The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-23

of the roof of every building hereafter erect ed except a wooden building, shall in no case be extended across the front, rear, side end or party wall thereof, Every such building and the tops and sides of every dormer- window thereon shall be covered and rooted with slate, tin, copper, iron, gravel or such other quality of re-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 fire proof ma terial. No wooden building within the fire 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 roofing or cover- ing, except as aforesaid. Nothing in this sec ton shall be construed to prohibit the repair Ing of any shingle roof, provided the building Is not altered In height. All buildings shall have scuttles or bulkheads covered with fire proof material, with ladders or stairs leading thereto. No scuttle shall be less in size than two by three feet. All skyllghts having su- perhcial area of more than twelve square feet, placed in any building, shall have the sashes and frames thereof constructed of iron and glass. Every fre-proof roof hereafter placed on any building shall have, beside the usual seutte or bulkhead, a skyllght or sky lights of superficial area equal to not less than one-dftieth the superficial area of such fire-proof roof All buildings shall be kept provided with proper metallic leaders for con- duotlng 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. 49. It shall not be lawful for the own CT or owners of any brick dwelling house with eight-inch walls, or of any wooden building all 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 the peak of the roof before the said ing shall have been built before the street upon which 1t Is located is graded or if the grade is altered such building may be raised or lowered to meet the requirements of such grade. No frame building more than two stories in height now used as 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 flre-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 spector Is first obtained therefor. No wooden building shall be moved from without to with In the fire limits
 Sec. 50.-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 thereof exclusive of 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 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 who shall be appointed by said Inspector of Buildings, and one surveyor who shall be ap- | pointed by the owner or owners of said premi- i ses. In case these two surveyors do not agree, they shall appoint third surveyor to take part In such examination, and decision Of ma | jQrity of them, reduced to writing and sworn l 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 Underwrtt- CTS Association or the New England Insur- 1 ance Exchange,
 Sec, 51,No frame dwe Hing house hereafter erected shall be occupied by l 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 l 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- ! ton, or on adjoining vacant lots upon permits | issued by the Inspector of Buildings. Fences ! of wood shall not be erected over eight feet | high. Signs of wood shall not he erected over 1 two feet high on any building Sheds of wood ! not over fifteen feet high, open on at least one 1 side, with the sides and roof thereof covered
 with tre-proof material, may also be built | but no fence shall be used as the back or side
 of any such she'd Any bay or oriel 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 ! prlyies 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 a water front
 not exceeding twenty-five feet in height, shall ! be covered on the outside with slate tile met
 al or other inoombustible 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 GOV
 cred with ncombustlble material and when
 such building exceeds sixty feet in height the ] two lower stories shall be of brick. Lumber i or other wood or secondhand 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.-Outsde of the fire district before
 prescribed herein, buildings of frame or wood
 may be erected, but frame building to be l occupied or used as stable, workshop or man. ufactory, shall be built more than two stories l or twenty-five feet in height. nor shall any
 wooden tower or spire be built or rebuilt to g | greater height than sixty feet. No frame or | wooden dwelling house hereafter erected shall | exceed three stories or thirty-ive feet in i height. In no case shall wooden building
 be erected within three feet of the side or reai l line of lot, unless the space between the | studs on any such side be filled in l Solidly with not less than four Inches
 of brick work. When two or more | such houses are built continuous, the | unrty or division studding shall be not less than four inches thick and filled in solldly witt | brick work or the division walls may be o | brick not less than eight inches thick above
 the foundation wall; and the ends of the | floor beams shall be so separated that foui | inches of brick will be between the beams 1 where they rest on said walls. All frame ol
 wooden buildings exceeding a height of if teen feet shall be built with silis. posts studs 1 plates and rafters, all of suitable size and properly framed and braced, and with suitable