The Washington times., 1916-01-29
PUBLIC NOTICE

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF
TnE DIST RCr OF COLUMBIA, washing
building Regula tions Of the District ot 60,
lumba he. and the same are hereby amended
., Page 9. Strike out the paragraph contain
ing the definition OF "A Basement. and Insert
IN lieu thereof the following: .,
Easement. A story partly under ground
the clear ceiling height OF which Is one-halt
more above the level OF the adjoining
ground. Such a story may he used Tor u
Page g. Strike out the paragraph contatn-
ing the definition Of Cellar. and insert IN
lieu thereof the iollowing: ,,,,,, ,.,o,v
Cellar. That portion OF puiiding peiom
the first floor joists, the floor OF when is
more than one-half the clear ceiling ceiling hs;gn,
below the adjacent ground, such q story
may NOT be used for nabitation.'
Page 5s. In Paragraph ID OF Section ~,
strike out the sentence, on corner ~.
where the house faces on long side. d t!ee
yard ,for the purposes OF these rcgulatohsl
shall be considered the rear yard II desired
BY the and nser' 10, ~ eI as Snrs or
the purposes Of these reguiations) may be
considered as a rear yard provided II is on
the side Of the lot not adjacent to the street
or avenue" - -,
Page 70. In Section 3s. insert after the
word 'frames.' in the sixth iine OF the hrst
paragraph thereof, the words, except as pro-
vidcd hereafter In this section, and on raee
a. add to the end of said section So, the iol-
"WfindoW and door frames opening QUITO
ventilatng shafts shall be hreproot and the
sash shall be OF metal
Page 49, In Section 55. amend table, so far
as 1t affects buildings over so feet high, SO
that increase In thickness OF walls viii occur
in multiples of three stories starting from the
Page los. In Section ST. add TO the FIRST
| sentence thereof. the follow ing. and the en-
closing walls are supported by girders at each
Page liz. Add to the end OF the paragraph
entitled Painting OF structural metal work,
in Section 50, the following paragraph:
AN iron or steel used In damp locations
or under. water shall be imbedded In Portland
cement Concrete. No paint shall be fppiieo
| to steel surfaces which are to be embedded In
cement concrete"
Page lls. In Section SO. strike out The fol-
| lowing -,
All columns must have one side open Of
| each coilhnn form until concreting is begun
| in 1t, and Its open side shall be Jagged up as
| the concreting progresses. but the top OF thls
| tagging shall in no case be more than three
| 49, feet above the level Of the column con
I'm the case Of columns Of circular cross.
| section, the phrase. one side open "hall he
taken to mean that in horizontal cross-sec-
tion at least ons.siNih tn o, o ane "ef'''e'er ' ''
Page IT, In Section So, in the third para
graph said page. substitute 40 pounds
| for so pounds and in the fourth paragraph
| on said page substitute 40 pounds for '5'
Page IL. In Section SO. strike out the fol
"Conpressive strength of steel, 1000 pounds
, per square inch
| ''Sheafing strength OF rNeei, lvVV" Ou"u
per square inch" and insert in lieu thereon
| the following
| shear etr In calculations Of beams IL
witch the ma Ninum shcarng stress in
section is used as the means of measuring IN
resistance to diagonal tension stress. the tot
| lowing allowable values for the Maximum
| vertical shearIng stress are to be used:
| iap For beams with horizontal bars onl!
and without web reinforcement Iount
| per square inch where
| Tstrcss
y e - and = allowable unit shearinl