The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-27

2 corntces projecting not more than
9 twelve CID inches including gut
8 ter may be constructed therein.
I Section 7. OPEN SHELTER
2 SHEDS, Open shelter sheds OF
3 wood construction with an incom-
bustible roof covering. and OF a
5 height not exceeding 20 feet from
Z erected within the fire limits.
In enclosed the enclosing walls
3 must be of brick, or OF hollow tile
0 or cement conforming In thick
I ness and construction TO the re-
2 quirements herein OF walls.
Sec. T., BUILDINGS For MAN
3 buildings outside OF fre limits
Z and designed for manufacturing
storage, exhibition, mechanical or
s stable purposes shall be divided
by solid masonry fire walls. so
? the area allowed In table given
0 In Article 16. Section 8.
ARTICLE VII
Sec. g. FIREPROOF MATER
IALS. The materials which shall
{ guirements, of freproof materials
for walls are:
!. s sr,ss
3. Concrete.
, T. Terra Gotta.
g.. Hollow Burnt Clay Tile.
/ 6. Cement Block or rifles.
-. And for Non-Bearing Parti-
8 tons
I (a) A, combination of pure
5 Gypsum and fibre not less than
aud not less than five-eights
(5-S). inch webs
. OBJ Cement plaster on metal
lath applied to metal studding.
! and with total thickness not
(c) Cement plaster on ia
{ brio combining metal lath and
metal studding and with a total
thickness not less than two CD
inches thick.
; with any so-called "Firepfoof
D Paint" shall not be considered as
l fireproof material. -- q
Sec. IL. GYPSUM. Gypsum
. blocks shall have not more than
ak abr. % "a p %eb. es mt, R ss. ws hsh S.
eights t5-s) inch thick and the
8 mortar used shall be OF the same
material or Of Portland cement.
Sec; Il; TYPE 3. MILL CON-
3 struction shall be applied to all
buildings In which enclosing walls
and the roof coverings are to be
made of incombustible material
and all Interior walls of brick
, and Orders. Floors. ceilings and
roofs shall be constructed with
either metal or wood girders and
2 beams.
Beams and Orders shall be COW
cred on top with at least one and
three quarters q s,D inches sf
5 solid wood sub-fio6r, having on
|; IL at least one CD layer OF one
and one-ha1f q 1-D pounds per
yard asbestos paper or two CD
eighths 77s) inch finished wood
floor. II the sub floor be less than
B three and one-half 6 1-2) inches
thick. IL shall be spiined. or ton
gued and .grooved.
The columns. IL Of wood, shall
have a sectional area OF not less
than sixty t6o) square inches.
The girders and beams IL "
} wood. shall have q sectional area
!. OF not less than fifty-six (56)
3 square inches.
Columns. girders and beams. 4
| OF metal. shall be covered as in
Protected Construction"
stair and Elevator Enclosures
shall be made entirely OF incom-
bustible material. at least one
thick.
II such buildings are four "a
? or more stories In height. the
stair and elevator enclosures shall
| have self-closing standard IRE
) doors, and the windows in inter-
! Tor walls shall have metal frames
I and wire glass.
Wood posts shall have metal
. caps forming base for the post
D above and the ends OF gtrders
shall be secured to the cap IN
, such manner as to be self-re-
Wood beams and Orders having
q cross section less than eighty
5 (s0) square inches shall be In
solid pieces and where two (2)
or more pieces are used to form
, a beam, they shall be bolted to-
gether at intervals OF not over
thirty-six inches and with bolts
not less than one-half u-2) inch
} in diameter.
The ends OF all wood beams and
girders resting In walls shall be
5 cut on bevel so that the top edge
/ of beams and girders shall not
B extern. into the wall.
Sec. "a. CLASS 4 BUILDINGS
, This class shall cover all build
} ings having NO movable scenery
1 and used as assembly halls for
5 q concourse Of people. whether for
5 purpose OF worship. instruction or
armories, libraries, museums. rail-
, road depots. churches, church
houses. schools, pavilions. lodge
buildings, assembly halls and NIL
nor theaters as defined In Article
so. Section 1, of the Building Code
Any building or such part Of
any building which shall contain
seating capacity of more than
four hundred (400) persons and
5 which shall be occupied by and
used for penny exhibits. phone
| city theatres, exhibits of moving
? pictures and all shows. exhibits
3 and amusements of like character
[ shall be q theatre within the
5 meaning Of this Ordinances
ARTICLE XIV.
Sec. 10. DRAINAGE AND
. FROST. Before the walls OF any
2 building are carried above the
1 foundations. the cellar or base
5 ment shall be connected with the
street sewers, and such cellar or
dampness with drain tiles ~
3 should there be no sewer In
D streets. or II the cellar or base
ment In below the sewer level.
? proper provisions shall be made
3 to prevent water accommodating In
the cellar or basement to the in
5 Jury of the foundation.
8 All foundation walls are To he
] protected against damage from
The roof. Of all buildings shall
D be provided with proper metallic
lsaders 40 for cor snd, the water
I and Foundations OF such bufIdInrs
or Of adjacent buildings from in
jury. In no case shall water from
such leaders be allowed 70 now
! upon adjoining walls or premises