The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-06
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shall have their side and rear walls
carried up two feet above the roof; d.
vision or party walls, four feet above,
forming fire walls not less than twelve
inches thick. TO have copings of in
combustible materials: front walls may
terminate flush with the upper surface
Of sheeting of roof. Division and party
walls to extend through mansard OF
other steep roofs not less than sixteen
inches, and having copings same as
other fire walls.
Sec. p. No chimney shalt be built
with less than four-inch walls. and
no chimney top shall be less than
hve feet above the roof Cfor fat roofs)
two feet above the ridge of any pitch
ed roof. Chimneys coming out AT
caves to finish no lower than level
with ridge. Ordinary fues in business
buildings shall have walls and eight
inch jams; fiues larger than two hun
dred and fifty square inches and less
than five hundred square inches shall
be surrounded with walls not less
than eight inches thick; the walls of
such hues above the inlet funnel, shall
be twelve inches thick for the first
fifteen feet around and above such
inlet; tops of such chimneys to be at
least eight feet above the roof, or
five feet above the highest part of
the roof within fifty feet of such
chimney. FlueS with more than five
hundred or less than eight hundred
inches area shall have not less than
twelve-inch walls for the first thir-
ty-six feet, and sixteen-inch walls op-
posite the inlet and ten feet above
the same; top of chimney ten feet
above the roof, or seven feet above
the highest part Of the roof within
fifty feet of such chimney; Provided
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than eight inches thick shall be plas-
tered on the brick or be covered with
metallic lath or wire cloth before plas-
tering.
All fire place fues, such as in dwell
ing houses, to be smoothly parged
inside. All heater f1ues to be lined
with fire clay tubing their entire
hight above inlet, no flues to be less
than eight (S) inches square, all Chin
neys to be plastered' on the outside
before being furred, if any pockets
or blank fiues are built they shall be
covered down at top with two courses
of brick: no wood plugs to be driven
in chimneys for Turing or setting
NANTES: no studding Turing or any
other wood work to be nearer than
four "a inches of thimbles of fues.
Sec. %. The provisions of the fore
going sections as to the thickness of
walls pertaining to chimneys shall be
applicable only to such chimneys as
are part of or situated in any building.
Flues in party walls shall not extend
beyond the center of the wall, joint
tfues in party walls shall be separated
by four-inch width of fire brick
their entire hight.
Sec. %. Any chimney not forming
part of a wall shall rest upon the
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no case shall any chimney rest on or
be supported by framework, beams or
posts of woodwork of any description.
Sec. "A. Proper foundation or ma
sonry shall be prepared for the support
of buildings, and no foundation shall
be less than one foot below the eX-
posed surface of the ground, and in no
case shall any foundation rest on any
filling or made ground. The breadths
of the foundations of the several parts
of any building shall be proportional
so that. as nearly as practicable, the
pressure shall be equal on each square
foot of the foundation. In no case
shall the brick foundation for two
or more story building be less than
eight 80 inches wide on each side Of
walls or piers and five 90 courses high,
the two first courses plumb, then rack
ed back to the thickness of walls or
piers. In one-stOTy buildings the
foundations may be one brick less in
hight and six inches wide on each
side Cement mortar shall be used In
the masonry of all foundations exposed
10 dampness.
Sec, Is. Piles driven for a. wall to
rest upon shall be not less than eight
inches in diameter at the smallest end
and shall be spaced not more than
three feet on centers in the direction OF
the length of the wall, and nearer, if re-
duired by the inspector. The inspector
shall determine the grade at which
piles shall be cut off.
Sec. 26. Walls not exceeding twen-
ty feet in hight, where piling is neces-
sary, may rest on a single row OF
piles, if deemed advisable by the in
spector; walls exceeding twenty teet
in hight shall rest on not less than
two rows of piles. Extra piles shall
be driven where required by the in
spectOr.
sec. q. In brick walls every seventh
course shall be headers. All fire fiues
shall be smoothly plastered or have
struck joints. Walls shall be securely
anchored to the timbers and joints rest
ing upon them.
Sec. Is. Hollow walls, not bearing
walls, may be used in all cases; but
ali hollow walls shall be bonded or
tied together with incombustible an
chors placed not more than three feet
apart. If used as bearing walls the
thickness shall be reckoned by their
solid parts, unless either part is at
least eight inches thick, and solid
connections are made in upright dt-
rectionts, not less than twelve inches
wide nor more than eight feett apart
from centers. In such cases two
thirds of the hollow space shall be con-
nected with the solid parts; provided,
that in no case shall the ends of
the ioists or other wood be allowed to
come within four inches of the hollow
space.
Sec. 90. No wall of any building
now erected, o. hereafter to be built
or erected, shall be cut off or altered
without a permit so to do having been
first obtained from the inspector. Every
temporary support placed under any
structure, wall girder, beam or column
during the erection, finishing, altering
or repairing of any building, or part
thereof. shall be equal in strength to
the permanent support required for
such construction.
Sec so. No opening or doorway
shall be cut through a party wall of a
brick building without a permit from
the inspector, and every such doorway
or opening shall have top. bottom and
sides of stone, brick or iron; shall be
closed by two sets of standard metal
covered doors separated by the thick
ness OF the walO hung to I'abbeted iron
frames, or to iron hinges In brick or
Of stone rabbets; shall not exceed ten
feet in hight by eight feet in width,
and every Opening other than a