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

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Sec. 16. Be it further ordained, That
the term business building as used in
this ordinance, shall include hotels thea
tres churches, school houses, office
buildings store houses and all other
buildings used principally for business
purposes.
Sec. II. Be it further ordained That
the term wholesale store or warehouse
building as usedffn this ordinance. shall
include all buildings. used exclusively for
purposes of mercantile business or the
storage of goods.
Sec. Is. Be it further ordained, That a
basement story. as the term Is used In
this ordinance, is defined as a story whose
floor is twelve inches or more below the
sidewalk and whose height does not ex-
coed twelve feet in the clear.
Be it further ordained. That the height
of all buildings, in the city of Birming-
ham, al the term is used in this ordi-
nance. shall be taken from the grade of
the sidewalk 10 a point half way from
the lowest to the highest part of the roof.
Sec. 90 Be 1t further ordained, That in
all mill constructed buildings, in the city
of Birmingham, that have brick or stone
piers properly constructed to exclusively
carry all required loads. The face of such
piers or pilasters shall be equivalent to
one-fourth as much as the space between
their centers The brick stone wallis
between piers which carry their own
weight only, called the curtain walls
shall be of not less than twelve inches
in thickness, from first floor to roof At
each story where there is no offset in
the wall two courses of brici. work shall
project two inches beyind the inner face
of the wall and three-fourths of an inch
under floor and same to be properly point
ed up after floors are laid
Sec. u. Be 1t further ordained That the
outside brick or stone walls of rooms, IN
the city of birmingham, having trussed
roofs or ceilings. such as churches, pub
lie halls, theatres, dining rooms or the
like, If more than fifteen or less than
twenty-five feet high, shall average at
least sixteen inches in thickness; if over
twenty feet high at least twenty
inches in thickness; If over forty-hve feet
high at least twenty-four inches IN
thickness. An increase of four inches in
thickness shall be made in all cases where
the walls are over one hundred feet long,
unless there are cross walls of equal
height
Sec. %. Be it further ordained, That If
solid buttresses of brick or stone are en-
ployed, in the city of Birmingham, with
sectional area of three hundred or more
square inches, in addition to thickness OF
walls of brick or stone, placed not over
eighteen feet centers, which extend to or
nearly to top of walls, the wall con-
structed with such buttresses, may be
four inches less in thickness than re-
qnired by section 10 of this ordinance.
Sec. %. Be it further ordained, That
cut stone facings of walls, in the city Of
Birmingham, shall be backed up with
prick work of the same thickness as is
required by section Is of this ordinance,
where no cut stone is used. In cases
where the cut stone is in a great measure
set-supporting. four inches less thick
ness OF brick backing may be used. Ash
Ter fronts, properly bonded to the brick
work, may have backing same as self
supporting stone fronts or walls.
sec "a Be 1t further ordained. That
any party will now existing. in the city
OF birmingham, that shaIr have been