The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-27

purpose OF worship. instructor
or entertainment. and shall In
clude armorte libraries
c %S.sS%s church house,. SCHOOLS esSoiis
psvilious, lodge buildings. assem-
bly, halls and minor theaters al
defined In Article 80. Section i
OF the Building Code.
Any building or such part ol
any building which shall contain
= seating capacity OF more thar
four hundred (4oO persons ant
which shall be occupied By ans
s. ,san for penny penny eSh,S,ts phono
novelty theaters, exhibits of NOV
ing pictures and all shows. ex'
hibits and amusements OF ike
character. shall be theatei
within the meaning OF this ordi'
nance.
ARTICLE TX.
SeS 3. TILE. All tile for moor
or wal or for ureprooing PUT
poses shstl be male Of pure clay.
we'll burned. free from undue
warping and Cr.Ssa with webs
and fianges not less than nve,
eighths (&) OF an inch thick and
with sounded fillets at all inter
sections. provided that webs less
than five-eighths ~ inch thiek
may be used IL the vertical
height is less than FIVE CD times
the least width. but such wees
may not be assumed to transmit
pressure TO mortar bed. No
tile shall be used which absorbs
more than twelve uD per cent
OF its weight OF water fully I'M
mersed.
Tile shall be known as either
hard. ordinary or soft. Hard tie
shall have crushing strength
of not less than three thousand
square Inch Of net section when
tested with the cells vertical and
not less than two thousand
(2,00o) pounds per square inch
OF net section with cells horizon
tai and shall have not more man
sixty (60%) per cent hoilow
space. Ordinary tile shall nave
crushing strength OF not less
than one thousand seven hum
dred Atty C,T50) pounds per
square inch OF net section with
cells vertical and one thousand
u.00o) pounds per square men
with cells horizontal and shall
have not more than sixty (eo%)
per cent hollow space. All other
tile shall be considered soft and
shall not be used in bearing
walls.
Where concentrated loads bear
on hollow tile walls. the wall
shall be made solid at the top by
voids In the tile with concrete.
for a space not less than six CD
inches deep and four Cd inches
wide for every ton OF concen-
trated load. This solid bearing
shall extend the width of at least
one tile and shall not be less
than two CD inches thick and
eight (s) inches wide In any
case.
ARTICLE TX.
Sec. 4. LENGTH OF COL
UMNS, POSTS AND PIERS. No
free standing or built In column.
post or pier. shall exceed the
following proportions OF the
height without being anchored.
stayed or tied by beams or grid
ers in at least two cd directions
at right angles to each other:
Brick or hollow tile piers. ] to 10
Wood posts-short. .......1 to I .
Wood posts-long. ........l to ~
Cast iron columns--short. 4 to 20
Cast iron columns-long. i to 80
s' Sec. s S MasoNRY SAFE Lo 81 Z.
safe loads In tons per
square foot:
Brick work-Lime mortar.
seven CD tons per square foot.
Brick work--Lime and cement
mortar. nine co. tons per square
foot
Brick work-Ilme and Port
land cement mortar. eleven (l1)
tons per square foot.
Brick work-Portland cement
mortar. fifteen dO tons per
When the entire walls and
piers are built of pressed or paw
Ing brick. the loads may be in
creased not to exceed twenty
(3o%) per cent Of the above.
Hollow tile. hard--Portland ce-
ment mortar with not more than
ten (l0%1 per cent hydrated lime.
cells vertical. twelve (lD tons
per SQUARE foot net sections
faced with four ca inches of
brick and bonded to back-up tile
every eighth (sth) course. eleven
CID tons per square foot net Sec
hubble stone work--LAme NOR
tar, ave 90 tons per square foot.
Bubble stone work-Lime and
cement NOR tar. six 60 tons per
square foot.
Bubble stone work--Lime and
Portland cement mortar. seven
(7l tons per square foot.
Bubble stone work-Cement.
sight CD tons per square foot
Bubble stone work-Portiand
ten (lo) tons per square
Concrete--Cement. eight (s)
tons per square foot.
Concrete footing--Portland ce-
nent. thirty (s0) tons per square
Sec. 8. HOLLOW TILE. Hollow
lie meeting the requirements OF
Article TX. Section 3. may be |
used In construction OF bearing,
enclosing and partition walls un-
Ter the following conditions:
lal The thickness OF wall shall |
not be less than given In Article
XVI. Section ..
OBJ The working stress shall
not be greater than that given In
Section 8 of this article.
(c) Hard tile may be used In
buildings not to exceed two az
stories in height. above the first
floor level.
(d) Ali tile shall be laid in
mortar not Inferior to that speci-
ned IN Section 5. OF this Article.
All tile shall be thoroughly
bonded, one to another, both YER
ticaliy and Iongitudinally, Joints
stagyered and filled with mortar.
No broken tile will be allowed.
The vertical webs of one shall
be set directly over the vertical
webs OF the adjacent tile below.
except when laid as In section ri
the stress shall not exceed one
hundred sixty seven (is7) pounds
per square inch OF net section
with cells vertical. Only ths
webs In vertical alignment with
the webs above and below viii
be assumed TO carry load. All
horizontal bearing Joints are 10
be reinforced with metal fabric
OF from one-eighth (h) TO three
eighths (x) inch mesh screen.
capable of holding the mortar'
This fabric. shall be one hair
ND inch less In width than the
width OF the wall OF the course
upon which II 10 applied. and
shall be double Tapped at ali cor
ners Such fabric shall be sprea
on each horizontal course OF tile
before the mortar 10 put on. and
QhQ1l be com ri LEI oIv "a 80