall be iso-
ing with Dire proof partitions with doors ~
above provided for. And NJ boiler shasl
be set above the flrst door of any building
unless the foundation for the same shall
start from the ground. or il may be SUP
ported on wrought iron gisders or beams
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exceeding four horse power shall be sci
above the basement floor of any building
OPENINGS FOR DOORS AND WINDOWS &c
| HAVE ARCH or STONE AND BRICK
| HKlGHTH AND BREADTH OF LfSrEIs, AMI
/ OF WHAT CONSTRUCTED.
See. Il. All openings for doors and
windows in all buildings, except rs other
| wise provided, shall have good and ssffi.
l cient arch of stone or brick well built and
| meuts, or Intel stone or iron, as follows:
| For an opening of not more than four feet
! in breadth the intel shall not be less than
eight inches in height, and for an opening
| of not more than i've feet in breadth the
| Intel shall be twelve inches in height
/ and for All opening exceeding five feet in
| breadth the Intel shall increase in height
over and above twelve inches before pro-
| yide6-one inch for every additional foot
| in breadth for the opening; and every such
| opening less than five feet in breadth in
| all walls over eight inches in thickness
shall have Intel of stone or iron not less
than seven inches in breadth and one
| third the thickness of the wall on which
| II rests, aad In all openings Aforesaid in
any eight-ineh wall, the Intel shall be
ne-taif the thickness oil the wall; anj o.
/ the inside OF all openings IN which the hi
| Tel sh6il be less than the width OF the WALL
| there shall be q good timber Intel On the
| side of the lintels, which shall rest ON
each eDd not more than Jour inches on
| any wall. column, post or pi lar, and shall
| be champertd at each end, and shall have
q double rolioek arch over the said Intel,
| or the said arch may be turned ON enter
which may be struck after the arch is
turned, prorlded, the piers or abutments
are Of snffic ent slren.th to bear the
| hrust of the arch, q d all arches over
oreninss or fire places shall be bui OF
| good hard brick and well keyed. All iron
iinteis used TO span openings OF six feet
vide or over, upon which brick or stone
wall TESTS, shall have a bearing of not less
than twelve Iii, hes at each end
resting on the wall, or four inches ii
resting on an iron post by the full
thickness OF the wall or post; il the span
exceeds twelve feet the ). arings must be
increased in proportion. On the front If
any building wnefe the supports are Of
iron or ssone they shall not be less than
twelve inches on the face when situated at
ths end of girder, and in no case shalt
hey be 4. IS than the thickness of the wall
above them. II the Eosts are to be party
posts in front OF a party wall and are TO br
used for two buildings. then the said posts
shall not be less than sixteen inch.'s by the
thickness OF the wall above: aud 1: the
patty wall shall be more fDau sixteen
inches, then The face OF the posts shall he
the full width of the wall. Where linteis
or gifders rest upon brick walls or piers
they shall 4, ~
twelve inches thick By eighteen inches
10. K by the fun thickness of the wall or
pier. or upon iron plates OF equal strength
VI the same width and length; and in all
eases where the girtier carries q wall and
rests upon brick piers, the bearings shall
be sHtlicient 10 csrry the weight above,
with safety, and east iron iiDtels or beams
us q to span openings exceeding cjgt f feet
ia the clear of supports, and upon " hich a
brick or stone wall rests. OF which carries
hoor timocrs, shall have top and bottom
fisnges and web, or rib, and wrought iron
tie rods 10 be properly secured 10 the heel
or skew back plates, which are TO support a
brick aFcn OF such thickness as in the
az, III OF the iron being DESTROYED, IL shall
be OF snftieient strength 90 carry the super
incumbent weight; aud the bottom fiange
shall be covered with asbestos. plaster
cement or lime morier, or some eonaily
nre-proof composition. II an arch girder
IL Used II shall have double nuts at each
end aud the tie reds ana soft: OF the arch
shall be covered th 6re-proof compost
ton, a. above mentioned Wrought iron
girders, If made of plate iron snd of the
box pattern. shall have proper diaphragms
placed an them at distances not Ia exceed
I'VE feet apart, and the YiVeting shall be
done hot and hammered to a proper conf
cal head. The strength OF the iintels shall
ne calculated by the rules mentioned In
section one OF this ordinance and the safe
load shah not exceed one ourth of the
breaking load for cast iron: and for
wrought iron the safe load shall not exceed
one-Inird Of the breaking lead: aud for
columns, posts, pillars or other vertical
supports, or for tie rods or tie beams sub
jeeted To tensile strain. the safe load shall
not exeet q one, sixth of the breaking load
aad where subjected 10 vibration the safe
load shall net exceed one eighth Of the
breaking load. All columns which are
PLACED ~ the main supports OF the wall or
pat thereof. whether the same shs II be in.
tfior walls OK exterior walls. excepting a
wall fronting on the street shall be con
strneted double: that IL. an outside and
inside column. the latter rs be OF sufficient
strength 10 carry the entire weight i'm.
posed; or eoinmn having inner webs OF
sufficient strength 10 carr, the weight i'm.
posed, independent ~ the outer column
may he a~sd g. the superintendent of
buildings may certify Is being prnfser 10
resist are. No post or pillar or column
shan u used IN ans building having less
thickness 81 metal than three fourtis of au
sleh. ami there shall be drilled through
SAID pests or pillars oas quarter inch he,l,-s
a. the superintendent OF buildings may re-
qaire 20 test the thickness of Metal Ia the
same. All iron posts IN front ef party
Wells shall be built up solid with masonry
ana made perfectly sslfd bstws-sn xsssf aud