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and established by stakes located by
him. And every such building or
fence shall be kept within the establish
ed lines and shall conform to the estab-
llshed grade.
Sec. 6. Material of Walls-First. All
buildings erected within the fire limits
of the city of Savannah shall have all
exterior walls constructed of stone.
brick, iron or other hard incombusti-
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idly put together, close joints The
brick used shall be good. hard and
we'll burnt.
Second. Good quality soft brick NAV
be used in the walls under the follow
ing restrictions: First, they are not
to be placed in the exterior surface or
surfaces. Second, they are not to be
used lower than four feet above the
ground level Third, they are not to be
used in any walls of less thickness than
one and one-half brick. Fourth, thew
are not to be used in any insulated
pier, nor in any pier or section of the
wall upon which a girder or column. or
other concentrated load is supported.
Sec. Z. Depth of Foundations-Exc
vations for foundation walls shall ha
carried through all filled, or soft earth.
and to good solid bottom. In case
the nature of the earth should require
it, piles shall be driven or timbers
laid of sufficient size and thickness
to prevent the walls from settling The
top of such pile or timber bottom must
be driven or laid below the water line
Second. Where piles are driven for a
foundation they shall not be less than
five inches in diameter at the smaller
end, and shall be driven to a firm
and solid bearing. All piers, columns
or posts resting on the earth shall be
set upon a bottom in the same manner
as the foundation walls.
Third. All excavations upon the front
or side of any lot adjoining a street
shall be properly guarded and protect
ed by the person or persons having
charge of same, so as to prevent the
same from being dangerous to life and
limb.
Sec. 8. Standard Depths of Cellars
The standard of depth for cellars is
hereby fixed at twelve feet, measuring
from sidewalk grade at property line
to bottom of foundation walls.
sec. 9. Protection of Adjoining Walls
Wherever an excavation is to be car
ried below level of any supporting wall
that stands wholly or partly on adjoin-
ing lnnd, and standing upon or near the
boundary line of such lot, to a greater
depth than that standard fixed by Sec
ton s, the person causing such exca-
walton shall be required from the COM
mencement until the completion of
expense.
to preserve such wall from injury and
support the same by -pinning a
new foundation to at least the same
depth as the excavation, the thickness
of the under-pinning to be not less
than that of the lower part of
said wall. Should the person or per-
sons causing the said excavations fail
to protect said wall or walls and neg
lect to do so after having notice of
twenty-four hours from the inspector
OF buildings, so to do, the inspector
may enter upon the premises and en-
ploy such labor, and furnish such ma
terial, and take such steps as in his
Judgment may be necessary to make
the same safe and secure, or to prevent
same from becoming unsafe or dan
gerous at the expense of the person or
persons causing said excavation, and
any person or persons doing the said
work, or any part thereof, under and
by direction of the inspector may bring
and maintain an action against the per-
son or persons causing the excavations
to recover the value of the work done
or material furnished in and about
the said premises in the same man.
ner as if he or they had been employed
to do the work by the person or per-
sons causing the excavation.
Sec. 8. Fire Walls. First. Wherever
two or more buildings are built ad-
joining two or more stories in hight
above the ground there shall be be-
tween every two buildings, a fire wall
of stone or brick, built as provided
for in Section 10, Paragraph II and
this wall shall not nave openings of
any kind built or subsequently cut
through same, unless a special permit
for cutting such opening shall have
been obtained from building inspector.
Fireplaces and fiues may be construct
ed in such party walls under the sew
eral provisions OF Section II.
Second. Buildings of one story in
hight above ground, where built ad-
joining must have fire walls as pro-
vided for in Paragraph l. but the walls
may be built of wooden studs with
the spaces between the studding filled
in solid with brick and mortar and the
brick work carried up to line of roof.
Sec. TO- Thickness of Brick Walls Of
Dwelling Houses.-First in two-story
buildings the foundation and first story
walls shall not be less than one and
one-half brick thick, second-story ga
bles and parapets may be one brick
thick. In 3-stOry buildings the foun-
dation walls to be not less than two
brick thick, first and second story not
less than one and one-half; third story,
gables and par9pets may be one brick
thick. In four-story buildings foun-
dation and first story to be not less
than two brick thick, second and third
story one ana One-half brick thick,
fourth story. gables and parapets may
be one brick thick.
Second. Wherever two or more dwell
ings are built adjoining, the party wall
between same may be four inches less
in thickness than required for the ex-
terror wall in their respective stories.
excepting, however, that no part of
said party walls below the parapet shall
be less than one and one-half brick
thick, and the parapet shall be carried
at least two feet above the roof sur
face.
Third. If a wall shall be built to a
greater length than thirty-three feet,
without angles or pilasters intervening,
the several thicknesses required in
Paragraphs 1 and shall be increased
one-half brick.
Sec. II. Thickness of Walls of Stores,
Public Buildings, Etc.-The walls of
stores, warehouses and other buildings
designed to carry loads of from $50 to
$50 pounds per square foot, to have
thickness of walls as per following ia
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