The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-06
TO REGULATE BUILDING
Full Text Of the Excellent Or
dinanee Prepared By Mr..
flames Clarke.

'S Lean, anu OF winch mention was
made in the Jersey. City News last
week. The ordinance should receive
serious consideration by the Board of
Aldermen, and if adopted will do much
towards improving the architecture of
the houses of his city.
SECTION mo frame or wooden building, or
"oueh pulIdlnS with front of brick or other ma
terlal. or frame extension, shall hereafter be
punt or constructed within the following sec
Ion OF the corporate limits of Jersey City. viz:
~ aesin n or commencing at the intersection
OF the Hudson River and the Morris Canal 10
'oeas : nVenue' thence running north along the
eSeHie line OF jersey avenue to Golden street
thence running west along the centre line of
Colden street to Earick street, thence north along
the centre line of Narick street. thence running
north ainog the centre line of Varck street 10
Brlsht street thence running west along the
cenlre me OF Bright street to Brunswick street
thence running north along the centre line of
brunswick street to Division street. thence run
ntmg norm along the centre line of Division
street TO Fifteenth street, thence running
along the centre line Of Fifteenth street to
cores street, thence running north along the
ten ny. me OF Coles street TO Eighteenth street.
Inence running east along the centre line of
Eighteenth street to the Hudson River, and
thence running south and along the Hudson
RIVER to the point or place of beginning. Pro-
vided that the Board OF Aldermen NAV. by
resolution passed by a three fourth this vote of all
Ine members thereof. permit frame or wooden
OF partly frame or wooden, buildings to be
erected within said fire limits, when the cir
cumstances of the particular case in their judg-
1900 AL CdNA tACtDIIOlS.
Section 2-All buildings hereafter erected
WITHIN said ire limits of the city of Jersey
CITY snail have all walls, whether the same be
the outside or party walls, constructed of brick.
after provided.
Section 3.-The height of all walls shall be
computed from the curb level and shall be
measured to the highest point.
Section 4-.The section and provision of this
ordinance shall be applicable to every brick,
stone or iron building hereafter to be erected
or built within said fire limits of Jersey City.
Section 5.-7AH foundation walls shall be
lain 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
II. on a bottom of driven piles or laid timbers
of sufficient size and thickness, or such other
foundation as the nature of the case may re-
quire, to keep the walls from settling: and
all piers, columns or posts resting on the earth
shall be set upon a solid bottom in the same
manner as the foundation walls.
Section 9Th footing or base course under
all foundation walls and under all piers. col
umns or posts resting on the earth shall be of
stone or e9nerete,4 and, if under a foundation
wall, snail be at least twelve inches wider
than the bottom width of the wall, and if
under piers, columns or posts, shall be at
least twelve inches wider on all sides than the
bottom width Of said pier, column or posts,
and the thickness Of all footing courses shall
be not less than one-third their width, and no
concrete footing course shall be less than
twelve inches thick.
Section 7.-Aff foundation walls shall be built
Of brick or stone, and of the width of at least
four inches more than the wall resting upon
1t, and, If built of stone, shall not be less than
slxten 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 forty
five feet deep and thirty-fve feet in height the
foundation walls may be of brick twelve
inches thick or of stone sixteen inches thick.
Section S.-The outside and party walls of
all dwelling houses shall be not less than eight
inches thick, and, all walls exceeding twenty
feet and not exceeding thirty-f1ve 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 walls exceeding thirty-fve feet and
not exceeding forty-five feet in height shall be
not less than. twelve inches thick to the height
Of thirty feet above the. curb level or to the
tier of beams next above said height; and all
such walls exceeding forty-fve feet and not
exceeding fifty-five feet in height shall be not
less than twelve inches the whole height; and
all walls exceeding ffty-fve feet in height
shall besnot less than sixteen inches thick to
the height of twenty feet above the curb level
and not less than twelve inches from thence
to the top; provided, that in dwelling houses
not more than twenty two feet in width, nor
more than forty-hve feet deep and thirty-ive
feet in height, when built in blocks of two
or more, the interior party wall may be built
eight inches thick above the foundation wall.
all buildings other than dwellings shall b. not
less than eight inches thick. and all walls
which exceed twenty feet and do not exceed
forty feet in height, shall be not less than
twelve inches thick; and all walls which ex-
coed forty feet and do not exceed fitfv-iye
feet in height, shall be not less than sixten
inches thick to the height of twenty feet above
the curb level or to the tiers of beams next
above said height, and not less than twelve
inches thick from thence to the top of said
wallis and all walls exceeding ffty-1ve feet
in height shall not be 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 les than sixten 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.
n Section 1o.-In all buildings ever twenty
feet in width. and not having either brick pa
tition walls or girders supported by columns
running lengthwise of such buildings, the bear
ing walls that is, the walls upon which the
beams rest shall be made four inches more
in thickness than is otherwise provided in
the foregoing section. The amount of material
specified may be used in piers or buttressesr
provided the wall between such piers or but
tresses shall not be less than twelve inches
thick.
Section 11.-All buildings (ether than dwell
ings) more than thirty feet in width shall
have one or more brick or stone partition
walls not less than eight inches thick, or
iron or wooden Orders, supported on iron
or wooden posts, and these shall be so located
or girders shall be not more than twenty
five feet. and all partition walls over thirty
feet in height shall not be less than twelve
Section 12.-An public buildings now erected
or hereafter to be erected shall have doors
case of fire, and such doors shall in all cases
open outwaPdly.5
Section 1ss-No place of amusement, hall or
u Qll0lll6 Aol 1ASoAAS ~
within the said fire limits unless plans and
specifications for such places of amusement,
halls or public buildings be first submitted TO
the inspection and examination of the In
spector of Buildings for his approval.
Section 14.-AIl stores, dwellings or buildings
OF any kind whatsoever hereafter to be erected
shall be reported to the architect, or builder
in case no architect is employed, to the In
spector of Buildings, who shall keep a full
and complete record of the kind, style and
proposed uses of such buildings, and make
a monthly report of the same to the Board OF
Aldermen.
Section 15.-Al walls shall be built with
headers every sixth course and be properly
braced during their construction.
Section 16.-The mortar used for the con.
struction of all buildings shall be composed or
lime and cement mixed with SAND, IN the pro.
portion of three parts of sand to one part OF
lime or two parts of sand to one part Of
cement. An walls below the curb level shall
he laid in cement, and no inferior lime or
cement shall be used: and all sand shail De
clean sharp grit and free from loan.
section T-All walls faced with ashlar or
with front brick shall be not less than twelve
inches thick, and all such ashlar and front bric1
facing shall be securely tied to the backing
with anchors to each course OF stone, or VITA
headers 10 every sixth course of front brick.
All front walls shall be securely anchored to
the side or party walls with iron anchors every
four feet in height
low the cavity shall not be counted as add
ing thickness to the wall, but such wall shall
ne considered under this Ordinance only such
thickness as the amount of material actually
used in its construction; and. the two parts
Farming such hollow wall shall be tied to-
getber with brick or with suitable IRON an
chors.
work he placed within eight inches of the in
side aue. and no beam or header within two
inches of the outside of any chimney or
nue.: and no chimney projecting more than four