The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-22
CITY ORDINANCES.

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 See, l53, Add the following to the end of second paragraph; Tn the cases Of llues stnltlns from the basement or eel lar, the llae lining will be started not more than two feet above spid cellar or basement floor" so that said section as amended shall read as follows,
 See, ljj, Chmneys, All chlmncys shall Do built of brick stone or other inculn- pustlble materials,
 Chimnoys in all buildings shall havo walls 0t least eight inches thick if Of brick, unless terra cotta or fire clay Hue ihInga ale usod In which case four Inches of brick work may be omitted. Chimneys other than those built of brick shall have walls Ut least eight Inches thick and shall have an additional lining of four Inches of brick work or terra shall start from the bottom of the nue, or from the throat of the fireplace, If the iluo starts from the latter, and shall be cprried up continuously to the cN- treme height of the llue. The joints of all slch things shall ba made to ht close to, gelher and tho Things shall be built in as the iue or llues arc carried up,
 "ln ease of tlues starting from tho basement or cellar tho Hue lining will be started not more than two feet above sad cellar or basement floor" .,
 Every chimney heToafter built shall have an opening at br near the bottom sufficient 10 admit the cleaning of the same.
 Sec, 156, To be amended so that said section shall read az follows:
 FIRE.PLAcEs. All nre-places shall have trimmer arches to support hearths and said arches shall be at least lG Inches in width, meas urcd from the face of the chimney breast and the full width Of the fire place breast. They shall be constructed of brick, stone, burnt clay or formed with blue stone | flags. Wooden centerlng under trimmer arches shall be removed before clustering | the ceilings underneath. The iire-bacts of all ilre-places hereafter erected shah not be less than eight Inches in thick ness of solid masonry.
 | Where gas ilre-places are to be used tho ilrc-p ace openings are to be lined on the sides, back and top with one thickness of brick started on top of a stone flag supported on the floor tim | bers From each fireplace to be a four | inch metal vent pipe extended up in par litions 10 attic and connected with smoke or brick vent flue
 | If portable fre-placcs are used they wil be set and protected as approved by In | spcctor of Buildings.
 Sec. l5S. The first three words 10 reat | No smoke pipe
 graph. "'rhe covering of smoke pipe witt | preproof material may be substituted IT i place of metal shield provided 1t meeti with the approval of the Inspector o l Buildings" so that said section al amended shall read as follows:
 Sec 15S Stoveplpes to be guarded. N, 1 smokepipe in any building with woodei or combustble floors, ceilings or purtl tlons shall enter any Hue unless the sal, pipe shall be at least l2 inches iron either of the said floors, ceilings or par ttions, unless the same is properly pro tected by metal shield in which cas- the distance shall not be less than siI Inches.
 Tho covering of smokeplpe wit ereproof material may be substituted fl place of metal shield provided t meet with tho approval of the Inspector o Buildings.
 In all cases where stovenipes pas
 through stud or wooden partitions of an kind, they shall be guarded by either double collar of metal with at lens three inches of air space and holes fo ventilation or by n soap stone or burn clay ring not less than four inches | thickness and extending through the par titlon. Where laundry stoves; hot water steam, ot-air or other furnaces ar used in any building the smopepip leading therefrom must be kept not les than IS Inches from the nGnr beams Q ceiling unless the same Is properly pro tectcd by n metal shield. when the dis tance shall not he less than nine lnche. In all cases where such pipe passe through wood or stud partition 1t sha ho protected by thimblo with eigll
 inches of brick work around fl, or a dou lle collar of metal with at least six in Tches air space and holes for ventilation
 Sec l6l to be amended So that sectio 1 shnll read as follows: