The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-01-12

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work or partition is properly pro
tected by metal shields, in which
case the distance shall be not less
than IS inches. Metal shields, shall
be loosely attached, thus preserving
an air space behind them.
Hotel and restaurant ranges shall
be provided with a metal hood, plac-
ed at least 9 inches below any wood
en- lath and plaster or wooden ceiling,
and have an individual pipe outlet
connected with . good brick fue. The
pipe shall be protected by at least l
inch of asbestos covering, or its equi-
valent.
Combustible floors under coal rang
es and similar appliances without
legs, such as mentioned in Section 35,
in which hot fires r maintained,
shall be protected by a sheet of metal
or a one-eigth inch layer of asbestos
building lumber which shall be cover
ed with not less than A inches of ma
|sonry set in cement mortar. Such ma
lsonry shall consist of n course OF
4-inch hollow terra Gotta, at least
one of which shall be hollow and be
laid to preserve a free circulation of
air throughout the whole course.
Concrete may be substituted for a
course of solid brick if desired. The
masonry work shall be covered by
sheet metal of not less than No. 26
|gage so arranged as not to obstruct
the ventilating passages beneath.
Such hearths shall extend at least "a
Inches in front and IL inches on the
sides and back of the range of SINH
liar heating appliance.
Ali coal stoves or ranges, with legs
shall be set on incombustible materi-
al which shall extend at least IL
Inches in front. .
Sec. IS. Heating Furnaces and
Appliances.-Any woodwork, wooden
Hath and plaster partition or ceiling
within 4 feet of the sides or back, or
6 feet from the front of any heating
boiler, furnace, bakery oven, coffee
|roaster, fire heated candy kettle,
laundry stove, or other similar ap-
pliance, shall be covered with metal
Ito a height of at least 4 feet above
the floor. This covering shall ex-
tend the full length of the boiler,
furnace, or heating appliance, and to
at least 5 feet in front of it. Metal
shields shall be loosely attached, thus
preserving an air space behind them.
lin no case shall such combustible
construction be permitted within 2
fleet of the sides or back of the heat
ing appliance, OF 5 feet in front of
the same.
No furnace, boiler, range or other
heating appliance shall be placed
against a wall furred with wood.
Heating boilers shall be encased on
sides and top by an incombustible
protective covering not less than !
1-2 inches thick.
Sec. So. Open Flame Heating De.
Ivices.-All gas, gasoline, oil or char
coal BURNING stoves or heating de-
Vices shall be placed on iron stands
lat least 6 inches above combustible
supports, unless the burners n at
least 5 inches above the base, with
metal guard places a inches below
the burners. No open flame heating
or lighting device shall be used IN
lany room where gasoline or other
volatile inflammable fluids are stored
or handled.
Sec. 81. Gas Connections.-Gas
lconnections to stoves and similar
heating devices shall be made by rig
lid metal pipes. For small portable
Igas heating devices, flexible metal OF
rubber tubing may be used when
there is no valve or other shut-ott
on the device.
Sec. 3s. Electrical Wiring of
Houses, How Done; Fees for !nspec-
Ition-The electrical wiring of houses
or buildings for lighting or other
purposes shall conform to the regu-
|lations prescribed by the organiza.
ton known as the National Board OF
Fire Underwriters. 1t shall be unlaw-
Iful for any person, firm or corpora
ltion controlling same to allow any
electrical current for lighting or
other purposes to be turned on IN
any building without first having had
an inspection of the wiring made and
a certificate of the same issued by the
Inspector. Such inspection shall be
made by the Inspector, who may
Ithcreupon issue the certificate.
No alterations shall be made IN the
wiring of any building unless a certl-
lfcate shall be obtained from the In
lspector approving the same.
Sec. 80. Stairway and Elevator
Shafts.-In all buildings hereafter
erected, except private dwellings,
which are used above the first floor
for business purposes or for public
a~ssemblage, or for any purpose what
ever if over three-stories high, the
stair shafts shall be separately and
continuously enclosed by incombustl-
bile partitions, unless spch buildings
are provided with outside fire escapes
Elevator shafts in all buildings here
latter erected shall be enclosed in the
same The partitions shall be
constructed of brick or other fire
resistive material approved by the In
|spector or other designated official,
and all mortar used in the construc-
ton shall be cement mortar. No such