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which. said rules and requirements
shall be kept on file in the office of
the Inspector of Buildings.
Sec. 253, Placing of Gas Burners
No gas burner, unless protected by
bell shall be placed less than three (3)'
feet below any ceiling or wooawork
and all side lights and swinging
brackets shall be so placed as to not
endanger any woodwork, curtains or
other combustible material.
| ARTICLE XXI.
Shafts and HOistwnys.
Sec. 261, Hoistway Openings-Every
hoistway opening shall be provided on
each story with a substantial railing
curely hinged. All openings in floors
of buildings of more than one story to
have safety self-closing trap doors.
ing railings or trap doors mentioned
in this article shall keep the same
closed at all times when not in actual
luse. Such occupant shall carefully
close such ratings and doors every
day at the completion of business.
Sec. 262, Elevator or Light shaft
The interior of all elevator or dumb
waiter or light shafts shall be lined
with metal, or covered with metal
lathing and plaster, the doors at each
story shall be covered with metal on
the inside, and the walls thereof car
ried to the underside of the roof.
| ARTICLE XXIL
Special Structures.
Sec. 271, Temporary Stagings. Etc.
flooring for seating or standing pur-
lposes may be constructed of wood,
upon the filing of plans and a permit
from the Inspector of Buildings
which shall limit the period of time
for which they may remain. and all
such temporary structures are tersos to be
within twenty four (2D hours after
the expiration of the time specified
Sec. 272, Fences of Wood-Fences Of
wood shall not be over ten Q0) feet
Sec. 273. signs-signs of wood or
metal over three feet in height shall
not be erected on any. building. Be
fore any wood or metal signs shall be
attached to the outside of any build
ing, a permit shall first be obtained
signs shall be so constructed, placed
and supported as not to be or become
dangerous. All signs which shall be-
come dangerous in any manner shall
down by the owner, lessee, or occu-
pant of the building upon order of the
Building Inspector.
Sec. 274, Bill Boards-No bill boards
or signs of wood or metal erected up
on uprights or supports extending in
to the ground shall be at any point
more than ten feet above the surface
iof the ground. and the same shall be
properly supported and braced. Be-
fore any sign or bill board or adver-
tising device is erected upon, above or
unQeT any DullulHS III tlie loWIlSHip VI
Woodbridge permit shall first be
obtained from the Inspector of Build
ings, for which fee of two ($2) dol,
lars shall be paid; If the sign. bill
over 500 square feet of surface. the
fee shall be five (s5) dollars and one
($1) dollar additional for each one
hundred additional square feet.
Sec. 275, Piazzas of Wood-Piazzas
or balconies of wood not extending in
height more than three (3) feet above
the second story floor beams, may be
SEQ. 276 Store Fronts-Store fronts
lin one story structures may be built
Of wood and covered with metal above
frestops are placed between build
Sec. 277. Cornices Anchored-All
cornices and other metal features
Sec. rs, skylights-skylights shall
be made only Of metal and glass.
Fire Escapes.
Sec. 2S1-All factories, work shops
and tenement houses shall be sup
piled with such fire escapes as may be
See 2s2-All hotels. boarding hous, hss.
es, lodging houses, theatres. lodge
rooms. or other structures used as
hereafter erected. in which twenty or
more persons live or congregate, or
are accommodated or employed, tenn
eonr t5ereoS Shall nave
least one exterior wrought iron hre
escape Of type and capacity sufii-
, cient to accommodate the maximum
number of persons registered with the
Building Inspector as the capacity Of
such structure.
Sec. 2S3-Neither the owner. tenant
or person in charge shall permit any
greater number of persons to congre-
gate at one time above the first floor
of said premises than said registered
Sec Sec. 2s4-Fire escapes to comply
with Section of this Article shall
consist of wrought-iron balconies, not
} less than six feet in length and three
feet in width. properly and safely
ratings not less than three feet in
height, and shall be connected with
the interior, by easily accessible ib and nid
fire escapes shall be connected BY
wrought-lron stairs. not less than
J twenty-four inches wide, placed at
, degrees slant. the steps to be not less
than six inches tread, and protected
by we'll secured wrousht,iron hand
! rail on both sides When the hre es,
have a twelve inch wide wrought,iron
drop ladder from the lower platform
reaching to the ground, to distance
not greater than four feet beyond the
building line. When not over pub,
lie highway, the lowest balcony shall
be connected with the ground by a
stairway constructed as above specl-
, fed. .
{ Sec. 2s5-Each of said fire escapes
shall be located at such place on the
7 said buildings, as may be pest suited
l for the purpose intended, as designat-
5 ed blythe Inspector, and shall take IN
at least two windows on each floor
above the first floor, unless a fire es-
! ,cape is constructed at the end or a
| hallway, in which case the door or
Y window leading to the balcony shall
= be easily accessible, and of such size
t and construction as to afford access to
the balcony without delay or dill
lculty There shall be a landing not
| less than twenty four inches square,
r at the foot of each stairway.
= Sec 2S6-The balconies at the top
S floor of buildings. having nat roof
= except in the case of a front fire es-
Y cape. shall be provided with goose
e neck ladder, leading from said balcon-
les to, and extending not less than
= thirty inches above the roof.
y Sec. 28T-The plans for any fire es-
g canes hereafter constructed shall be
t filed with the Inspector and approved
by him before such fire escapes are
i erected.
= Sec 2SS-The owner shall keep said
8 fire escapes in good repair and free
from snow, ice or other obstruction.
= Sec. 289-No person shall at any
e time place any encroachment Whatso.
: ever upon or move or disturb any part
d of any fire escape.
8, Sec 29O-The Township Committee
a shall have the power to make an ordeI