The Jersey City news., 1899-01-05

building is allowed to remain above the height
@ attsr notice in %r1ng ng
the owner or owners tfia-eof, to remove the
same within forty-eight hours.
Sec. 26. The walls OF all brick buildings here
after to be erected In the City, and the foun-
hereafter to be erected. shall not be less than
twelve inches in thickness, under penalty OF
MY dollars for each and every day tnat snch
ing after written notice of twenty four hours
from the Inspector Of Buildings, served upon
the owner or owners thereof, or the contractor
in charge, to remove the same
BULKHEAD AND scUTTI.E OPENING.
erected there shall be Constructed in the roof
thereof a bulkhead scuttle opening OF NOT
less than three feet by two feet sd th
hook attached to the. scuttle top SO that the n.
same may be removed from the inside by any
shah be also provided by the owner Of every
building hereafter to be erected, ladder OF
leading to the roof through said seuttle open
ings which ladder shall be at least Two rect
a w,ae sp VIII ws5ve inches Of the
roof of the said building: and In buildings al
ready erected there shall be ladder OF proper
strength and kept In proper repair leading 70
the said scuttle opening and reaching WITHIN
twelve inches of the Roof which ladder shall
be permanently fixed and adjusted in the place
aforesaid, that the same will be at al
times ready for use in case of hre; that the
opening between the ceiling and the roof OF
hereafter to be erectee shall be effectually
closed up with boards or plaster so as TO pre-
vent the entering of smoke into the SAID scut-
CONSTRUCTION OF DUMBwAITER, EI1E-
VATOR AND LIGHT SHAFTS.
Sec. rs. = In every building hereafter 10 pc
constructed containing dumbwaters elevators
of fire-proof material. consistins o. either
brick porous blocks, corrugated iron, ana a
sufficient number Of angle irons TO insure re aDs be
of iron, which material must be approved OF
by the Inspector of Buildings IN aceordance
Sec. 29. In all buildings hereafter 70 pc con- con-
strueted with party walls, such party Walls
shall be carried at least eighteen inches ABOVE
INSPECTION OF BUILDINGS ~,
Sec; 80 For the purpose Of complying sa!s WIN n
established by law, and Tor the purpose OF
properly enforcing the provisions OF this ana
spector of Buildings shall have the right and
it shall be his duty, whenever he deems II
70 enter m rs any basof na m aav n,
able time, especially when occupied py lne
public, may enter any dwelling house be-
five in the evening in order to properly judge
of and discharge his duties, and it shall be
admsion iGr o any peer OF pr to place
obstacle in the way of the enforcement and
e the SO Suties 4Rr sf nls 0lss
FRAME sTRUcTUREs FOR TEMPORARY
PURPOSES ONLY.
X Sec. 81. 1t shall be lawful Tor the inspector
of Buildings, upon the recommendation of the
Committee on Laws and Ordinances at any
time to issue permit to any r owner Of risl real
a frame or wooden structure not higher than
PROJECTION OF BUILDINGS OVER THE
RANGE OF STREET.
Sec. 30. # any building shall project beyond
the range of the street, road or public ground,
yeyor, the person erecting the same shall,
within twenty days after notice thereof. if
erf fa-fxr tIfsh
building to the range so laid down as afore-
said. under penalty of fifty dollars, and fur
ther penalty of five dollars for every twenty
four hours during which time the same shall
have not have been removed
Sec. 80. Whenever excavations hereafter
commenced for building other purposes, on
any lot or piece of land shall be intended to
be carried to the depth of more than eight feet
below the curb or grade of the street, and there
shall be any party other wall wholly or
or near the boundary lines Of such lot, the
person causing such excavations to be made,
if afforded the necessary license, to enter on
at all times from the comniencement until the
completion of such excavations, at his own
that it shall remain as stable as before such
excavations were commenced
FOUNDATION.
Sec. 4 All brick or frame buildings shall
have foundation walls to be laid on earth or
a level surface of rock or concrete. Where
solid earth is not obtanable, foundation walls
shall be supported by piles sufficient in nuIn-
Der to properly support the wall. All founda-
SEWER CONNECTIONS.
Sec. IS: Before the construction of the walls
of any building is begun all cellars shall be
connected with the street sewers. Should there
be no sewer in the street or if the cellar be
be made by the Inspector Of Buildings to pre-
vent accumulation oa qsI Iy,s water in the cellar
Sec. 36. All flues or party walls shall be at
least four inches from centre line of said wall,
and all chimneys shall have walls at least
eight inches built of brick excepting where
terra Gotta or fire clay Innings are used in
omitted
Chimney fiues shall be at least eight inches
by eight inches interior measurement, and no
chimney shall be lower than five feet above the
top OF the roof OF the building of which 1t
All hearths for fire places shall rest on trim
four. inches from the chimney breast. The
backs of all fire places shall be not less than
eight inches thick.
square inches and less than 500 square
inches, shall have. surrounding walls not less
from point ten feet above the inlet funnel
shall have an extra lining of four inches FIRE
brick laid in fire clay. or in place Of fire
chimneys to be at least eight feet above the
highest part of any building within fifty feet
chimneys with fues of more than 500 square
inches and less than 800 square inches shall
not nave less than tWelve-inch walls. The
wall from a point feet below to point
Is feet above the inlet funnel shall have an
extra lining Of inches of fire brick laid in
fire clay, or in place of fire brick, fire clay
fue 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 800 or less than
1900 square inches shall have surrounding
walls not less than IL inches thick, and shall
have four inch lining of fire brick laid in
fire clay, with four inch air space opposite
feet below the inlet and extend 20 feet above
the same, to have opening from flues into the
air space at top and bottom of lining The
than 12 feet above the roof, and not less than
10 feet above the roof of any building within
the radius of so feet of such chimney.
Isolated chjmneys shall have hollow walls in
Sec 3S. In business or manufacturing build
ngs metallic chnneys smoke pipes nshall
not be used in such manner as to pass through
the floors or roofs of the same, unless such
metallic smoke pipes or chimneys are enclosed
in brick tile walls with an air space be-
tween the enclosing walls and the pipe from
bottom to top inside of said building, where
such metallic chimney or smoke pipe passes
through the roof only, it Shall be separated
from the woodwork OF such roof by at least
12 inches of irlcombustible material
Sec 49, Where smoke pipes pass through
wood or plastered studd partition or furred
wall or floor, they shall be surrounded either
by body Of hard sss insoIeastible ;sabss material
smoke pipe, they shall be surrounded. by
sheet metal thimble made of two concentric
rings of sheet metal, at least one inch apart,
and the entire thimb1e constructed that
there will be g circulation Of air between the
two rings forming same.
Smoke pipes of less than II 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
which case the distance shall not be less than