The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-14

CITY GOVERNMENT



Continued from Eighth Page.
cut in diagonally, and the backing
tied as above stated All brick Shall
be well wet in dry weather.
Second. Where walls are faced with
stone. the facing shall be tied to the
backing either with stone headers or
with iron cramps, at least once in every
ten square feet of surface. All walls
are to be built to a line and carried
up plumb and straight.
Third. All walls shall have founda-
lions of at least five courses high Of
which the four upper courses shall
project eight inches, and the lower
two courses built plumb. No recesses
for water or other pipes shall be made
in any wall more than one third of its
thickness, and the recesses around said
pipe or pipes shall, be filled up with sol
id masonry for the space of one foot
on the top and bottom of each story.
Fourth. In all furred walls the
course of brick above the underside
and below the top of each tier of floor
beams shall project the thickness of the
Turing, to more effectually prevent
the spread OF fire.
Sec. 10. Mortar-First. The sand
used for mortar must be free from
loan, clean and sharp, and to be 81
equal quality to standard samples IN
office of building inspector. Lime and
cement must be fresh, of good quality
and not air Stacked. cement mortar
shall be made in the proportions OF not
more than three parts sand and one
mart cement, and shall be mixed up IN
small quantities and used before it be-
gins to set Lime mortar snail De
made in the proportions of not more
than four parts sand to one part lllle'
Second. The foOtings, foundations
and basement walls, up to one tcot
above ground level, basement piers
parapet walls and chimney tops are TO
be laid in a cement mortar.
Sec. IA. Walls to be Anchored-F1rsC
In every building walls running paral-
lei with floor beams are to be anchored
Win each tier of beams at intervals
Of not more than eight feet apart
with wroght iron anchors, made OF one
and one half by three-eighths bar, TO
extend over at least three joists spiked
tn same. The wall end to be star
or *" shape fourteen inches across
nIaced four inches from outside facS
If wall The walls running at rght
angles TO the beams. to be ancnofed
at intervals of six feet. with wrought
iron bars and crosses as specllled
above. or with cast iron plates having
71gs turned down into wall and Jugs on
ton surface with beams notched over
same.
Second. In no case are WOODED poilu
+irnbers to be used.
Sec. Is. Areas-First. Excavations
info sidewalks or lanes in front or rear
If any building for areas or vaults
etoiI ba nermitted. provided such ex-
caVations do not extend INTO
tho street or lane to great
az distance than four feet, IN
ciudinp thickness of retaining wall,
and that the sidewalk or roadway De
nroperly supported with walls OF brlck
or stone on three sides OF such eA =
cavation. .. - oo,,a,,ad
,,.itb ron grating, or with iron and glass
~. With stone. in every case to be OF
annie strength, and such grating. etc,
40 he Ont into sidewalk so as TO prlhg
Ton surface Of same flush with side
SI1S Openings in the sidewalks,
rxcerting areas for the admlsslen Il
coal or light shall not be larger thaii
E,ur square feet each ana coVeTeu
with iron covers having rough sur
face No plain surface or glass shdil
nn /
oDo glass measures more than four
incbee square. Where steps are
h,,ilt in areas for cellar entrance they
,,,,,st no covered with iron grating,
hinged and provided with guard rods
- Ieen the grating standing vertical.
section 16. Elevator Shafts.-ln all
buildings having elevator passing
through two or more stories the
hatchways for same shall either De IN
closed I'm brick walls, the opening OF
ca me closed at each story with fire proof
- a,d the shaft extended through
~ roof or the hatehway in each floor
,,1,,st he closed with trap door ana
s,,rrounded with suitable railing.
section 17..-Chimneys and Flues.-
rrirst The smoke fiues used FOR
FURNACE or boiler shall nave nm
ING of fire clay tubing throughout their
n,,7ira hight: all other flues shall De
eY,ootbIv parged. and no fiue snail De
b,,iIt smaller than sixty square lnches
area The backs Of all chimneys shaii
NOT he less than one brick thlck. Ai
smoke fiues shall extend at ieast ln. ne
faat above the roof, and IL directly
asSioioing a higher building, shall be
90 Sried three feet above roof OF such
h,,iidine All wooden beams shall be
t,si,a,,ad away from smoke ilues at
least twelve inches from inside race
of flue. .o.,. t,,,ld,ro
shall be properly cleaned ana an Iup-
bish removed. and the fiues left smooth
On one side, upon the completion OF
ali such building aforesaid.
Third No chimney shall be started
mr. b,riIt upon any floor or beam Of wood,
and i'm no case shall a chimney De
corbelied out more than eight inches
from the wall, and In all such cases
the corbelling shall consist Of at least
FIVE courses of brick.
Fourth Where chfmneys are support
ed by piers, the piers shall start from