The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-21

by covering OF ineombustible material.
Stoves shall be kept at least twenty
inches and their smoke pipes eighteen
inches from any unprotected WOODWORK,
Sec. 20. Be 1t further ordained, That
the woodwork of all boiler houses and
boiler rooms shall be kept at least six
feet from the boiler. End four feet from
the breeching or srloke conductor, and
two feet from the dome of the boiler.
unless such woodwork is properly pro-
tected with ineombustble materials, and
then there shall be at least two feet
space from the boiler or smoke pipe and
protection.
Sec. H. Be 1t further ordained. That
the floors of all rooms, whom containing
boilers, shall be made of incombustible
materials, five feet on all sides and at
least eight feet in front of any boiler.
Sec - Be it further ordained That
steam pipes shall be kept at least two
inches from all woodwork, otherwise
they shall be protected by a soapstone.
asbestos. earthenware or metal sieve,
ring or tube, or rest on iron supports
Sec. 7s Be 1t further ordained, That
where awnings are attached to build
ings, the frame work shall be of metal,
All awnings shall be seven "a feet clear
of sidewalk when down.
Sec. "A. Be it further ordained, That
all egress openings in public halls shall
have the word Exit conspicuously
placed over them. The aises in such
halls shall at all times be kept unob-
structed. Doors of all exits from public
halls, schools, churches. theatres and
all buildings of like character to open
outward in all cases.
Sec 70. Be 1t further ordained, That
all floor timbers, headers and trimmers
of every brick building hereafter erected
or altered, in the city of Birmingham,
in which chimney is to be built in
brick wall, shall be placed two inches
distant from the outside of every CHM
ney fue. and the space between such
brick work and timbers shall be closed
by a proper fire stop of incombustible
material
Sec. 76 Be it further ordained, That if
any chimney fue 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. If such owner or agent fails
for period of forty-eight hours after
the service of said notice upon him to
make such chimney fiue or heating appa-
ratus conform to the present ordinance
for construction, he shall be liable to
fine, as prescribed in this ordinance.
Sec. II. Be it further ordained, That
no furnace and no range set in masonry
shah hereafter be placed, or Its location
changed. in any building except as the
inspector shall approve.
Sec. rs. Be it further ordained That all
ehimneys and f1ues for the entire height
shall have the brick laid fat Brick laid
on edge will not be allowed except for
row lock arches over fireplaces and for
hearths.
Sec 49, Be 1t further ordained, That
whenever elevator shafts. hatchways or
we'll holes of any description are near
windows said windows shall have strong
iron guards to extend at least two-thrds
of the height of the windows.
Sec. so. Be it further ordained. That
superstructures of towers. spires or tur-
rets, for brick stone or concrete build
ings shall not be constructed of wood
frame work.
Sec. 81 Be it further ordained, That
in all tenement houses, apartment houses
or fiat buildings which shall hereafter
be built in the limits of the city of Br-
mingham, all rooms used as living apart
ments toilet or BATH rooms shall have
outside light and venrnation exclusive
of skylights). No courts shall be less
than six feet wide.
Sec 50. Be it further ordained. That
from and after the passage of this or
dinance 1t shall be the duty of party or
parties having charge of the construc-
ton of any new building in the city OF
Birmingham to have the joists or gir-
ders or each floor above the second floor
covered with rough scaffold boards, or
other suitable material as the work pro-
crosses. so as to sufficiently protect the
workmen from falling through such