The Washington times., 1911-07-01
COMMISSIONERS, NullGss

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF
THE DISTRICT OF coLUAsiA;; 3 ;o,,
That the following amendments are hereby
made to the Building Regulations Of the
District Of Columbia to take effect on and
after August l. DlL viz:
Paragraph nine, section nineteen, u amend-
ed by inserting after the words "Se square
inches the words except as provided be-
low and after the words 'one dollar the
words The permit fee for large metal IL
Illuminated signs on the roofs OF buildings
Paragraph four. section thirty, is amended
by adding the words non nreproof' before
the word building in this paragraph, so
that it will read "on roofs Of non hreproOf
buildings no sign or advertisement more than
5 feet high. etc"
amended by adding thereto the words For
access to second floor Of building erected on
an alley one dormer window not more than
6 feet wide will be permitted above the Inn
II Of height allowed under this regulation
Section asa Is amended by adding there
to after the second paragraph the following
clause No pipes Of any description Will De
permitted to be enclosed In the freproof
Section i22a is amended by adding there
| to after the words -four feet In width AZ
the end of the second paragraph the words
"and all stairWaYs over four feet In width
shall have strong hand rails firmly secured
| ways"
Section 134 is amended 50 as to read as
follows:
mechanical business, automobile garage or
stable shall be built at a less distance tnan
| thirty feet from a church school mouse or
| dwelling Except the dwelling owned by
| the owner of the building and such build
/ ing shall be subject in its construction 70
such restrictions as the inspector 9t 6uho-
Section I5S is hereby rescinded and the 1oi-
lowing substituted therefor:
Temporary Floors: .Ao
| construction Of any building more than three
| stories high shall provide for temporary
floors built Of scaifold pianks aid close 70 20
| protection OF life and limb Of the Workmen
| therein as follows:
| First In a skeleton frame construction,
a plank floor shall be maintained over the
| entire building area within three stories below
| the riveters and within Ave stories below the
tbrse story height interval, but no noors shan
| be shifted until the whole OF the next sue
| ceeding floors are completely braced and
| riveted up.
| second. In a freproof. wall-bearing frame
| construction, a temporary floor shall be put
| in at every story before the riveting on the
| next floor system above IL started
| Third. No enclosing wall IN a skeleton or
| walI-bearing constructed building, or any
| areproof floor, or reinforced concrete oulo-
| In ADVANCE of the other unless every noor
| below Is completely braced and rtveted up
| and the working floor Is covered with tenn
|
| centerfnz or hreproof filing put IN place
/ Fourth. In non-hreproof buildings. Were
4 a double floor is TO be laid, the owner enaII
| provide for the lower thickness or rough moor
| being laid before the walls Of the next story
| are put on.
| section 1s0a Is amended by adding there
| to a further paragraph to be known as para
| graph six as follows: IN computing the
| number Of consents required under this regu.
Iation all property used wholly or In part
for business purposes shall be counted -
consenting" .., - =
Section is Is amended by substituting the
| following for the regulation beginning Au-
| tomato push button elevators:
| Automatic push button elevators having
| speed not greater than $50 feet per minute
| and a CAPACITY OF not more than 1900 pounds,
may be Installed. provided all doors 10 the
hatchway are protected with interiockins
switches and fasteninss, and all entrances 70
the car are provided with a collapsing OF
sliding gate protected with a contact swttcf
in series with the operating switches on tne
controller. The switch on this car gate rnust
be provided with a special connection Which
viii prevent the car being called or senl
to another floor until this gate has oeef
opened and closed again" CUNO h RU'
DOIPH- WILLIAM V. JUDSON, Commits
sioners Of the District Of Columbia
! o,,-TCT| CJ1 rrIJu, cor EC~TOE2 OF TAXEG