The Detroit times., 1911-02-23

should any story exceed the
hsiEhts here Eivsn: socn ,N o ~
, more stories In height.
Two story single residences
having a ground floor area OF not
over one thousand u.Oeol SO. ~;
as inch outside masonry walls
on a twelve (12) inch thick foun-
dation wall up 10 the nrst moor
level, provided. however. that s ss,a
800 feet I'm length.
one story buildings having no
one wall more than twelve N2)
feet high above the grade. nor
long. may have walls OF brick
concrete or hollow blocks, eight
(s) Inches In thickness, but all
such walls must have twelve Q2)
inch thick foundations ND 10 the
irst noor level and should these
buildings have sloping roofs the
eight (sl inch walls must have
piers or battrssss
mon brick walls and piers. the
brick work shall be bonded by
using full header courses at least
once every sixth course In height
than eommon is used for facing.
this facing brick shall be
with the ordinary running
bond" the face brick shall be
ed not over eighteen tIsl inches
either way, or the face brick split
and a continuous row OF full head
srs behind.
II the face brick and the
backing brick are OF different
bond at least every tenth course.
otherwise the four CD inches OF
face brick shall not be counted as
part OF the thickness OF the wall
" r IL BRICK nU Walls ns are Sro iaid In
.F1smish" or English" bond. at
least every fourth head must be
full header. II the face brick and
The a backing OF brick are ,ss OF such ,S,a
inches of face brick shall not be
counted as part Of the thickness
All interesting walls shall be
thoroughly bonded at the intersec-
tions with regular brick bond
when possible. otherwise with
heavy wrought iron anchors not
less than s-sx1 1-1x2t inches. and
: :DsGssd not over fys sSo feet
Sec. e. TERRA GOTTA FACING.
Where Terra Gotta facing Is used
for walls. this Terra Gotta must not
be counted as part of the regular
Terra Gotta Is bonded With con.
tinuous brick bond to the wall
backing at least every twelve (12O
inches In height. and provided no
course OF Terra Gotta shall exceed
provided that all hollows for the
full extent OF bearing shall be
fIied In solid with brick in
cement or with concrete.
-
ra Gotta Rr0's %ass S Savs .9 III s
bearing on the wall to bring the
center OF gravity 1t least four Cd
Inches on wall, or must have
ed by the department of buildings.
Sec s.; AsHLAR. stone s,,,,S used
and known as Ashlar shall not be
less than four (4) Inches thick.
Stone Ashlar shall be anchor
ed to the backing. and the backing
make the walls, independent OF
Ashlar. conform in thickness with
the requirements Of this ordi-
Should the AshIar be not less
bonded Into the backing. IL may
ness of the .wall.
Iron ASHER plates used in
face of the wall. shall be backed
up with the same thickness OF
brfckwork as required for a brick
wall without Ashlar.
stone must have sufficient bear
Ing on wall to bring center OF
gravity at least four CD inches
on wall.
Sec. s. WALLS AND PIERS OF
COURSED STONE. Where walls or
Atsea IL l..lIs ax4
stone with dressed level beds and
vertical joints, such walls or piers
may be built OF a less thickness than
the specified brickwork. provided the
crushing strength of the stone Is
greater than the brick. but In no
case shall walls or piers be less than
three-quarters (sz) of the thickness
provided for brick work.
Sec z. LEDGES. In buildings
nary .so or Mir she cons Mnen on Sesr-
Ing wallis sixteen (16) inches or less
In thickness shall have corbelled
brick lodges projecting at least four
Cd Inches TO carry the ends OF joints
In buildings OF. Classes . and 3
:. and Of similar construction, and hav-
Ing twelve CID inch bearing walls
the joists and beams shall not ex-
tend more than four CD inches into
Sec. 8. PARTY WALLS. Party
walls between buildings belonging to
different owners shall be at least
four Cd inches more In thickness
Than required for bearing walls.
Party walls between buildings be-
longing 70 the same owner and
erected at the same time shall not
be less In thickness than required
for external bearing walls.
have regular underwriters' standard
IRE resisting doors on each side Of
Sec. .. DIVISION WALLS. In
buildings OF Class I, division walls
ordn sayre con 81 IoST any yn in
divfdual floor space exceeds 5000
square feet. In mill construction"
$4,000 square feet. In protected" or
"nre-proof construction" 1000
quired shall be OF the thickness
given In the table. and all openings
In the walls shall have regular UNI
derwriters' standard IRE resisting
doors on each side OF the wall.
in regard TO stairs and FIRE escapes
as two or more separate buildings.
Sec. 10. PARAPET WALLS.
Parapet walls OF brick. not less than
~ inches thick. covered with wealth
terial. and extending at least one
foot six inches above the roof OF
buildings not over three stories high
and three feet for buildings more
than three stories high shall be
built on all buildings where such
roofs are fat. where the roofs abut
against other buildings, or the
building stands on any lot line; also
over division walls between separate
buildings or over division walls OF
the same building. on street or alley
lines. Parapet walls may be dispensed
with on street and alley lines II the
s main walls are finished with incom-
bustible cornices or cutters at roof
line. or n the tops Of the roof boards
and roof toists are protected against