The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-10-17
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An Act In Amendment Of chapter CSs Of tho
Public Laws Passed NJ tho January Ses-
sion, A. H. 1875, and of Chapter 1899 of tho
Public Laws Passed az the May Session.
A. ~. 1874 entitled An Act In Rotation
Co buildings In tho city ot Providence
and for other Purposes"
II is epactcd by tho General Assembly "a
section l. Section 20 ot chapter CSs II tho
Public Laws, passed az tho January sos
sion \. u. 1875 "a amended by Chapter 1893
of tho Public Laws passed at the May ses-
tiou. \. u 1884, n hereby amended so as
g. rcod as follows:
"scc 20 No bay or orlcl window or other
street structure shall be placed upon any
building so as 20 project over any public
way or square more than four feet. and
then only IN such a manner ~ shall he APP
proved 10y tho inspector ~ buildings; but In
~ case shall any such projection extend be-
low "a limo drawn at an angle Of forty nve
degrees, starting at point eight feet above
the sidewalk Immediately beneath; nor shall
any oricl bay window or other structure
extend beyond a line drawn horizontally
from tho nearest corner % tho adjacent lot,
at an angle % thirty degrees with tho street
limo. All such projections shall be provided
with cutters nnd conductors 20 prevent os
for as uossihle any water from dripping or
nowing ON 60 tho sidewalk
''Thc roof ~ every brick stone or iron
luNNinr ull roofs 90 tenement and lodging
houses and the roofs of all wooden buildings
I'm the hrst district shall bc covered with tn
Ccmhusuhlo material
Uncomfortable coruiccs shall be we'll &C.
cured 90 the walls independent " any wool
work and in all cases tho walls shall 10
carried un to the plankiug ~ tho roof be-
hInl tho coiuIce and whore the cornice pro-
loot. above tho roof the wall shalt he car
'lct up to tho top ~ the corniCC; and oil cN-
tprior wooden ccrniccs ON hrick stone. or
ir,n huilAinrs that shall hereafter REQUIRE ~
ht r,rpr,d shall ho constructed ~ some
nor. corrrustihle material os required f'r
now hu11inro. and cvNrv exterior wooden
rorrIce or gutter ON hrick stone nr IRON
au11iurs that may hcrCDf'cr DO N0~'"c0' ~"
Nre tr greater extent fNNN 0no-hnf 'Nr
vNuir thereof shall % f0Nnv down nm 10
r,riNccr shnN No cN0rf'vrfo1 In ncc0r1aner
We. thf ufvisi.r. - tNls net
.TuUHtrrr FRONTING on #''rr' .hH' N
levt rrn,I1p1 with 'rNrcr 'ro '.rv fN~ ..n
Hu.tins fhr va'or fr.w 'No ''.t Co. 90,
.r.N ,,,ouvrr ne eNaN rarfnCf fhn v1'>a nn
s.,l,, 1eft5n. f-.~, 'r0'Hec. mi ln No roes
.nrU tNc v1to~ f..v0 f'r roi' 2. 1'N-. p. r'
lowed tu Cow u-Hn f'r eI 'rv"l, " hUN'
j,4 r,.rrt ftuv.hpa rn1 r.otv r'r,n ..rg
,NaU rNrrcF rfurfv foot IN NrlThf ~ fNJ
highest uUlut frHr1 tNc '.vcl ~ thc hNlshn'
above tho roof unless nll - sail buildings
shall hc constructed IN n hrcrroof manner
as herein named. 20 wit: all iosts. beams
matters. puriins. iack-taftcrs, plates. studs
tics, and arches shall be made 90; ana Gov, coy, :
cred with. incombustiblo material. stfuct-
urcs or projections SHOVE or outside 90 lhe
roofs u buildings ovcf sixty feet high shali
be made. constructed, framed. and covered
with incombustible material.
buildings shall have sCuttcs not less 10
sire than two by three feet. or bulkhtai,
and doors on the roof. and shall have sta
uonary ladders or stairs lcaiing 90 the same
and such scuttic- and ladders shall he kcpl
90 as 70 be ready Tor use az all times: Pro'
Vided. however, that buildings already con
exceed one hundred feet IN height without
hreproonng when projected throughout b
automatic sprinkler"
Sec. q All acts and parts % acts incon
sistsnt herewith are hereby repealed AMI thh
act shall take effect from and after i~ pass
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