The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-23
CITY ORDINANCES

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 See, l53, Add the following to the end of second paragraphs eIn the eases ot tlues starting from the basement or eel lar the tue Inning will be started not more than two feet above said cellar or basement floor, so that said section as amended shall read as follows;
 See, lj8 Chimneys, All chimneys shall be built of brick, stone or other lneor" hustlble materials.
 Chimneys in all buildings shall have walls at least eight inches thick If ot brick, unless terra cOtta or fire clay Ilue Things are used, in which case four inches of brick Work may be omlted, l Chlmneys other than those built of brick shall have walls at least eight inches thick and shall have an additional lining of four Inches Of brick work or terra cotta or lire-clay lining Said Hue lining shall start from the bottom of the iue, or from the throat of the fireplace II the nue starts from the latter, and shall be carried Up continuously to the eX- ueme height of the Hue. The joints of all such Things shall be made to lit close to, gether and the Things shall be built in as the ilue or tlueS are carried up,
 Tn case of flues starting from the basement or cellar the ilue lining will be started not more than two feet above
 
 Every chimney hereafter built shall | have an opening at or near the bottom sufficient to admit the cleaning of the same
 Sec. i5G. To be amended so that said section shall read as follows:
 FIRE.PLAcEs.
 All replaces shall have trimmer archos to support hearths and said arches shah be at least l6 inches in widrh 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 centerng under trimmer arches shall be Grloved before clustering the ceilings underneath The fre-hacks of all fire places hereafter erected shall not be less than eight inches in thick ness of solid masonry.
 Where gas fire-places are to be used the flre-p ace openings are to be lined on the sides, back and top with ono stone flag supported on the floor tim' bers. From each fireplace to be a four. | inch metal vent pipe extended up In par ] itions to attic and connected with smoke or brick vent flue.
 | portable hre-places are used they will be set and protected as approved by ln- l spcctor Of Buildings.
 Sec. lJS. The first three words to read No smoke pipe"
 | Add the following to end of first para, graph. "rhe covering of smoke pipe with | rrcproof material may be substituted In place of metal shield provided 1t meets i with the approval of the Inspector or Buildings" So that said section as amended shall read as follows:
 Sec l5S, Stoveppes to be guarded. No BmokepIpe in any building with wooden l or combustlble floors, ceilings or parti. tons shall enter any hue unless the said pipe shall be at least l2 Inches from either of the said floors, ceilings or par titlons, unless the same Is properly pro tected by q metal shield in which case the distance shall not be less than six inches.
 "Thc covering of smokepipe with areproof material may be substituted in place of metal shield provided lt meets with the approval of the Inspector Of Buildings.
 In all cases where stovepipcs pass through stud or wooden partitions of any kind, they shall be guarded by either a double collar of metal with at leas, three inches of air space and holes for | ventilation or by soap-stone or burnt clay ring not less than four inches in thickness and extending through the par tltlon. Where laundry stoves; hot water steam, hot-air or other furnaces arc used in any building the smopeppe 1 Heading therefrcm must be Kept not less than IS inches from the floor beams or l ceiling unless the same is properly pro. tccted by metal shield. when the dis 1 tnnce shall not be less than nine inches In all cases where such pipe passes through wood or stud partition it shall be protected by thimble with eight -Hnchcs of brick work around t, or q dou- bic collar of metal with at least six in- ches air space and holes for ventilation,
 Sec lGl to bc amended so that section shall read as follows: