The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-30

of fire proof material, and all the floor
or register boxes to be made of sheet
| metal with hange on top to fit the groove
In the border, the register to rest upon
the same, and there shall further be an
open space of at least one inch on all
sides of the register box, extending from
the under side of the ceiling to the border
of the floor, the outside of the space
to be covered with a casing of metal,
made tight on all sides, and to extend
from the under side of the aforesaid cell
ing up to and turn under the said border.
Sec. "a. HOt-Afr Pipes
Pipes used for the distribution of hot
air shall be of metal or non-combustible
material, and when Enclosed in wood par
tttlonS shall be double, with an air space
of at least one-half inch between the
inner and outer pipes; or if single they
shall be covered with asbestos and be
work; such wood work to be tin clad. and
the plaStering inclosing such pipes to be
on metal lathing. If wood lath is used,
there shall be a space of not less than
one inch and between the pipes and lath-
ing there shall be placed tin shields. Pro-
vided that this shall not apply to pipes
leading from heater to hot air fiue.
Sec. SO. Steam and Hot-Water
Heating Pipes
Steam and hot water heating pipes shall
not be placed within one inch of any
| timber or wood work, unless the timber
or wood work is protected by a metal
shield, then the distance shall not be
less than one-half inch. All steam or
hot water heating pipes passing through
floors and ceilings. or lath and plastered
partitions shall be protected by
a metal tube one-half inch in
diameter larger than the pipe, having
metal cap to the floor and ceiling, and
where they run in horizontal direction
between the floor and ceiling, metal
Shield shall be placed on the under side
of the floor over them, and on the sides
of wood beams running parallel with said
pipe; or said horizontal pipes shall be
covered with sectional pipe covering at
least three-quarters of an inch thick.
All wood boxes or castings incloSing
steam or hot water heating pipes, and
all wood covers to FecesSes In walls, in
which steam or hot water heating pipes
are placed, shall be lined with metal, or
said pipes shall be covered with sec
tional pipe covering at least three-quar-
ters of an inch thick.
All pipes or ducts used to convey air
warmed by steam or hot water shall be
of metal Or other fire proof material. All
steam and hot water pipe coverings
shall consist of fire proof materials only.
Sec. SO. Stoves and Ranges
Where stoves or ranges are set upon
combuStible floors, except in dwelling
houses, they shall be so set as to leave
an air space between them and the floor,
and the floor shall be protected by sheet
metal.
No stove, range, oven, or heating APP
paratus shall be used in any hotel, thea
ter, hospital school, hall or other build
ing which is occupied by more than fifty
persons until the same shall be exam
ined and approved by the Commissioner
of Public Works, who shall issue his Ger
tifcate to the effect that said stove,
range, oven or heating apparatus con-
forms to the requirements of this Code.
All brick-set or large portable ranges
shall be set on heaths of brick, slate or
cement, the said hearths to extend at
least twelve inches beyond the face of the
range.
No brick-set portable range, or heating
apparatus of any kind, shall be set
against a wood or lath-and-plaster parti-
ton.
Sec. 81. Ash Boxes
All receptacIes for ashes shall be non
combustible material.