El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-04
PART VII.
FIREPROOF CONSTRUCTION
Buildings to lie Eir..nrocf


erected Or altered TO he used as a theater
school. Jail public station. hospital. asylum
institution Tor the care or treatment Of per-
STORES. as hotel or lodging house the
heights q which exceed four stories and
seventy feet in height shall be OF fireDroof
IoI I-5,i, eesl ION 5iist 5 20 say;
o. steel. in which Wood beams or iinisiS
shall not be placed. and in which the floors
wrought ron or steel besr,e -ri.b ~
spacee bery-se, rbs bss ms SiIIsj ,i,S bi ne
Portland cement concrete. plain or rein
forced WIKI metal anv combination OF
these. or the entire construction may be Of
reinforced Portland cement concrete In
of construction shall conform to the re-
cuirements OF this Code. No vood,rors1 or
other inflamrlable material shall be used
IN any such fireproof buildings excepting.
however that when the height Of the build
tfan one hundred feet. The doors and vim
dows and their frames and trims. me cas-
iugs. the interior finish when filled SOLELY
~ he back -Tirh fireDroOf material and
The floor boards and sleepers directly there
under may be Of wcoc. but the space be
tween the sleeDers shall be solidlv filled
Nith f.reoroof materials extending VI 70
tLe under-sids OF the floor boards When
the height OF 4 fireproof building exceeds
llee. the fioor surfaces shall he Of stone
cement thing or similar incombustible ma
tsri ;- ald outside window frames and sash
dgh frames and sash. doors trim and
Or Of wood covered with metal or OF such
other neon hustible material that may be
sich building shall exceed one hundred feet
IN height when occupied as stores. ware
nouSes or factories nor one hundred and
t~enty,fiSc feet for any other OCCUPANCY.
Han and Permanent Partitions
section 81 All hall partitions or Derma-
7 -ll parutlons between rooms in fireDroot ,
puliqins,s shall BE- built uDon the fireDreof
..lislI lct4pn OF the floor and extend TO the ,
Fir eDroof beam filling above. but this shall
q .-eh .iea upright provided said wood block !
or cushion does not exceed in thickness one
ten{h on Al inch 10 each foot OF height OF
In all fireproof partitions. other than when
doors and windows in same snail BE- sraniesl ,
on both sides with iron studs or uDriEhts +
bsams and with ike ron hoTizoItsls i'i be-
tween the said up-ights FOR the window I
openings and door heads
Section 30 The stairs. and staircase land |
Portland cement concrete. iron OF steel cr :
a combination q, these materials. and snail /
skeleton Constructed buildings
HtcISA So Nher- columns are used 10 /
closure walls. the said columns shall h-e Of
east ron. wrought iron. or rolled steel. and
Ga their exposed surfaces be constructed to
resist iire ey having casing Of brichwork l
~ ies. IMAM eight inches IN thickness
inches In thickness on the inside surfaces
neiosure walls. Between the said inclosing
space Of not iss tbsn Two in,bes Iicb
space shall De filled soiidiy with liquid ce-
nent Erout as the courses OF brickwork are
aid. But cast iron Columns shall not b. /
used in any building over ten stories high
The exposed sides Of the wrouEht-irOn or (
steel Rirders shall he similarly covered with
,rickNork not less than four inches in 7
thickness on the outer surfaces and tied and
ionded but the extreme outer edge 81 me
ldnRes OF beams or plates angles con-
iectcd TO the beams NAV project to within |
yo inches Of the outside surface Of The
I
naE be similarly covered with brickWOrk. I
r IL projecting inside OF The wall thew
hall be protected nv terrs Gotta concrsfs
y other fireDroof material not less than |
our inches IN thickness Orders for the
uDporl Of the Enclosure walls shall be
iac-d az the floor line Of each story
floor Arches and Floor Construction.
Section 81 Filling. between beams in !
ireproof buildings shall be built either OF |
oncrets arches and floor slabs or a COM
ination OF one OF more OF these materials |
lone or IN combination with wire cloth !
Np2nued metal. wire strands or wrought J
on and steel bars Arches built Of brick ! ,
etNeeu floor beams shall be solidly laid in |
E nent mortar 10 line the centers and |
hall have a rise TO safely carry the super
pcsed load out never less than one and ,
ne-fourth Cllib Of an inch for each foot
sp2n between beams They shall not be ,
IS than nine t9l inches thick at the crown Z
~ spans more than six 90 feet. and shall /
wen bonded Hollow tile arches when /
.ches thick. and shall be laid with the . I
,nle fiss and IN like manner A. brick !
rcnes- Fiat arches OF hard-burnt clay .
IN, nm porous or porous terra Gotta q uni
'fii 1e.sltA ana hardness shall be not ! /
IS IN height than one and ene-uuarter / Z
"a Of an inch for each foot Of span be :
3 cen beams plus two 90 inches and shall ] ;
laid in cement mortar on rigid centering =
M the KEY parts shall always fall in the /
'ntrai portion. The shells and webs Of all ;
le--eoiistI uctel blocks snail abut one | v
sainst the other. Concrete arches segment
u IN form shall be not less than four Cll ?
enes az me crown. and shan have a rise | :
one and 0ue-Guarter AZ Of inch 10 ! a
zen foot or span between beams When i
luforred with metal. such metal. unless 4
seq Tor ceuiering only. must Je bedded in | y
&c concrete n required in Section Il. Gin | y