Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-08-06

snai protect the walls ana formations IRON
damage: and In no case shall the water from
the said leaders be allowed 10 how upon the
sidewalk. No building. except churches and
grain elevators. shall exceed eighty feet IN
height 10 the highest point from the level oi
the finished grade, exclusive OF chimneys and
party walls above the roof. unless all Of said
building above such height shall be construct.
cd In fireproof manner, as herein named. u
wit: all joists. beams. rafters, purlins, Jack.
raftefs, plates, studs. ties and arches, shall bs
made OF and covered with incombustible ma
teriAl. Structures or projections above or out
side OF the roof OF buildings over sixty feet high
shall be made, constructed. framed and GOV.
cred with incombustible material.
Buildings shall have scuttles not less In sizs
than two by three feet, or bulkheads and doors
on the roof shall have stationary ladders oI
stairs leading 10 the same. and such scuttles
and ladders shall be kept so as TO be ready for
use at all times"
SEC s. Section 70 OF said Chapter ess is here
by amended so as TO read as follows:
SEC % Brick buildings 10 be used for
dwelling. tenement and lodging houses, not
more than twenty-five feet In height, and
brick buildings other than dwelling. tenement
or lodging houses not exceeding twelve feet In
height may have external walls eight inches
thick"
SEC. Q. Section % OF said Chapter 68s ID
hereby amended so as To read as follows:
SEC a. Amy wooden building In the first
district may be altered or repaired. subject 70
the approval Of the inspector OF buildings, pro-
vided It's area or height is not increased; ex-
cept whenever an old building shall be torn
down or burned 10 the extent exceeding one
half Of such building (such half TO be measured
In cubic feeU, the rebuilding thereof shall be
termed the erection OF a new building No
wooden building shall be removed from with
out TO within the first district"
SEQ 7. Section 8 Of said Chapter ess is here
by amended 80 as 10 read as follows
"SEo 8. No wooden building other than
dwellings shall be built In the second district,
the area of which shall exceed two thousand
feet, nor more than thirty feet Ia height. All
wooden buildings except coal or grain eleva-
tors or wooden buildings built on wharyes.
piers or bulkheads, II built within hve feet OF
an adjoining lot line. or an adjoining build
Ing, shall have the external wall on such side
or sides built of brick at least eight inches
thick. or the space between the studding filed
In flush full with brick and mortar OF some
other equally incombustible material. Party
walls or division walls between adjoining
houses, thirty-hve feet or more In height, shall
be OF brick not less than twelve inches thick
TO the top OF the second floor above the street,
and eight inches thick for the remaining
height; such walls less than thirty-hve feet in
height may be eight inches thick for the en-
tire height. In dwelling houses the brick wall
shall be built up to the roof covering. which
shall be laid and imbedded In mortar OF oe-
mont upoh said wall"
SEQ .. Section % Of said Chapter 6Ss Is here
by amended so as TO read as follows:
''SEo 3D. Every brick building and all wood
On buildings, except dwelling houses In the Sec
ond district, shall haye q fire stop OF incom-
bustible material at each floor, from the bot
tom OF the floor joists to three inches above the
top Of the same. Said fire stop at each floor
shall hll the spaces full between the stpdding
and furring entirely around the external walls
Of the building and through the interior wher-
ever the floor josts have bearing. All dwell
ing-houses In the second district shall have a
FIRE stop similar to the above at the first floor.
Said dwelling-hou at each floor above the
nrst shall have smoke stop Of wood the full
depth OF studding and not less than two inches
thick. An incombustible fire. stop shall be put
around all vertical plying at each floor. All
ventilation ducts or pipes shall be Of incom.
bustible material"
certiry the foregoing 20 be true copies.