The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-24
CITY ORDINANCES.

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 See, l53, Add the following to tho end Of second paragraph; Tn the eases ol lides starting from the basement or eel lar, the llue lining Will be started not more than two feet above said cellar or basement floor SO that said section as amended shall read as follows,
 Sec, ll3, Chlmneys All chmneys shall be built of brick, stone or other incoin- bustlbld materials.
 Chlmncys In an buildings shall have walls at least eight inches thick If of brick, unless tofra cotta or ire clay lua llnlngs are used, in which case four inches of brick work may be omitted. Chimneys other than those built of brick shall have walls nt least eight Inches thick and shall have an additional lining of four inches of brick work or terra eotta or lire-clay lining, Said liue linins shall start from tho bottom of the ilue, or from tho throat of the fireplace, If the lue starts from the latter and shall be carried up continuously to the ox- treme height of the Hue. The Joints of all such Things shall be made to 1t close to- gether and tho Things shall be built In as the. Hue or hues arc carried up.
 Tn case of ilues starting from the basement or cellar the Hue lining will be started not more than two feet above said cellar or basement floor"
 Every chimney hereafter built shall have an opening at or near the bottom sufficient to admit the cleaning of the same.
 Sec. 15s. To be amended so that said section shall read as follows:
 FlRE.PLAcEs.
 All ilre-places shall have trimmer arches 10 support hearths and said arches shall be at least l6 inches in width. meas ured from the face of the chimney breast and the full width of the fireplace 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 plastering the ceilings underneath. Tho ilre-backs of all fire places hereafter erected shall not be less than eight inches in thick ness of solid masonry,
 Where gas ilre-places are to be used the fire-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 10 be n four inch metal vent pipe extended up in par titions to attic and connected With smoke or brick vent hue.
 If portable fre-places are used they will be Set and protected as approved by ln' spector of Buildings.
 Sec l5S. The first three words to read No smoke pipe"
 Add the following to end of first para. graph. "The covering of smoke pipe with | areproof material may be substituted in place of metal shield provided 1t meets | with the approval of tho Inspector oi Buildings so that said section az amended shall read as follows: | Sec. l5s Stoveppes to be guarded Nc smokepipe In any building with wooden or combustible floors, ceilings or parti tions shall enter any Hue unless the saic pipe shall be nt least l2 inches from either of tho said doors. ceilings or par titions, unless the same Is properly pro tectod by metal shield In which cast the distance shall not be less than si, inches.
 "The covering of smokepipe witl creproof material may be substituted fl place of metal shield provided it meet with the approval of the Inspector O Buildings,
 In all cases wheres stovepipes past through stud or wooden partitions of an, kind. they shall be guarded by either { double collar of metal with at leas three inches of air space and holes fol | ventilation or by soap stone or burn clay ring not less than four inches II thickness and extending through the par tition Where laundry stoves; hot water | steam, hot-air or other furnaces arr used in any building the smopepip' leading therefrom must be kept not les than IS inches from the floor beams q ceiling unless the same Is properly pro tected by a metal shield, when the dis tance shall not be less than nine inches In all cases where such pipe passe through wood or stud partition It shal be protected by thimble with eigh inches of brick work around it, or dou ble collar of metal with at least six in ches air space and holes for ventilation
 Sec. l6l to be amended so that sectior lqhall read as follows: