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

NOT more IMAM elgnt leeI Wltn wrought
iron or steel anchors of not less than
one and one-half inches by three
Fights of an inch. well fastened to
the side of the beams by three or
more nails made of steel or wrought
iron and at least one-fourth of an inch
in diameter.
The ends of wood beams resting
upon Orders shall be butted together
end to end and strapped by wrought
iron straps of the same size and
distance apart, and in the same beam
as the wall anchors, and shall be
fastened in the same manner as wall
anchors, or they may lap each other
at least twelve inches and be well
spiked or bottled together where lap
ped. .... b..
Steel Orders shall be secured to
the supporting walls by anchor bolts,
or by properly formed angle anchors
riveted or bolted to the ends or sides
Of Orders, and well bonded into the
masonry.
HOLLOW WALLS.
Section 80. Partition walls built of
hollow tile or hollow concrete blocks,
shall be of sufficient thickness TO safe
ly bear the loads to be imposed there
on.
ARCHES AND IINTELS.
Section 81. Openings for doors and
windows In all building of Glasses
one and two shall have good and suf-
ficient arches OF stone. brick, con-
crete or terra-cotta, and shall have
a bearing at each end of not less than
five inches on the wall.
INSIDE LTNTELS.
Section so. Inside wooden liDtels
shall not be used in openings over
five feet In width. Relieving arches
shall be built over all wooden lintels.
and the Intel shall be shaped to tit
the arch. ..
TIE RODS.
Section SO. Tie rods shall be used
where necessary to prevent detection
in accordance with best modern prac-
tice.
OFFSETS.
Section 81. Offsets used for re-
ducing the size of chimney or for
corbelling out a wall to receive a
jolst, shall not exceed one inch for
each course. Walls shall not be cor
belled out to distance exceeding
the thickness of the wall.
CONSTRUCTIONS OF FLOORS.
Section So. Every floor In any
building of Glass one shall be con-
structed of terra-c Gotta or brick arches
. in which proper provision shall be
made by metal rods against the
, spreading of the beams, or of rein
forced terra-cotta, or of reinforced
} concrete. The nanges of the beams
or Orders shall be protected by al
least one and one-half inches of con.
+ crete or tile The top of every arch
; il floor construction shall be filled
r with concrete to the level Of the
1 beam tops; II any wood sleepers are
, used they shall be filed between with
5 concrete or other non-combustiblt
: material.
FLOOR LIGHTS.
! Section sc. Floor lights, shall b,
5 constructed of metal frames and Il
any glass therein measures EIore thar
: sixteen square inches, the glass shall
be provided with mesh of wire eithol
Y in the glass or under the same, ant
I the floor lights shall be of the sam,
proportional strength as the floors
, in which they are placed.
= BALCONIES, PoRCHES AND
, AWNINGS.
= Section 81. Wooden balconies OF
porches shall be so designed as to b.
D supported by the projection Of thu
= floor beams, but shall be stiffened b!
! suitable brackets from the mail
3 walls or posts.
1 No bay window. balcony or porcl
3 shall be allowed to project over an,
, public street or alley.
= No balcony or porch shall be en-
closed for greater height than three
feet six inches from the floor,
4 All awnings and shades shall be a
!, least eleven uD feet in the clea
l above the line of the curb level. ant
r shall be of fireproof material excep
4 cloth or canvas awnings as hereil
provided, and shall be securely sup
ported on wrought iron or steel brack
S cts, built into the walls. The heigh
0 above the curb level Of all movable
= canvas or cloth awnings or shades
d shall not be less than eight feet.
No porch or balcony, except of fire
proof material, shall be constructed
: on any building within the fire limits
= No cloth or canvas awnings shall b,
= constructed In the rear or on tn
I sides of any building within the fir