The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-04

from the Inspector of Buildings. served upon
the owner or owners thseeof. TO remove the
same within forty-eight hours.
BRICK ALL
Sec. 26. The walls of all brick buildings here
after TO be erected IN the City. and the fonn-
dations, when of brick, OF all frame buildings
hereafter to be erected. shall not be less than
twelve inches in thickness, under a penalty Of
foundation or wall is allowed to remain stand
Ing after written notice Of twenty-four hours
the owner or owners thereof, or the contractor
in charge, to remove the same. -
BuLKHEAD n scuTTLE PENiNG 4.
erected there shall be constructed In the roof
thereof a bulkhead or a scuttle opening or not
inside measurement, properly fastened with a
hook attached to the scuttle top SO that the
person seeking access to the roof, and there
shall be also provided by the owner Of every
building hereafter to be erected, a ladder OF
sufficient strength and kept in proper repair,
leading to the roof through said scuttle OPEN
ing, which ladder shall be at least two feet
wide, provided. with a sufficient hand ran,
and shall reach within twelve inches Of the
roof OF the said building; and In buildings al
ready erected there shall be a ladder OF proper
the said scuttle opening and reaching AWftnin
twelve inches of the roof, which ladder snall
aforesaid. so that the same Will be az al
times ready for use in case of fire; that the
all scuttle shafts in buildings now erected Or
hereafter to be erectee shall be effectualiy
closed up WIN DOafQS OF plaster SO d . " Pt<
vent the entering of smoke into the said scut-
CONSTRUCTION OF DUMBwAITER, ELE-
T AND LIGHT HATS
Sec. Is. In every building hereafter TO pc
constructed containing dumbwaiters. elevators
of fre-proof material. consisting OF either
brick, porous blocks, corrugated iron, ana q
Sufficient number of angle irons to insure abb
soiute stability, and that all doors to same be
of iron, which material must be approved Oh
by the Inspector of Buildings in accordance
NTH fta or3fpon ~ raUt1lotfnU Eia duties. E4
Sec. 20. In all buildings hereafter to be con-
structed with party walls, such party walls
shall be carried at least eighteen inches ABOVE
the roof beams of such buildings.
INSPECTION OF BUILDINGS.
Sec; 80 For the purpose of complying n nqIs wisn
established by law, and for the purpose o.
properly enforcing the provisions OF this ana
spector OF Buildings shall have the right and
it shall be his duty, whenever he deems y
and anedss any ana ali parts thereof at any reason
able time, especially when occupied by the
public, or may enter any dwelling house n Pc
five in the evening, in order to properly Judge
of and discharge his duties, and it shall be
admission to such officer or to place any
obstacle in the way of the enforcement and
PPbRMIssfoS T : 10 EREc oNE-sToRY
PURPOSES ONLY.
Sec. 81. It shall be lawful for the Inspector
of Buildings, upon the recommendation OF the
Committee on Laws and Ordinances, at any
time to issue a permit to any owner Of real
a frame or wooden structure not higher than
PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS OVER THE
ANG OF STREET.
Sec. 80. If any building shall project beyond
the range of the street, road, or public ground,
as laid down and ascertained by a city sur
veyor. the person erecting the same shall,
within twenty days after notice thereof, t
given him by a city surveyor, remove such
building to the range so laid down as afore-
said, under penalty Of fifty dollars, and a fur
Their penalty of five dollars for every twenty
four hours during which time the same shall
have not have been removed
Sec. 90. Whenever exc6 vations hereafter
commenced for building or other purposes, on
any lot or piece of land shall be intended to
below the curb or grade of the street, and there
shall be any party or 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
the adjoining land, and not otherwise, shall
at all times from the commencement until the
completion of such excavations, at his own
expense, preserve such wall from injury, and
support the same by a proper foundation, SO
that it shall remain as stable as before such
excavations were commenced.
FOUNDATION.
Sec. "a. All brick or frame buildings shall
have foundation walls to be laid on earth or
solid earth is not obtainable, foundation Walls
shall be supported by piles sufficient in NUM-
DER TO properly support the wall. All f0unQa-
lions shall be built of brick or stone.
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 Of water in the cellar.
FLUES
least four inches from centre line of said wall,
and all chimneys shall have walls at least
terra Gotta or fire clay Innings are used in
which case four inches of brick may be
omitted.
Chimney fues 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 Nit
forms a part.
All hearths for fire places shall rest on trim
mer arches Of brick, concrete or tile, at least
four inches from the chimney breast. The
eight inches thick.
square inches, and less than 900 square
inches, shall have surrounding walls not less
than IL 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. 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
of such chimney.
Chimneys with fues of more than 500 square
inches and less than 500 square inches shall
not have less than tweive-inch walls. The
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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 800 or less than
800 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
the inlet funnel. The lining to commence 4
feet below the inlet, and extend 20 feet above
the same, to have opening from hues into the
air space at top and bottom of lining. The
tops of such chimneys shall be built not less
than 10 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 %chimneys shall have hollow walls in
addition to the requirements herein set forth.
Sec. 80. In business or manufacturing build
ings metallic chimneys or smoke pipes she'll
not be used in such manner as to pass through
metallic smoke pipes or %chimneys 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
through the roof only, it shall be separated
from the woodwork of such roof by at least
10 inches of incombustible- 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 incombustible material
smoke pipe, or they shall be surrounded by d
sheet metal thimble made of two concentric
rings of sheet metal, at least one inch apart,
and the entire thimble so constructed that
two rings forming same.
Smoke pipes of less than II inches diameter
shall be kept at least six inches from any
shield of four-inch porous terra Gotta, in
which case the distance shall not be less than
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