The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-31

hereafter TO be erectee shall be effectuaIlg
vent the entering of smoke into the said scut-
tleway IN ease OF fire. -
yATOR LIGHT SHAFTS.
Sec. rs. In every building hereafter to be
constructed containing dumbwaiters elevators
OF fre-pfoof material, consisting Of either
brick, porous blocks, corrugated iron, and q
sufficient number Of angle irons to insure ab-
solute stability, and that all doors to same be
of iron. which material must be approved or
by the Inspector of Buildings in accordance
with the ordinance regulating his duties.
Sec. %. In all buildings hereafter TO pc con-
struggled with party walls, such party walls
shall be carried at least eighteen inches above
the roof beams of such buildings
INSPECTION cE BUILDINGS
Sec. 30. For the purpose Of complying wltn
the duties and requirements Of his office, as
established by law, and for the purpose Of
properly enforcing the provisions of this ana
other ordinances concerning his duties, the In
4 spector of Buildings shall have the right ana
# shall be his duty, whenever he deems II
| necessary, to enter any public hall or theatre,
and any and all parts thereof at any reason
able time, especially when occupied by ths
/ public, or may enter any dwelling house be-
tween the hours of nine in the morning and
five in the evening. in order to p~EoIsrly judge
unlawful for any person or persons 70 re1ufs
admission to such officer, or to place am
obstacle in the way OF the enforcement aae
performance Of the duties Of his officeE@
! PERMISSION TO ERECT ONE-STORY
FRAME STRUCTURES FOR TEMPORARY
Sec. 81. Ii shall be lawful for the Inspector
of Buildings, upon the recommendation OF this
[ Committee on Laws and Ordinances, at any
time to Issue a permit to any owner of rea
estate to erect for temporary purposes only
a frame or wooden structure not higher than
PRoJEcTIoN OF BUILDINGS OVER THE
OF TREET
Sec. 90. II any building shall project beyond
the range Of the street. road, or public grouad
as laid down and ascertained by a city sur.
within twenty days after notice thereof. /
given him by a city surveyor. remove sacf
said, under penalty Of fifty dollars. and a fur
Their penalty of five dollars for every twenty
four hours during which time the same shal
EXCAVATIONS.
Sec. 80. Whenever excavations hereafter
any lot or piece OF land shall be intended tC
be carried to the depth of more than eight feet
below the curb or grade of the street, and there
| shall be any party or other wall wholly OF
partly on adjoining land, and standing upor
or near the boundary lines of such lot, thu
person causing such excavations to be made
II afforded the necessary license, to enter o.
the adjoining land, and not otherwise, shal
completion of such excavations, at his own
expense, preserve such wall from injury, ant
support the same by a proper foundation. s
excavations were commenced.
FOUNDATION.
Sec. 81. All brick or frame buildings shall
have foundation walls to be laid on earth OF
a level surface Of rock or concrete. Wher.
solid earth is not obtainable, foundation walls
shall be supported by piles sufficient in mum
Der to properly support the wall. All founda-
SEWER CONNECTIONS.
Sec. 3d. Before the construction of the wall:
of any building is begun all cellars shall BIZ
be no sewer in the street or IL the cellar BIZ
below low water level, then provisions shall
be made by the Inspector of Buildings to pre-
vent accumulation of water in the cellar.
FLUES.
Sec. So. All dues or party walls shall be al
least four inches from eentre line of said wall
and all ehimneys shall have walls at least
eight inches built of brick, excepting whers
terra Gotta or fire clay Innings are used ir
which case four inches OF brick may BIZ
omitted.
Chimney fues shall be at least eight inches
by eight inches interior measurement. and NJ
chimney shall be lower than five feet above tbs
top of the roof of the building of which il
All hearths for fire places shall rest on trim
mer arches Of brick, concrete or tile, at leas.
backs Of all fire places shall be not less than
eight inches thick.
