The Detroit times., 1911-02-20

the floors shall be protected win
metal shields one Cd foot larger
each way than the range. except
where uncomfortable material 10
used for the construction and mn
ish OF these noors.
Ranges without legs. supported
on beams or moor construction OF
wood or other combustible MA
terial. shall rest on floor covering
10 conform TO the requirements OF
Sec 9 CEILINGS OVER
RANGES. Ceilings made OF lath
and plaster, wood or other COM
bustibls material. over ranges In
hotels. cafes and restaurants. shall
be protected by metal hoods with
yentiiating pipe placed at least
nine CD Inches below the ceiling
and connected to a chimney VEN
tilating hue. such vsntiiating
pipes shall not be placed nearer
struction made OF lath and plaster.
and wood or other combustibls ma
terial. unless such construction ~
protected with metal or other In
eomen.tible covering; No such
, ysen,,lasing rodp pipe shall extend
Sec. 8. HEATING STOVES. All
stoves for heating purposes, also
laundry stoves except such as are
heated with gas. resting on wood
on iron legs. All such stoves shall
be placed twelve (12) inches from
any construction or lath and plas-
.1er. wood or other eombustibfe ma
terial. unless such construction Is
well protected by metal shield
with an inch air space between
metal and wall. in which case the
distance may be reduced to six co
inches. The floor shall be properly
protected with metal shields which
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U2) inches in front OF such ash
Sec 10. DRYING ROOMS The
walls. ceilings and partitions en-
closing drying rooms, when not
made OF incombustible material.
and plaster, or they shall be cover
ed with metal. terra Gotta hre-
pToofng or other hard incombust-
Sec IL. BOILER AND FUR
MACE ROOMS IN SCHOOL BUILD
INGS. The floors. walls and cell
ings OF rooms In which heating
boilers and furnaces In school
buildings are placed. shall be made
or fireproof and incombustible ma
terfals, and interior openings TO
same shall be protected by IRE
doors Windows shall be made OF
metal with wire glass.
Sec. IL. INSPECTION Every
residence heating boiler. and every
heating apparatus shall be inspect
ed Immediately after II has been
erected and a report OF every such
instance shall be made and Med In
the office OF the Department OF
Buildings II shall be the duty OF
the contractor installing such boil
er. furnace or apparatus TO notify
the Department OF Buildings when
ready for inspection: ,,
APPLIANCES. IL any residence
heating boiler. hot air furnace or
other lesser heating appliance ~
defective or out OF order. the De-
partment OF Buildings shall inspect
IL. and II in It's judgment the de-
such that the safety Of the build
ing or OF other buildings Is endan-
gered, they shall notify the owner
or agent in charge. or the building
TO make the required changes or
repairs, IL within a reasonable
time after giving the notice and an
opportunity to be heard. the re-
quired changes are not made, the
Department OF Buildings may con-
denim the apparatus in question
and direct its removal from the
Sec. il. GAS Outlets. Ga,
outlets for heating or lighting
purposes shall be placed at least
thirty 600 inches below any cell
ing unless a protecting non imam
mable shield is used over the gas
Jet. In such case this distance may
be reduced to Is inches.
fixed gas bracket on plaster
or wood partition shall have Its
sn project ,s at least anssss
shall be so protected that the fame
cannot touch any partition.
on all gas pipes introduced into
any building OF any description
there shall be on the outside Of the
proper arrangement 10 shut on the
gas from the outside. and properly
protected against injury by frost
ARTICLE Xxx.
Metal smoke stacks, F1ues and
Sec. 1. DOUBLE WALLS. II the
heat In q metal plate smoke stack.
Is great enough to make the tenn
perature inside such stack more than
two hundred t2oo) degrees Fahren-
heit, the walls OF the stack shall be
made double. with an air space be-
tween, or the stack covered with
some suitable incombustible mate
rial.
II the heat is great enough to
make the temperature OF such stacks
more than eight hundred 5000 de-
grees Fahrenheit. they shall be lined
with fire brick as high as may be
necessary to maintain a temperature
In the metal OF the stacks of not
more than eight hundred $500 de-
Brees Fahrenheit.
Sec 2. PROJECTION ABOVE
ROOFS All such stacks shall pro-
ject at least ten Q0) feet above the
highest point OF adjoining roofs.
Sec. 3. ANCHORS. II such stacks
are made isolated. they shall be de.
signed to resist all possible lateral
strains by the use OF substantial an
chors.
Sec. 4. STACKS IN BUILDINGS.
II such stacks are made inside OF
non-fireproof building. except foun-
dries or similar buildings. they shall
be entirely enclosed with masonry
walls not less than eight s) inches
thick. The shaft between the stack
and the enclosing wall In such
building shall be rooted In with In
combustible material, and no wood
shall be used In any way inside OF
such shaft.
IL such stacks are made inside OF
fireproof buildings. they shall be en-
closed by a partition wall made OF
brick, terra Gotta. fireproofing. con-
crete or other incombustible materials
and not less than four az inches
thick Such stacks In Fireproof
buildings. may be made self-support-
ing the entire height, or may be
supported from floors at intervals,
and in either case the construction
shall provide for all contingencies
due TO changes In temperature. The
shaft formed between the stack and
the enclosing partition walls shall be
rooted In with steel plates or other
incombustible material.
Sec. s. SMOKE FLUEs. Metal
smoke fiues, connecting large fur
naces or boilers TO stacks or Chin
neys, shall be made OF cast iron or
OF steel plates covered with suitable
incombustible material, at least one
ID inch thick. Such fues may be
made OF brick or other incombusti-
BILE materials. lined with fire brick
Smoke fues from house heating
furnaces or boilers may be OF a
single thickness OF galvanized sheet
iron or steel but must not come