The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-06
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tCuaAN III possession OF any SQCn QuliO-
ing fail within the time specified in said
advertisement to have fire escapes
placed on any building as provided for
by this ordinance. he or she shall be
subject to a fine of not exceeding one
hundred dollars and cost, and to be
imprisoned not exceeding thirty days
either or both in the discretion of the
court, and for each month thereafter
until said ordinance is complied with.
Such owner, agent or tenant in posses
sion shall be subject TO the same PEN
alties as aforesaid.
Sec. &C. After fire escapes have been
placed on any building as aforesaid in
compliance with the provisions OF this
ordinance and the same shall become
unsafe or in need of change or repair
in order to make the same safe. the
superintendent or acting supeTintend-
ent of the fire department shall serve
notice to make such change within ten
days. In case of failure of any owner
to have such change or repairs made
within the time as required by the no
tice. he shall for such failure be sub
ject to the same penalty provided IN
this ordinance 10 place fire escapes in
the first instance.
Sec. g. No building within the fire
limits of the city of Savannah shall be
used or occupied, in whole or in part,
for any of the trades hereinafter men
toned, to-wit: Planning mills, sash.
door and blind factories. unless such
building so occupied shall have in con-
nection with it a brick or fire-proof
vault of sufficient capacity TO contain
all shavings. sawdust, chips or other
light. combustble refuse connected
herewith, and all such shavings and
other light combustible refuse shall be
removed daily from such premises TO
such vault.
In no event shall proprietors, owners
or lessees of such manufactures allow
combustible refuse TO accumulate upon
any lot or in any building unless stored
in a fire-proof vault.
Sec. 6S. Floors under all stoves shall
be protected by a covering of incom-
bustible material. Stoves shall be kept
at least twenty inches. and their smoke
pipes twelve inches, from any unpro-
tected woodwork.
Sec. So The woodwork of all boiler
houses and boiler rooms shall be kept
at least six feet from the boiler, and
four feet from the breeching or smoke
conductor, and one foot from the dome
of the boiler, unless such woodwork is
properly protected with ineombustible
material, and then there shall be at
least two feet space from the boiler
or smoke pipe and protection.
Sec. 20. The floors of all rooms,
when containing stationary boilers,
terials, five feet on all sides, and
at least eight feet in front of any
boiler.
Sec. II. Steam pipes shall be kept
at least two inches from all wood
work; otherwise they shall be protect
ed by a soapstone, asbestos, or eathen-
ware ring or tube, or rest on iron sup
ports.
Wherever hot air pipes are placed
in studd partitions the pipes shall be
wrapped in two thicknesses of asbestos
paper, studding, joist, stills and any
wood nearer than three inches of flues
or register boxes, shall be covered with
asbestos paper before the fues or
boxes are set in place. The lathing
shall be metal over all spaces for heater
pipes. When only one register is con-
nected with the furnace. said register
shall have no valves.
Sec. Y. All the officers designated
under this ordinance, or any future
amendments to the same, shall. as far
as may be necessary for the per-
Torrance of their respective duties
have the right to enter any building
or premises in said city at any time.
Sec. IS. Any work in addition or
alteration made for any purpose in, to,
or upon any building or structure. eN-
cept the necessary repairs, not affect
ing the external or party walls, Chin
neys, stairways. or hight of building,
shall, to the extent OF such work, or
alteration or addition, be subject to
the regulations of this ordinance.
Sec. "A. All egress openings in pub
lie halls shall have the word Exit
conspiciously placed over them. The
aisles in such halls shall at all times
be kept unobstructed the doors to
open outwaTdly or be hung with spring
hinges, opening inwardly and out
wardly.
Sec. 75.-It shall be the duty of the
owners of buildings TO cause a care
full inspection by a competent me-
chanic of all passenger and freight
elevators in the city of Savannah at
that said elevator shafts and doors
are in a perfectly safe condition, and
in accordance with the provisions of
this ordinance.
Sec. IS. When an inspection of an
elevator or elevators have been made
by a competent mechanic and the
same has been put in perfectly safe
condition, and the shafts and doors In
accordance with this ordinance, he
shall make out a certificate of the
same, which shall state the date OF
inspection Of the elevator, the weight
1t may safely carry and that the
shafts and doors are constructed in
accordance with this ordinance, which
certificate shall be framed by the own
er and put in some conspicuous place
near such elevator for examination by
the public.
Sec. n. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person owning or having the care or
control of any elevator to use or per-
NIT the use of the same after II has
been declared by the Inspector to be
in a dangerous or unsafe condition,
and he has prohibited the use Of the
same, until all necessary repairs have
been made, and the owner, agent OF
other person has procured a certifi-
cate from said Inspector that said re-
pairs have been properly done. and
that said elevator may be safely used.
under the penalty of fifty dollars for
each offense.
Sec rs. All floor timbers. headers
and trimmers OF every brick build
ing hereafter erected or altered, in
which a chimney is TO be built in a
brick wall, shall be placed distant
two inches from the outside of every
chimney fiue and the space between
such bfickwork and timbers shall be
closed by proper fire stop OF incom-
bustible material.
Sec. ~. II any chimney hue or
heating apparatus on any premises
shall. In the opinion of the inspector.
endanger the premises, the inspector
shall at once notify. in writing, the
owner or agent Of said premises. II
such owner or agent fails for a period
Of forty-eight hours aftef the service
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