Sec. 81. Chimneys with aues larger than 2aI
square inches. and less than 800 square
inches. shall have surrounding walls not less
than z inches thick of brick, Such walls
from a point ten feet above the inlet funnel
shall have an extra lining Of four inches fire
brick, fire clay hue lining. Tops of such
chinneys to be at least eight feet above the
highest part Of any building within fifty feet
of such chimney.
inches and less than 500 square inches shall
not have less than twelve-inch walls. The
1 Will IEpt1 d point rect below TO a DDl0E
Is feet above the inlet funnel shall have an
extra lining of 4 inches Of fire brick laid in
fire clay, or in place of fire brick. fire clay
fiue lining. The top of such chimney to be at
least ten feet above the roof. or seven feet
above the highest part of the roof of any
building within fifty feet of such chimney.
Chimneys with more than 500 or less than
1880 square inches shall have surrounding
walls not less than u inches thick, and shall
have four inch lining Of FIRE brick laid in
fire clay, with four inch air space opposite
the inlet funnel. The lining to commence 4
l. faaf hh1nxC the inlet and axAQn1 On foot ahnx-a
the same, to have opening from fues into the
air space at top and bottom of lining. The
taan u feet above the roof. and not less than
10 feet above the roof of any building within
the radius of 50 feet OF such chimney.
Isolated chimneys shall have hollow walls IN
addition to the requirements herein set firth.
Sec. IS. In business or manufacturing build
ings metallic chimneys or smoke pipes shall
not be used in such manner as to pass through
the floors or roofs of the same, unless such
metallic smoke pipes or chinlneys are enclosed
in brick or tile walls with an air space be-
tween the enclosing walls and the pipe from
bottom to top inside of said building, where
s,Icb metallic chimney or smoke nine masses
through the roof only, it shall be separated
from the woodwork Of such roof by at least
II inches Of inconbustible material.
Sec. 80. Where smoke pipes pass through a
wood or ~plastered studd partition or furred
wall or floor, they shall be surrounded either
by a body of hard incombustlble material
measuring at least 4 inches around such
| sheet metal thimble made of two concentrlc
rings Of sheet metal, at least one inch apart,
and the entire thimble so constructed that
there will be a circulation OF air between the
two rings forming same.
Smoke pipes of less than u inches diameter
shall be kept at least six inches from any
woodwork unless the same IS protected by a
shield Of four-inch porous terra Gotta, in
six inches. Smoke pipes of larger area than
six square feet shall be kept at least three feet
from any woodwork, unless the same is pro-
| perry protected by a shield of two inch porous
terra Gotta, in which case the distance shall
not be less than eishteen Inenes; -
TO PROVIDE FOR PROTECTION OF
CHIMNEYS n SMOKE STACK
Sec. 40. The owner or owners of any fac
tory or factories shall cause the smoke stack
! or chimney connected with their said factory
or factories to be covered and protected By
| a covering of wire or other material so that
SHARKS and embers cannot issue therefram TO
the injury and damage of surrounding prop
erty.
ANY owner or owners not covering and pro-
| tecting his said chimneys as aforesaid shall
| upon being notified by the Inspector OF Build
| ings to SO cover and protect@the same, and
il he fail so to do within one week from the
| reeeipt Of said notice, he or tleygshalI be la
Bile to a fine not to exceed twenty-five dollars.
STEAM PIPES.
Sec. Al, All steam pipes passing through
| floors, ceilings or partitions of combustible ma
inch larger in diameter than the pipe. All
| wooden boxes or castings enclosing steam pipes,
and covers to recesses shall be lined with iron
or some incombustible material. All cold ar
materials for a distance Of at least three feet
from the furnace.
Hot air pipes in wood partitions or between
ioists must be made of metal. Such pipes are
cureiy fastened to the partitions The open
ings in floors for hot air registers shall ne
surmounted with borders of some incombusflpie
material. not less than two inches wide. :,