Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-06-08

not more than eight feet with 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 bolted together where lap
ped.
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 so. 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 LINTELS.
Cacti,n 81 n,anings fnr .lanrs 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 LINTELS.
Section so. Inside wooden llntels
| 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 "a. Offsets used for re-
ducing the size of u chimney or for
corbelling out n wall to receive a
joist, shall not exceed one inch for
each course. Walls shall not be cor
belled out to distance exceeding
the thickness of the wall.
CONSTRUCTION OF FLOORS.
Section So. Every floor in any
4 building of Glass one shall be con-
structed of terra-cotta 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 fanges of the beams
or Orders shall be protected by ut
least one and one-half inches of con-
crete or tile. The top of every arch
In floor construction shall be filled
with concrete to the level of the
beam tops; II any wood sleepers are
used they shall be filed between with
material. .,s. EEL.
FLOOR LIGHTS.
Section SO. Floor lights, shall be
constructed of metal frames and II
any glass therein measures more than
sixteen square inches, the glass shall
be provided with a mesh of wire either
the floor lights shall be of the same
proportional strength as the floors
in which they are placed.
BALCONIES, PORCHES AND
AWNINGS.
Section ST. Wooden balconies or
porches shall be SO designed as to be
supported by the projection of the
floor beams. but shall be stiffened by
suitable brackets from the main
walls or posts.
No bay window, balcony or porch
shall be allowed to project over any
public street or alley.
No balcony or porch shall be en-
closed for n greater height than three
feet six inches from the floor.
All awnings and shades shall be at
least eleven 1D feet in the clear
above the line OF the curb level, and
shall be of fireproof material except
cloth or canvas awnings AZ herein
provided, and shall be securely sup
ported on wrought Iron or steel brack-
cts, built into the walls. The height
above the curb level of all movable
canvas or cloth awnings or shades
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 be
constructed in the rear or on the
sides of any building within the fire