The Detroit times., 1910-12-07

Sec rs PIERs-BUTTREs
. Piers or walls with buttresses may
3 be used I'm place OF. continuous
4 walls. provided the full amount OF
6 material called for In this ordi-
6 nance for these walls is used In
= the piers or walls with buttresses.
8 All such piers shall be built OF
9 good hard brick. laid In cement ana
0 sand mortar with uniform joints
/ throughout, facing and backing, and
z Of sui~cient size to safely carry
3 the load intended FOR them
: The joints shall not exceed ono
& half / ~ Of an inch in thickness.
Sucn piers may be built OF rein
) forced concrete OF size and strength
3 as called for In this ordinance
D All piers shall be bonded as
walls. and where face brick brick a 9be
! backing brick. the same regula-
tions shall apply as for walls
2 All face brick in piers must he
6 laid 10 have fun bearing OF mortar
: under the entire surface OF each
5 brick.
The laying OF face brick In piers
, merely with the Joints around the
outer edge OF the brick Is prohipit-
An isolated brick piers shall
have bond stones at least tve Coz
inches thick, or steel plates az
least three-sixtesnths (S-l6) OF an
inch thick. and OF full size or piers
and spaced at intervals OF not more
than four CA times the least Ill
mension OF the piers.
Cap stones not less than nve
CD Inches in thickness, or steel
plates. proportioned In either case
TO tho weight Y be carried arr, sb shd be- os
set under all columns or girders
bearing on piers.
In the case OF an external brick
pier. the metal plate may be re-
q la u u "A
four 90 inches OF brickwork TO
intervene between the edge or the
plate and the face OF the pier ex-
posed 10 the weather.
Isolated piers shall not exceed
In height ten i0) times their least
See iS STONE PIERS UNDER
INTERIOR COLUMNS Stone piers
for the support OF posts or columns
above. shall not be used In the IN
terror OF any building
Sec. Il LINING EXISTING
WALLS In case II Is desired TO In
crease the height OF existing walls
which are less in thickness than re-
CURED under this Ordinance. the
same shall be done By q lining OF
masonry TO form combined
thickness with the old wall or not
less than four ca inches more than
the thickness required Tor new
wall under this Ordinance.
ed on proper foundations
No lining shall be less than eight
go Inches In thickness. and all I'm
ing shall be laid up In cement NOR
tar and thoroughly anchored 10 the
old wall with suitable wrought
iron anchors. spaced not over two
CD feet apart. vertically and hori-
zontslly and properly fastened or
driven into the old walls In stag
gered rows. the old walls being
ArGt rIaanaH nf ALI nlA1ter and All
other coatings.
All Innings to a basement wall
shall be at least twelve tlD inches
thick and must project at least
four ca inches beyond lining OF
wall OF the story above.
There may also be used TO In
crease the height OF buildings, steel
skeleton construction with ample
foundations and anchored 10 pres
ent walls.
Sec Is. EXISTING PARTY
WALLS walls heretofore built or
used as party walls whose thick
ness at the time or their erection
was In accordance with the then
accordance with the requirements
OF this Ordinance. may be used, "
In good condition. for the ordinary
use OF party walls. providing the
and provided further that the con
dition OF stability required by this
Sec ls HOLLOW WALLS. For
all walls built hollow. the same
quantity OF stone. brick or concrete
shall be used In their construction
as ~ they were built solid. and no
hollow wall shall be built unless
the different parts are connected
by proper ties. either or brick.
twsnty-four (24) inches apart: No
hollow wall shall have any bear
ing part less than eight 90 inches
All hollow walls mus; be finished
Sec. 10. HOLLOW TILE WALLS.
E!gh, 50. six tsl. four a. as
three go inch hollow lie OF eA-t
burnt clay or porous terra cofts O.
Portland cement block 1-s'sa-1-s
partitions nay ee ertli &c. .Xct.s,t-
ing IN their he,gh. . meas 1----.t.-f
o: thirty (te). t-s-ty-tye =.
eighteen (is) Aoe Twelve Cd :hsi
rs.pse;ivsIy ant = ie s1s ~. .s' , sn-
less streagthenee ~ proper Gross
walls pierre or tut-ressss ~ cEtl;-
81 Iron or steel frame work, vhe-
the latter IS ;rnheteec II ~ insu-
Sec. 81 TILE WALL LISISGs.
Where hollow tile or porous terra
Gotta blocks are Esec ae lining OF
ruTTtlR lOg walls. NISF tEE.A lgA %
included In the measurement OF TIE
thickna ss OF such walls. except IN
curtain walls not over one ID
story or fifteen l5) feet high. or
Sec. -. REcEssEs IN WALLS
No recess or chase shall be built or
left In any exterior or bearing
wall. II leaving less than eight Cd
inches OF solid masonry work out
side OF recess.
wall twelve ND inches thick or
less. except for small gas pipes or
wire conduits.
No recess or chase for pipes shall
be ief, in any any pie, or val 70 ea x;
the wall or pier; and no recess or
chase shall be nearer than twelve
inches to another recess or chase In
the same wall.
No horizontal chase shall be
more than four (D feet long
sH ssfI 20 All walls w f.hs around nI light,
vent or pipe shafts, where tho hori-
zontal section OF the shaft In TWEEN
shall be built OF incombustible ma
terial throughout. and not less than
four ca inches thick.
In residences (Ciass - or In
Twenty-fv (25) square feet in hori-
zontal section. and used 20 light !
interior bath rooms may have walls /
OF studding II covered on shaft |
side with metal lath and plaster or /
one tD inch thick nreproof oom-
position block and plaster. Shafts
built In this manner shall not be !
over twenty-five feet high and |
! must extend two ca feet above
the ad1o,ning roof, and may be
covered by q ventilating skyiight.
Sec "a WALLS AROUND
2 SHAVING PITS OR BINS. wall.
: around shaving pits or bins must
and IL not more than Elk (e) feet
above the grade these walls may be
eight go inches thick Otherwise
they must be at least twelve (lf)
inhes thick.
Sec Is VENEER BUILDINos
Outside Of tho IRE limits frama