The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-03

said plans and speech ms to be approved
issued, for the erection tbs. same. upon com-
pletion OF such tank Or taAks and supports.
Sc Inspected by the inspector or r''i Buildings and
shall not be used until a certificate is issued
VAULTs AND SIDEWALKS.
Sec. So. Any person or persons DESTROYS OF
utilizing the space under the sidewalk in front
shall construct a sufficient brick or stone wall,
not less than one-fourth 81 the height in thick
ness at the base, tapering gradually to not less
than sixteen inches at the top, to retain the
roadway of the street and shall extend the
building under the sidewalk to such curb walls.
Said walls TO be laid in cement mortar. The
sidewalks in all such cases shall be supported
by walls. iron beams and columns. The arches
turned between the beams in hollow sidewalks
ehall sustain a safe load, OF not less than
section shall not be construed as repeating the
present necessity or procuring special ordi-
nances for such construction
Sec. 60 The Inspector Of Buildings shall In
all cases of the erection of new buildings re-
quire the sidewalk in front of such building
to be made as high as the established grade
thereof. and in no case shall he allow a side
walk to be laid above or below such established
grade. The rise Of any artificial sidewalk, from
curb line to building line, shall not. be more
tnan one inch to every fye feet;
Sec. 81. Whenever the distance between doors
and windows of business buildings, on opposite
sides OF alleys or courts, shall be thirty feet
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be provided with metal covered shutters or
others approved BY the Inspector of Buildings
Stairs IN PuBLdG HALLS n THEA
Sec 62. StaiTWays in public halls and thea
inches for every one hundred persons OF the
seating capacity of such building. No stair
way in any such building shall be less than
five feet wide in the clear. no such stair
way shall ascend to a greater height than
eleven feet without a level landing. All stair
ways shall have a railing on either side.
Distinct and separate places Of exit and en-
trance shall be provided for each gallery:
All aisles or passageways in said building
shall be kept free from camp stools and chairs,
sofas and other distractions.
All doors shall open outward. and shall not
be so placed so as to reduce the width OF
the passage above required. All doors to
have fastenings on the inside only, Fasten-
prevent instant and easy egress through same.
All exits in public halls and theatres shall
have the word exit in letters applied to
the auditorium side and to the stage side of
every such exit.
vided outside of the walls of all public halls,
the seating capacity OF which is more than
1,5O0 persons, and Of all theatres, the seat
ing capacity of which Is more than 800 per-
sons. No such emergency s~tairways and exits
shall be less than three feet in width.
STAIRWAYS TO EASEMENTS.
See. SO. Stairways and steps may be built
leading down to the basement of any building,
but shall not extend into the sidewalk more
than three feet where the sidewalk is not
more than twelve feet in width, and not
more than three feet six inches where the
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provided, that said stairway or steps shall
be protected By Wetal posts E0dzrs and rails
Sec. GA. II shall be hereafter lawful for any
person or PRISONS who may erect any building
or buildings upon his, her or their lot or i95s
construct, place and put bay windows in and
upon such building or buildings SO erected as
aforesaid, provided, that such bay windows 50
constructed as aforesaid shall not project to-
a greater distance than three feet beyond th1|
building line, the said three feet to be meal
ured from the line of said building or buf
ings so erected as aforesaid; this section $
not be construed as repeating the present
cessity of procuring special ordinances for
FIRE ESCAPES.
Sec. 65. All buildings now or hereafter erect1
ed in which twenty or more persons congre-
gate or are employed. temporarily or other
wise, above the first ground floor thereof, shall
have one or more, as the Inspector of Build
ings, subject to the approval OF the Board OF
Aldermen, shall direct, external WROUGHT IRON
and subject to regulation and construction as
the said Inspector Of Buildings. shall designate
An outside fire escape to consist of iron bal
comics three feet wide, taking in one or more
windows at every story, and connecting said
balconies by iron stars, and provided with an
iron drop ladder to lead from the balcony at
the first story to the ground, all TO pc com
structed as ~ r,rs
Sec. IS. Brackets must not be less than
1axA inch wrought iron, placed edgewtse. OF
than three feet apart; and the braces TO
brackets must not be less than x inch square
wrought 1IO1, ana HuSl dl CAo wv
thirds of the width of the respective brackets
or balconies. In all cases the brackets must
go through the tssa wall l. ana ne d the enc ~ b pc auTn g
ready built, the ends must be secured byl
wrought iron washer six inches in diamets
Ratings BALCONIES.
Sec. 81. Bottom rails must be ssx1h inc
t wrought gaiIs lr OF b wfct lyad mus th'p be ~" Nxi nsi incS|
wrought iron, and in all cases must go through
the walls, or studding. and be secured by nuts
not be less than * inch round or square
wrought iron, placed not more than six inches
bottom rails. the latter to be riveted or
screwed to the ends of brackets.
The height of balcony ratings must not %
less than two feet nine inches, and the ends
Of balconies shall under no circumstances ex-
tend more than nine inches over or beyond the
The openings for stairs in all balconies shall
not be less than twenty inches wide by thirty
The flooring Of balconies must be OF wrought
iron 11ax3s inch Stats, placed not over IA
inches apart, and secured ana rlveeea 70 lruh
or to angle irons conneefsd with the brackets
Sec. IS. The stairs in all cases must De
eighteen inches or more wide, as the Inspector
of Buildings may direct, and constructedNoI
Axsla inch wrousht IRON slq tes or With
as strings, or B-inch round wrought iron,
double rungs, well riveted TO the strings.
The stairs must be secured 10 the IRON
brackets on top or bottom or be secured to
ezra cross-bars; all stairs must have %-lnch
wrought iron handrails, well secured and
braeed.
Drop ladders from lower balconies shall not
be less than fourteen inches wide, ana shau
be made of 2xs inch sides and 5s-inch rungs
of wrought iron, and in no case shall a drop
ladder I s. o7sg twslys fss5 in length.
Sec. SO. In all school buildings the outside
fire escapes must be constructed as regular
stairs. the balconies forming the landings1
The stairs must be so constructed that the
rise of steps be not more than SIX lncnes
and the width of tread in proper proportion.
the balconies must be accessible through doors
opening out, or rising sash windows reaching
down 10 aaors. ~
Ser 70. In all cases of blasting rock or
stone, or other materials. within the limits OF
Jersey CITY. each blast shall be securely COW
cred with at least six timbers OF not less
than four inches in thickness, ten inches IN
width and ten feet in length each, all se-
curely chained together, TO be placed over anu
around each charge and to be held in place
nv at least three hundred pounds or weight
placed on top of them
Three minutes notice of blast shall be given
by displaying a red nag on a stan set IN a
conspieuous place at least fifty feet distant
from the place of blast. in every direction
where any street or road extends, ana also
by giving warning in tones sufficiently loud
hundred feet from the place of the blast IN
every direction.
Every blast exploded within the limits Of
Jersey City in violation of the provisions OF
any person or persons who shall be a party
TO such nuisance, shall, upon CONVICTION, for-
felt and pay a penalty of not less than 1--WE,
nor more than fifty dollars Tor eacn onense-
Building Inspector upon plans or specilca-
tons in any wise conflicting with the pro-
visions and details set forth in this ordi-
nance, and any permit issued contrary thereto
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