The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-02-25
SUGGESTIONS FOR
A BUILDING LAW
INSURANCE INSPECTOR FURNISHES
ONE FOR OUR COLUMNS.
CITY COUNCIL TO ORDINANCE
Matter Taken Up at the Meeting Last
Monday Evening New Booms to
be Built by Isaac Monroe.

Al the time Of our big tire, three
weeks ago. AN insurance inspector
was in the city making careful can
yass OF every building in the place
he had been here "a week previous 20
the fire and stayed two weeks after IT,
lie was thoroughly conyersaut with
every nook and corner. every building
and every condition existing ia tine
city As mis- business is the inspection
Of buildings for lire insurance com
pauies his opinions are worth some
thing IN the question Of what is best for
us from the standpoint ct the insur
ance companies He was very much
interested IN the proposed fire limit
urdinan aud few days after the
citizen meeting consented to draft
suggestions for building law tor
The Diamond Drill We publish the
text Of his suggestions that each Of our
property owners may have copy.
We would advise that each property
owner lay the paper aside until, some
day, when he needs it, and by - do
ing ne will have guide that he can
bank on The article is as follows
The erection OF building in accor
dance with the following specifications
will cost very little more than old
line construction and the immediate
benefit 10 the assured will be reduc
tiOn OF insurance rates % the lowest
figure possible with the system OF fire
protection, existing exposures etc.
The saving in rates will pay for i'm
provements in from one 10 three years
approximately
To provide for future growth ~
.own, fire limits should extend from
iarquette Ave to Crystal Ave. and
from River ST. 10 Sixth st Dwellings |
should be prohibited on Superior Av.
Buildings other than dwellings, within |
fire limits. should conform 70 follow
ing specifications
binding over three stories high should |
be- permitted.
No single building should have an
nnbroken floor area of more than 4, 600 |
square feet on about one surveyed lot
on Superior Ave. Buildings covering
more than one lot should have divi
sion walls openings in which should /
be- provided with some form Of stan
dard fire door
Roofs should he Of gravel. approved (
composition, metal slate concrete, |
tile Of other hreproot material
Stone walls should be prohibited
Walls. should be Of brick, tile or ce
ment II Of brick IL should be speci
he'd that they be AZ least eiglN inches
thick IN the top story and four inches
thicker for each story below II Of
cement II inches for top story and 4
inches for each story below loists
should be sat on wall lodges thus
formed and not let into walls Side
and division walls should be parapeted
AT least - inches. Walls should be
blank on other than street sides. or
openings should be- provided with wire
,ss windows in metal frames. stan
ard tin-ciad shutters or iron
shutters Each building should pro
vide its own stairway inside.
Cornices should be of metal or
material Of which walls are construct
ed aud wood prohibited.
veneered and iron clad frame build
ings should be prohibited absolutely
Al skyhghts should be OF wire
glass IA metal frames. or of thick
glass IN metal frames protected above
and below by heavy wire netting ~
inch mesh
Sheds should be- restricted q lQw
height aud small area and not moro
than one shed bc allowed per lot
Ash reccptacles should he of stone or
brick ana az least six feet from a
frame shed or building
Arovisions should be- made for safe
vrding stoves and ilues
Frame buildings damaged more than
so per cent 10y fire should De- razcd
provision should be made for appoint
ing committee for deciding on amount
Of damage No frame building within
tr, limits should be enlarged No
frame building should be- constructed
in or moved into tire limits No
frame binding should be moved from
one part Of fire limits to another.
After building is damaged by hre.
N repaired IL ahall not be increased in