The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-20

shall set on one and a half inch iron
plates with sockets and counter sink
ages.
Sec. 81. The backing of any iron
front that is not wholly self-supporting
shall be treated as an Independent
wall. If the iron is self-supporting,
then the party wall shall be extended
to meet the outer thickness of iron
and all vacancies shall be filled with
grout to insure a complete separation
of adjoining buildings.
Sec. 3S. For all large openings, such
as store fronts, the upper wall shall
be carried with steel beams, to be sup
ported with brick or stone piers or
iron columns, iron beams and columns
resting on castiron plates not less than
two inches thick.
1t shall be unlawful to support any
brick or stone wall, piers or abutments
upon wooden lintels, girders or columns
in connection with a building more
than one story in hight.
Sec. 80. No uncovered tar, compo-
sition, rosin, felt or woodwork shall
In any way be exposed on any roof or
appendage
Sec. 40. Appendages to any business
building above the first story and
above thirty feet from grade of side
walk on any building, if not wholly of
incombustible material shall be envel-
oped with metal. Dormer windows,
cornices, mouldings, balconies, bay
windows, towers, spires, ventilators,
etc, shall be considered as APPENDICES.
Sec. Al. No bay window or other
structure shall be placed on any build
ing so as to project over any public
street, way or place, without the per-
mission of the Mayor and Aldermen
of the city of Savannah, in Council
assembled.
Sec. AZ. Where awnings are attached
to buildings. the framework shall be
entirely of metal, permits to be requir-
ed for awnings just as hereinbefore
prescribed for buildings, and same to
be under control and supervision of the
inspector.
Sec. AZ. All buildings hereafter erect
ed shall be kept provided with proper
metallic leaders for conducting the
water from the roof to the ground
sewer or street gutter in such a man
her as shall protect the walls and
foundations from damage; and in no
case shall the water from such leaders,
or otherwise, be allowed to flow upon
the sidewalk. but shall be conducted
by drain pipes to the street gutter or
sewer.
Sec. A. All cornices, cutters, caves
and parapets (above first story of bust
ness buildings, and above thirty feet
from grade OF sidewalk on all other
buildings) shall be made of incom-
bustible materials. Cornices may have
wooden lookouts.
Sec. As. All roofs shall be so con-
structed as to be reached by a scut-
tie, or by iron steps fastened to the
outside of the outer wall If by scout
tie. the same shall be at least 20 by 80
inches, the frame and lid covered with
metal and shall have a stationary lad
der communicating with such scuttle.
Sec. 46. All stores, warehouses, fac
tories and buildings of similar charac-
ter, that are three or more stories in
hight, above ground level, and within
one hundred Q00 feet of city water
main, shall have a system of fire serv-
ice consisting of a two and one-half
inch or larger iron stand pipe carried
up the entire hight of building, with
outlets at each floor, provided with
suitable valves and fifty feet OF hose
attached to valves and nozzle attached
10 hose. Hose to be kept coiled and
ready for use at any time. Standpipe
to be within ten feet of landing of
stairs on each floor. The supply from
main to these pipes to be independent
| from other water service of the build
ing and arranged so that engine hose
can be attached on the street. All hose
couplings SndH CONFORM 10 Ine size ana
pattern adopted by the fire department.
such system Of fire service as soon as
Possible, after the passage of this or
dinance. Such system of fire service
shall not be used except for the ex-
tinguishment of fires.
Sec AZ. All floor beams, joists and
headers shall be kept at least two
inches clear of any wall enclosing a
fire .flue or chimney breast, and the
space left between the framing and
such fiue shall be filled solid with
gagged mortar, to be a heavy coat of
plastering put on the walls of such
flues before any other woodwork shall
be placed against it,
Sec 4S. All floors shall be construct
ed to bear safe weight per superficial
foot, exclusive of materials, as follows:
For dwellings, tenements, or lodging
houses, one hundred pounds; for store
houses, warehouses, machine shops,
armories and drill rooms, not less than
two hundred and fifty pounds. These
requirements shall apply to all altera-
lions, as we'll as to new buildings. In
all calculations for the strength of ma
terials to be used in any building the
proportion between the safe weight
and the breaking weight shall be as
one to three for all beams, girders and
other pieces subjected to cross strain;
and as one to six for all posts, coll
umns and other vertical support, and
for all tie beams, and other pieces sub
iected to a tensile strain; and the
requisite dimensions Of each piece of
material are to be ascertained by COM
putation, by rules given by the best
authorities, using for constants in the
rules only such numbers as have been
deducted from experiments on mate
rails of like kind with that proposed to
be used.
Sec. 40. All hearths for ordinary fire.
places shall rest on trimmer arches,
the header kept at least twenty inches
from face or chimney breast. The back
of all fireplaces shall not be less than
eight inches thick; all stovepipe holes
TO have proper thimbles and shoppers.
No Turing, lathing and plastering to
return more than six inches on face of
chimney, and not lower down than four
feet from top of joist. The arches OF
all fireplaces shall be supported with
iron bars not less than half inch by
two inches, no CRATES or mantels shall
be set until an inspection is made.
Sec. So Ends of joists or beams en-
tering brick wall shall be cut not less
than three-inch bevel. so as not to dis
turb the brickwork by any detection or
breaking of the joints or beams. All
such joists or timbers entering a party
or division wall from opposite sides
shall have at least four inches of solid
brick work between the ends of such
timbers or toists. All buildings for
residence or business purposes, shall
have fire stops. All furred brick walls.
i. s,,.,,o., apd all walls Of frame l,affld