The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-06-20
AN ORDNANCE.

moval of Buildings or Structure
Erected or to be erected in the Cit
of Greenwood, Mississippi.
Be it ordained by the Mayor ant
Board of Aldermen of the City o.
Greenwood, State of Mississippi, al
follows:
Section l. No building, wall, struc
ture or part thereof, shall hereafter be
built, repaired, removed, altered or en-
larged, except by permit from the City
Council, and in conformity to ordinan,
ces. Anything hereafter erected with,
out permit or not in Conformity to or.
dinances shall be removed.
Section 2. Each building permit
granted by the City Council shall recite
the first section of this ordinance.
Section 3. The term standard" in
this ordinance shall be defined to mean
the standard adopted by the National
Board of Fire Underwriters.
Section 4. All walls and foundations
of buildings or structures within the fire
limits prescribed by ordinance shall
hereafter be built of brick, stone or
solid Portland cement concrete, except
as hereinafter provided.
No independent brick wall for build
ing not exceeding one-story in height
shall be less than twelve ~ inches in
thickness; if building exceeds one
story in height, wall of top story TO
De not less than twelve az inches in
thickness, increasing four (4) inches
for each two stories below.
No party brick wall for building not
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less than sixteen .l6) inches in thick
ness; if building exceeds one-story in
height top story of party wall to be
not less than sixteen (l6) inches in
thickness, increasing four (4) inches
for each two stories below.
Stone walls shall in all cases be four
(4 inches thicker than the standards
prescribed for brick walls.
There shall be not less than four (4)
inches of solid brickwork between flues
in party wall.
Section 5. All exterior and party
walls hereafter erected within the fire
limits shall be built with parapet, above
the roof or any structure thereon, to
height of not less than eighteen (18)
inches on buildings three stories or less,
and to height of not less than thirty
six 1861 inches on buildings over three
stories high; such parapet in all cases
to be not less than twelve az inches
in thickness.
All such parapets shall be COPIED
with tile, stone or cement.
Section 6. All communicating open
ings in division walls between two
buildings shall be protected by STAND
ARD double automatic fire doors, one to
be placed on each side of the wall.
Section 7. All interior division walls
in schools or other places of public
assemblage shall hereafter be built of
brick, stone, hollow tile or metal lath
and plaster on metal studdings, and all
doors shall open outward.
Section 8. On all buildings hereaf-
ter erected within the fire limits, the
exterior cornices shall be of some fire
proof material, and not continuous with
cornice of any adjoining building.
Section 8. All exterior wall open
ings, except those fronting on street,
shall be protected by STANDARD wired
glass in metal frames; or by standard
fire doors or shutters. The occupant
or occupants HdNlllS use VI GoilTol VI
same shall see that they are closed at
the close of the business of each day.
Section 10. Skylights shall hereaft-
err be constructed of finch wire glass
set in standard metal frames; or Inch
plain glass in metal frames, if protect
ed by wire netting of No. IL galvan-
lied wire, one inch mesh, set not less
than six (6) inches above glass on iron
supports. The term skylight shall
be taken to mean any cover placed ov-
err openings in or on roof for the trans
mission of light.
Section II All openings hereafter
made in floors for the transmission of
light to floors below shall be covered
with floor lights constructed of wired
glass with metal frames and bars.
Section IL. In any building in which
there are exits any hoistway, elevator
or stairway, not enclosed in walls con-
structed of brick or other fire proof
material and provided with STANDARD