Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-06-10

Partitions Continuous.
Section 1877. Stud partitions shall be
run down between the beams and rest on
the plate OF the partition below. All stud
shall have at least two inches heads and
soles.
Section 12s. An wooden girders support
ing beams shall be carried by brick piers,
or iron posts of sufficient strength on
Hoistway Opening.
Section 129. Every hoistway opening
stantial railing and strong battened trap
door. securely hinged, such ratings
ana doors ra to 40 be be kept {pt cIos sea
cept when in actual use by occu-
pants Of buildings, but especially to be
completion of business
All openings in floors of buildings Of
more than one story to have safety self
closing trap doors.
The failure to provide such trap doors,
cupant of said building respectively. liable
Elevator or Light shafts.
Section 100. The interior of all elevator
or dumbwaiter or light shafts shall be
lined with metal, or covered with metal
story shall be covered With metal on the
Roof ia Tire Limits.
Section 1$l. In the IRE limits all roofs offs
dormers and gables. all balus-
trades pediments and details
generally, both CONSTITUTIONAL and or
namental, shall be of slate, metal. ter
ra Gotta or other approved flreproot
Cornices Anchored.
Section 1872. All cornices and other metal
features shall be secured to brick work
with iron anchors.
Roof Sheathfng.
Section 1873: The roof sheathing of every
building shall in no case be extended across
the front side ns or END S ST any party wall
Section 1874. All buildings shall be pro-
vided with metallic cutters and water lead
ers. the latter in no case to discharge upon
ScuttIes in Roofs.
J Section 1856. The roofs of all buildings of
two stories or more within the fire limits
shall have a scuttle or bulkhead covered
With approved freproof material with fixed
ladders or stairs Of iron leading thereto.
No scuttle. shall be less than two feet by
three feet in size and the frames Of all
Greproof block.
Section 1856. All skyights shall be made
only Of metal and glass.
ChirnHeys.
erected or repaired shall be built of hard
burned brick. laid up with strong lime or
cement mortar up to the Toof me; WITH az
above the roof line they shall be built with
good quality cement. mixed with sharp grit
Repairing of Chimneys.
Section 1873. In all cases where ehimneys
are built or repaired in frame buildings.
the space back of the chimney, whether At
be against stud partitions or tmbered
walls. shall be lathed for the entire height
of said partition or wall with a good quail
ity of lath, and plastered with one good
coat Of brown mortar before the chimney
Is built; and in no case shall the brick
work of any chimney be nearer than two
(2) inches to any trimmer or header beam,
and where built against a wooden sill the
brick work shall be eight (S( inches thick
and built up back of the fireplace, eight
80 inches in thickness to the height of
twelve G2) inches above the crown of
the fireplace arch.
Chimney Away from Woodwork.
Section 139. No chimney shall be start
ed or built on any floor or beam of wood.
and in no case shall a chimney be corbled
out more than eight 81 inches from the
wall or bearing below, and. In all cases the
corbelling shall consist OF not less than
Ave courses of brick. No chimney shall
ne cut OF be'oW, IN who're or IN part anu
supported by wood, but shall be Wholly sup
ported by brick, stone or iron All chin
whatsoever shall be repaired and made safe
or taken down or repu1lt;
Section I4Q. All hnes IN stone, PricK or
frame buildings shall be, without refer1
inches by eight go inches and with not
leSS imam TOUR lhcheS OF DIlFk Work on I'll
sides.
hoiter smoke Flues'
Section Ia. Al smoke fuGs Tor manu-
featuring or steam power boilers shall be
between, and the inside four (4) inches
shall be of fire brick or clay slabs or blocks
laid in mortar to the height of twenty
five (25) feet from the bottom
Boiler flUes Covered.
Section JAP. All such fues shall extend
at least ten (lol feet above the highest
point of any roof within a radius of fifty
heavy wire netting.
Blind and Dead Fiues.
Section 14S. All blind and dead tues
shall be shut on at the underside OF the
beams in each story.
fiqes Lined.
Section IA. All 1ues In stone brick or
ffame buildings, without reference TO tnetr
use, shall be lined with unsIazed' frepr9of.
IN diameter. inside measurement ana the
earthen pipe shall be set with tight and
WeI-piastered joints ana continue from
the throat on any fireplace up TO the
top of the chimney
When Il Branches Are Used.
Section 145. When iues are used for
stoyepipes, a length OF pipe having a ~"
est .rTr branch in any fue the pipe must
extend down at least two 81 inches. and
at the bottom of the pipe the fue must be
brick. except in cases where the ct" branch
is below the first story beams; In that
case the pipe must rest on suitable bear
base course.
eao.,o. fi9es r Mith pen nTate; sbau
he s9 G9aG w 1fS; p IIee9 no T't less open tba6 SFa eiebt Sh ts5
inches by eight 81 inches, inside measure
and where wood is burned In open Ere
places the tile lining shall not be less than
eight (S) inches by twelve G2) inches, in
side measure.
Flueg From Kitchen Ranges.
not less than eight go inches by eight 90
ranges or hot air furnaces arc connected
to the fues except i, be through open
hreplace) the 'T"' Joints on the fue lining