The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-24

party wall thereof. Every such building and tho tops and sides of every dormer~Wlndow thereon shall be covered and roofed with slate, tin copper, iron, gravel or such ether quality of hre-proof roofing as the Inspector of Buildings, under his certificate, may au- thorize and the outside of the frames of every dormer- window hereafter placed upon any building as aforesaid shall be of tire-proof ma terlal. No wooden building Within the Ire limits more than two stories or over twenty feet in height above the curb level to the high est part thereof, which shall require roofing, shall be roofed with any other roohng or cover Ing, except as aforesaid Nothing in this sec ton shall be construed to prohibit the repair ing ol any shlngle roof, provided the building Is not altered in height, All buildings shall nave seuttles or bulkheads, covered with ire proof material, with ladders or stairs leading thereto No scuttle shall be less In size than two by three feet. All skylights having su- perhci9l area of more than twelve square feet, placed In any building, shall have the sashes and frames thereof constructed of iron and glass. Every fire-proof roof hereafter placed on any building shall have, beside the usual seuttle or bulkhead skylight or sky
 lights of superficial area equal to not less than one-ffteth the superficial area of such fre-proof roof. All buildings shall be kept provided with proper metallic leaders for con- ducting water from the roofs in such manner as shall protect the walls and foundation of said buildings from injury. In no case shall the water from the said leaders be allowed to flow upon the sidewalk, but the same shall be conducted by pipe or pipes to the sewer. If there be no sewer in the street upon which such buildings front, then the water from said leader shall be conducted by proper pipe or pipes below the surface of the sidewalk to the street gutter.
 Sec 40. 1t shall not be lawful for the own CT or owners of any brick dwelling house with eight-ineh walls, Or of any wooden building al ready erected that has peaked roof, to raise the same for the purpose of making flat roof thereon unless the same be raised with the same kind of material as the building, and un- less such new roof be covered with some of the articles mentioned in section forty-eight of this title, and provided that such building when so raised shall not exceed forty feet in { height to the highest part thereof. All such | buildings must exceed twenty-five feet in height to tho peak of the roof before the said alteration and raising. If any such build ing shall have been built before the street upon which it Is located is graded, or if the grade is altered such building may be raised grade, No frame building more than two stories in height, now used as a dwelling
 shall hereafter be raised or altered to be used as a factory, warehouse or stable No brick or wooden building shall be enlarged or built upon unless the exterior walls Of said addition or enlargement be constructed of e-prOof materials; provided, however, that such brick or wooden buildings may be raised, lowered or altered under the same circumstances and in the same manner specially provided for in this section. No wooden building shall be moved from one lot to another until sworn petition setting forth the purposes of said removal, and the uses to which said building is to be ap- piled, is filed in the office of the Inspector of Buildings, and the written consent of said In speetor is first obtained therefor. No wooden building shall be moved from without to with in the fire limits
 | Sec. 5O.-Every wooden or frame building, with a brick or other front, which may here after be damaged to an amount not greater than one-half of the value thereon, exclusive of 1 the value of the foundation thereof at the time of such damage, may be repaired or rebuilt {; | but If such damage shall amount to more than ! one-half of such value thereof, exclusive of the value of the foundation, then such build 1 ing shall not be repaired or rebuilt, but shall | be taken down. The amount and extent of such damage shall be determined upon an ex- | animation of the building by one surveyor 1 who shall be appointed by said Inspector of Buildings, and one surveyor who shall be ap- 1 pointed by the owner or owners of said premi- i ses. In case these two surveyors do not agree, 1 they shall appoint q third surveyor to take part l in such examination, and decision of a ma jority of them, reduced to writing and sworn to, shall be conclusive, and such building shall ! in no manner be repaired or rebuilt until after such decision shall have been rendered. If the damage by fire, or lightning or wind storm, and such damage is insured against, then the ! third surveyor provided in this section shall be ! appointed by the New Haven Fire Underwrit- ' ers' Association or the New England Insur- { auce Exchange.
 Sec, a1. No frame dwe Hing house hereafter erected shall be occupied by
 more than one family on each floor,
 nor shall any frame building already erected be altered to be occupied by
 more than three families, Temporary one story frame buildings may be erected for the ! use of the builders, within the limits of lots
 whereon buildings are in the course of erec- tion, or on adjoining vacant lots upon permits ! Issued by the Inspector of Buildings, Fences of wood shall not he erected over eight feet : high. Signs of wood shall not be erected over 1 two feet high on any building. Sheds of wood not over fifteen feet high, open on at least one side, with the sides and roof thereof covered ! with fre-proof material, may also be built,
 but no fence shall be used as the back or side 1 of any such she'd Any bay or orie window ] that does not extend more than three feet
 above the second story ceiling line of any dwelling house may be built of wood. Exterior priyies and wood or coal houses not exceeding one hundred and fifty square feet in superficial
 area and eight feet high may be built of | wood, but the roofs thereof must be covered | with metal, gravel or slate. Sheds erected on | piers, wharves or bulkheads on water front ! not exceeding twenty-five feet in height, shall
 be covered on the outside with slate tile. met
 al or other uncomfortable material. Coal ele-
 vators or pockets for the storage of coal, and | trestle work in connection herewith shall be
 in mode of construction and location as may | be approved by the Inspector of Buildings. | Grain elevators may be constructed of wood
 but all the external woodwork shall be coy
 cred with incumbustible material and when
 such building exceeds sixty feet iii height the
 two lower stories shall be of brick. Lumber
 or other wood or second hand combustible
 material, shall not be piled at any lesser dis
 tance from the nearest dwelling house than
 double the height of such pile.
 Sec 52.-Outside of the fire district before prescribed herein, buildings of frame or wood | may be erected, but no frame building to be ! occupied or used as stable, workshop or man
 ufactory. shall be built more than two stories or twenty-five feet in height, nor shall any
 wooden tower or spire be built or rebuilt to q 1 greater height than sixty feet No frame or
 wooden dwelling house hereafter erected shall
 exceed three stories or thrty-fve feet in height In no case shall a wooden building
 be erected within three feet of the side or rear line of a lot, unless the space between the | studs on any such side be filled in l solidly with not less than four inches l of brick work. When two or more such houses are built continuous the
 party or division studding shall be not less l than four inches thick and filled in solidly with
 brick not less than eight inches thick above the foundation wall; and the ends of the floor beams shall be so separated that four inches of brick will be between the beams
 where they rest on said walls. All frame ol
 wooden buildings exceeding a height of fif-
 teen feet shall be built with sils posts, studs ! plates and rafters all of suitable size and
 properly framed and braced, and with suitable studs set at proper distances apart. The floor
 beams shall not be less than two inches in
 thickness. The covering of roofs may be ol
 shinge. All cellar or basement walls o l frame or wooden buildings shall be not less | than eight inches thick if of brick or of q
 greater thickness if of stone. When any said
 wall Is eight feet or more above the surface