The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-14
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is attachS3, to remove said iucumurance and
keep the same clear.
:. Failure TO remove any incumbrance or
obstruction TO a lire escape. after notice Is
hereby de Jared to Re a misdemeanor. and
upon conviction every person found guilty OF
same SHAH lie fined not less than Sl00 or
more than $50
5. The construction Of fire escapes is to be
OF the following character and materials
brackets must not he less thon 'sxl3 inches,
wrought iron placed edgewise, or Ia"
angle iron. well braced, and not more
than g. apart, and the braces 20 track
cts must be not less than "A" SQUARE
wrought iron and must extend two thirds OF
the width OF the respective brackets or bal
comics. In all cases the brackets must go
through the wall, and be turned down three
inches
Brackets on new buildings must be set as
the walls are being built. When brackets
are to te put on Old houses the part going
through the wall shall not be less than one
inch in diameter with screw nuts and wash
ers not less than ." square and one half inch
thick.
Top Raus-The top rail OF balcony must be
lA'Xta' wrought iron, and In all cases must
so through the walls, ana be secured by nuts
and 4" square washers at least o." thick
Bottom Hais-Bottom rails must be lax "a
Inches wrought iron, well loaded into the
wall In frame buildings the top rails must
20 through the studding and be secured on
the inside by washers and nuts as above.
tllhng-ln Bars-1h he Milling in bars must be
not less than =" round or square, wrought
and well riveted to the top and bottom rails.
Stairs Tine stairs in all cases must not oe
less than 49, wide and constructed OF l6"X3ls"
wrought iron sides or strings. steps to be
"a" round iron, double rungs "a ks" Hat iron
ana well riveted to the strings. The stairs
must be secured TO q bracket on top, and rest
on and be secured 10 q bracket or extra cross
bar at the bottom. All stairs must have
q hand rail Of wrought iron, well braced.
Floors-the flooring OF balconies must be of
wrought iron ita"XA" stats, placed not over
Ia" apart, and secured 10 iron batons liS"x
n, not over ." apart and riveted at the inter
section. The opening for stairways In all
balconies shall not be less than Is" wide and
30" long.
balconies, where required, shall not be less
than IL" wide, and shall be l%"x%" side and
=" rungs OF wrought iron. In no
case shall the ends of balconies extend more
than 8" over the brackets.
The hight OF railing around balconies shall
not be less than 2'g".
Plumbing Regulations-Sec. So Every
building located within 300 feet OF city sewer
used as dwelling, storehouse or factory or in
which one or more persons are employed, is
to be provided with at least one water closet
ana with such other additional plumbing fix
lures as are usual and necessary to the pur-
poses for which such buildings are used.
Sec 33.-Every branch sewer 800 feet or
more in length, which shall have been CON
strueted and paid for by private parties, is
hereby construed and declared to he a city
sewer. Provided that 800 feet or more OF the
length Of the same shall have been laid in the
public streets or lanes of the city
Sec. A.-In the event Of a branch sewer
being in the opinion of the building inspector
too small to permit further connections. he
shall require new branch sewer 10 DO laid,
and the cost OF laying same TO be paid for by
adjoining property owners as provided for in
section 80.
Sec. 35-In the event OF q connection being
made with branch sewer, laid and paid for
by private parties the party making such
IN hn ~ Of he
property already connected TO such sewer
such pro rata OF the original cost as will be
determined by the building inspector
2 In the event OF new branch sewer be-
ing required aS provided for In section a. the
cost OF laying the same shall be Jointly paid
by the owners OF the property on each side Of
the same, and in such case every thirty feet of
frontage which Is not already provided with
sewer connection shall be assessed as one
part.
8 The assessment for sewer work shall be
collectable as provided for in section 49, Nc
Donell's code
Sec. 36-Au sewers laid outside Of building
walls shall be of salt glazed terra Gotta pipe.
or OF all hard brick laid in cement. All Joints
in terra Gotta pipe to be cemented perfectly
tight. The trenches in every case are to be
graded to a uniform pitch and TO DO we'll
rammed. All changes OF direction to be made
with bends.
,. There are to be wv branches inserted In
every terra Gotta sewer, to be one TO each
thirty feet Of property at some point opposite
same.
Sec 37-The sizes OF branch sewers TO be
as follows: For 200 feet or less 8" and TO in.
crease q in diameter for every additional go
feet in length
3 The house drain connecting to branch
sewer may be OF q" pipe IL used for one dwell
ing only, II the drains OF two dwellings con
meet in one pipe, the pipe is to be g..
g. Storehouses, factories etc, that contain
not more than four aterclosets may have
house drains of g. pipe, provided that the
roof surface OF tbs building does not exceed
5000 square feet, and to increase one inch in
diameter for every additional 5000 square
feet Of roof surface. Provided, however, that
the size OF the house drain In no case must ex-
coed that OF branch sewer to whi h 1t is con
nected.
Sec. 3s-The conductor pipes OF every build
ing are to be connected directly into the
house drains through one length of cast-iron
pipe. II they terminate above the windows Of
top story. The conductor pipes OF verandds
and any that terminate below the windows
OF habitable room or attic are not 10 be con
nected 10 the house drain.
Sec. 39-Where the house drains pass
through brick walls, arched openings are TO
be provided of SUFFICIENT size to prevent any
possibility of pressures on the pipes being
caused by settling OF walls
2. The upper end Of every house drain is to
have running trap same size of drain, with
hand holes, and TO have fresh air inlet on
house side OF trap, of 1" cast-iron pipe, to
project at least 2 above ground and end
turned down.
Sec. 41-Soil and waste pipes are TO be run
as direct as possible, and fixtures placed over
each other wherever possible. In no place
shall waste pipe connect into rain water
conductor, nor rain water conductor be con
nected 10 a soil pipe. Waste pipes from
wash basins, sinks, and bath tubs shall be
not less than ~" in diameter. and
from wash trays and urinals, not less
than ~" in diameter. Horizontal
waste pipes Of not over % in diameter may
be of lead and shall have not less than the
following weights per foot:
inch 90. ..,.. 80 pounds .............,.0 OF
IA-inch. ........,...2 pounds. ..............8 OF
11a-inch .............3 pounds ..............S OF