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

p'sHt iioles thlek, unless lined WlIh tlh' galvanized sheet Iron or terra ootta or tire- ciay hue Things, in which case four Inches ol oHck work may be omitted, No wooden easins, tlfring or lath shall be placed against or cover any smoke hue or metal pipe used to convey hot air or steam. No smoke pipe shal pass through any floor, partition or roof or any building except as hereinafter provided. NO stove pipe in any building with wooden or oombustible floors. ceilings or partitions shaH enter any Hue unless the said pipe snail De at least twelve inches from either the said floors, ceilings or partitions, unless the same is properly protected by c metal shield In which case the distance shall not be less than six inches, In all cases where stove pipes pass through stud or wooden partitions Of any kind, they shall be guarded by either double collar of metal with at least three inches of air space and holes for ventilation, or Dy a soap-stone or hurnt-clay ring not less than four inches in thickness and extend- ing through the partition. Where laundry stoves, hot water steam, hot-air or other furnaces are used in any building, the smoke pipe leading therefrom must be kept not less than elghtoen inches from the floor beams or ceiling unless the same is properly pro- teoted by metal shield, when the distance shall not be less than nine inches In all cases where such pipe passes through wood or stud partition 1t shall be protected by thimble with eight inches of brick work around it, or double collar of metal with at least six inches air space and holes for ventilation. Hot-air pipes in stud partitions, and horizontal pipes in floors, shall be built in the following manner: The pipes shall be double that is, two pipes, one inside the other, at least one-haf inch apart and there shall be space of at least three inches between the pipe and stud or any other timber on each side; or if single pipe is used, the in side face of said studs shall be well lined with tin plate and the outside faces covered with brick, iron lath, or slate, and there shall be Ut least one-half inch air space all around the said heating pipe Horizontal hot-air pipes shall be kept six inches below the floor beams or ceiling, if the floor beams metal shield, then the distance shall not be less than three inches. In cases where hot air pipes pass through wood or stud parti- tion, they shall be guarded by either double collar of metal, with two inches air space and holes for ventilation, or they shall be sur rounded by brick work at least four inches in thickness. Where the air conveyed through pipes is heated in afi ordinary hot-air furnace, or In any other apparatus by direct contact of the air with the fire box, the ma teral used for these double pipes and register boxes shall be bright tin Where the air is heated by hot water or steam pipes or in direct heating stacks, any other sheet metal may be used for the pipes, and the use of double pipes is not obligatory. All fues in every building shall be properly cleaned and all rubbish removed, and the fues left smooth on the inside upon the completion of all build ings. No chimney shall be started or built upon any floor or beam of wood. In no case shall chimney be corheed out more than eight inches from the wall, and in all such cases the corbelng shall consist of at least five courses of brick Where chimneys are supported by piers, the piers shall start from the foundation on the same line with the chimney breast, and shall not be less than twelve inches on the face, properly bonded into the walls. No chimney shall be cut off below in whole or in part, and supported by wood, but shall be wholly supported by stone brick or iron All chimneys which shall be dangerous in any manner whatsoever shall be repaired and made safe, or taken down. Iron cupola chimneys of foundries shall eX- tend at least ten feet above the highest point of any roof within a radius of fifty feet of such cupola, and be covered on top with a heavy wire netting. No brick oven, coffee roaster, or any other brick structure to con- tain fire shall be placed on a wooden floor Or floor supported by wooden beams in any building. All smoke houses hereafter erected or constructed shall be built fire-proof, and the door and window openings in same shall be provided with iron or tin covered wooden doors or shutters. Before any building here after erected is occupied or used, in whole or in part, for wood working purposes, and before any building erected prior to the pas sage of this act but not at such time occupied or used, in whole or in part, for any aforesaid purposes, is so occupied or used, a fire-proof vault shall be constructed in connection herewith, of sufficient capacity to contain all shavings, sawdust, chips and other light combustible refuse resulting from such nanu- facture. All such co1nbustible refuse shall be daily removed to the vault, and shall not be allowed to accumlate within or near the building unless stored in the vault to be pro vided as herein required.
 Sec. A. No steam pipe shall be placed with in two inches of any timber or woodwork un- less the timber or woodwork is protected by metal shield. then the distance shall not be less than one inch. All steam pipes passing through floors and ceilings, or lath and pas- tered partitions shall be protected by metal tube one inch larger in diameter than the pipe, and the space shall be filled in with min eral wool, asbestos or other uncomfortable material All brick hot-air furnaces shall have two covers, with an air space of at least four inches between them; the inner cover of the hot-air chamber shall be either brick arch or two courses of brick laid on galvanized iron Or tin supported by iron bars; the out side cover which is the top of the furnace shall be made of brick or metal supported by iron bars, and so constructed as to be perfectly tight, and shall not be less than four inches below the ceiling or floor beams. The walls of the furnace shall be built hol- low in the following manner: One inner and one outer wall each four inches in thick ness properly bonded together, with an air them. Furnaces must be built at least four inches from all woodwork All cold-air boxes shall be made of metal, brick or other ncom- bustible material for distance of at least
 
 hot-air furnaces shal be kept at least two feet from any wooden or combustihe parti- tion or ceiling unless the partitions and ceil- ings are properly protected by metal shield when the distance shall not be less than one foot. Wooden floors under any portable fur mace shall be protected by a suitable stone or a course of bricks well laid in mortar. Said stone or bricks shall extend at least two feet beyond the furnace in front of the ash-pan. All register boxes shall be made of tin plate with @ fiange ou the top to fit the groove in the frame, the register to rest upon the same; there shall be an open space of two inches on all sides of the register box extending from the under side of the border to and through the ceiling below. The said opening shall be fitted with tight tin casing, the upper end of which shall be turned under the frame. When register box Is placed in the floor over portable furnace the open space on all sides of the register box shall not be less than three inches. When only one register is connected with a furnace said register shall have no valve. Stoves shall not be placed nearer than twenty inches to any unprotected woodwork. Floors under all stoves shall be protected by a covering of in- combustible material. Where kitchen range Is placed near wooden stud partition, the studs shall be cut away and framed two feet higher and one foot wider than the range and filled in to line with said stud partition with brick or flre-proof blocks and plastered thereon. In cases where hot water, steam, hot air or other heating appliances or fur naces are hereafter placed in any building, or fues or firepaces are changed or enlarged, due notice shall first be given to the Inspector of Buildings by the contractor or inspector of said work
 Sec. 45. No gas, water. or other pipes which may be introduced into any building shall be let into the beams unless the same be