Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-08-07

snail protedt the waiis ana foundations from
damage: and Ia no case shall the water from
the said leaders be allowed TO flow upon the
sidewalk. No building. except churches and
grain elevators. shall exceed eighty feet In
height 10 the highest point from the level OF
the finished grade, exclusive OF ssrimneys and
party walls above the roof. unless all OF said
building above such height shall be construct.
ed In fireproof manner. as herein named. 10
witt all toists, beams, rafters, purlins, jack
rafters, plates, studs, ties and arches. shall be
made OF aud covered with incombustible ma
terial. Structures or projections above OF out
side OF the roof OF buildings over sixty feet high
shall be made, constructed. framed and COW
cred with incombustible material.
Buildings shall have scuttles not less In size
than two by three feet, or bulkheads and doors
On the roof shall have stationary ladders or
aud ladders shall be kept 30 as 70 be ready for
use at all times"
sEo. 8. Section % of said Chapter o8s Is here
by amended 80 AZ 70 read as follows:
"sEo. 3D. Brick buildings 70 be used for
dwelling. tenement aud 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 81 OF said Chapter 6ss is
hereby amended so as 10 read as follows:
"SBo. "a. Any wooden building In the first
district may be altered OF repaired, subject TO
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 20 the extent exceeding one
half of such building (such half 70 be measured
In cubic feeO, 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"
SEo. Z. section 35 Of said Chapter 6Ss is here
by amended 80 as TO read as follows:
$50. b. 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 in height. All
wooden buildings except coal or grain eleva-
tors or wooden buildings built on wharyes,
piers or bulk heads, II built within Ave 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 or 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
10 the top Of the second floor above the street,
and eight inches thick for the remaining
height; such walls less than thirty-fye feet In
height may be eight inches thick for the en-
hre height. In dwelling houses the brick wall
shall be built up to the roof covering, which
shall be laid and imbedded In mortar OF ce-
ment upoh said wall"
SEC. 8. Section % OF said Chapter 6S8 is here
by amended so as TO read as follows:
SEQ. 80. Every brick building and all wood
On buildings, except dwelling houses In the sec
ond district, shall have a 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 I'LL the spaces full between the studding
and furring entirely around the external walls
OF the building and through the interior wher-
ever the floor joists have bearing. All dwell
ing-houses In the second district shall have
hre stop similar TO the above at the first floor.
Said dwelling-houses at each floor above the
first 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 piping at each floor. All
ventilation ducts or pipes shall be OF incom-
bustible material.-
SEC. Q. This act shall take effect from and
after Its passage, and all acts and parts Of acts
inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.
certify the foregoing 10 be true copies.
Attest:
CHARLES p. BENNETT, Secretary OF State.