The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-08-27


safely the weight TO which the proposed
use ca the building may subject them
but 'he least capacity per superficial
square foot, exclusive OF materials. shall
be:
! For floors OF houses for habitation. fifty
pounds.
For floors OF ofice buildings except first
floor seventy Ave pounds first fioor one
hundred and fifty pounds. For public
rooms OF hotels and houses exceeding nve
hundred square feet one hundred pounds
Floors OF buildings for light manufac-
turing. retail stores. and public buildings
except schoolhouses. one hundred and
twenty-five pounds.
For floors OF schoolhouses other than
floors OF assembly rooms sixty pounds.
and for floors OF assembly rooms. one
hundred and twenty-five pounds.
For floors OF drill rooms. dance halls,
and riding schools. two hundred pounds
For floors OF warehouses and mercantile
buildings, at least two hundred and nifty
pounds.
For fiat roofs forty pounds.
For stairs. landings. platforms, corri-
dors and fire- escapes liable 10 be crowded
with people. one hundred and twenty y-fve
pounds where not so liable, seventy
pounds.
The loads rot included In this classifca-
ton shall be determined by the Inspector
The full floor load specified in this Sec
tion shall be included in proportioning all
parts Of buildings designed for ware
houses or for heavy mercantile and
manufacturing purposes. In other build
ings however, reductions may be allowed,
as follows: for girders carrying more than
one hundred square feet OF floor, the live
load may be reduced ten per cent For
columns. piers walls. and other parts
carrying two floors. a reduction OF nfteen
per cent. OF the total live load may be
made: where three floors are carried. the
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per cent: four floors. twenty-five per
cent five floors, thirty per cent; SIX
floors thirty-five per cent; seven floors,
forty per cent; eight floors. forty-five per
cent: nine or more floors, fifty per cent
The inspector may prescribe the maxi
mum loads which may be imposed upon
the floors Of existing buildings.
BAY WINDOWS AND SHELTERS
OVER SIDEWALKS.
Sec 49, Bay or oriel windows, or bal
comics not over ten feet In length, may De
placed upon any building so as TO project
over any public way or square, but no
such structure shall in any case project
more than four feet. and on streets less
than thirty feet In width not more than
three feet, and on streets less than twen-
ty feet in width not more than TWO feet,
and no such structure shall be allowed
to project over any street. lane. or alley
less than fifteen feet in width. and when
such structures are placed upon any
building more than two stories In height
In the first district, or upon any build
ing more than four stories In height In
the second district, they shall be built OF
incombustible material throughout. All
such bay or oriel windows, balconies or
other projections shall be built only In
such manner as shall be approved by the
inspector. but in no case shall any such
projection extend below a line drawn at
an angle Of forty-five degrees starting at
ins aiu oct ahnND X.
Immediately beneath: nor shall any oriel
or BAY window or balcony extend beyond
a line drawn horizontally from the near
est corner u the adjacent lot. at an angie
of thirty degrees with the street line.
All such projections shall be provided with
cutters and conductors TO prevent as far
as possible any water from dripping or
flowing onto the sidewalk.
The board of aldermen of the city OF
Providence is hereby authorized at any
time in it's discretion to permit the
owner or owners of any estate and build
ing thereon which abuts on any public
street or highway. to construct and main
tain a shelter from such building over the
sidewalk abuttng on such estate, and
support the same by posts or other sup
ports set upon or next 10 the curbstone
in such sidewalk: Provided. that every
part Of such shelter. except such posts or
supports shall be at least nine feet above
such sidewalk; and. provided that with
the application for such permit shall be
filed plan and specification Of such
shelter. which shall be referred by said
board of aldermen to the inspector, who
shall approve the same before the grant
ing OF any such permit. In case such
permit shall be granted the work shall
be done under the inspection OF said IN
spector Said board Of aldermen may at
any time in its discretion revoke any
such permit and order any such shelter to
be removed by the owner or owners or
such estate, and in case Of their failure
to remove the same within three days
after notice given in the manner pro-
vided In this act the commissioners or
public works OF said city shall cause the
same to be forthwith removed at the ex-
pense of the owner.
CHIMNEYS. FIREPLACES. ETC.
Sec 20. All chmneys shall be built OF
brick, stone. or other incombustible ma
terial. Chimneys of brick shall be not
less than six inches thick unless f1ue
Innings are used not less than one inch
thick, in wh1eh case four inches Of brick
may be used.
Chimneys other than those built OF
brick shall have an additional lining Of
four inches Of brickwork or a fue lining
as above specified. Every chimney flue
shall be carried to a height sufficient TO
protect adjoining buildings from fire and
smoke, and, unless the roof is covered
with incombustibe material, shall extend
at least four feet above the highest point
OF contact with the roof. No chimney
shall be built out Of perpendicular more
than half its area.
No pargng mortar shall be used on the
inside OF any fireplace, chimney. or fiue.
All brick fues shall have joints well
filled and smoothly struck on the inside.
Earthen or fire clay tunnels when used
shall not project over one-half inch from
face of chimney and in every case when
used with woodwork in front Of a Chin
ney they shall be set in the center OF
recessed panel in said woodwork not less
than sixteen inches square.
No chimney shall be corbeled from
wall more than the thickness OF the
wall No chimney shall be hung from
wall which is less than twelve inches
thick.
No part OF any floor timber. studding.
or furring shall be within one inch of
any chimney or within two inches of the