The Detroit times., 1910-10-05

+. Sec: 20. LUlBER AND TIMER
WALLS - PROHIBITED. No
ism.Der or timber except inside
or @',s over cpenings, brace biocks.
4 wo9d bricks not more than
Su, n,t ~ inches IN length. shall be
Z ~ part OF such wall Inside wood
4 nv shall have masonry arches
Vvsr them Strips OF wood one
naiI Nd inch by two CD inches
my De used for wall Turing.
no masonry walls or parts there
girder: or bea,ns. nor on any
1000 Intel over an opening more
Sec 80: Woodwork NOT TO
ENTER CHIMNEYs. No wood
r mv,x OF any description shall be
out INTO the wall enclosing q
noke hue nor into . chimney
Sec: u. WINDOW AND DOOR
SlLS All window and door stills.
excepting In frame buildings. shall,
De OF incombustible material. Oak
.mSsss either solid or built up.
me full width OF the opening q
tnicknsss OF not less than i've
inches, shall for the purpose OF
TINS section be considered incom-
ARTICLE XVII.
Chinneys-Firepla
Section !. MATERIALS. Chin
ney. In all buildings shall be OF
prick. stone, tile or concrete. Those
oulit OF plain or reinforced con-
crete shall have proper nue. lin
Sec. .. HOW MADE. chsmnsys
shall have not less than six and
one-half 0h) inches Of solid
orick. stone or concrete outside
OF all smoke nues. or may have
four ca inches II the fluss have
nnings. OF vttrihed crock or ce-
ment or other approved material.
from the bottom OF the fue to the
top or the chimney. All such lin
ings shall be built In place az the
chimneye are constructed and shall
have ends made to At closely to-
gether and be set In cement.
All joints or spaces between nuo
linings and the outer wall shall be
hlled solid with masonry. The
sides OF all nuss shall have mortar
Joints well filled and cut smooth
and niue: shall not be piastsrsd on
the inside.
Flues Intended solely Tor gas
heating or cooking appliances and
which cannot DO used for smoke,
may have Q tile pipe with socket
Joints, BET In cement and the tile
resting on masonry foundation
with no bearing or bracing sup
ports above foundation.
When such tile nues are wholly
or partially concealed In parti-
lions or where they may pass
through floors. ceilings or roofs,
the tile must be doubled or pro-
tected with heavy galvanized iron
20 that the tile nues shall not come
within two % inches OF any wood
work.
Chimneys subject to excessive
heat from steam boilers, smelling
furnaces. etc, shall be lined with
fire brick laid In IRE clay for not
less than twenty-five (a6) feet ia
height measured from the bottom
Sheet metal smoke flues enclosed
In vent hues are prohibited.
The use OF metal pipes whether
single or double. a. chimney huss
Sec. ). MINIMUM AREA. No
. smoke nue having less than
sixty-four (6D square inches a.
the area Of Its minimum cross Sec
ton. Flues for gas CRATES and gas
stoves. may be twenty-eight (28)
square inches a. the area OF min
Sec. !. WALLS OF cHIMNEYs.
The walls OF chimneys on the out
side OF fiues. for all furnaces. boil
ers, bakers ovens. large cooking
ranges, large laundry stoves. and
ell similar apparatus. shall not be
less than eight go inches In thick
with socket joints and set in &C.
ment, may be substituted for the
four ca inches of brick work
around nues. Walls of chimneys.
carrying nues from smelling fur
naces. and high pressure steam
Temperature shall be built double
with an air space between. The
thickness OF al, chimney walls
shall be SUFFICIENT to meet all OF
the requirements Of temperature.
direct loading and wind pressure
Sec. 8. HEIGHT ABOVE ROOFS.
feet above the parapet walls on nat
roofs. nor less than three feet above
ridges Of pitch roofs. No chimneys
connected to iron cupolas OF foun-
dries. or OF similar service, shall ex-
tend less 1T, than IL e. feet sao, sS S,,sn the
r n,Sns:' q e0; 100 q Fee. any '0'' "A
Sec. 8. Tor, FINISH. All Chin
neys shall BE- finished on top with
blocks Of stone, terra Gotta or con-
crete. or with cast iron plates. ex.
ospt In dwellings and stables not
mOr0 I00u kuIOo NoJ Utoftos ~ hSAoAG
they may be topped out with brick
masonry, carefully bonded together
and having the six (O upper courses
laid In cement mortar.
Sec. Z. SUPPORTS. No brick
chimney shall b built on a wooden
support. Piers carrying chimneys.
shall be a. large on all sides az the
chimney. from the foundation OF the
pier to the bottom of the chimney.
IL the sides Of q chimney are In
Creased above its footing. the over
hanging part shall be substantially
supported on beams. struts or arches
made Of iron, steel or masonry. re
4 chimney may be partially sup
ported by q corbel shelf on the SIDE
Of Q wall. but the corbel shall be
twice ~ high e. the projsction;
Sec. g. CLEANING DOORS;
with wxisy |. s Cleaning door. mad. q metal
Sec. HEXRTHs. No wood
beam or combustible floor construc-
ton, shali be allowed under any
Hearth. All nreplacss and chim-
nsys breasts, where mantek are
arches.
Hearths for flrsplaces. shah not
be less than twenty (20) inches wide
measuring from the face Of the
chimney breast. and the length not
less than the width OF the Mantsl
Hearths shall be supported BY
trimmer arches of brick. stone. terra
Gotta nreproofing or concrete. or by
heavy metal bars, placed not less
than eight (s) inches centers. one
~ end Of each bar projecting into
the wall Of Chimney and the other
end securely fastened to the trimmer
joists, with q filling above the bars
az not less than two (2) Courses Of
brick. laid In cement mortar. Wood
centering under arches shall be re-
moved before plastsring ceiling I'M
derneath.
Sec. 10. FIREPLACEs. The
backs and the sides OF all fireplaces
shall not be less than eight (O
inches thick and Of brick stone,