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

used for foundations. Such beams shall
be provided with separators and bolts In
closed and filed solid between with con-
crete, and OF such sizes and so arranged
as 10 carry safely the load imposed
Fer small structures. and for small
piers sustaining light loads. the inspector
may, In his discretion allow "A reduction
or modification In the thickness and
projection for footings. base courses. or
foundations herein specified.
Foundation walls for wooden buildings
shall be OF brick, or solid Portland con-
crete at least twelve inches thick or
rubble or Block stone at least sixteen
inches thick. laid in cement mortar. or
dry ru1ole stone at least eighteen inches
thick.
The base course or courses OF walls for
wooden buildings shall be at least eight
inches thick II Of brick or Portland ce-
ment blocks. OF twelve inches thick IL OF
stone; and where said wall on any one
side or more averages eight feet or more
above the grade or ground said wall or
walls shall be four inches thicker than
above specified.
Stone walls less than twenty-four inches
thick shall have at least one header run
ming through in every three feet In height
and four feet in length: IL over twenty
four Inches thick, at least one header for
every six superficial feet on each side and
running In al least two feet.
BEARING WALLS. PIERS. ETC.
Sec a. The walls of all buildings other
than frame or wood buildings shall be
constructed OF stone. brick. Portland ce-
ment concrete. iron. or steel, or, IL ap.
proved by the inspector, other hard in
combusuble material. and the several
component parts of such buildings shall
be as herein specified
All buildings shall be inclosed on all
sides with Independent or party walls.
The thickness Of every wall as herein
after prescribed shall be the minimum
thickness as applied to solid walls
In all walls OF the thickness specified In
this act the same amount OF materials
may be used In piers or buttresses: Pro.
vldcd that all conditions OF strength and
solidity and other conditions as estab-
lished In this act are met and complied
with.
Bearing walls shall be taken to mean
those walls on which the beams, girders,
or trusses rest.
The walls and piers of all buildings
shall be properly and solidly bonded to-
gether with close joints filled with NOR
tar, and all brick used during warm
weather shall De laid wet, and during
cold or freezing weather to be laid dry.
The walls Of each story shall be built
up the fun thickness to the top of the
beams above.
All piers shall be built of good. hard.
well-burnt brick laid in cement mortar.
excepting that piers fronting on street
may be built of stone, or OF full-sized
iron or steel columns when the building
does not exceed fifty-five feet in height.
Every pier built OF brick containing
less than nine square feet at the base.
supporting any beam, girder, arch. or
column on which a wall rests or Intel
spanning an opening over ten feet and
supporting wall, shall at intervals of
not over forty-two inches apart I'm height
have built into ii cast iron or steel
bond plate or stone binder of sufficient
strength. and the full size OF the pier.
In the case Of an external pier. the iron
plate may be reduced four inches on the
weather face of the pier
All other brick piers than above shall
be capped, and when required by the in
spector shall have one or more binders
the full size of the pier. not exceeding
four feet from the bottom or top Of pier
or from each other either OF iron not
less than one inch thick. or of bluestone
not less than three inches. or OF granite
not less than five inches, or Of brown or
sandstone not less than eight inches thick
Isolated brick piers shall not exceed in
height ten times their least dimensions.
Stone posts for the support OF posts or
columns above shall not be used in the
interior of any building.
Where a wall Is finished with a stone
cornce, or where any stone projects be-
yond the face OF a wall. the greatest
weight OF material shall be on the inside
OF the face of the wall or otherwise
properly secured.
Where walls or outside piers are built
OF coursed stone with dressed level beds
and vertical joints, the inspector shall
have the right to allow such walls OF
piers to be built of less thickness than
specified for brickwork, but in no case
shall said walls or piers be less than
three-quarters OF the thickness provided
for brickwork.
WALL BONDS AND TIES. ASHLARS.
ETC.
In brick walls every eighth course OF
less shall be a heading course. except
where some bond Is used In which at
least every eighth course is a heading
course. or where walls are faced with
face brick, when every eighth course
shall be bonded with Flemish headers o
by cutting the face course and putting
in diagonal headers behind. or by split
ting the brick in half and backing tn,
same by a continuous row OF headers
Metal ties. built in as often as every
eighth course. and not over twelve inches
apart may be used instead of the brick
headers.
Stone ashlar shall not be less than foui
inches thick, well anchored TO the back
ing and the backing shall be OF the same
thickness as required for brick walls in
dependent Of the ashlar. unless the ash
lar be at least eight inches thick and
bonded into the backing, when II may b
counted as a part OF the thickness OF
the wall
Iron ashlar plates on the face OF a wal
shall be backed up with the same thick
ness OF brickwork as required for a brick
wall without ashlar.
The backing up OF all stone ashlar shall
be laid up with cement. or lime and
cement mortar but the back OF the eish-
lar may be parged with lime mortar or
coated with asphaltum varnish to pre-
vent discoloration of the stone.
HOLLOW WALLS.
Hollow walls may be used for the con
struction OF the "dwelling-house class"
but the same quantity OF stone, brick OF
concrete shall be used as IL they were
built solid. and no such walls shall be
built unless the parts OF the same are
connected by proper ties, either of brick.
stone, or metal. placed not over twenty
four inches apart. No hollow wall shall
be used unless the bearing part is OF the
same thickness and increased as pre-