Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1919-01-23

The allowable working stress of hollow hSla.
blocks shall not exceed 100 pounds per square ineE
gross area for terra Gotta blocks Is pounds per %
inch of gross area for concrete blocks If a wall he I'M
of blocks with cells horizontal, the allowable WORK.;
stress shall not exceed thirty pounds per square inch
gross area.
places of public assembage over one story high ana VI
brick, stone, hollow solid blocks or metal iath s
Portland cement plaster metal studdng or other eou
aent incombustible construction.
Section IL. Concrete construction Concrete for,o
inforced concrete construction shall consist of wet m
ture of part Portland cement to not more than 81
parts of aggregate fine and coarse, in such propo
tons as to produce the greatest density
Section 49, Protection of ends of wooden beams
The ends of all floor ceiling, roof beams, entering
party or fire wall from opposite Sides shall be Separated
by at least eight inches of solid masonry Such sepaa
ton may be obtained by corbeng the WALL staggering
the BEAMS Or the beams may be supported by steel wall
hangers but wall shall be corbeled more than tWo
inches for this purpose The ends of all wooden beams
which enter walls shall be cut to bevel to make them
self-releasing
Section IA. Protection of wall openings: No omen
ing in interior masonry wall shall exceed eight feet ~
ten feet Ii the opening be party fire wall it shat
have standard automatic fire door each side Of the
wall If opening in fire wall is made to serve as an
emergency exit it shall not exceed fortyeght square feet
in area and sef-cosing fire door shall be substituted
for of the automatic fire doors The total openings
in fire wall shall not exceed per cent in linear length
of the wall.
EVERY DllQ1ng Within the lire limits except churches
dwellings, tenement houses, dormtories and lodging
houses, shall have standard fire DOORS shutters or wired
glass in inc0bustble frames and sash every exterior
Opening above the first story except when fronting on
street not less than thirty feet de or where no Other
building is within thrtyfive feet Cf such opening The
wall of building in the plane that in which The
opening is situated shall not be considered as coming
within the intent Of this rule All openings in the side and
rear walls OF the first story except show windows
thirty-five feet Of another building
All windows more than seventy-five feet above tbe
curb shall have incombustibe frames and sash glazed
with wired glass.
Occupants of buildings shall close all exterior and
interior fire DOORS shutters and windows at the close
business each day.
Section 15 Stairway and elevator shafts. n ii
buildings hereafter erected which are used above the
fst floor for business purposes or for public assembag
or Tor any purpose whatever if over three stories q
except private dwellings, the stair shafts shall be sep
rately and continuously nclosed by incombustibe part
nons Elevator shafts in all buildings hereafter erected
shall be lnclOsed in the manner The partitions shall
be constructed of brick other freresistve material ape
proved by the Chief of the Fire Department other de
signed Official and all mortar used in the construction
shall be cement mortar No such hollow partition shall
be less than six inches thick no brick partition less thar
eight inches thick and no other solid partition less thar
four inches thick
Except as herein stated the stair elevator or hoist
way shafts in all existing buildings over two stories high
OF the class described in this section shall be separately
Enclosed by ncombustibe partitions as above specified
or the shafts may be ncosed by approved hollow solid
mortar; OF by foinch stud partitions covered each
side with not less than hreefouhs of an inch Of Portland
cement plaster metal ath; by two-inch solid meta
ath and Portland cement plaster partitions The metal
framework OF such partitions shall be securely fastened
to both floor and ceiling All lath used for such partitions
shall be of galvanized steel weighing not less than fifty
four ounces per square yard Wire ath shall be not less
than No. 20 gauge and sheet metal lath not less than
"A gauge All such partitions erected in existing build
ngs shall be fre-stopped with incombusble material the
full depth of the floor beams at each floor level.
All door Openings in stair and elevator Enclosures
shall be protected by fire doors mounted with wrought
ron OF steel hardware and shall be securely fastened g
he wall partition or to substantial incOmbusa0s
frames anchored thereto If glass panels be used IN aea
toors they shall be of wire glass not exceeding 2O square
nches in Interior shaft windows shall not pe p
nitted.