Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-06-09

of all buildings within the fire limits
shall be of freproof material
All cornices shall he we'll secured
to the walls with iron anchors, in
dependent of any woodwork.
No cornice, not including pedi-
ments, shall extend more than FIVE
feet above the highest point of the
roof beams Of any building.
Every metal cornice shall have
riveted joints.
SKYIGHTS.
Section 81. All skylights in build
ings of Glasses one and two shall be
of corrugated, prismatic or wire glass
not less than onc-fourth inch thick,
set in a metallic frame.
Every skylight other than wire
glass shall be protected both above
and below by n wire screen not less
than No. ~ wire supported on an iron
frame.
sTAIRwAYS.
Section %. Buildings of Glasses
one and two shall have one main
stairway, not less than four feet wide,
from first to highest story, but in no
case shall there be less than two
stairways from the top floor to the
second floor in any building having
more than four thousand square feet
area.
INTERIOR PARTITIONS-LIGHT
COURTS.
Section 90. Interior partitions in
any building of Glasses one and two
shall be constructed of tile, brick or
concrete or shall be of bars of metal
lathed with metal lath, and both
sides plastered, or shall be of wire
glass not less than one-fourth inch
thick, set in hollow metal frames
and sash.
CHIMNEYS AND FLUES.
Section "a. All chimneys of ma
sonry or concrete construction shall
have walls at least eight inches thick
or in dwellings, may be constructed
Of 4-inch brick walls with an inside
lining of terra-cotta or well burnt
clap pipe not less than one incl
thick. No chimney shall be built or
wooden brackets or supports. Nc
smoke pipe shall project through any
external wall or window Every in
Simultaneous heater, gas stove or CRATE
shall he provided with vent pipe
not less than three inches in diameter
lextending at least twelve inches above
the roof with a "T'' connection OF
equivalent at top and around every
lsuch vent at all places not exposed
there shall be galvanized iror
sleeve extending the full length of thu
concealed portion with clear ali
space of not less than one inch sur
rounding the vent. The sleeve to ex
tend through the ceiling or floor be
low and the roof above.
SMOKE STACKS.
Section 50. Smoke stacks connect
cd to steam boilers under which saw
dust, shavings or wood are burned
shall extend not less than twenty-fiv,
fee; above the roof or any adjacen
roof and shall be provided with al
approved spark arrester.
RANGES, OVENS, AND SIMILAE
APPURTENANCEs.
Section SO. Wooden floors unde
ranges, ovens, kilns, coffee roasters
candy kettles, and similar devices
shall be protected by a sheet of as
bestos not less than lie inch II
thickness covered by sheet of meta
: not less than "a gauge extending on
, foot beyond the base of such device
, A layer of properly cemented bricl
or tile may be used in lieu Of tn
/ above.
FIRE DOORS AND SHUTTERS.
| Section %. ta) Every exterIo
opening in the sides or rear of build
ings within the fire limits shall hav
metal covered shutters or doors, con
, structed and arranged as specified Il
this section, or in lieu thereof ma
| have frames and sashes of hollo,
: metal glazed with wire glass no
less than one-quarter of an inc
thick, no pane in which shall be larg
! err than twenty-four by thirty inches
Rolling iron steel shutters may b
used on the first story only.
t CD Fire doors and shutters shall
, be constructed of two thicknesses O
, matched boards not over six inche
wide. at right angles to each Other
= or crossing diagonally, nailed wit
wire nails clinched, and securely GOV
cred with tin on both sides and edges
} sheet to be not larger than 1Oxl
, inches in size put together with III
} roofers' lock joint and securely nail
ed, the nails to he driven inside tn
lap and the joints hammered dow
+ over the nail heads, No solder shal
be used, Doors shall never be les
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