The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-03
CHAPTER ltll.


An ACr In Amendment of Chapter ess OF tho
Public Laws, Passed AT the January Session,
A. ID. 1879, Entitled San Act IN Relation to
Buildings In the City Of Providence and For
Other Purposes" and Of Chapter 1889 O! tho
Public Laws Ia Amendment Thereto, Passed
at the May Session, 1904.
II is enacted by the General Assembly as fol-
lows:
SECTION l. Section IS OF Chapter 6ss Of tho
Public Laws passed at the january session,
1873, as amended by Section OF Chapter 1853
of the Public Laws passed at the May ses-
sion, 1904, is hereby amended SO TO read az
follows;
"sEo. 3s. No wooden building other than
dwellings shall be built in the second district,
the area OF which shall exceed two thousand
feet, more than thirty feet in height. Said
area shall not, however. include any open
shed attached to any building. nor shall said
height include any ventiator, stairway bulk
head, or church spire provided, however.
that all such sheds, ventilators. bulkheads.
and spires shall have their roofs covered with
incoin inbustible material: Provided, that in that
| portion of the city which previous to the
| passage of Chapter 1880 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-
list upon such adjoining lot within ten feet Of
the proposed dwelling house. All wooden
buildings except coal or grain elevators and
wooden buildings built wharves, piers or
| bulkheads, II built within five feet of an adj
| Joining lot line, or 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 some 9TH
er equally incombustible material. Party
| walls or division walls between adjoining
| houses, thirty five feet more In height
shall be Of brick not less than twelve inches
thick to tho top Of the second flor above the
street. and eight inches thick for the remain
ing height; such walls less than thirty-fve
feet In height may be eight inch,a thick for
the ontre height. In dwelling houses the
brick wall shall be built up to the roof cover
ing, which shall be laid and Embedded in NOR
tar or censent upon said wall"
SEC. 9. Section 80 Of said Chapter 6Ss, as
amended by Section Of said Chapter $780, In
hereby amended so as to read as follows:
"SEc. &c. Every brick building and ell wood
en- buildings, except dwelling houses, in the
second district. shall have fire stop Of incom-
bustibe material at each floor, from the bot
tom OF the floor iost to three inches above the
top of the same. Said ire stop at each floor
shall Ill 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
dwelling houses in the second district shall
have "a fire stop similar TO the above at the
first floor Said dwelling houses at each foor
above tiNasfirst shall have a 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 ventilatipg ducts or pipes shall
be of incombustible material. No building
shall be covered by lathing, sheathing or 9TH
erwise until the inspector of building has by
examination ascertained 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 building for
ton"
SEC g. This act shall take effect from aud
after its passage and all acts and parts Of acts
Inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.
CHAPTER l4l2.
An ACT Relating TO the Election or Certain
Officers and Holding Financial Town Meet
ing In the Town Of North Providence.
Il is enacted by the General Assembly as FOL
lows:
, SECTION I. The electors of the town OF
North Providence on the first Monday In June
annually. shall vote for moderator, town
clerk a town council to consist OF seven mem
bers, town treasurer, town sergesnt'
highway commissioner, and five Justices o.
the peace, and on the first election under this
d act one member Of the school committee te
, succeed the member Of school committee whose
3 term OF Office expires within the year OF saic
= first election, shall be elected for i've years
] and annually thereafter said electors az saie
b annual election shall vote for one member O
b the school committee, who shall hold omce fol
] five years, the present school committee x
n serve until the end of the term for which they
= were elected, as now provided by law or un
/ til their Successors are elected and qualined
All the officers whose election Is provided iol
9 in this section, shall be voted for ON one pai
= LOT aud the polls shall be kept open from nin'
= o'clock in the forenoon until five o'clock II
y the afternoon.
o SEC. @ The town council OF said town at tn
d first meeting held after its election, shall an
nually elect all town officers whose election !
% not provided for by sectIAn one OF this acs
% aid all town officers elected shall have al
y the authority and be subject TO all the dutie
10 appertaning by law TO their several ofhces.
% SEC. 3. Upon the election and qualificato
Z, of a commissioner of highways as herein Pre-
n vided, said commissioner shall have fuii con
n ,trol of the construction and maintenance
)f all tho highways within me town OF Mort
N Providence, and shall be egpowered 10 ma
10 all the necessary contract<Ifor tho building
X grading and repairing of said highways, sut
If feet to the approval of the town council an
ID all the authority, powers and duties vesee
y I'm and conferred upon the surveyors OF high
% way0 by Chapters thirty seven, sixty-hve an
of one hundred and ght OF thSPubic Statutes
ID or any amendment thereof addition there
al to- and the ordinances made by the town cour
IL Gil in pursuance of or by authority OF sue
h acts or otherwise by law, is hereby vested !
Mt aud conferred upon the commissioners OF higf
a
In shall be SO construed TO prevent the electof
~ OF said town AZ the annual financial tow
et meeting from directing said commissioner q
n 10 tho manner and method OF making COZ
~ tracts for the grading aud repairing OF higf
u. ways in said town. The salary of the commi'
V sioner Of highways shall be hxed at the mar
I'd cia town meeting OF said town.
ne SEC. T. Upon the election OF n commission
is er OF highways the term OF Office Of the SUI
80 veyors OF highways Of said town shall te
it inmate, and the duties of said surveyors sha
i'll dovolvo upon the commissioner OK highway
e. elected under the provisions of this act
r. SEC. D. The electors of sal town qualified
OF vote upon any proposition - impose "a
IA or for the expenditure OF money Ia said tow
IL shall annually on the Saturday succeeding u
III first Monday IN June, assemble IN town NEE
TO ing at two o'clock In the afternoon Tor N
@. purpose of hearing reports .. officers, orde
~ ing tax, making appropri ~ ms, fixing u
er salary Of the commissioner % highweys, nm
transacting any other business relating " tt
nd town In respect to which they shall have
right to vote, except the election of the or