The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-30
.~.~ NOTICES.
PROPOSED BUILDING CODE
10 Be Considered at the Annual Village Meeting to be
4 ...1ssssa.a Held Tuesday, May 3, 1921
SPECIAL NOTICES.

l.
of Chapter 100 of the Public Stat
relating to building inspectors, which
been duly adopted by the Village OF
ttleb0ro. the following provisions small
stitute and be known as the Building
e. and may be, cited as such and pre-
ably provide for all matters concern
affecting, or relating to the conStruc-
equipment, alteration, repair, or
pval of buildings or structures erected
be erected in the Village OF Brattle-
2.-The inner fire district of the
ge of BrattlebOro shall include the
fory within the following described
is:
beginning at a point on the Vermont
tie line Easterly of the center line of
arris Place thence Westerly of center
he of Harris Place to the center line OF
lain street, thence Southerly along the
enter line of Main street to its
Intersection with Grove street, thence
YWesterly along the center line of Grove
Nh street to a point North of the Western
! boundary of the Federal property, thence
SOutherly along the East line OF lands OF
Charles Il. Crosby to the center of High
street, thence Easterly along the center
line of High street to the intersection OF
the center line of Green street, thence
Southerly and Westerly along the center
line of Green street to its intersection Win
the center line of School street, thence
Southerly along the center line of School
street TO its intersection with the center
line of Elliot street, thence along the CEN
ter line of Elliot street to point IN Said
Elliot street where the center line OF sad
street would be intersected by a continual
ton of the West property line OF the lot
uDon which stands the overall shop Occu-
pied by the Hooker, COrser & Mitchell Co,
thence SOutherly along said described line
to the center of Frost street, thence
Westerly along the center line OF Frost
street to the West line of the $. a. Smith
Mig. Company. thence SOutherIy ana
Fasterly along the line of the said =. \.
Smith Mfg. Company to point where the
West line of the lands of w. X. stuart IN
tersects with said property, thence along
the West line of the lands of said w. X.
Stuart to the center of Canal street,
thence Easterly along the center line or
Canal street to its intersection with the
East end of Clark street, thence along the
center line of Clark street to its lnterSec-
ton with Lawrence street, thence Eastefly
along the center line of Lawrence street to
its intersection with South Main street,
thence SOutherly on the center hne OF
South Main street 120 feet, thence East
to the Vermont state line, thence northerly
along the Vermont state line to place OF
beginning.
Sec. 3.-This code shall apply to and be
enforced within the limits OF the Inner
Fire District" and in all other portions
of the Village, except as hereinafter
specified or modified by the Building In
spectOr.
Sec. 4-No wall. structure, building, or
part thereof shall hereafter be built or
constructed. nor shall the equipment or
wiring of any building, structure, or
premises be constructed or altered in the
Village of BrattlebOrO, except IN conform
ity with the provisions of this Code.
No building already erected or here
after to be built in said Village, shall be
raised. altered, moved. or built upon IN
any manner that would be in violation of
any of the provisions of the Code, or the
approval issued Hereunder.
Sec. 5.-No wood or frame building
shall be erected in limits of inner fire dis
trict unless the same shall be protected
by an automatic Sprlnkllng system IN
stalled and maintained to the satisfaction
OF the Building Inspector except that the
Building Inspector may give permission
for the erection of a dwelling house of
wood not more than two stories in height
providing that the same shall be erected
suitable distance from other buildings
to avoid danger from fire.
Sec G-BefOre the erection. construc-
ton or alteration of any building or part
of any building, structure, or part OF any
structure, or wall or any platform, stag
ing or flooring. to be used for standing
or seating purposes, and before the CON
struction or alteration of the wiring of
any building, structure or premises COM
menced,-
The owner or lessee or agent of either,
such owner or lessee, in connection with
the proposed erection or alteration shall
submit to the Building Inspector de
tailed statement of the specifications on
blanks to be furnished to applicants by
the inspector and full and complete
copy of the plans of such proposed work,
or memoranda thereof, together with
such structural detail drawings of said
proposed work as Inspector may require,
all of which shall be signed, giving the
I'm a residence street.
Der of the owner or each of the owners of
said building or proposed building, or
premises, or if a corporation the name
and business address. the names of the
president, secretary, or treasurer thereof.
Said detailed statement of specifications
and copy of the plans shall be kept on file
in the office of the Building Inspector.
And the erection. construction, or al
terati0n of said building, structure, wall,
platform, staging or flooring, any part
thereof, and the construction or altera-
ton of wiring shall not be commenced or
proceeded with until said statements and
plans shall have been SO filed and APP
proved by the Inspector, and when pro-
ceeded with shall be in accordance with
such approved statements, specifications.
memoranda, or copy OF plans. Plans MED
with the Inspector shall be accompanied
by statement of the character of the soil
at the level of the footings if the 1nspec-
tor shall so require.
ANY approval which may be issued by
the inspector pursuant TO the provisions
of this section, but under which no work
is commenced within one year from the
date of issuance, shall expire by lmita-
ton.
Ordinary repairs of buildings or struc-
lures may be made without notice to the
Inspector, but such repairs shall not b.
construed to include the cutting away Of
any stone or brick wall or any portion
thereof the removal or cutting of any
beams or supports or the removal, change
or closing of any staircase.
Sec. When plans and detailed state
ments are filed with the Inspector fol
the erection of a new building, if an exist
ing building or part of an existing build
ing is to be demolished, such act shall be-
stated in the statement so filed.