The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-06
OFFICIAL.

Petition of Samuel Dish, for permis-
sion to build stoops on sidewalks pro-
Jecting as other stoops on same block.
lot No. 9. w. Oglethorpe ward. Refer
red to Committee on Streets and Lanes.
Petition of George Hawkins for per-
mission to add about six feet to present
stoop and rebuild steps. Referred to
Committee on Streets and Lanes.
Petition of Edw. F. Lowell for per-
mission to build a shed 12x50. metal
roof. lot No. IL. Franklin ward. Re-
ferred to Committee on Fire.
ORDINANCES.
By the Committee of the Whole, on it's
first reading:
An ordinance to provide for the crea-
ton of the Office of building inspector,
to define his duties and powers; to
provide rules for the construction OF
buildings; to provide for fire escapes,
fiues and other requirements, and pre-
scribing regulations within the fire
limits; to provide punishment hereun-
der, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Aldermen of the city of
Savannah, in Council assembled, and it
is hereby ordained by authority of the
same, that there shall be a building
inspector for the city of Savannah, to
be elected by the Mayor and Alder
men of the city of Savannah, in Coun-
Gil assembled. His first term of Of
flee shall expire on the second Monday
next succeeding the second Tuesday in
January, 1906 when his term of office
shall be two years other city Of
ficers. His salary shall be fixed by the
Mayor and Aldermen of the city of
Savannah in the same manner and at
the same time the salaries of other
city officers are fixed, and his duties
will be as set out in the following:
Sec. 2. When any person shall be
desirious of erecting, changing or alter
ing any building or structure within
the limits of the city of Savannah, he
shall make application at the office of
the tax assessors for a permit for that
purpose, and shall furnish said tax as
SCISSORS with a written statement Of
the proposed location, dimensions and
manner of construction of the proposed
building or structure, and the materials
to be used, and with plans and speci-
fications of the proposed building or
structure, which shall be delivered by
said assessors to the building inspector
and remain in his custody a sufficient
length of time to allow the necessary
examination to be made of the same
and if required by him, d copy of said
plans and specifications shall be filed
in the Office of Said inspector, by
said applicant, after which, if it shall
appear to said inspector that the laws
and ordinances of the city are COM
piled with, a permit will be issued by
him, to be approved thereon by the
Mayor, before it becomes effective.
Blank forms for the detailed state
ment, as herein required, may be OBJ
tanned at the office of the building in
spector for applicants to fill out, de-
scribing location of the proposed struc-
ture, number and hight of stories,
dimension of joists and timbers and
distance apart, dimensions of support
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pose the building or structure is design
ed, and other information applicable
to the proposed improvement, which
statement being so properly filled out
the owner or owners, his or their archi-
tect or agent, shall sign the agreement
contained in said detailed statement,
that he or they will in all respects con-
struct the work in accordance with such
detailed statement, plans and speciff-
cations, and in compliance with the
laws and ordinances of the city of Sa-
N1nnah, and it shall not be lawful to
proceed to construct, alter or repair
any building or structure within the
limits of said city of Savannah with
out such permit. Every such per-
init shall be considered cancelled, if
active work is not commenced within a
period of three 90 months from the
date of it's issue.
Sec. 8. The said inspector shall keep
place as shall be provided by the
Mayor and Aldermen, where it shall be
the duty of said inspector to keep a
record of all permits issued, which shall
be regularly numbered in the order
of their issue, and also a record
of the statements upon which
permits are issued. He shall also keep
record of, and report to the City
Council, on Dec. 81, each year, a full
and complete register of the num-
Der, description and size of every
building erected, changed, altered or re-
paired in the city during that year, OF
what material constructed, with the
and cost of all buildings or
ether structures so erected, changed,
altered or repaired.
Sec. 4. 1t shall be the duty of the
Inspector to visit and inspect each
house, structure or building which may
be in the course of erection, construc-
ton or alteration. within the limits of
the city, and to see that each house,
structure or building is being erected,
constructed or altered according to the
provisions of this ordinance, and all
ordinances in force in said city. and
the manner adopted for the security
thereof against fires, and the safety Of
the occupants; that the materials used
are suitable for the purpose, land that
workmanlike manner), and is of suffi-
cient strength and solidity to answer
The purpose for which it is designed;
and before the foundations are laid he
shall examine the trenches dug for the
same, and be fully satisfied that the
soil or substratum is sufficient for the
structure, or at least the best that can
be obtained. And should the nature
of the soil be SUCH and the work of
sufficient magnitude, in the Judgment
of the inspector, as to require piling,
the same should be done as required by
said inspector, provided, that it may
be deemed necessary by the inspector,
that his visits and inspection shall be
repeated from time to time during the
erection, construction or alteration of
such houses, structures or buildings,
until the walls shall have been COM
pleted, and the same enclosed, when
his duties shall terminate
Sec. 5. No person or persons shall
erect, or cause to be erected within
tho fire limits of the city of Savannah,
as now established by ordinance, or
hereafter may be esta blished by ordl-
nance. any building or other structure,
or addition to a building or other struc-
ture, the outer walls of which are not
composed entirely of brick, stone or
iron. Every building erected or built
as aforesaid shall be covered or rooted
with slate tiles, tin. zinc, copper, iron
or other equally freproof roofing sat