The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-07-06
ORDINANCE No. 2O6.
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ONDlN AMI NO. ZUb.
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remote from each other, one of which
shall be an enclosed stairway as pro-
vided by section II, or a doorway in
a fire wall leading to another floor
area separately provided with ade-
quate stairs or other independent
means of exit. Such doorways serv-
ing as emergency exit in a fire wall
shall be protected by an automatic
and a self closing fire door as speci-
fled in section II. No portion of any
floor area shall be more than 100 feet
from a place of egress. Elevators
shall not be considered as a means of
egress as specified in this section.
Except in dwellings, no required
stairway shall be less than Al inches
wide, and the total width of exit door
ways leading therefrom shall at least
be equal to the total width of the
stairways which they serve
The total width of stairway, in
terror and exterior, provided for the
occupance of each floor, and those
above, shall be not less than "A inches
for the first SO persons, and IL inches
lOT EACH duulClOIldl w PSAoOAhS w
accommodated thereby. The stair
treads shall be not less than nine and
one-half inches wide, and the risers
not more than seven and three
quarters inches high. Winders in
such required stairways are prohibit
ed.
Every school, hospital and theater,
over one story high, shall have at
least two stairways constructed en-
|: tirely of incombustible materials, To-
Gated remote from each other and con-
tinuous from grade line to topmost
story.
All exit doors in schools, hospitals,
; theaters and other places of public
. assemblage, shall open outward.
Section 10. Areaways. All area
ways shall be guarded with suitable
ratings, or be protected with lncom-
+ bustible covers or gratings. If graf
4 ings be used, they shall have a wire
screen of not more than One-half inch
; mesh securely attached to the under
; side.
Z Section 20. Frame Buildings. Nc
+ frame building hereafter erected OF
!. altered shall exceed two stories or 3(
). feet in height except that private
: dwellings may be three stories OF Al
feet high.
No frame building hereafter erect
ed for any occupance other than gran
n elevators, coal elevators and pockets
ice houses and exhibition buildings
and not over 40 feet in height, shall
l. cover a ground area exceeding tn
following. One story building 100
square feet, two story building 500
y square feet. $50.
n In no case shall a frame building
It be erected within three feet of tn
l. side or real lot line, nor within 6 fee
T. of another building, unless the spac
n between the studs on such side b
filled solidly with not less than tw
/ and one-half inches of brick work o
l. other equivalent i~ncombustible ma
terial.
In rows of frame houses the divid
ing walls or partitions between house
,r shall be built of brick, terra Gotta
IT, concrete or other incombustible ma
terial; or they may be built with
le inch studs, filled solidly with brio
+ work laid in mortar, or with other lr
combustible material. If lath be use
ne on such partitions, it shall be meta
lath. Such dividing walls and part
ne lions shall rest on masonry walls an
shall extend to under side of roc
lis boards. A flush mortar joint shall
lie, made between the roof boards an
al the partition. In rows of more tina
ed three houses every alternate dlvlsle
re, wall or partition shall be construct
of solid brick work not less than
inches in thickness.
d. Buildings with wooden framewo1
st. clad with sheet metal, or veneer'
,,:%l br.:o1y c1,on no o1occod nc fran
ed buildings.
IT. Outside the fire limits, when al
le- building is to be erected of brio
stone, hollow block or concrete, tn
re- could under this ordinance be co
in ~structed of wood, the city engineer
&C. other designated official is hereby a
thorized and directed to allow reaso
re- able notifications of this ordinan
it, relating to brick buildings, in consi
GRAFTON of the use of incombustit
of material instead of wood. Such MOI
A. fications, however, shall not perm
variations from the requirements
section ~, 10 and "a of this ordinan'
Irt. Section 21. Electrical Installation
All electrical installations shall be
accordance with the National Elect
cal Code and no installation of ell,
rs trical equipment shall be made,
cept in conformity with the city or
nances.
Section %. Chimneys and FIJI
places. Except as herein provided
chimneys in every building hereaf'
rms erected, and all chimneys hereaf'
ra- altered or rebuilt, shall be construct
vo of brick, stone or reinforced CT
crete. No masonry chimney sh
WY have walls less than 8 inches thi
ose unless it is lined on the inside W
we'll burned terra Gotta or fire G
chimney tile set in Portland cem'
81. mortar Or a heavy coat of plaster
'lon Portland cement mortar, in VIII
case the wall shall be not less thai
inches thick. The lining shall be c.
%tinuous from the bottom of the flue
it's extreme height.
No chimney shall be corbeled
more than 8 inches from a brick W
sci and such corbeling shall consist of
mid least five courses of brick.
aM Brick set on edges shall not be p
oil" mitted in chimney construction.
Chimneys of low pressure boili
or furnaces, also the smoke flues
bake ovens, large cooking ranf
large laundry stoves, and all fl
ri ,, used for similar purposes, shall be
'"' least 8 inches in thickness and
1ese lined continuously on the inside "
ST. we'll burned terra Gotta or fire {
Can chimney tile or Portland cement N
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