The Detroit times., 1910-12-07
u COUNCIL


COURTS. A court r. an
led space other than
091Ween the building lines
~ or street nncs. free, open
Uo0bstructed by appendages
oky and on same lot az ire
MINER couRT.-A court
1uudcd on all sidos by walls -
Timer Court" and when such
~ court In covered over with a
ghns sr = is c ,-L4Ehted couT court
3lnx one SIDE or erd open is an
)p4u Court" and when such
m0utng IL on a dividing lot Al -
anterior Open Court. ana
when ~ opens on a street. alley or
nH0 tt Ii an outer Open Court
*lcD PUBLIC COuRT.-A court
nea at all times to public use
1hout obstructions OF any nature
5<<{d) T-YARD.-A court
notWeen the backs of two 60
a!dinss on the same LOT; which afd,n IS
( 1T the dividing lot lines.
@f1o) COURT WAY.--The pass
<uxo-way between an open or inner
x 6urt and another court or yard.
NJ Q street or alley.
VA Sec. 10. FACTOR OF SAFETY
The Quotient obtained by dividing
the breaking load By the saIe
!. working load.
NJ Sec. il. FIRE DOORS. Fire
doors and shutters aud wire glass
/. windows wherever referred u IN
Athis ordinance shall mean such
doors, shutters and windows as are
made In accordance with the spec
1fications of the National Board OF
Underwriters, ia force Sept. /, 1910. I
= Sec. IL. FIRST STORY Fh9l
story, the floor OF which. is at OF
farst above the level OF the Side
walk, or adjoining the ground ne
other stories are 10 be numbe'td b
in regular succession. counting up
ward.
Sec. Is. FOUNDATION. ta) All /
that portion OF n building or a !
structure below the top OF footings, I
or basement or cellar floor.
(bp The earth upon which the /
Sec H. FooTINGs. The pro-
1ecting course or courses at the
bottom OF a foundation wall or
: Sec. Is. GRADE. The surface
Of. the ground, court. lawn, yard or
sidewalks adjoining building
The '.cstablishcd' grade is the
grade OF the street curb lines iAed
by the City, and the natural
GRADE is the undisturbed natural I
surface of the ground,
Sec. IG. GIRDER. The horizon
tai structural piece or pieces which
nupport the ends OF floor beams.
Sec. IL. GROUND FLOOR. The
floor AT or near the level OF the
grade when used for public pur-
sec. IS. HEIGHT OF a BUILD
ing. The height OF building is
the perpendicular distance measur-
cd In a straight line on the center /
OF its principal front. from the es- /
tablished or natural grade at me
building line. TO the highest point !
in the coping of a fiat roof or 10 1
the deck line of "a mansard roof /
or to the center height OF the high- !
est gable in a pitched roof, or TO /
half the height of hipped roof
Sec. 10. HEIGHT OF A STORY 1
A height OF story is TO be tho
vertical distance from the top OF
one floor TO tho top OF the nest
Sec. 70. Intel The beam
or girder placed over door
or window opening, with the onds
ssstins direet nx6 on ON tSs R maTInIy
al DEAD LOAD.-The actual
weight OF walls. floors. roofs, par
titions. and all permanent con
(ol LIVE LoAD.--Ail imposed.
Axed or transient loads, other than
dead. due to the occupancy OF the
building and Its exposure TO vino
Sec. %. oRIEL WINDOW. A
projecting window similar TO a
ssBay Window" but carried on
Brackets or Corbels. The term
EBAY Window" may also be APP,
piled to an "Oriel window"
tSee Ray Window" Sec. i)
Sec. 23. OFFSET. The onset !
or change in thickness OF wall
shall be regarded as being
made ut the top OF the moor
Sec. "a. PARTIrIoN. An in.
terror subdivision wall. II
constructed OF other material
than masonry. the name or
class OF the structural material
IL GUS usually y prefpTfeEdRi s Isolated
masses of brickwork or mas
onry, forming supports FOR
arches, columns. Orders, hnteis.
trusses and similar structural
Sec. 2s. POST. A wooden sup
Sec. 81. REPAIRS. The recon-
struction or renewal OF any part |
OF an existing building. for the
purpose of its maintenance In
its present class OF construction
Sec. 2s. STREETS. The word
streets" shall mean all streets.
avenues. public alleys and pub
Sec. 90. STREET LINE The
line fixed by the proper public
markation between any public
street. avenue, alley or court
and the land adjacent thereto
and abutting thereon.
Sec. 80. VENEER. The outer
facing OF brick. stone, concrete.
wall used for the protection OF
the backing but not counted as
adding anything 10 its strength.
Sec. 81. WALLS. (a) APRON
WALL-That portion OF an en-
closing wall between the floor
and window stills OF story and
the floor and window heads or
1intels Of the next story below,
being bearing.
(b) BEARING WALL.-A wall
on which joists, beams. Orders
and trusses OF floor or roof con- /,
lc) CROSS wALL.--Term which ,
may be uaed anonymously with !
spartttfon" or return" wall =
td) CURTAIN WALL. - The :
non-bearing and enclosing wall
oe an iron. or steel. or reinforc-
/
Z the. non-bearing portion of an
,e@0oetnE wall between piers.
IS 90 DIVISION WALL--A bear
MIG wall running from front TO
rear, sub-dividing a building in
20 ooyeral parts.
~ DEAD WALL--A vail,
without openings.
. (g) EXTERNAL WALL.-Any
outer wall or vertical enclosure
of building other than a party
vail
CHI FIRE wAIL.-A division
wall which extends through and
1T least eighteen 1s) inches |
above the roof and In which all |
openings are protected by fire |
0ooro- Also any division or
partition wall dividing spaces
} Into limited areas for fire pro-
toCt1On purposes.
"a FOUNDATION NALL
That portion OF an enclosing
wall below the first tier OF floor
\. 3oists OF beams nearest TO and
above the grade line, and that
portion Of any interior wall or
X pier below the ba ssment or eel