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

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bearing wall IN any building shows more than
twenty-five per cent. area OF fues and open
inches in thickness for every ten per cent.
or fraction thereof, of fue or opening area in
excess q swenty-4 RscPe sE cent.
Sec. Al. No recess for water. sewer or other
pipes shall be made in any wall more than
o~ne-third OF its thickness. and the recesses
around said pipes shall be flied up with
solid masonry for the space of one foot at the
top and bottom Of each story.
HEIGHT OF BASEMENT n UPPER
Sec. -. The height Of any basement used for
dwelling purposes, or for sleeping apartments
to be not less than eight feet, and the height
Of ceiling Of same above grade TO be not less
than four feet.
No room in any dwelling, lodging or tene-
ment hereafter built shall be considered hab-
e least eight feet six inches in height in
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Sec, 90 Ceilings in or cellars in
all buildings shall be lathed with wire lath-
plaster or covered with any other ~hre-proof
material, approved OF by the Inspector Of
WOODEN BEANS.
Sec. so. All wooden beams shall be trim
med away from the hues whether the same
be a smoke, air or any other fue. the trim
mer to be at least eight inches from the in
side face Of a hue, ana the header two inches
from the outside face Of ire wal. Ends Of all
4 mn06np fnGr n + F0nf haaT1S shall tPpfar tho wall
to a depth of four inches. unless the wall is
properly corbeled out four inches. in which
case brick work is to extend to top of beams
1 The ends Of all beams shall be SO shaped that
in case OF any DETECTION. or breaking they
the brick wall. All beams entering any stone
or brick wall shall be splayed one-quarter
inch to one inch shorter at top edge
All wooden floor or roof beams shall be
properly bridged with cross bridging, and the
distance between bridging or bridgings and
wall shall not be more than eight feet.
Each tier of beams shall be anchored to the
side. front, rear or party walls at intervals
Of not more than eight feet apart. with good.
strong wrought iron anchors. The ends of
ted together, to end with wrought iron straps
inches. and be well spiked or Dolted together
when Tapped,
shall be well anchored to the beams with
wrought iron anchors, which anchors shall
beams in all buildings, brick or frame, shall
not be less than three inches by eight inches.
| Corner and centre posts OF all frame buildings
over two stories in height, unless balloon
frame, shall not be less than four inches by
STRENGTH OF FLOORS AND ROOTS.
Sec. 81. Floors shall be of sufficient
| strength in all their parts to carry the fol-
lowing su~perimposed loads, in addition to the
weight of the materials Of which they are
composed, viz, per square foet;-
Dwellings,, tenement houses. lodging houses.
| APP rtment houses and hotels. 20 pounds loads,
On sehoolhouses. Is pounds, floor and roof.
On office buildings, 20 pounds, floor and
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On churches and theatres, 80 pounds. floor
and roof.
$50 pounds, floor and roof.
On drill rooms and riding schools, 200 to $50
pg EIoors Al warehouses and storage houses
shall be proportioned to the load they are TO
The roofs Of all buildings shall be propor-
toned to bear safely thirty pounds upon every
superficial foot Of their surface IN addition g
the weight Of the materials composing the
BaRaAcING OF WALLS AND SKELETON
Sec. 50. The walls and skeleton frame work
of every building during the erection or al
t6s beans OF every story and when required
shall also be braeed from the outside until
the building is enclosed. In no case shall any
wall or walls Of any building be carried up
more than two stories in advance OF any other
wall except by permission from the Inspector
Of hui''n1 TEMPORARY SUPPORTS.
Sec. 81. Every temporary support placed I'M
| der any structure wall, girder or beam during
the erection. finishing, alteration or repairing
Of any building or structure. or any part there
Of. shall be of sufficient strength TO safely
carry the 10aa COLUMNS.
sec. Is. In all buildings hereafter erected or
altered. where any iron or steel column or
columns are used to support a wall or part
thereof, whether the same be an exterior or
Interior wall, the said column or columns shall
be SO constructed as may be approved by the
inspector Of Buildings. Iron posts or columns;
with one or more open sides Or backs, snati
Rave splfd iron plates on top of each, 10 pre-
Vent the passage of fire, or smoke. through
them. from one story TO another except where
pierced for the passage Of pipes. All cost iron,
wrought iron and steel columns SHAH have
thejr bearings faced smooth and straight angles
Il fbs axis OF the columns, and when one
column rests upon another column they shall
be securely bolted together. Wooden columns
and roof beams, in all buildings more than two
stories high. shall have iron caps and base
plates not less than one lAch thlcks OF IRON
IaNrEiLs. BRACKETS GTRDERS,
sec. Sc. Cast iron used in the shape Of lintels
or brackets shall be so proport1onsa mat lne
compression stress upon the same shall not eS-
coed 1850 pounds per square lncn' ana tnSs
per square inch.
SEQ. 81. All girders. beams, brackets and
trusses, made OF steel. shall be 50, propertione5
that the maximum fibre stress will not exceed
1000 pounds per square inch, or thar; II msde
of iron, the maximum fibre stress snail mol eA-
TANKS On ROOFS.
See. IS. Any person or persons placing water
tanks 81 iron or other material on the roof 81
any building. where said tanks are TO hold
more than five hundred gallons Of water. Tor
fire protection or other purposes, sncn person
or persons shall submit plans and specifications
for said tank and the supporting Of me same
10 the Inspector OF Buildings. and remain on
file in the office of the Inspector Of buildings.
Said plans and specifications 70 be approved
by the Inspector Of Buildings before permit Is
Issued, for the erection OF the same. upon conn
plefien at such tank or tanks and snppqrrs.
ana before the using OF the same they shall
be inspected by The Inspector or Buildings and
shall not be used until a certificate is issued
by the Inspector
VAULTS AND SIDEWALKS.
Sec. 50. Any person or persons destrous Of
utilizing the space under the sidewalk in front
OF any building owned BY him, her or them.
shall construct a sufficient brick or stone wall,
not. less than onerfeurth Of the height IN thick
ness at the base. tapsring gradually to not less
than sixteen inches at the top. 70 retain the
roadway OF the street and shall extend the
sidewalk divisions and party walls Of earn
building under the sidewalk 70 saeh curb walls.
Said Malls 10 be laid IN cement mortar The
sidewalks IN all saeh eases shall be supported
by wallis. iron beams and columns. The arches
turned between the beams In hollow sidewalks
shall sustain q safe load Of not less than
three hundred pounds Per square foot. this
section shall not be construed as repealinE the
present necessity or procuring special orai~
naacss for such construction