The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-23
GitY Advertisements,
NEW BUILDING ORDINANCES.

 Inspector of Buildings, who shall hold his office until his successor is duly appointed and qualihed, Said Inspector shall be eltR- CT an Architect Civil Engineer or Builder Of ability. and must have had at least nNe years practical experience ln his pNftlCu- lar occupation, Said Inspector ShAll not DC employed or engaged in any other business, or be interested in any way whatSoeNer ih any contract for building or furnishing ma terials. Said Inspector or Buildings shall re- ceiye such salary or compensation TOT MS services, and such CompenSallOn anu lnuelA- nity for moneys paid out or expenses incur red in the discharge of his duties under thlS Ordinance, us the Court or common Oouh- ell may by ordinance or otherwise pfGScFlpe; Said Inspector is charged with the duty or executing the provisions ot this ordnance, and shall keep l record or ms uoNlss, ie- port all violations of said Ordinance to the City Attorney for prosecution, and shall an nually, and as much oftener as he may pc required by the Court of Common Co1ncll, make return to said Court of Common GouA- cil of his doIngs hereunder. He shall eX- anime all buildings In course or erectiolt alteration or repair, and any platform, stas- ing or flooring to be used Tor stanalnS OF sitting purposes as often as practlcaple; and shall make q record of all Vlolatlons oi said Ordinance, together with the street anu number where such violations are lounu, the name of the owner, lessee, occupnhtS} architects and master mechanics ana all other matters relative thereto:
 Until an Inspector of Buildings shall De appointed. as Is hereinbefore provided, tne Fire Marshal shall act as such AEspectoi' and Is hereby vested with all the. powers, duties, responsibilities and authority I here. tofore or hereinafter given such Inspector of Buildings.
 Sec 2 Whenever, in the opinion of the Inspector, any building, wall or part or any building on account of any cause or deLect, Is dangerous, or when any building shall be deemed unsafe for the purpose for when 1t is used, or shall be in danger of being set on fire from any defect in its construction, hall, theater or factory are insufficient for the escape of people in case of nre; pahlc or accident, the Inspector shall notify the owner or his agent in writing, speclfymg wherein such danger consists. or wnerein such building is unsafe or defective, If the owner or agent neglects to proceed to put. such building in safe condition or forth with to pull down or secure such building, wall or dangerous parts, or remedy the qe- feet, he shall be deemed guilty ot misde- Sec. 3. In case the decision of the 1nspec- tor upon the safety of any building, or any part thereof, is made In q case when IS so urgent that the failure to promptly carry out his order to demolish or strengthen such building, or part thereof, may endanger Ire and limb, the decision and order or the lh- spector shall be absolute and nnal, ana no appeal therefrom to an arbltratlon shal pe permitted.
 Sec A. Whenever, upon evidence the In spector of Buildings and the Superintendent of Fire Department shall determine that there is actual and immediate danger of the falling of any building, or part thereof,
 
 part thereof, shall thereupon be deemed to be nuisance, and the Inspector shall cause such work to be done as may be necessary to render said building or part thereof, safe, or may cause said building, or such part thereof as may be unsafe. to be torn down and removed.
 Sec. g. Before proceeding with the cree tion or alteration of any building or any part of any building, or any platform, stag- ing or flooring to be, used for standing. or sitting purposes, a permit for such erectlon ci oil r11II ha obtained the Inspector of Buildings by the owner or his agent and it shall be unlawful to, pro ceed with the erection or alteration or any building, or part of any building, or any such platform, staging or flooring unless such permit shall first have been obtained from the Inspector of Buildings. The applications for such permits shall be in writing, on blanks or forms to be fur, nished by the Inspector of Buildings, ana shall state clearly and fully the work con templated to be done, and shall give the cor rect or estimated value of the building for which such application is made, to be yer flied by the affidavit of the applicant when required by said Inspector.
 If the matters mentioned in any applca- tion for a permit, or in the drawings or specifications accompanying and illuStratnS the same, indicate to the Inspector that the work to be done Is not in all respects in ac- cordance with the provisions of this ofdl- nance he shall refuse to issue permit un- til such application, drawings and specihca- tions shall have been made to conform in every respect to the requirements of the ordinance and when such application and drawings and specifications conform to this ordinance, the Inspector shall issue 8 per init and shall file said application, and shali apply to such drawings and specifications an official stamp The drawings and speci- ffcatons 50 stamped shall then be returned to the applicant for permit, excepting in cases where said drawings and specirica- tions are required to be filed with the h. Spector.
 Sec. 6. The fee for permit for each build ing costing S5,000 or less shall be S1.O0; for permit for each building costing from S5,000 ing costing from S1O,000 to $25,000, $500; for permit for each building costing from $250oo to 5oooo, Stoo for permit f9r Sr each o6d sSng d for cpsnE pet fop fpG~ easS S0S 6gng ] costing from $75,6O0 to $1Oo,o0o, s6oo and for each building costing $100,000 or over, $7,0o. Sec; [. Permits for the obstruction 4f 4 the street frontage occupied, at the rate of $1.0O for, the first month, $2.00 for the sec ond month, and $500 for the third month, and so on, increasing at the rate of S1 % per month for each successive month for each fifty feet of frontage or fraction there of so occupied.
 claims for damages against the City of New Haven of the owners of properties abut- ting upon the site of any proposed building is obtained, and filed with the Inspector of Buildings, the permission to occupy the roadway and the sidewalk may be extended beyond the limits of such building, upon the
  fixed for the occupation of the sidewalk and street in front of the building itself.
 The permission to occupy streets and sidewalks for purposes of building is in tended only for use in connection with the actual erection, repair or alteration Of build ings, and must terminate with the comple tion of such operation It shall be unlAw- ful to occupy any sidewalk or street after the completion of the operation for which such permit has been issued by the lnspeC- tor of Buildings. It shall also be unlawful to occupy a street or sidewalk, under ali- thority of such permit, for the storage of articles not intended for immediate use in connection with the operations for which such permit has been issued
 Sec 8. The said amounts for building and street permits shall be paid to the Collector, md the Building Inspector shall not issue a permit until building and street fees have been paid.
 Sec. 3. Every permit shall be considered cancelled if active work is not commenced within the period of SIX months rom the date of its issue.
 Every permit shall be subject to reyoca- sion should the Inspector become convinced that the work done under said permit is proceeding in violation of law done in a reckless or careless manner. Revocation of a permit shall be in writing and shall be served on the owner or his agent. or, in their absence on any one doing any of the work; and from and after such revocation of permit all parties doing any work in or ohout said structure, building premises shall be deemed guilty of q misdemeanor within the terms of this ordinance.
 Sec 10 Permits to move buildings shall be granted when a building has not been