The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-08
Lie RIcHMoNp vIRaIE1An non AZ. MARcH 3 1920


each. concentration, each OF sid piers
to be not leas than twice the thick
ness OF the wall Of which 1t In a part.
and no pier shall be loaded IN excess
of 100 pounds per square inch of its
area.
whenever the floor slab or joists
rest. on hollow terra Gotta wall com
posed OF tile, with voids set verti-
caliy, or wherever a change in the
thickness of the wall occurs, the
course upon which the jeists or slabs
rest. or upon which the thinner wall
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
transmit a load to the wall without
having a bearing plate of iron, first
quality hard brick, or terra Gotta, or
concrete block {filled or solid) I'M
der the same at the point where load
is transmitted. and further provided.
that in 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
uniting the load.
, g. All walls hareinbefore referred 10
shall be constructed in the following
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Portland cement mortar, composed OF
! not less than one part Portland cement
| mortar and three parts 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 hileo
! with mortar. and whom the tiles are
! AZ. "a
! vertical web of one shall occur as
nearly as practicable directly over the
j vertical web OF the adjacent tile be-
/ low.
[ 2. 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. Footings to be of either con-
! crete or brick. If of concrete, to be
eight inches deer of one part cement
three of sand and five OF stone aa
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.
| To- Psrspet walls Of hollow tile to
| be Of same height as specified for
{ pfIfA bEGt dittl it ttf vi edIff tifNN
! ness as the adjacent wall OF the story
! beneath.
IL All hollow tile work shall con.
| form TO the above requirements and
also to the manufacturers specifca-
] tons as issued by The MANUFACTURED
| of the tile used.
/ ~ The owner Of any building
structure. or part thereof, or OF any
| wall violating any Of the provisions
! of this ordinance, and any architect
| civil engineer, builder carpenter
! foreman or any other person who MAJ
! 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, OF who shall build in violation
i Of detailed statement OF specifica tion
! or plans, submitted and approved
| Hereunder or of any certificate q
;. permit issued Hereunder. shall sever
Il ally, for each and every such violation
and non com piiance. respectively, b.
nor more than one hundred dollars
iof the City OF Richmond, and an.
| person thereafter having been serve.
! with notice to remove any work don
!. in violation OF this ordinance or tn
, reguia tions prescribed Hereunder
: within ten DAYS after such notice
, -hall be liable to fine OF not les
! than ten nor more than one hundre
, dollars, recoverable before the polio
j justice of the city OF Richmond
i IS. This ordinance shall be
FL force from it's passage.
: A true copy-Tesfe:
E ALE. Fl. MCDOWELL,
II City Clerk