The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-18

Sec. 12.-Manner OF Laying Brick All
walls shall have the brick laid In regular
bond with a heading course through entire
thickness of wall every sixth course in hight
except where walls are faced with brick in
running bond, IN which case the facing shall
be tied with blind headers. cut in diagonally
and the backing tied as ABOVE stated. All
brick shall be well wet In dry weather.
,. Where walls are faced with stone the
facing shall be tied to the backing either
with stone headers or with iron cramps, at
least once in every 10 square feet OF surface
All walls are to be built to a line and carried
up plumb and straight
8. All walls shall have foundations Of at
least five courses high of which the four up
per courses shall project eight inches, and the
lower two courses built plumb No recesses
for water or other pipes shall be made in any
wall more than one third of its thickness and
the recesses around said pipe or p pes shall
be Allied up with solid masonry for the space
of one foot on the top and bottom OF each
story
T. In all furred wallis the course Of brick
above the undersde and below the top OF
each tier of floor beams shall project the
thickness Of the Turing, to more efestually
prevent the splel I'D Of fire.
Sec. 10. MORTAR. The sand used
for mortar must be free from loam
clean and sharp and to be of equal
quality to standard samples in ONCE of build
ing inspector Lime and cement must lie
fresh of good quality and not air Stacked
cement mortar shall be N lde in the proper
tions Of not more than three parts sand and
one part cement. and shall be mixed up in
small quantities and used before 1t begins to
set. Lime mortar shall be made in the pro
portions Of not more than four parts sand to
one part lime.
2. The footings foundations and base
ment walls, up TO one foot above ground
Lowell, basement piers. parapet walls and
chimney tops, are to be laid in a cement NOR
tor.
Sec 4-walls to be anchored. /. In
every building walls running parallel
with floor beams are to be anchored with each
tier Of beams at intervals of not more than
eight feet apart, with wrought iron anchors
made of one and one half by three eighths
bar, to extend over at least three ioists spiked
to same. The wall end to be a star or 'X' shape
IA inches across, placed four inches from
outside face of wall The walls running at
right angles to the beams, to be anchored at
intervals Of SIX feet, with wrought iron bars
and crosses as specified above or with cast
iron plates having Tugs turned down into
wall and Tugs on top surface with beams
2. In no case are wooded bond tinbers to be
used.
Sec. 15.-Areas-1. Excavations into side
walks or lanes in front or rear of anv
permitted, provided such excavations
do not extend into the street or
lane TO a greater distance than four feet. in
GLIDING thickness Of retaining wall, and that
the sidewalk or roadway he properly sup.
ported with walls Of brick or stone on three
sides OF such excavation.
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ing, or with iron and glass, or with stone. In
every case to be OF ample strength and such
grating, etc, to be cut into sidewalk so as 10
bring top surface Of same flush with side
walk.
3. Openings in the sidewalk. exceptine
areas, for the admission of coal or light shall
not be larger than four square feet each and
covered with iron covers having 70 Igh sur
face. No plain surface or glass shall be
placed in anv sidewalk where any one glass
measures more than four inches square.
Where steps are built in areas for cellar en-
trance they must be covered with iron grating
hinged. and provided with guard rods TO keen
the grating standing vertical when open.
Sec 10. Elevator Shafts.-In all buildings
having elevators passing through two or more
stories the hatchways for same shall either
be enclosed in brick walls, the opening OF
same closed at each story with fre proof
doors and the shaft extended through the
roof or the hatchway in each floor must be
closed with trap door and surrounded with
suitable railing.
Sec. 17.-Chimneys and Flues-1. The
smoke fiues used for furnace or boiler shall
have lining OF fire clay tubing throughout
their entire hight; all other fues shall be
smoothly parRed, and no fiue shall be built
smaller than sixty square inches area. The
backs of all chimneyS shall not be less than
one brick thick. All smoke fiues shall extend
at least three feet above the roof and il di-
rectly adjoining higher building shall be
ing. All wooden beams shall be trimmed
away from smoke ftues at least 10 inches from
in side face of iue.
2 All hues in every building shall be prop
erly cleaned and all rubbish removed and
the fues left smooth on the inside upon the
completion OF all such buildings aforesaid.
g. No chimney shall be started or built upon
any floor or beam Of wood, and in no case
shall a chimney be corbelled out more than
eight inches from the wall. and IN all such
cases, the corbelling shall consist Of at least
FIVE courses OF brick.
A. Where chimneys are supported BY piers
the piers shall start from the foundation on
the same line with the chimney breasts and
shall not be less than twelve inches on the
face, properly bonded into walls.
5. All heartbs shall be supported by trim
mer arches OF stone or brick, or burnt clay at
least sixteen inches In width, measured from
the face OF the chimney breast.
O. No chimney In buildings already erected
or hereafter TO be built. shall be cut OF below
in whole or In part, and supported by wood
but snail be wholly supported by stone, brick
or iron
Sec. lS.-Fire-proof Shutters-All the win
dows, all doors Of all stores, warehouses and
other buildings OF similar eharacter that front