The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-08

Treasurer ~ the notice Oh s"'H
Adopted az follows. =,
Yeas-Ald Allan. Brozo, Burtoc, =.
lis. Field Frey. Garvey. Gilman; ~ -
Icy Hirdle Heating k~nsch, N IL
CaytY Mason Merritt. o'Bren, Is
. trcwski owen, RoscrtLal. SkrIy ch''
rhofnpsor, Vernon, Walsh, W atsoh'
Zoerer a~d the Pr"si1ent--Jl'
/ Nays-Nouc
I MAJORITY.
To the Honorable the Common CSuh 81. .
GentIemen-Your Committee, on Vt
IdinapSes 10 whom was referred the or
dinance entitled AN Ordinance ue NJ
1 ing the duties and powers ot my
! partment OF BullalnsS anu ,o,. 49,, City
iishintg OF "A Building Code TOT t1t -, 80,
of Detroit" Respectfully report lllHl " Y
have again had the matter untlri ~,
sidcration aud ai'er que uItD yJ
recommend that section . N,,,cri
he amended by inserting the Wo,u
; '.aII" after the word "4Cr IN lht -
also that the words "eNcepl liosS
desiFnatCd as class t. signs, ~ SO, 2;
Artici,. 22t' b. inserted AFTER the Mora
, '.siens" in line IL ~ Sec. . ALltle .
also nv sIrikinE ont eli OF SCI.
Articlc 6, and inserting IN lieu thereol
sec /. Frame buildings may he
erected altered or raised III lpNAt-
ed outside the tire Limits anN -
with dat roof, they SHAH nei e.
c.cJ two stories or tuirty feet IN
heigh, from the sidewalk or grade
line TO the highest polht ot ge
rooI n provided with 9 hast
ment story having waits. OF bricA,
stone or concrete, then the heiSht
above the sidewalk on Sraoc hhS
may be increased ave feet.
Also that Sec oi same article DC
amended by inserting the woraS ussI
for DIV ching purposes aIter thc MD.u
"buildings In line also u.s. oS , s,riSin y,
Ariel. 1raFe 1861. and inserting IN
lieu thereon the following;
And For Non Bearing
tay \ eombination OF pure Car
sum and hbrc not less than
90 cement plaster on metal
lsth applied To metal studdinE
and with total thickness not
less than q thick.
CcJ Cement plaster. on fabric
combining metal LATIN anu
metal sfudding ana with
total thickness not less thah
?" thick"
and after tho WORT solid in line So
Sec. IG, Article :. a}ru 10y strikin- cut
the words "iHrc. - stories o. IN
tines 4 and ScyaI,.n = ArtiCle S also
Isl striking nut aII ~ lines - aad 80
section g. Article 80. ANA inserting Ia
lieu thereof th" ipiioWi't
Concrete fo"ans l'ortiand
G meIt. thirty ,av' tons pr 81
4irg by>striEinr uul .bs aqr,l "rN-
posed 20 me wind iu lian s'r 4 =
words Designed To" ~ .trc 2. See. IL,
Article 10. the words "hnEa surfae
exposed TO the wind to- also ''v - ltk-
Ing out the words. from the around TO
the top In lines and : Of suIar sec
ton end article: also by adding the
following section 90 Article 10, 70 be
known as Section iS:
construction be desired such $
are not now embodied in this or
dinance such new methods Shall
Buildings with tull plans, spec!
fications and calculations. and IL
these are approved By the Deperf-
ment tien full size unit 81 ~.
In the proposed building and cor
sisting OF oil supporting members.
shall be erected and tested 10 the
IN M opinion OF the ramrjsn III
factor Of safety ~. ~ least. foGi'
90 shall ~. Developed. thr cnu-
structiioah propvscd may BE a9-
Also ~ stril.ipe oui the words zone
; .ory' iu fine g. See. ~. Artlcle ~
fpaGc 1850, ara insertiEe in liely
b strL.lng on an 81 tines :, 2 tnd icI
III SEQ IS Agtiel, ~ tpagt I7S7A: also
hat the iOilOsiHs E@ptlen bC aHlriro 20
NIticle ~ sud % known as section
SEC rs Stisna i.te- On Buil3r
ip-s No movable iron 90 wopa
lrauics Tor the pnrpos,Ti 1f rdytr-
tls!us snail 10 allowed ~ ltont ut
~ az tho inside IF BUILDINGS OK
tupi surh rrumcs as may Ia
lustentd flat s;ainst t.,e OUTSIDE
siaIl extend across or cove w
openings OF eglcss 10 fire escapes"
Also that Sec, 1. Article So, be
amended by inserting after the wora
Aart tel In ill.,. - h.. n.
except class T. described in Section
81, also that lines 2, ., Z. ). and 7 I'm
Section 8, be stricken out. also that
ifter the word parts I'm line ! OF see.
I. OF Article 32: also that the words
and figures "twenty-eight t28J, in line
10 Of Section Of same article be
stricken out and the words and figures
thirty-two 1872" be inserted in lieu
thereof: also that the word and figure
eight 50" in line 90 OF same section
figure mine f9)" be inserted IN lieu
thereof; also that all of lines 20. 80,
81 and 81 in See . of same article.
the Word Td "shaif IN line IF sect 4n,
is and inserting in lieu thereof the
word may: also BY striking out the
word board" after the word 'separ-
ate in line OF Sec. IS anD inserting
N lieu thereof the words "sign board
made 81 metal OF other non -rorl hugtihla
also thai Article 20 DE
an graed by striking out Cll of Sec
ton g.
hll Of tho minor nmonamsnts made
~ TINS T"purt have b.tCh sIgGested by
the h%partment OF Bmlainga and
aGC Md be- adopted.
We most heartily approve the entire
code as presented hy Tho previous
comipirtee ana particularly the article
relating ia regulation OF signs rs A
POI only max ga rrA ~onnhlr rrgulat fnrs
Tor he various character Gf SIGNS foJ.
which PERMITS are sOupcht hirt re-
CERctR the rul" laid down tY the Corr
Hiltce on streets az 70 shg sizes OF
sivrs permitted TO be- hung II also
requires certain amount Of nluutn-
sttCn Tor each Squire fOot OF sf.gn
sutfeC". " nivh ia only reasanab bio upd
also that thry shall bp Illuminated
during certain hours ~ tbs 'nirorItv
report ~ adopted. the entire section
relating to signs. may as well be
eliminated from tile code. as In nor
mits all signs Except wood slgnsj 10
De ~ so. feet In area. which Is OF
greater dimensions than has ever bcen
allowed by this Council except for
strictly so-called electric or bulb
signs, and instead OF making reason
able regulations Il destroys thai fea
ture in its entirety. We therefore rec
ommend that said ordinance. as al
bmended, presented al a session held
on Dec. s. 1910. he passed
Respectfully submitted.
ALBERT T. ALLAN
HERMAN SCHULTZ,
JOHN g. CARNEY
Minority Report.
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