Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-08
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Sec. $50. Nc, safe exceeding ten cubic
feet In size on two thousand five hum
dred pounds in weight. or any machine
exceeding two thousand five hundred
pounds In weight, shall be placed in
any part of any building above the
basement, without first obtaining PER
NIT SO to do from the Board of Public
Works. Before issuing any such per-
NIT the Board of Public Works shall
ascertain the bearing capacity OF the
floor upon which 1t Is proposed to place
such safe. or machine, and, II such floor
Is OF the necessary strength to sus-
tain such safe or machine with safety,
shall grant such permit.
VENTILATION OF WATER CLOSETS
AND UR1NALS
Sec, l61. Every apartment or room
containing n water closet or urinal
shall be ventilated by means of a win
dow opening directly into the open air
WEIGHTS OF MATERIALS
Sec, 162. In computing the strength
and weights of walls, floors and ma
terials, a cubic foot Of material shall
be deemed to have the weight given in
the table OF either. Of the following
and Engin r Pocket epeH Book rST'fgeIs or fas
wells Mechanics and Engineers
TESTS OF MATERIAL
Sec. 163. Materials hereafter intro
duced I'm this market shall be subjected
to such tests to determine their char
acter and quality as the Board of Pub-
lie WORKS snail direct, the tests shall
be made under the supervision of said
Board, or said Board may direct archi
tect or owner to file with them a certl
fed copy of the results of such tests as
1t may direct TO be made.
CEMENT
Sec 1874 No cement shall be used in
building operations except Portland &C.
mont which will develop tensile
strength of at least three hundred and
fifty pounds per square inch after one
day in air and six days in water.
Sec 1866. Concrete for foundations
shall be made of at least one part of
cement, three parts of sand and five
parts of clean broken stone of such size
as to pass in any way through a two
inch ring; or good clean gravel may be
used In the same proportion broken
stone. The cement, sand and stone or
oughly mixed.
Sec. 166. The maximum load allowed
upon any square foot of the various
kinds of ground shall be as follows:
Upon firm gravel or hard clay not less
than eight feet below the surface, four
tons
Upon soft clay or adobe mot less than
ten feet below the surface, three tons.
Upon firm gravel or hard clay from
three to six feet below the natural sur
face. three tons.
Upon firm gravel or hard clay less
than three feet below the natural sur
face, two tons.
Upon sandy loan, one tom
Upon soft clay or adobe, not less than
two feet below the surface, one ton.
All footingS shall be extended through
the surface down to firm, undisturbed,
natural ground. Wherever wet land oc-
ours and proper foundations cannot 9TH
erwise be secured, piles shall be used and
driven capped and cut off below the wa
ter line in such manner as to insure a
proper and safe, durable foundation, in
accordance with standard practice:
SAFE LOADS ON MASONRY
Sec. 167. The safe load on hard burned
brick laid in lime mortar shall not ex-
ceed eight tons per square foot, and on
same made In cement mortar shall not
exceed fifteen tons per square foot. The
safe load on Portland cement concrete in
foundations shall not exceed fifteen tons
GAS METERS
Sec. l6S. No gas meter shall be located
In the same enclosure with any boiler,
hot air heater. or hot water heater.
Sec. 169. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person, firm or corporation to commence
the erection of any building abutting
amy or srs to the
along the center line of such sidewalk a
good and substantial board fence at least
twelve feet high, enclosing the inner half
of the width of such sidewalk so as to
protect pedestrians from anything falling
from such building.
1t shall be unlawful for any person,
firm or corporation to make any excava-
tion in that part of any sidewalk lying
between the curb line and the center line
thereof, unless there shall exist over
such excavation a good and substantial
temporary walk so constructed and main
tanned a s at all times to afford safe, free
and unobStructed passage for pedestrians
over and along all that part of such
sidewalk above mentioned, and con-
structed and maintained on a level with
the surface of the street or at an eleva-
tion of not more than four feet above
the same, having steps at each end and
n
along the edge thereof nearest the street.
Public streets, alleys. and sidewalks
may be partially occupied or obstructed
in connection with building operations as
specified in this Ordinance. 1t shall be
unlawful for any person to occupy or OBJ
struct any portion of any street, alley IT
greater extent than is allowed by this
Ordinance without first obtaining a per-
init therefor. Such permit shall be is
sued by. the, Board of Public Works on
be accompanied by the building permit
for the building proposed to be erected.
1t shall be unlawful for any person,
firm or corporation to fail or neglect to
have at least one-half of width of the
sidewalk and not less than ten feet of
the width of any alley, unobstructed and
free of rubbish at all times. except that
a passageway across such space may be
used for carriage of materials.
1t shall be unlawful for any person,
firm or corporation to occupy more than
of any street in front of any building
for any purpose in connection with build
ing operations. If there is a street rail
road track upon any street, no part of
such street within four feet of any such
track shall be so used, obstructed or oc
cupied.
1t shall be unlawful for any person,
firm or corporation to store any earth
taken from any excavation, or rubbish Or
material taken from any building, upon
the sidewalk or the roadway of any
street or alley, but the same shall be re-
moved from day to day as produced Any
dry rubbish liable to produce dust must
be wetted down so as to prevent it from
being blown about.
DEFINITION OF PERMIT TO OBJ
STRUCT STREETS OR SIDEWALKS
Sec. 40. A permit to occupy and OBJ
struct streets alleys and sidewalks for
the purpose of building operations, shall
only be used in connection with the ac-
tual erection, repaiE alteration, removal
or demolition of buildings, and 1t shall
be unla wful for any person, firm or cor
poration TO occupy or obStruct any part
of any street, alley or sidewalk, unless
such building operations are actually in
progress on premises abutting on such
part of such street, alley or sidewalk.
LIGHTS AT DISTRACTIONS
Sec. Ill. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person, firm or corporation, using, occu-
pying or obstructing any portion of any