The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-06-23


Sec. 80. Before the walls of build
ings are carried above the foundation
walls, the cellar shall be connected with
the street sewers. Should there be no
sewer in the streets, of II the cellars
are below water level or below the sew
er level, then provision shall be made
by the owner to prevent water accumu-
lating in the cellars to the injury of the
foundations.
In buildings where the space under
the sidewalks is utilized, a sufficient
stone or brick wall or brick arches be
| tween iron or steel beams shall be
built to retain the roadway of the
street, and the side, end, or party walls
of such building shall extend under
the sidewalk of sufficient thickness to
such wall.
The roofs of all vaults shall be of in
combustible material Openings in the
roofs of vaults for the admission of
coal or light or for manholes or for
any other purposes, if placed in the
sidewalk shall be provided with a suit
able cover, set flush with the side
walk. All vaults shall Toe thoroughly
ventilated.
All area ways shall be properly pro-
Oooteu with ettl'"olS ilSS OF DC coN-
cred over. when area ways are cover
Ell over, iron gratlngs or iron and glass
combined, stone or other Incomhustlble
material shall be used, and be supported
on brick or stone walls or on IRON or
steel beams
See 10. The floor of the cellar or
lowest story IN every apartment house,
tenement ho-se, MOTEL, workshop, rae
terry. school ami 7-.i'.ar buildings here
2fter eseeted shall be eoIefeted hot less
ttah to9t ~ hh' 5hlck'
sec H. Al WOOD moor and wood
roo '3e"'ts sh4H DC properly brldged
with cross bridging and the distance be
tween bridging or between bridging and
"a'is snau not exceed eight feet.
All "ooa floor and roof beams shall
h@-oE 4vasttE ana dimensions 20 safely
'"ftE tie TOAD Ter which they are in
. tended Ih" strength Of al wood
Deans may he determined by formu-
iae FURNISHED lay the Inspector.
&C. -. zee a@a4 Io1aN Id ali oulld-
-'.--s 9h"5- consist o. the a@s~4l weight
OF Hat4s5 H79Ess FooFs. partitions, and all
peflh&"eh1 construction.
ne rye loads shall consist Of all
loads o,h2r than dead loads. The live
load On the hoors OF dwellings, apart
ment houses, hotels, and tenement
houses shall be assumed as sixty pounds
/ per square foot. On first floors of Of
/ nee buildings one hundred and fifty
/ pounds per square foot. On all floors
above the first floor, seventy-tiye pounds
per square foot.
On hoors OF schools, seventy-five
Po4nu9 per square Ioot' oh Hoors OF
SL"oies' ninety pounds per square foot.
On HooFs OF Puhhc assembly halls, one
nuhared twenty pounds per square foot.
On hoofs OF stores, light manutaetur-
I ing Plahls, ana ught storage, not less
th"h one hahdred twenty pounds per
( square 1901. Oh Hoors OF warehouses,
IaetofleS' and stores for heavy mater
lai, one hundred nifty pounds per
square foot. Sidewalks over vaults and
area ways, three hundred pounds per
square foot. ......
See. 43. All timber columns and
posts shall be squared at the ends at
right angles to their axes. Iron or
steel cap and base plates, pintles and
cheek plates shall be provided If IN the
OPINION OF the Inspector the safety OF
the structure requires them.
sec. n. All bolts used ia connection
with timber and wood beam work shall
DE provided with washers OF such pro
portions as VIII reduce the compress
SION on the WOOD at the race OF the
washer iron straps and anchors shall
De used where necessary to insure a
JOINT OF sufficient strength to carry the
load TO be imposed on the structure.
Sec. 40. All freplaees and chimney
breasts where nantes are placed wheth-
er intended for ordinary fireplace uses
or not, shall have trimmer arches to
support hearth, and the said arches
shall be at least 20 inches in width,
measured from the face of the chimney
breast. They shall pe constructed of
brick, stone, burnt clay or concrete. IL
q heater Is placed in the fireplace, then
the hearth shall be the full width OF the
heater. All hreplaces IN which heat
.efS are placed shall have incombustible