Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-08-03
CHAPTER l4ll

AN ACT In Amendment Of Chapter 688 Of the
Public Laws, Passed at the January Session,
A. d. 1873, Entitled "An Act In Relation to
Buildings In the City of Providence and For
Other Purposes" " and of Chapter 1899 of the
Public Laws In Amendment Thereto, Passed
at the May Session. 1894.
1t is enacted by the General Assembly as fol-
lows
SECTION /. Section 35 Of Chapter 6ss Of the
Public Laws passed at the January session,
1873. as amended by Section z Of Chapter 1880
of the Public Laws, passed at the May ses.
sion, 1894, Is hereby amended as to read as
follows:
"SEc. 35. 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 Said
area shall not, however, fIcude any open
shed attached to any building. nor shall said
height include any ventilator, stairway bulk.
head, or church spire; provided, however,
that all such sheds, ventilators. bulkheads,
and spires shall have their roofs covered with
incombustible material: PROVIDED, that in that
portion Of the city which previous to the
passage Of Chapter 1889 of the Public Laws
was not included in the building districts Of
said city, this provision shall not apply to
dwelling houses constructed within five feet
Of an adjoining lot line when no buildings ex.
ist upon such adjoining lot. within ten feet Of
the proposed dwelling house All wooden
buildings except coal or grain elevators and
wooden buildings built on wharves, piers or
bulkheads. IL built within five feet Of an ad.
Joining lot line, or an adjoining building,
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 9th
er equally incombustible material. Party
walls or division walls between adjoining
houses, thirtyflve feet more in height,
shall be of brick not less than twelve inches
thick to the top Of the second hJor above the
street. and eight inches thick for the remain
ing height such walls less than thirty. We
feet in height may be eight inches thick for
the entire height. In dwelling houses the
brick wall shall be built up TO the roof cover.
ing, which shall be laid and imbedded in NOR.
tar or cement upon said wall"
Sec. 2. Session 30 OF said Chapter 6SS as
amended by Section OF said Chapter 1880, is
hereby amended as to read as follows:
"SEC. 30. Every brick building and all wood.
on buildings, except dwelling houses, in the
second district, shall have fire stop OF incom.
bustible material at each floor, from the bot
tom OF the floor joist to three inches above the
top Of the same. Said fire stop at each floor
shall fll the spaces full between the studdinp
and furring entirely around the external walls
of the building and through the interior wher.
ever the floor joists have bearing All
dwelling houses In tho second district shall
have fire stop similar TO the above at the
first floor. Said dwelling houses at each floor
above the first shall have q smoke stop OF
wood the full depth OF studdng and not less
than two inches thick. An ncombustible Are
stop shall be- put around all vertical piping nc
each floor All ventilating ducts OF pipes shall
be- OF incombustible material. No building
shall be covered by lathine, sheathinp or 9th.
erwiso until the inspector Of building has by
examination ascertaincd that said building is
In compliance with the above provisions. said
Inspector shall be notified by the owner or
duly authorized agent, or by the builder
whenever any building Is ready for inspec.
ton"
SEc. 0. This act shall take effoct from and
after It's passage and all acts and parts OF acts
Inconsistent herewith NV hereby repealed. .