Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-11-18
The Document Prepared By tie City Solicitor an'
Ready for Presentation to COuneil-A
Summary Of Its Provisions.

tor OF buildings, VINO Is 10 nOlu Ollc'
for the term of two years, and who ma!
be removed by Council at any time fol
cause.
SEC. >. Requires the inspector to entel
Into bond of $1,000, conditioned fol
the faithful performance of the duties
of his Office.
SEC 3. Requires the Inspector to keel
an office in the City Hall, or at some
other convenient locality, where he
shall keep record Of all permits issued
by him, which permits shall be regular
" numbered in the order OF their issue
and also a record of the statement FOL
what the permits are issued, and shall re-
port the same annually, upon the second
Monday OF April, TO Council. He shall
also keep record of the number, de-
scription, class, size and cost of every
building or structure erected within
the city, during his term of office, fol
which permits were issued, and shall
report the same TO the City Clerk an
nually: he shall also file a monthly re-
port, made under oath, to the City
Clerk, on or before the 10th of each
month, for the month preceding, OF the
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received. and cost OF structures erect
ed in said city.
SEC. 4. 1t shall be the duty Of the in
spector appointed under the provisions
of this ordinance to inspect any build
ing or structure which may be In the
course OF construction or alteration
within the limits OF such city, and 10
see that such building or structure is
being constructed or altered according
to the provisions OF this ordinance. = 4
SEC. 5. When any person or persons,
or corporations shall be DESTROYS Of
erecting, repairing, changing or alter
ing any building CT structure within the
limits of each city, he or they shall
make application at the Office OF the in
spector for Il permit for that purpose,
and shall furnish said inspector with a
written statement Of the location and Il
pertinent description Of the land and
number of sub-lot, allotment, name of
owner and street, which description
shall accompany the report to Council,
and intended use of the proposed build
ing or structure, together with the
plans and specifications of the same,
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spector and remain in his custody a suf-
fcient length of time to allow the neces-
sary examination to be made of the same,
and he shall have access to the same
at any time: after which, If 1t shall APP
pear to said inspector that the law and
ordinances of such city are complied
with, he shall give the permit asked for.
The said inspector may, however, issue
permits for repairs, alterations and adj
ditions, or for similar structures, with
out plans and specifications. y
In case the inspector shall refuse TO give
an applicant the permit applied for,
such applicant may appeal to the Board
of Public Works of said city.
SEC. q. Provides for blank forms, etc. ,
for applicants.
SEC. Z. Provides for fine of not en-
ceeding five hundred dollars, and i'm
prisonment not exceeding thirty days,
or both. at the discretion OF the Judge
OF the Police Court.
SEC. s. Classilies the buildings which
may be erected.
SEC. o. Allows the establishment OF
fire limits.
used within the fire limits.
SEC. IL. Relates to the construction
OF temporary sheds, etc.
SEC. l.. Relates to alterations, adj
ditions and repairs.
SEC -. Says that whenever any
building shall be burned or torn down
to the extent of one-half Of such build
ing, the rebuilding thereof shall BE-
termed the erection of Il new building.
SEC. II. Fixes the thickness of eXter-
nal and party walls, division walls. etc
height of stories. openings. and other
pertinent matters. Walls are to be -
inches thick at the bottom and 9 inches
nj the top story for dwellings up to "a
feet high; II inches at the bottom, l3
inches in middle stories, and inches
in top story in dwellings up to 4s feet
high: II inches in the first and second
stories. - inches in succeeding stories
and inches in the top story, for dwell
up to 80 feet high, and so on up to
dwellings 100 feet high. the lower two
stories OF which must be 81 inches thick,
and all other stories, except the top, Il
inches.
Buildings of the public building and
warehouse class, if 20 feet high, must
have l3-inch walls for the first o feet
and 9-inch walls for the remainder; If
80 feet high, mnst have 13-inch wall
up to height OF Is feet, and O.
inch for the remainder, and so on, up to
building 100 feet high, which must have
2l-inch walls for the first II feet, L.
inch for the succeeding four stories, and
l3-inch for the remainieg distance.
SEC, Il. Makes provision for the
| fencing in of excavations. etc.
SEC. 10. Relates TO the liability for
damages to adjoining property.
SEC. Il. To foundations. walls. foot
ings, etc.
SEC. is, TO excavations under side
walks.
SEC. 10. Fixes the thickness OF the
backing of walls faced with stone.
SECS. 20 up TO 81. Relate to various
details OF construction, fire escapes,
chimncys, heating apparatus.
SEC. 80 makes the construction OF fire
proof vaults for wood working cstab-
| lishments an indispensable features. in
order to lessen the danger from fires.
SEC. 81 requires fire proof doors and
stairways In certain buildings, under
heavy penalties.
SEC. IS relates to removal of build
ings, and Sec 80 and 81 has bearing
on the removal OF buildings.
SEC. IS prescribes regulations in thea
tres and public buildings, exits, doors,
asles, seats, etc, the law in this regard
being very strict and well calculated To
ensure public safety.
SECS. 80, 40, and IL relates to theatri-
cal scenery, gas mains, stage-pipes,
stand-pipes and water plugs, etc
SEC. 10, relates to cellars; sec. 40 to
the height OF habitablc rooms, sec. a.
to light and air areas; sec. H. to the ven
tilation OF sleeping rooms; sec. 4G to air
and light shafts: see. AZ to substitutes
for water closets; sec. 4s 10 the removal
or repair OF Insecure buildings: sec. 40
to the erection OF puplic buildings for
exhibitions, shows, etc, and the con-
GLIDING sections relate to the enforce
ment OF the ordinance, etc.