Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-06-09

be increased four inches in thickness
for every additional section of forty
feet of height.
PARAPET WALLS.
Section so. All exterior, division,
and party walls shall have parapet
walls carried to height of not less
than two feet above the roof, and shall
he COPIED. No parapet wall to be less
in thickness than the wall in the top
story of the building, except when the
parapet wall is not over three feet
high in any part ii may be carried
up nine inches thick when laid in
structure of any kind in u roof is
located within five feet of q parapet
wall the said parapet wall is to be
increased to a height Of at least four
teen inches above the highest point
Of the skylight or structure for a
length of twenty-five per cent. more
than the length of the said skylight
or structure.
BRICKWORK.
Section 6l The brickwork in all
walls, piers, buttresses or pilasters
Of q building shall be well bedded in
mortar, laid in single courses across
the walls, and he well flushed up with
mortar. No more than six courses of
strctchers are to be laid without
/ course of headers in any part of
building, and the headers to extend
/ entirely through the wall except
where face brick are used and in one
story structures. All brickwork to
1 be built to line and carried up
plumb, straight and level, from the
| bottom to the top of building
Pressed brick facings, except here
matter specified, must he bonded TO
the backing with galvanized metallic
wall ties at least every sixth course,
the ties to be placed not more than
two feet apart, or ties can be used
every sixth course. and row of solid
headers every ninth course; provid-
ed, however, that in one-story struc-
lures row of clipped and splayod
bricks every fifth course will be al
lowablc as tie for the face brick
work
! Walls may be built with a facing
Of stone, tile. terra-cotta or other in
combustible material If securely tied
to backing not less than nine in
ches in thickness of hard burned
properly laid brick, but the thick
ness of the backing shall not be less
than required for brick walls of the
same height, IL the facing is less than
one-half brick in thickness.
No wall of brick or stone shall be
supported in whole or In part by
wooden posts, beams or Orders.
WALLS UNDER SIDEWALK.
Section 81. In buildings where the
space under the sidewalks is utilized
all exterior, party or division walls
shall be extended across any side
walk basement against which they
abut, but need not exceed twelve in
b ches in thickness unless they act as
restraining walls.
OUTER WALLS.
Section 63. All outer walls of ev-
cry building of Glass one shall be con-
structed of brick, stone or concrete
ROOFS.
Section g.. The roof of every
J building of Glass one shall be con-
structed of iireproof materials, either
!. concrete, brick arches or tile, the up
} per surface of which may be covered
/, with cement, concrete, tile, asphaltum
: and gravel, 3-ply asbestos roofing, OF
!. other fre-ressting composition roof.
= ing.
) COMBUSTIBLE ROOFING. .
Section 90. The use of wooden
4 shingles or other forms of combust'
r ible roof covering, upon buildings
erected or altered within the fire
I limits is prohibited.
NON-COMBUSTIBLE ROOFING.
q Section &C. A roof the pitch Of
which 10 not more than one vertical
to four horizontal, and the covering
of which is made with 3-ply asbestos
roofing. or a composition of felt anC
gravel, shall be considered incom
: bustible under the provisions of thii
ordinance, and may be used upon an!
building within the fire limits: Pro
vided, That such composition roof b.
. not less than three-ply felt In ad
dltion to the gravel roof herein men
toned, tile, slate, or metal roofing
or a composition of asbestos and 9th
er incombustible ingredients, may b.
used.
FLOOR AND ROOF BEAMS,
Section 81 No floor or roof bean
or joist used in any building shall b'
of thickness less than two inches
The ends of all floor joists or roo
beams shall have bearing of a
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