The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-23

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- % sa<ns< s11s Of s@id mr.
$3.50 (oo (housend (lo.ooo) pounds.
o.>e.s sssli b "a, ~; ,, ssiid for ssr
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~. j PIERS AND BurrREss-
~ All piers and buttresses that
f 10Dpor< loads IN sxces. Of ave 90
~ 20 the point OF application OF
+ y concrsts lintsis and siiis. shall
- retnforced by iron or steel rods
4 Department OF Buildings. and any
lntels spanning an opening over
1our 90 feet six t6) inches In the
clear shall rest on solid concrete
e'e sse e 'c rnsT Tsil No eooer.,.
y building blocks shall be used I'm the
4 1ou1truction OF any building In the
CITY OF Detroit, unless the maker
- the said blocks shall have sub
required BY the Department OF
4utldinHs, and unless said test shall
S have satisfactoriiy passed the re-
Quiroments OF the Department or
3uiIdinga All samples for testing
sssssiiSs soisaa inso s sSSs.r Sssia
Sec. 10 TESTS TO Bic AS RE
oUIRED HEREIN. The manufao-
rsTs OF 1ss sns OF Sone ao.t oi ssam
the DeDartment OF Buildings. shall
~ any and all times. have tests
made OF the cement used in making
snoh blocks OF. further tests OF the
psnse and under the supervision
az the Department OF Buildings.
W Sec. IL. TIME LIMIT ON AP-
PROVALS. No certificate OF APP
rSvsl on cement en- Rs,,S siosss .s Sy the ::
cQnsidered In force more than six
= Sc. IL BRANDING REQUIRED.
The brand or mark Of identtnca-
wise permanently attached to ssoh
Sec. IL. CONDEMNED BLOCKS.
Any and all blocks. samples or
which on being tssted under the
direction OF the Department OF
sse as r days. 20 n. issn s.. e r sssa
~ this Ordinance. shall be marked
@oondemhed" By the manufactures
- uoor ana shall DO destroyed
Uoc, ~. LICENSE FOR THE
{ kkl1UykcTURH OR SALE on.
within axfy days from the pas
800 of this ordinance every psrsou.
arm or cooperation. sngagsd IN TIE
nDanufacture or sale OF ooucrsts
b1eeks. shall be required 70 obtsan
. noenss from the Mayor. The AZ
nn: ?. !, m q. on Psassss
q Buildings ana DO accompanied by
& = zee OF 300. The license, II -
Gned, shall be from the nrst day OF
June In each year and shall b fos
= period Of not les than one year
Any license may b revoked By the
Mayor for any Of the following
oausss: Wliful violation Of any Of
tAe specifications, laws and ordi-
nancss; dishonest methods; use Of
ony license the Mayor shall give
notice TO the licensee and TO the De-
partmsnt OF Buildings OF his inten-
flon and permit the ncsnsss % be
lard In his defense.
ARTICLE XIV.
BxeavnffOns and F0undattons.
Sec. 1. EXCAVATIONS. All sx-
Cnvatfons for buildings shall be
properly guarded and protected.
AGAINST danger TO life. or property:
Sec. 2. EXCAVATIONS BELOW
yQOTINGs. Excavations In any
bu1lding for the foundation OF any
x1achinery or for any cistsrn or any
E III OF any kind. or for Q tunnel or
Tor any sewer, water or other pipe
4 line. shall not be dug below the bot
tom Of the footings Of any founda-
tion extends within one foot Q) OF
the angle OF reposs or natural slope
4 or the foundation soil under the
footings. unless such footings are
4 first undcr-pinned. or othsrw1ss
& properly protected against settle
;Is during the Drosr's' Of IN.
Sec. 8. BEARING CAPACITY
OF SOILS. Different soils. sxclud-
ing loan. black soil, and mud. az ths
& bottom OF the footings, shall -
deemed to safely sustain the follow
1ng loads 10 the superficial sese.
namely:
Ordinary clay and .and togsthss
- layers. wet and sD<inSy, 49, %
tens per square foot
Clay or fns sand. arm and ~.
tn<oo 90 tons per DQuars foot
Very f1rm coarse sand, sd6 g1avol
q bard clay. four ~ tons -
ssc. & PRESSURE UNDER
TooTING or FOUNDATION. me
leads exerting pressure under the
footings OF foundations In buildings
B moro than three CD stories In ha1gh1
ore 20 b computed 90 follovp:
M warehouses and faceoRte2 t.
9ou I'D Nod snd - - Ne ~
IN stores ana bu1AA,nss ussa 1ss
Nght ma1ufnctufing puEpooeD n
fan dsaA lead and 10 q de ~
IN shurchss. ssAssiheuss aaA
nSiy, thi pu fS1s - 49, - s.S ~
q the i've bad.
IN o(fics buildings. hossis. dvsll-
fngB. apartment house, tsnsment
nounes, lodging houses aDA stablea
tns full dsad had sad ~ az ~
Tootings shall BE- dssignsd 20 that
The loads VIII be a unf5orm a pcs
nble. and not m sxosss a ths safs
lsaxing capacity OF the soii - e.
feblishsd By Section a this Ard
Variations from the abov. 70
esirsmsnts may Be had only On sps-
3 1lel and written permission of ths
department. OF Buildings
Sec. s. FOUNDATIONS. NO foun-
Q4tion wall shall be built upon
black soil. No foundation wall
shall be built on filled ground. az
cept for frame buildings not over
lions shall be proportioned for the
actual average load they will
carry I'm the completed and oocu-
pied building, and shall be carried
down to sand. gravel hard clay or
Every building Within ne City
q Limits except sheds. and sxospt
frame buildings not over twenty.
ave (3t) feet high from sim 10
plate. shall have fousdAtSons %
ly!ck. stone. Iron. steel o. eoaorses
~ ranging dmbsp. when ssail
earth Or rock - not found
ever twenty-five (Ss) feet high
from siil 70 plate may be Get sn