Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-07-15

Thickness i'm inches OF the inclosing walls OF
list story I'd story. Sd story. 9TH story.
one ~
Three rs II u
The foundation, basement or cellar walls
shall be AT least four inches greater In thick
meas than the frst story walls OF the building,
and shall be well laid IN good cement mortar.
such buildings. when they are 10 be used for
| dwelling purposes only, and while so used.
may have inclosing walls four inches less la
| thicl; ness than required in the above table.
! PROvIDFD HOWEVER. That no walls shall be
! less than twelve inches IN thickness For the
purposes OF this ordinance, the foundation
basement or cellar walls shall be dfemed 10 be
] that part OF the walls OF the building that are
/ below the floor or jpists, which are on or next
above the grade line of the street next In front
| Of such building aud the walls betwetn the
! floor tpists, shall be deemed 10 be story, and
| shall be numbered irst, second, etc The first
story walls comm ncing Immediately above
! the walls of the basement cellar or foundation,
! as the case may be All msnsard ROOFS, ana all
other roofs that have pitch OF one.thi'd or
/ over. for he purposes OF this ordinance shall
! he considered a story. All Joists entering
/ walls shall be properly beveled or cut back at
! the ends. So as To prevent the throwing down
| of such walls by the falling or the Joisfs in
| case OF fire but nothing in this section shall
apply to prevent the construction OF bay
windows, or oren porucos eHtenhihR not
| which they are attached. and not higher III IN
the second story All inclosing walls shall
extend NJ least thirty inches above the roof.
All ioists or tmbers entering a party wall
| from opposite sides shall have at least four
inches OF solid brick or stone work closely
mortared between the ends OF such timbers.
No wooded signs shall be placed upon or per
mitted 10 remain on any building above the
stills of the third story windows.
All elevator sh ats shall be constructed with
brick walls not less than eight inches in thick
ness. commencing at the lowest point reached
by such eleva or. and extending At least five
! feet above the roof of the building
| All open ire-places or CRATES shall have the
hearth laid upon trimmer arches Of brick or
! upon iron girders all chimneys shall be con-
structed of stone or brick, and the walls shall
not be less than four inches in thickness, and
all Joints shall be thoroughly filed with mortar.
Thu chimncys shall be constructed rs nearly
perpendicular as possible, ind without square
of sets and shall b. wholly free from wood
work No Hue OF any chimney shall BE- less
than eight inches in its smallest inside measure
! mrnts and sha be smoothly plastered or have
struck joints. When a chimney contains more
than one hue the tucs shall be- separated by at
| Least four inches of solid brick work their
entire length Every huc shall be provided at
I its lowest extremity, with an opening for the
removal of SCOT. AMI all such openings shall be-
provided with metal shoppers or SCOT drawers
whenever any person company or cornora-
tOn shall b. dcsirous OF erecting any building
| or structure within either OF said districts. or
OF altering or repairing any existing building
or structure located within said fire limits. ap-
I plication shall BE- made at the Office OF the
Village Clerk for that purpose, accompanied by
| "A written statement of the applicant, showing
/ The location dimensi ions. character and e,ti-
mated cost Of the proposed building or o. dhe
alteration or repair Of any existing building. and
| OF the material designed TO BE- used In the con-
-truction Of the various parts thereof aud said
clerk shall Immediately give the application
/ aud all papers connected with the application
! to the Village surveyor The Village Surveyor
/ Shall. without any delay. on receiving such
/ application inspect or cHuSc to BE- Inspected,
! thu promise, where said building j. to he
erected altered or repaired and examine the
~pcciticatOus therefor; and " satisfied that the
! same will, p 10 materials 10 Re used end man.
/ nor OF instruction, comply I'm all respects to
! the ordinance, h. shall forthwith report to the
! Common Council the application made, the
| character OF tn building CONTEMPLATED the
material, TO be used. and that said proposed
building or structure, or the alteration or re-
pair thereof. VIII comply with the requiremo MIS-
| of this ordinance. Upon the Ming OF such rex
/ port unless cause 10 the contrary appearS,\
! permission will be granted by the Common
Council and permits issued by The Village Clerk
| for the erection Of said proposed building or
structure. or for the carrying out Of said pro-
posed alterations or repairs. agreeable 10 the
plans and specifications submitted. and i'm
strict conformity with this ordn nee. and no
building or other structure shall be erected,
altered or repaired Within the limits hereinbe-
fore described, nor shall any person work
thereon until such permission has been granted
SECTION s.
II hall be- the duty OF the Village Marshal
to visit and inspect. or cause 10 be- visited and
Inspected each building or structure witch
may be- In course OF constructions. alteration
or repair within the fire limits OF the vii u,
aud see that such building or other struc r.
f. tcng erected. constructed altered or re-
paired according to the provisions Of this ordI-
nance. aud the mission granted by the Com
mon Council aud h. shall have power and ii
! hall be- his duty 70 stop the election repair or
alteration or any building or structure within
said limits that does not n all respects com
ply with thls ordinance and with such per-
mission granted by the Common Council: and
he shall also stop the erection, repair or alter
alton OF any building or structure within the
said fire limits in all cases where application
ha> not been made and permission granted by
the Common Council, a. herein provided.
No person hall construct, repair or alter
any building within said fire limits, nor per-
form work thereon except i'm conformatory with
III, ordinance; snd no building or other
structure situated without said limits shall b. =
removed 10 any place within the same, no.
-hall any hui ding or other structure now or :
hereafter situated within said fire limits he,
without the consent Of IN" common council
first obtained. removed TO any other location
within said fire mite and the Village Marshal
is hereby authorized snd directed 10 stop the
removal OF any building or structure sought
to b. removed IN violation OF this ordinance.
WHEN any wooden building now situated
within the fire limits shall hereafter b. partially
destroyed by fir" or otherwise, II shall be the
duty Of the owner OF such buildlng. before pro.
crpdtng to repair or reconstruct The same, TO
notify the Village Surveyor OF the fact OF the
partial drStruct ton thereof. aud OF the inten.
iion 10 repair or rebuild the same, and there.
upon the said Village Survey r and the owner
of laid building shall proceed at once To choose
each a disintcrosted and competent builder to
estimate the value OF said building at the time
of such partial destruction. and the amount OF
damage thereto; and the persons so chosen
-hsll thereupOn proceed 10 make such estimate
of the value aud damages. aud i'm the event Of
The inability 10 agree upon the value and dam.
ages. they shsll elect third disnterested
builder, and the estimate OF any two of them
hall be- hnal. VI the amount OF damages shall
not exceed Ouc-balf of the valuc OF said build
ing at the time of such partial destruction the
Village Surveyor snail 50 report TO the Village
Clerk who shah give written permit 10 such
owner TO repair or rebuild the said building or
strurturr. upon the fling Of said report nv the
Niliag, Surveyor IN the Office of the Village
Glork.
PROVIDED. That "a any such cas- the village
Surveyor may require, a. a condition OF issuQg
such permit that the roof OF such building n
replaced by roof made of slate. gravel or
other nOu-combustblc material II the damage
sustained by reason o. such partial destruction
by fire or otherwise, shall exceed one-haf the
value thereof the said building or structure
shall not be rebuilt or repaired except in con-
formity to this ordinance.
SFCTION IL
Each act of the owner. of any such building,