The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-26
ESTATE NEWS
Full Text of Inspector
Neil1's New Building
Ordinance.
IN ALDERMAN MITcHELL's HANDS
The Scope includes New Construc-
tons and Alterations-Fire
Precautions.
In ALDERMAN MITCHELL's HANDS

49,
The new building ordinance prepared by
Building Inspector Neill. and now in the
hands of Alderman Mitchell, who proposes
having it adopted. is an interesting docu-
ment. The substance of it gas given in THE
JERsEYC CITY News yesterday, 1t caused SO
much CONNER amongst builders and pro-
perty owners that the full text of it is given
today. 1t is as follows:--
Ar ordinance relating to the construction
of buildings in the City of Jersey City.
The Mayor and Aldermen do ordaiu as
follows:-
SECTION l. The fire limits of the City of
Jersey City are hereby established SO as to
include all that district of said city con-
tanned within the space of one hundred feet
beyond the outside lines of the streets Oh
avenues constituting the said boundaries,
except that where one side of a street OF line
of a railroad track is hereinafter mentioned
the said fire limits shall not extend beyond
said boundary, to wit:
Sec. 2. All buildings hereafter erected
within said fire limits of the City of Jersey
City shall have all walls. whether the same
be the outside or party walls, constructed of
stone, brick, iron or other fire proof materials
and as hereinafter provided. The height of
all walls shall be computed from the curb
level, and shall be measured to the highest
point.
SEC. 8. The sections and provisions of this
ordinance shall apply to every brick, stone
or iron building hereafter to be erected or
built in the City of Jersey City.
SEC. A. All foundation walls shall be laid
not less than four feet below the surface of
the ground on a good solid bottom, and, in
: case the nature of the earth should require it,
on a bottom of driven piles or laid timberS
of sufficient size and thickness, or such other
require to keep the walls from settling, and
all piers, columns or posts resting on the
earth shall be set upon a solid bottom ia the
same manner as the foundation walls.
TIL footing or base course under all foun-
dation walls and under all piers, columns or
posts resting on the earth shall be of stone
or concrete; and if under a foundation wall
shall be at least eight inches wider than the
bottom width of wall; and if under piers,
columns or posts shall be at least eight inches
wider on all sides than the bottom width of
said piers, columns or posts; and the thick
ness OF all footing courses shall be not less
than twelve inches where concrete is used,
or not less than eight inches where bottom
stone is used. E.
SEC. 5. All foundation walls shall be built
of brick or stone and of a width of at least
four inches more than the wall resting upon
it, and if built of stone shall not be less than
eighteen inches thick and OF a width of at
least eight inches more than the wall resting
upon it.
Provided that in dwellings not more than
twenty-five feet in width nor more than
fifty feet deep and thirty-fiye feet in height,
the foundation walls may be OF brick, twelve
inches thick, OF OF stone eighteen inches
thick.
SEC. s. The outside and party walls of all
dwelling houses shall not be less than eight
inches thick, and all such walls as exceed
twenty five feet and do not exceed thirty
tive feet in height, shall be not less than
twelve inches thick To the height of fifteen
feet above the curb level, or to the tier Of
beams next above said height, and all such
walls as exceed thirty-hve feet and do not
exceed forty-five feet in height shall be not
less than twelve inches thick to the height of
thirty feet above the curb level, OF to the
tier of beams next above said height, and ali
such walls as exceed forty-ive feet and do
not exceed fifty-five feet in height shall be
not less than twelve inches the whole height,
and all such walls as exceed fifty-iye feet in
height shall not be less than sixteen inches
thick to the height of twenty feet above the
curb level, or to the tier of beams next above
said height; and not less than twelve inches
from thence to the top, provided that in
dwelling houses not more than twenty feet
wide, forty-fve feet deep and thirty-fve
feet in height whom built in blocks of two or
more, the interior party walls may be built
eight inches thick above foundation walls.
SEC. Z. The outside and party walls of all
buildings other than dwellings shall be not
less than eight inches thick, and all walls
which exceed twenty feet in height and do
not exceed forty feet, in height shall be not
less than twelve inches thick, and all walls
that exceed forty feet and do not
exceed fifty five feet in height shall be
not loSS than ciNfaan inpbpc thiok TO tho
height of twenty feet above the curb level
OF to the tier OF beams next above said
height. and not less than twelve inches thick
from thence to the top of said walls; and all
walls that exceed fifty five feet i'll height
shall be not less than twenty inches thick, to
the height of twenty feet above the curb
level or to the tier of beams next above said
height, and not less than sixteen inches thick
from thence to the height of forty feet
above the curb level, and not less than
twelve inches thick.from thence to the top
Of said wall.
In buildings over twenty-five feet in width
and not having either brick partition walls
or girders supported by columns running
lengthwise of such building, the bearing
walls that is the walls upon which the
beams rest shall be maze four inches more
in thickness than is otherwise provided in
this section, the amount of material specified
to be used in piers or buttresses shall not be
less than twelve inches thick.
SEC. s. All buildings (other than dwell
ings) more than thirty feet in width shall
have one or more brick OF stone partition
walls not less than eight inches thick, or iron
or wood girders supported by iron or wood
EN- posts, and these shall be SO located that
the distances between any two such walls or
Orders shall not be more than twenty-five
feet, and all partition wa lis over thirty feet
in height shall not be less than twelve inches
thick. All public buildings now erected and
hereafter to be erected shall nave doors of
sufficient width and number to allow rapid
egress in case of fire or pauic, and all such
doors shall in all cases open outwardly. No
place of amusement, hall, or public building,
shall hereafter be erected within the city
limits unless plans and specifications be sub
mitted to the inspection and examination of
the inspector of buildings, all stores. dwell
ings or buildings OF any kind whatever,
hereafter erected shall be reported by the
architect Tor builder in case no architect Is