The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-11

Phone Madison 1853.
WANTS
ORDINANCE

rests shall have the voids In the tiles
or the blocks In the course so bear
ing the load completely filled with
Portland cement concrete, and so con-
structed that no joist, timber or other
material whatsoever shall bear or
having bearing plate of IRON first
quality hard brick, or terra Gotta, or
concrete block (filIed or solid) un-
der the same at the point where load
is transmitted; and further provided.
that I'm no case shall the area Of the
block to which the load is trans
mitted be less than double the area
of the beam or other material trans
hitting the load.
8. All walls hereinbefore referred to
shall be constructed in the following
manner; blocks shall be set only in
Portland cement mortar, composed OF
not less than one part Portland cement
mortar and three partss clean. sharp
sand. This mortar may be tempered
with one part lime paste, or hydrated
lime to eight parts of cement mortar.
Blocks shall be thoroughly bonded
one to another, both vertically and
longitudinally, and all joints filled
with mortar, and when the tiles are
set in the wall with webs vertical, the
vertical web OF one shall occur as
nearly as practicable directly over the
vertical web of the adjacent tile be-
low.
9. Hollow building tile used for
foundation and cellar walls shall have
an absorption OF not more than eight
per cent. Footings for said founda-
ton walls shall be of same width as
for corresponding thickness of brick
walls. F,ootings to be OF either con-
crete or brick. If Of concrete, to be
eight inches deep of one part cement
three of sand and five of stone as
specified elsewhere in Building Code
provided for concrete. II the footings
are OF brick, same is to be twelve
inches deep laid in Portland mortar
one part cement and three of sand.
10. Parapet walls of hollow tile to
be of same height as specified for
brick parapet and to be of same thick
ness as the adjacent wall Of the story
beneath.
Ii. All hollow tile work shall con-
form TO the above requirements and
also to the manufacturers specifica
lions as issued by the manufactures
OF the tile used.
IL. The owner Of any building
structure. or part thereof. or OF any
wall, violating any OF the provisions
civil engineer. builder. carpenter,
mason, contractor. sub-contractor
foreman or any other person who may
be employed or assist in the com
mission Of any such violation. and
any and all persons who shall violate
any OF the provisions OF this ordi-
nance. or who shall build in violation
OF detailed statement OF speeiica tions
or plans, submitted and approved
Hereunder. or OF any certificate OF
permit issued Hereunder. shall sever
ally. for each and every such violation
and non compliance. respectively. be
liable to a fine of not less than five
nor more than one hundred dollars
recoverable before the police Justice
OF the City of Richmond, and any
person thereafter having been served
with notice to remove any work done
in violation of this ordinance or the
regulations prescribed hereunder
within ten days after such notice,
shall be liable to a fine of not less
than ten nor more than one hundred
dollars, recoverable before the police
Justice of the City of Richmond.
ID. This ordinance shall he in
force from its passage.
A true copy--Teste:
ALF. III. MCDOWELL.
CITY Clerk.