The Detroit times., 1911-02-21

above the grade these walls may be
eight (s) Inches thick. Otherwise
they must be at least twelve dO
Sec. as VENEER BUILDINGS
Outside or the nre limits, frame
dwellings may have four ca inch
brick, stone or concrete veneer fac
No such veneer building shall be
built within the fire limits.
Such veneer buildings shall be
limited as to height and width and
other conditions. as required Tor
this Ordinance.
The outside basement walls OF all
veneer buildings shall be or solid
masonry. and not less than twelve
Sec. 20. FURRED WALLS AND
CHIMNEYS. In all walls OF chin
neys furred with wood. the brick
work between the ends OF the
beams shall project the thickness
face or the wall for the full depth
Oh see s Il. joIsTs AND BEAMS
ANCHORED. All joists and beams
anchored TO all walls and piers
with wrought iron anchors of not
less size than three sixteenths
0-l0 inches by one and one-half
inches long and spaced not over
six (six) feet apart
In mill construction every girder
and beam shall be anchored to all
Of ali a sirdefs and aa beams s n shall i" be-
butted and tied together with
wrought iron straps OF not less
sine than three-sixteenths (S-l6)
inches by one and ons-haif uh)
Wall anchors shall extend, at
least. within four (+) inches OF the
opposite face OF the wall.
All trusses shall be anchored to
walls and piers with suitable
manner az required en for girdsrs and
beams.
Sec. Is. WALLS NOT TO BE
CARRIED HIGHER. In no case
shall any wall OF q building DO
carried more than two CD stories In
advance OF any other wall. except
by written permission from the
Department or Buildings.
Sec. 20. LUMBER AND TIMBER
IN WALLS IS PROHIBITED. No
lumber or timber except inside
lintsls over openings. brace blocks.
eight (s1 inches In length shall be
built into any wall OF any building
as part OF such wall. Inside wood
lintels shall have masonry arches
over them Strips OF wood one
half (h) inch by two (s) inches
may be used Cor wall Turing.
No masonry walls or parts there
Of shall be carried on any wood
girders or beams. nor on any
wood Intel over an opening more
than seven CD feet wide.
ENTER cHIMNEYs. No wood
work OF any description shall be
built into the wall enclosing
smoke hus nor into . chimney
Sec. II. WINDOW AND DOOR
excepting In frame buildings, shall
be OF incombustible material. Oak
timbsrs either solid or built up.
used for door stills and having for
the full width OF the opening q
inoS... shall s sos ts the: purpose Sn Of
this section be considered inoom-
bustfble.
ARTICLE XVII.
Chimneys-Etrepla places.
Section /. MATERIALS Chin
nsys IN AL buildings shall be or
brick, stone, tile or concrete. Those
built OF plain or reinforced oon-
crete. shall have proper hue I'm
Sec. g. HOW MADE. chimnsys
shall have not less than six and
one-hak (eh) inches OF solid
brick, stone or concrete outside
OF all smoke rues. or may have
Innings. OF vitrifsd crock or ce-
ment or other approved material
from the bottom OF the iue TO the
top OF the chimney. All such lfn-
ings shall be built In place as the
chimneys are constructed and shall
have ends made to At closely to-
Gether and be set In cement.
All Joints or spaces between nuo
Innings and the outer wall shall be
filled solid with masonry. The
sides OF all dues shall have mortar
joints we'll filled and cut smooth
the inside.
Flues Intended solely for gas
heating or cooking appliances and
which cannot DO used for smoke,
may have tile pipe with socket
joints. set In cement and the tile
resting on a masonry foundation
with no bearing or bractng sup
ports above foundation.
When such tile fiues are wholly
or partially concealed In parti-
through floors. ceilings or roofs.
the tile must be doubled or pro-
tected with heavy galvanized iron.
so that the tile fiues shall not come
within two CD inches Of any wood
work.
Chimneys subject to excessive
heat from steam boilers, smelling
furnaces, ETC., shall be lined with
fire brick laid IN IRE clay for not
less than twenty-five (25) feet In
height measured from the bottom
Of the breeching opening.
Sheet metal smoke f1ues enclosed
In vent fiues are prohibited
The use OF metal pipes whether
single or double. as chimney nuss
se soni = MINIMUM AREA. No
chimney shall be constructed with
a smoke fue having less than
sixty-four (64) square inches as
the area OF Its minimum cross SEQ
tion. Flues for gas CRATES and gas
stoves. may be twenty-eight (2S)
Sec 4. WALLS OF CHIMNETS.
The walls Of chimneys on the out
side OF fues, for all furnaces. boil
ers, bakers ovens, large cooking
ranges. large laundry stoves and
less than eight (s) inches in thick
ness. Crock or cement fiue lining
with socket joints and set In ce-
ment. may be substituted nltuS d TOT
four O inches . Of OF DTiG cb,n work
carrying fues from smelling fur
naces, and high pressure steam
boilers and other apparatus or nigh
temperature shall be built double
with an air space between. The
thickness OF ali chimney VANS
shail be sufficient TO meet all OF
the requirements OF temperature,
direct loading and wind pressure.
Sec. s. HEIGHT ABOVE ROOFS.
No chimney shall be less than four
feet above the parapet walls on nat
roofs nor less than three feet above
ridges OF pitch roofs. No chimneys
connected to iron cupolas Of foun-
dries. or OF similar service, shall ex-
tend less than Is feet above the
highest point Of any roof within a
radius OF 100 feet.
c.. TOP FINISH Chimneya