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resses provided the walls or bars be-
tween shall be of thickness approved
by the Inspector of Buildings

by the inspector Of Buildings.
Sec 169, How Inside Walls Be Built
walls may be built of hard burned hol.
low clay, porous terra Gotta blocks OF
cement blocks, if laid at the same time
with brick work and properly bonded
together into the walls.
Sec. 170, Walls Built Hollow-In al
brick walls that are built hollow, the
separating space shall not be counted
in the total thickness of the wall, bu
the same quantity of material shall bt
used as if 1t were built solid, as hereir
iprovided. No such hollow space shall
exceed three go inches in width. MOI
shall such wall be built unless all parts
of the same are strongly bonded to-
gether by proper ties, either of brick
stone. galvanized iron or copper placed
not over twenty (20) inches apart eacf
way.
Sec. III, Recesses in Foundations
/ Rece sses may be left in the founda-
tions or walls of the lower stories OF
any building, but in no case shall these
walls be of less thickness than the
walls of the third stories of such build
Iings or less than eight (S") inches
No recess for alcoves, water or other
pipes shall reduce to less than eight
(S%) inches in thickness at any point
! Sec. 172, Increasing Height of Party
! Wall.-If it is desired to increase the
| height of any existing party or indie
! pendent wall when said wall is less
in thickness than is herein required
it shall be done by lining of brick
work to form a combined thickness
! with the old wall of not less than foul
| (4) inches more than is required fol
a new wall at a total height desired
and no lining shall be less than foui
ca inches thick for more than one
story of fifteen Q5) feet.
| Said lining is to be supported or
proper foundations, and where foul
| ca inches thick is to be applied only
to firm cleaned wall, and thoroughly
anchored by, wrought iron anchors
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Sec. 173, When Existing Walls Be
| Csed.-No existing wall shall be used
/ for party wall or other purposes
! unless approved by Inspector of Build
ings and the supports of walls shall
| consist of brick, stone or iron.
Sec. ia. How Walls, Each Story Be
/ Built.-The walls of each story shall
be built up to the full thickness tc
! the top of beams.
Sec. l15, Carrying Walls to Roof
All walls shall be carried up to the
roof sheatings and to top lines of al
| fiat roof or is erected on the lot line
| all party walls and all outside walls
shall be built at least eighteen GS)
inches above the roof at nearest point
to the roof and coped with stone, iron
Party wall in this section means g
dividing wall between two tenants
! that carries the upper floors or the
roof.
Sec. 176. Size of Coping.-Coping, ii
of blue stone, shall not be less than
four (D inches thick.
Sec: III, Hall Partitions = In all
buildings, any portion of which is used
for any other purpose than a dwelling
all hall partitions and all wall sup
porting stairs in cellar or basement
shall be of brick or hollow tile, OF
! inches (4) thick and the under side OF
t all staircases shall be covered with
metal lathing and plaster as the In
, spector of Buildings may direct.
Sec. 17S. Store Partitions.-Partition
between two stores, etc. shall be four
| inches of some fireproof construction
as approved by the Building Commit
| tee. Same shall extend from the cell
lar floor to the underside of the second
story stores may also be subdivided
| by fireproof construction. Same to eX-
tend from floor to ceiling, provided
| cellar ceiling is covered with IS" plas-
ter board and finished with Y" plaster
to carry anything, unless in compliance
with requirements of bearing walls.
Sec. 179, Walls Bonded Together
All walls shall be properly bonded to-
the anchors, built not less than sixteer
| (16) inches into the side walls every
six co feet in height and all sucf
anchors shall be not less than one ant
| one-half by three eighthS inches IL
size.
Sec. 1so, Walls Anchored to Beams
All Walls shall be anchored to eacl
tier of beams with iron anchors no
extending to within at least four a
inches of the outside face of the wall
Sec. 1S1, Brick Piers.-Every bricl
pier less than nine superficial feet IL
tarea at it's base, supporting any beam
| girder, arch or column on which wal
rests, or Intel spanning an OPENING
over ten G0) feet and supporting =;
wall, shall, at not greater intervals il
pr
have built into it a bond stone not les
than four (4) inches thick, or a cas-
iron plate Of sufficient strength and o
the full size of the pier
Sec. 1872, Stone Caps Under Girders
etc.-Under all iron beams girders
trusses, columns or posts, there shal
be a cap or template of stone or iroI
of sufficient size and thickness.
Sec, 1873, Walls to be Braced - AL
walls shall be strongly braced during
their construction, from the beams o
! each story, and when required and ne
cessary shall also be braced from tn,
Sec. 1S4, Building of Piers-All pier!
shall be built of brick. laid in cemen
mortar, and all isolated piers to carr!
girders or supporting walls or columns
Sec 1855, Isolated Piers-Isolatet
piers shall not exceed in height twelve
G2) times their least dimensions.
Sec 1s6, Walls Faced With Brick
Where walls are faced with brick IL
running bond, every sixth course shal
be bonded with a whole brick diagona
bonders, or by splitting the face bricl
into halves and backing same with
vanized iron or copper wall ties, a
shall be approved by the Inspector o
Buildings.
ARTICLE XIV.
| Materials.
Sec, 191i stone Facing,,Ail ston
used for the facing of any building o