The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-22

It shall be unlawful to erase, alter or mod ny any lines, figures or coluriug contained | upon such drawings and specifications 80 stamped by the Inspector or filed with hlm Tor Itirreucu, except as hereinafter pruYld- eG II uurlEg the progress of the execution or such work It Is deslred to deyate in any eSSeuHal manner rom the terms of the Np- PlcAuOl, drawings or specifications, notice or SVcl intention to alter or uuyiate shall be ElEeh lA Writing to the Inspector, and his written assent must be obtained before such alteration or deviation ujly be made, li- lel4uouS in drawings and specifications WAlch uo not involve any change in the SSttuclui4l parts, nor GonuiCt with any of made without the permission of the luspec- tor.
 Sec F. h cases where discretionary power t0 estimate the damage to buildings aud their roofs Is given the Inspector, Us also Ill questions relating to the security or insecurity or buildings, or parts thereof, and m ail cases where discretionary powers are hy thlS ordinance given to the Inspector au appeal to arbitration shall be allowed to par ties believing themselves injured or wrongpd py the decisions of the Inspector as follows,
 The person wishing to make such appeal shall do so within forty-eight hours after written notice of the decision or order of the made later than forty,eight hours after serv, Ing of the notice of the Inspector shall not enTtle the appellant to arbitration.
 ! The request for arbitration shall be in
 
 person who Is to represent the appellant in said arbitration The Inspector shall there, upon state to the appellant the probable cost of such arbitration, and such appellant snail within twenty four hours from the 1 time for filing the original request for ar bitratlon deposit with the Inspector q prop. CT bond, or sum of money, sufficient for the payment Of costs of such arbitration.
 As soon as such bond or sum of money shall have been deposited the Inspector shall appoint the arbitrator to represent the City, ! and the two nrDitratNpS tbt1C tp1 Shun select a third, and these three arbitrators shall after Investigating the matter in ques. ton, make decision with regard to the same which shall be final and binding upon the appellant as well as upon the City.
 The arbitrators shall be themselves placed under oath to the effect that they will faith fully discharge the duties of their position.
 They shall have power to call witnesses i aud place them under oath. and their de- cision or award shall be rendered in writ ing, both to the Inspector and to the appel l lant
 The amount to be allowed to each arbitra- | tor is not to exceed $200 per hour. The costs of such arbitration are to be paid by the City If the appeal is sustained by the ! appellant if 1t is not sustained.
 Sec. 13. Persons desiring to introduce mnsa,ts5rlals, materials, appliances and processes of 1 building, the use of which is not recog. nized in this ordinance, or improvements in the use of materials and processes or ap- ! piiances mentioned herein, shall also have 1 the right to cause their demands to be re. same terms as those hercinbefore provided
 Sec. IA. Any person, firm or corporation, violating any, of the provisions of these or. dtnances shall forfeit and pay penalty of not less than S25 nor more than $100 for 1 every such violation, except such fines as are otherwise herein provided for, and shall further suner and pay penalty of not less than $10 nor more than Slo0 for each and 1 every day such building or part of a build ing shall remain within such limits after written notice from the Inspector of Build 1 lngS that such structure is unla WfOl
 Sec. 15. The portion of the City included | In the following boundaries shall be known as the Fire District, namely:
 Beginning at the intersection of West Wa | ter street with the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, and thence follow ing the tracks of said railroad to Howard avenue through the center of Howard ave nue to center of Columbus avenue. to 15O feet west of the center of Hallock street to 1 Congress avenue. 150 feet west of the center of Asylum street, l50 feet west of center of Day street, 15O feet west of center of Garden street to Whalley avenue through center of Whalley avenue to 160 feet west of Webster street to Winchester avenue, i through center of Winchester avenue, 1 Compton street, Mansfield street. Sachem street, Whitney avenue, Humphrey street, | State street, James street, to the Qunni- piac river, to the center of drawbrdge at | Tomlinson's bridge. to the end of Long 1 Wharf, thence by a straight line to the place of beginning.
 
 sions of this ordinance, notice is required to be given, such notice shall be served by posting written or printed copy thereof on the premises concerned, and either leaving a duplicate copy thereof at the usual place of abode of the party interested, if within l the City, or by mailing such duplicate in q registered letter to the usual address of said party, if residing without the City, or pub 1 fishing the said notice for three successive | days in the newspapers employed to do the i City printing. Any, notice served upon the .ltl, Il, tI,g,r 1 charge of any building or estate shall be binding upon the owner thereof
 Sec IT. Within the Fire District of said 1 City, as they now are or may hereafter he established by the Common Council of said 1 City, no frame or wooden building shall hereafter be built, except as in this title i authorized.
 Sec is. The walls of ali buildings, other than frame or wooden buildings, shall be constructed of stone brick, iron or other hard incombustible material, and the sev. l eral component parts of such buildings shall ] be as herein provided
 1 Sec. 19 No wall, structure building, or part thereof shall hereafter be built or con structed within said City, except in con formity with the provisions of this title. No building already erected, or hereafter 10 be built, in said City, shall be raised, alter ed or built upon in any manner that would be in violation of any of the provisions of 1 this title.
 Sec. 20 All excavations shall be properly guarded and protected by the person or per ] SOIS tduSluR LlG HACupdLl lO be iiHit, SD l as to prevent the same from becoming dan l gerous to life or limb, and shall be sheet piled where necessary to prevent the adjoin- l ing earth from caying in. Whenever an eN- | cavation of either earth or rock for build | ing or other purposes shall be intended to | be, or shall be, carried to the depth of more | than ten feet below the street curb, the per son or persons causing such excavation to be made shall at all times, from the commence ment until the completion thereof, if afford | ed the necessary license to enter on the ad- | joining land, and not otherwise, at his or | their own expense, preserve any adjoining l or contiguous wall or walls from injury, and support the same by proper foundations, so | that the said wall or walls shall be and rG- main practically as safe as before such cX- | cavaton was commenced, whether the said l adjoining or contiguous wall or walls are | down more or less than ten feet below the street curb. If such excavation shall not be | intended to be- or shall not be, carried to depth of more than ten feet below the street curb, the owner or owners of such adjoining | or contiguous wall or walls shall preserve 1 the same from injury, and so support the | same by proper foundations that it or they i shall be and remain practically as safe as before such excavation was commenced, and 1 shall be permitted to enter upon the prem i ises where such excavation is being made | for that purpose, when necessary. In case | an adjoining party wall Is intended to be used by the person or persons causing the excavation to be made, and such party wall uses of the adjoining building, then, and in such case the person or persons causing the excavations to be made shall, at his or their { prp S1ph wo fr0tn