The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-14
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Inc, including a brick or stone basement
shall not exceed thirty i've feet aud no tower.
sa9le or roof ridge shall he carried more than
ten teeLabOVe cornlCe line.
3. The roofs must be Of incombustible ma
terial
4, The building must not encroaoh upon
any street, lane or neighborlng property.
.. Inc building must be made 10 conform
with all the provisions OF the ordinance. as
regards to chimneys, plumbing. etc
sec ZN-Dangerous structures. Upon the
written complaint of any one or more citizens.
or upon notice by the fire department. reso-
luton OF council, or direction of the mayor,
the inspector of buildings shall make "a per.
SOnal examination of any building or part of
same and of any fence wall Scanolding
chimney or other structure, that shall be
mentioned in such complaint. notice ssolu.
tlon or order, as supposed to he dangerous or
IN violation OF any OF the foregoing ordi-
nanceS, anu authority is hereby given to the
inspector OF buildings TO enter upon any
premises in the corporate limits OF the city OF
savannah Tor that purpose
And II, in the opinion Of the inspector Of
buildings, the removal or repair OF such
building wall, chimney, scaffolding or other
structure should be necessary he shall give
immediate notice TO the owner of the prop.
erty, or ms agent, to have same removed or
repaired, the owner, or his agent. having the
right TO appeal to the board OF examiners, as
provided for in section T.
g. And If. after sufficient time, determined
by the character OF the work and the eXigency
OF the case, the removal or repair is not
hereby authorized TO have such removal or
repair done. and to employ labor and pur.
chase material for that purpose. and the ex-
pense incurred in making such removal or re-
PAIR shall be assessed against the property,
and TO be collected as provided for in section
A. Mcdonnell Code.
Sec. q Arches and Lintels- An openings,
II segment of circle top, are to have arches
with Sufhclent abutments to be not less than
two rowlock courses in hight, and one brick
nigh, II bonded; II square top to be pro
vlded with lintels of timber or iron; to have
not less than six inch bearing on eacn end,
ana TO have relieving arches at least one
brick high turned over. Wood lintels to be
inches high for openings feet wide and
wider, and to be inches higher for every in
crease of feet in width of opening. Sizes OF
IRON llntels to be proportioned to weight and
span.
Sec. 2S. - Fire Proof Buildings. - Every
of which exceeds 10 feet. shall be
built fre-proof; that is to say, shan
be constructed with walls of brick,
stone, iron or other hard. ineombustible ma
terials, In which timber lintels or bond tim
bers shall not be placed and in which the
floors and roofs shall be on material similar
to the walls.
,. The stairs and staircase landings shall
be built entirely Of brick, stone, iron or other
hard incombustible materials.
). No woodwork or other infam mable ma.
terlal snail be used in any OF the partitions,
furringS or ceilings in any such fire. proof
buildings. excepting, however. the doors and
windows and their frames. the trims castings,
the interior finish and the floor boards and
strips directly hereunder may be made of
wood.
4. In all flre-proof buildings hereafter CON
structed the following rules must lie observed:
Rule AL iron columns shall be made true
and smooth at both ends ana shall rest on
cast iron bed plates and have cast iron plates,
and have cast iron caps, which shall also be
made true.
All iron trimmer beams headers and tail
beams shall be suitably framed and connected
together and iron girders, columns beams
trusses and all other iron work Of all floors
and roofs shall be strapped, bolted, anchored
and connected together and to the walls IN a
strong and substantial manner.
Rule 2.-Under the ends of all iron beams,
where they rest on the walls, stone or iron
template must be built under same, said TEN
pletS 10 he eight inches wide IN twelve inch
walls and in ali walls Of greater thickness, to
be twelve inches wide and said templels. IL
OF stone. shall not, in any case, be less than
two and one half inches in thickness and no
templet shall he less than twelve inches
long.
Rule S.-All brick or stone arches placed be-
tween iron floor beams shall be at least four
inches thick and have rise Of at least one
and one fourth inches TO each foot OF span be-
tween the Leans Arches over feet span
shall be properly increased in thickness, as
required ny the inspector of buildings. or the
space between the beams may be hlled in with
sectional hollow of burnt clay, or some
equally good freproof material, having a
depth Of not less than II" to each foot of
span, Varla BILE distance being allowed of not
over 6" in the span between the beams
Rule 4.-Ihe said brick arches shall be laid
to line on the centerS with with close joints
and the brick shall be well wet and the Joints
filed with cement mortar in proportions Of
not more than two of sand to one of cement
by measure The arches shall be well
glolted, and pinned and chlnked with slate
and eyed.
Rule 5.--All iron columns, beams Orders
etc, are to have their exposed surfaces pro-
tecte1 with terra Gotta or other approved fire
resisting material.
Sec. 29-Steam and Hot Air Pipes in Par
titions, Etc.-Wherever metal hot air pipes
are placed inside of stud partitions all tim
bers, baseboards, etc. that are within A. OF
such pipes are to be covered with tin and the
plaStering over such hot air pipes to be on
wire cloth or iron lath.
.. In all cases where hot air pipes pass
through stud or wood partition, they shall
be guarded by either double collar of metal
with 2" air space and holes for ventilation, or
surrounded by brick work at least 4" in thick
ness
3. No steam pipe shall be placed within less
than 2" OF any timber or woodwork, unless
the timber or wood work Is protected by
metal shield, then the distance shall not be
less than one inch.
L. All steam pipes passing through floors and
ceilings, or Hath and plastered partitions shall
be protected by a metal tube one inch larger
in diameter than the pipe.
5, All wooden boxes or castings inclosing
be lined with tin plate.
6. All cold air boxes shall be made OF iron
or brick for distance of at least 3" from the
furnace
:. All portable hot air furnaces shall be
kept at least 3" from any wooden or combus-
tible partitions or ceilings unless the
partitions or ceilings are properly protected
by n metal shield then the distance shall not
be less than one foot.
8. Wooden floors under any portal le fur
mace shall be protected by suitable stone,
or a course OF bricks well laid in mortar; said
stone or brick shall extend at least two feet
beyond the furnace in front OF the ash pan
8. All registers for hot air furnaces placed
in any wood work or combustible floors shall
have stone or iron borders firmly set In NOR
tar.
TO- All such register boxes shall be made Of
tin plate with a hange on top. to 1T the groove
in the stone, the register to set on same;
there shall be an open space OF >" on all
sides Of tae register box, extending from the
underside Of the stone to, and through the
ceiling below; the said opening shall be fitted
with tight tin casing, the upper end OF
which shall be turned under the stone.
II. When only one register is connecteA
with furnace said register shall have no
valves.
p In all cases where hot water, steam hot
air or other furnaces, are hereafter placed in
any building. or hues or fireplaces are
changed or enlarged, due notice shall be
given to the inspector Of buildings by she
person or persons causing such work to be
done, or by the contractor or superintendent
of the work
sec. 5O-flfe Escapes.--All pulldlngs now
erected, or that may hereafter be erected
three or more stories in hight occupied
or built to be occupied. by three
or more families above the first floor