The Detroit times., 1910-10-05

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/ i6osttons oS the National Board Of
Gee e. FIRST sToRY. The
story, the noor Of which. II st or
nrst above the level OF the side
walk. or sdJoining the ground. The
IN regular succession. counting up-
~ Sec. u. FOUNDATION. ist. All
that portion of building or .
structure below the top Of footings.
or basement or cellar noor.
and. The earth upon which the
''r ssc' is. FoorrNos. The pro-
jectinr course or courses at the
bottom OF a foundation wall or
p's Sec. 49, GRADE. The surface
OF the ground. court. lawn. yard or
sidewalks adjoining building.
The "established" grade 10 the
grade OF the street curb lines hxed
by the City, and the natural
grade 10 the undtsturbed natural
surface OF the ground.
Sec. 16. ORDER. The horfxon-
tai structural piece or pieces which
support the ends OF moor beams
Sec. II. GROUND FLOOR. the
trade when used for public pur-
poses: the other stories. beginning
with second. shall be designated by
successive floor numbers counting
sec' Is. HEIGHT OF A BUILD
ing. The height OF q building -
measured on the center line OF It's
nrincipai front. from the estab-
fished or natural grade at the
building line. TO the highest point
in the coping Of a Nat roof or 10
the deck line Of a mansard TOOL
or TO the center height OF the high
est gable IN a pitched roof. OF 10
h1 Sec is HEIGHT OF A STORY.
A height of q story 10 to be the
vertical distance from the top OF
one floor to the top OF the next
Ay Sec 20. Intel The small
beam or girdcr placed over door
or window opening. with the ehas
restinr directly on the masonry
Soc. 2i. LOADS ON BUILDING:
fs1 DEAD LOAD.-The actual
weight of walls. floors, roofs. par
titIons. and all permanent con-
aD) LIVE LoAD.--Ail imposed.
nxsd or transient .n 1cean. 0 oeyee Of the
building and It's exposure to wind
Sec ~. oRIEL WINDOW, A
PROTECTING window similar to
EBAY Window" but carried on
Esssk W,nS or cor Ssy also rHs be 's ap
q piled to an "Oriel window"
Z projecting over the street line.
4 iSee BAY Window" Sec. -
Sec. Is. OFFSET. The Offset
or change In thickness OF wall
made at the top of the floor
. os sse' a. PARTITIoN. An in:
terror ub-division wall. II
constructed Of other material
{ than masonry, the name OF
. " s SsuAh s. PIERS. Isolated
masses OF brickwork or mas
onry. forming supports for
9 arches. columns Eirders; mn,e,si
trusses and similar structural
Sec. 20. POST. A wooden sup
Sec. 81. REPAIRS. The recon.
struction or renewal OF any part
of an existing building. Tor the
rs present class of construction
6 and grade of occupancy.
Sec. Is STREETS. The word
2 streets" shall mean all streets.
avenues. public alleys and pup
: hG Sec eo'a 80. STREET LINE. The
line fixed by the proper pubic
8 authorities as the line or de-
( NARRATION between any public
s street, avenue. alley or court
6 and the land adjaccnt thereto
y ..A - fharonn-
IS Sec. 80 VENEER The outer
: facing OF brick. stone. concrete.
8 tile or metal OF an enclosing
{ wall used for the protection Of
s the backing but not counted -
Sec. 81. WALLS. CAP APRON
ciosing wall between the door
{ and window stills Of story and
5 the door and window neads OF
lintels of the next story below.
. PEI sBEARING WALL.-A wall
on which joists, beams. girders
and trusses OF floor or roof con-
struction rest; s,s
may be used synonymously with
s partition" or return" wall.
(d) CURTAIN WALL. - The
non bearing and enclosing wall
of an iron. or steel. or reinforc-
q
the non-bearing portion OF an
. e esS fp,IrySrs ION WALK VALE bear
2 ing wall running from front to
rear sub-dividing q building In
4 to several parts 80,
9 w Wy E!xT HEGRfnNsAAE wALL.-Any
outer wall or vertical enclosure
8 OF q building other than party
sh9 FIRE wALL.-A division
wall which extends through and
8 at least eighteen 1S) inches
I above the roof and In which all
s openings are protected by hre
9 doors. Also any division or
8 Into limited areas for FIRE pro-
rs FoGNbXTioN WALL
2 That portion OF an enclosing
wall below the first tier OF hoor
4 joists or beams nearest to and
6 portion OF any Interior wall or
z pier above the basement or cell
Is Is "IIGHNoTH OF wALL.-The
length Of q wall Is the distance
I Joining walls Irrespective OF
8 any intermediate stud or light
combustible or non-return brick
partition. (See IN" under this
. s KS oPP.2Rr1r1oN wALL.--Any
wall running at an angle to and
bonded with the bearing walls
{ sub dividing the interior Of
building Into compartments;
when Constructed Of other ma
tertals. than masonry. (See
partitions" Sec. 24.)
Q) PARTY WALL.-A wall
that separates two (2) or more
buildings. and used or 70 be
used, Jointly by separate build
CmJ RETAINING wALL.-A
sub-surface wall built to resist
lateral pressure Of the adjoining
earth and to prevent itsfcaving
In. Also any enclosing wall
built to resist the lateral pres
sure Of internal loads and to
prevent its caving out.
(n) RETURN WALL.-A term
ushfrh NAV be usad qvnonymoua-