The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-26

employed at the time the work is contracted
for, 10 the building inspector, and he shall
keep or cause to be kept q fnll and complete
record of tile kind, STYLE and purpose and
use OF such building and make u report OF
the same once a month to tho Board OF Al
dermen.
SEQ. o. All walls shall be built with head
ers every sixth course. The mortar used for
the construction of all buildings shall be
composed Of lime and cement mixed with
sharp sand in the proportion of three of sand
to one of lime or cement. All walls below
curb level shall be laid in cement. No in
ferior lime or cement shall be used, and all
sand shall be clean sharp grit free from
loan, all walls shall be properly braced
during construction.
SEC. 10. All walls that are faced with ash
lar or front brick shall not be less than
twelve inches thick; all front walls shall be
securely anchored to the side or party wall
with iron anchors every four feet in
height.
SEC. II. In all walls that are built hollow
thickness to the wall, and the two parts
forming such hollow wall shall be tied to-
gether with brick OF iron anchors.
SEC. II. In no building shall any wood be
placed within eight inches OF the inside of
any Aue, and no beam or header within two
inches of the outside of any chimney or flue,
and no chimney projecting more than four
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shall DO started from the foundation; all
hearths shall be supported by arches of brick
or stone; all lues shall be pointed smooth in
side; no chimney shall be cut off i'll the whole
or in part, to be supported below by iron
columns or brick piers; all hot air pipes shall
be set SO as to leave a space OF at least two
inches from any woodwork, and all wood
wood shall be covered with tin; where such
pipes are placed in lathed or plastered walls
or partitions, they must be covered with
iron, tin OF other ireproof materials, and no
smoke pipe from a furnace shall be placed
within twelve inches OF any woodwork.
SEC. ID. No walls already built shall be
used as a party wall for the support of a
building to be hereafter erected, unless such
wall conforms to the section and provisions
of this ordinance.
Sec. IA. All buildings over fifty feet in
height shall have metal or other fire proof
cornish, and shall be anchored with iron
anchors; all walls shall be carried up to the
planking of the roof and to the planking of
all pediments and tables, and where the
cornish projects above the roof the wall
shall be carried up the same height as cor
nish in all buildings except dwelling houses.
The party wall shall be carried up twelve
inches above the roof, and shall be COPIED
with stone or some other coping than wood.
All openings for doors and windows in all
buildings shall have a good and sufficient
arch of stone or brick, well built and keyed
and with proper ~abutnentS, or a Intel of
stone OF iron of sufficient strength to bear
the weight upon it, and where the Intel is
less than the thickness of the wall to be sup
ported, there shall be a double or lock arch
behind it which shall be turned on a suitable
timber Intel.
SEC. IS. All floor beams shall rest four
inches on the walls and the beams shall be
leyelled back from the bottom to the top, SO
hat the top of the beam does not enter the
wall.
SEC. 16. No building erected for the pur-
pose of a dwelling shall be altered SO as to
be used for any other purpose except with
the consent OF the Inspector of Buildings. In
ali buildings used or occupied as tenemen
houses or French fiat, in which the lower
portions are used as a store or for any other
purpose except a dwelling, the hail partition
shall be built OF brick to the second floor
beams.
SEC. II. No frame building within the
city limits shall be raised, enlarged, altered
built upon or removed from one lot to an
other, unless a petition with a drawing or
sketch showing the height and size OF the
proposed enlargement or alteration, together
with a full description of the same be sub
mitted to the Inspector of Buildings, and in
no case shall more or greater alterations be
made than those for which a permit is
granted.
SEC. IL. Every wooden or frame building
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fire limits OF said city which may hereafter
be damaged by fire to IN amount not greater
han one half of the value thereof, exclusive
of the foundation before such fire, may be
rebuilt or repaired pursuant to the proyis-
ions of this ordinance, but if such damage
shall amount to more than one half of the
value, exclusive of the foundation, then
such building shall o be repaired or re-
built, but shall be taken down or removed.
And if any dispute arises regarding the eX-
tent Of such damage by fire, mentioned
aforesaid, it shall be determined by two dis
interested persons residing Ill the city, one
of which shall be appointed by the owner or
owners of SAID building. and the other by the
President of the Board of Aldermen, and in
case such two disagree they shall select a
third disintereSted person and the decision in
writing of any two of them Shall be final and
conclusive i'll the premises and said building
shall not be repaired or rebuilt until after
the decision aforesaid shall have been made
in writing finding that such damage do or
do not exceed one half 0. the value of such
building as ii existed Immediately prior to
such fire exclusive of foundation, and such
arbiterS, aforesaid, shall each receive five
dollars for such service, which fee shall be
paid by the owner or owners OF such build
ing.
SEC. 10. No brick or stone dwelling house
OF other building within the fire limits OF
said city shall be raised, altered, enlarged or
built upon in such manner that such dwell
ing house or ouher building. if the same has
been wholly built or constructed after the
passage of this, ordinance would be III viola
ton of any Of the provisions of this or
dinance.
SEC. 20. The owner or owners Of any such
dwelling house, store or other building, or
Of any frame building with or without a
brick front, or of any wooden building, who
shall violate any of the provisions of this
builder or master carpenter who may be
er or owners of any building which shall be
one part of a lot to another part thereof
without permission as aforesaid, or any per-
son who may assist in such removal or rails
ing, shall for every such violation respec-
lively forfeit and pay the sum of $50 for
every twenty-four hours such violation
shall remain after notice to remove the same
shall have been given by the Inspector of
Buildings. Sueh notice shall be in writ
ing, and shall be given by leaving the same
OF a copy thereof at the residence or place
of business of the owner or owners OF such
building, or builder, carpenter OF occupant
thereof, or by serving the same personally,
or by leaving the same with a member of
the family Of such owner over sixteen years
of age, informing such person of its con-
tents. And such additional penalty shall be
computed and recovered up to the time of
the trial of any writ for the recovery there
of, and in case of such violation shall con
tinue after the trial of such writ, such adj
ditional penalty computing from the date