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

shall be sheath piled by the person or
persons causing the excavations TO az
made, when necessary 70 prevent the
adjoining earth from eaving in
! Plans fled with the Inspector shall
] be accompanied by a statement Of the
character Of the soil At the level ri the
I footings.
The thickness of retaining wall ~
! its base shall be in no ease less than one
fourth Of its height.
/ Sec. 20 Where no test Of the srs
tanning power Of the soil Is made. diff
ferent soils excluding mud 1T the hot
tom of the footings shall be deemed 10
safely sustain the following loads -
the superficial foot
Soft clay, ton per square foot.
Ordinary elay and sand together. in
layers, wet AMI springy, tons pcr
square foot
Loan, clay. OF fine. sand, firm and drv.
tons per square foot
Very firm. coarse sand. stiff gravel or
hard clay, four tons per square foot
See. q. The loads exerting pressure.
under the footinEs Of foundations. more
than two stories IN height, are to he
computed rs follows
For Warehouses and Factories. they
are 20 he the fun dead load and the fu.i
live load, established hy Section - of
this Code
In Stores and Buildings for light man
: ufaeturing purposes. they are 10 be the
full dead load and - per cent ~ the
/, live load, established by Section - of
this Code
in Churches, Schoolhonses ami places
Of Public Amusement or Assembly thcv
are TO be the fun dead load and - uer
! cent Of the live load. established hy
. Section ~ Of this Code.
In Office Buildings. Hotels. Dwellings.
= Apartment Houses. Tenement Houses.
Lodging Houses. aud Stables. thev are
! to he the full dead load aud 50 per cent
r Of the live load. established by Section
u of tins Code
i Footings shall he so designed that
I the loads VIII be - nearly uniform as
possible, and not in excess Of the safe
n bearing capacity Of the soil, as esfaH
7 lished by Section 20 If this Code.
J Sec. % Every building. except
buildings erected upon solid rock shall
u have foundations of brick, stone. iron.
4 steel or concrete. laid not less than
four feet below the surface If the
Il ground. on the solid ground Or level sur
Il face Of rock. or upon piles OF ranging
l timbcrs when solid earth or rock is mot
4. found Where metal Is Incorporated in
~ or forms part Of a foundation, IL shall
=. hc thoroughly protected from rust hv
III paint or asphaltum, and Ice thoroughly
$. bcdded IN concrete or hv such materials
~ and III such manner as may - approved
II by the Inspector.
:. When footings Of iron or steel for
columns are placed below the water
y level, they shall be similarly coated aud
T. inelosed in concrete for preservation
against rust.
to See. %. The walls Of all buildings.
Of other than frame ~ wood buildings shall
'd Sc constructed Of stone, brick, Portland
- cement, concrete, iron Or steel, ~ il ar
~ proved Nv the Inspector other hard. in-
~ combHstible material and the several
III component parts of such binding shalt
bc as herein provided. All bindings
shall he inelosed on All sides with indie
~ pendent Or party walls.
he IN an walls of the thickness spcci
ne fed 10 this Code the same amount II
Id materials may hc used ia piers and buf
tresses Bearing walls shall g. taken Is
- mean those walls on which the beams.
" pirders, pr irusses rest.
"a If any horizontal section. through any
80 part Of any bearing wall in any building
u shows more than 80 PER cent arca "a
~; Gues and openings, the said wall shall
be increased four inches in thickness
for every - per cent or fraction thereof
90 If flue or opening area in excess ~ 20
~ Per cent.
The walls and piers 81 so buildings
be shall bc properly and solidly b0ude.l
ire together with close joints filled with
on mortar They shall lie built Is 3 line
and carried up plumb aud straight
MI The walls Of each story shall bc built uF
mr. the full thickness 10 the top 81 tie
bo beams above. All brick laid in NOS
freezing weather shall he well wet hc
.aI. fore being laid. Walls or piers 81 part.
not Of walls OF piers shall not BE- built iE
me freezing weather. and If frozen shaH
not lee built upon, but shall be remove.
IN. and rebuilt.
rnt slI piers shall r. built ~ good. hard
my well-burnt brick. laid in cement NOR
lcd tar. excepting the piers fronting upoi
ole q street NAV be built or stone EVerl
pier built of brick containing less tlai
ili nine superficial feet al the hase sup
rec porting ans beam, girder. arch. or 90.
umn. on which a wall rests ~ lutc
hn spanning an opening over ten feet an'
not supporting q wall shall at intervals 8
not over 20 inches apart iH height haRt
be built into II q east iron or steel bou.
aud plate OF sufficient strength and the a..
18th size Of the piers. Stone bonds and cap
may be used instead of steel pilates. ire
CO. INiding the thic knees Is not less than 50
one inches Isolated brick piers shall 90
rec exceed IN height ten times the lcas
me dimension. Stone posts FOR the suppor
ent Of posts or columns above shall not Z.
ior used IN the interior 81 amy building. q
&C. Am brick walls. every sixth course sia
aud H. a heading course. In all walls vghsr
il IS impossible 20 use q fun header. th
ball wall shall bee built four inches THE 81
lime than the walls are required 70 bo unde
ore any section Of this Code.
tho See. -. No building or sfructur
ne hereafter erected except church erirc
tat shall exceed in height 2ls iiutes th
width Of the widest street upon whic
ons il stands, but in no ease shall an