South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-10-06

tinuously with well burned clay or
terra Gotta PIKE and beginning with
foundation, such brick or stone work
the first floor. and thence above 20 a
point where chimney protrudes
| through the roof OF building. the
brick work may be laid II good lime
or fire clay mortar ans brick work
carefully bonded or anchored to-
gether and properly capped; and
from and above the roof to top OF
chimney the brick work shall be laid
IN cement mortar. All joints shall be
struck smooth on inside.
Boiler F1ues. Sec. 744. The inside
four inches OF all boiler fiues. un-
less OF steel, shall be fire brick laid
In fire clay mortar for a distance or
twenty-five feet in any direction
7 from the course of heat. All smoke
. fiues OF smelling furnaces or OF
/ steam boilers, or other apparatus
/ which heat the fiues 10 a high tenn
perature. shall be built with double
walls OF suitable thickness for the
I temperature with an air space be-
/ tween the walls, the inside four
! inches Of the fiues to be OF fire.
brick.
/ Flues Above Roof. Sec. 745. All
smoke fiues shall extend at least
\ three feet above a fat roof, and at
least two feet above the ridge Of
a peak roof
F1ues Above Windows. Sec. T46. 1t
shall be unlawful for any Ierson,
/ firm or corporation TO erect, con-
! struct or maintain, or cause or per-
NIT 10 be erected, constructed or
maintained any flue, chimney or
smoke stack within so feet OF any
! window of any building unless the
top of such fiue, chimney or smoke
stack shall be at least five feet high
er than every portion OF such win
! dow.
/ Chlmneys OF Foundries. Sec. IA.
/ Iron cupola chimneys OF foundries
shall extend at least ten feet above
/ the highest point OF any roof with
/ in a radius of fifty feet of such
/ cupOla and be covered on top with
7 a heavy wire spark netting. No wood
work shall be placed within two feet
/ OF the cupola.
ChImneys i'm Frame Buildings,
Brackets. Sec. 74S. All chimneys in
/ frame buildings, for stoves, fire
places or furnaces, shall be well and
| securely built from the ground up
and through the building, and in no
case shall a chimney be started
! from a wood bracket or other sup
/ port.
FIues I'm Garages. 1t shall be I'M
/ lawful to build or maintain a fiue
in any public or private garage, ex-
/ cept for the purpose of heating by
/ steam or hot water as provided In
! Section 647.
Beams or Woodwork Near CHM
ney. Sec. 749. No wood casing, fur
lr.fv To- D wi na1
| DE placed in, against or within two
/ inches Of chimney, except that wood
mantels, floors and base boards,
when protected by asbestos or other
| fire-res sting material, may come In
contact with plaster covering CHM
ney or fiue.
Thinner Arches. Sec $50. All fire
/ places and chimney breasts shall
have trimmer arches to support
nearths. the arches TO be construc$
ed as follows:
(a) Shall be made Of brick, stone,
burnt clay or concrete. OBJ The
/ length of a trimmer arch shall not
be less than "a inches longer than
the width Of the fireplace opening.
and width at least 20 inches measur-
ed from face of chimney breast.
Wood centers under trimmer
arches shall be removed before
plastering ceiling underneath.
F1replaces. Sec. ISL. (a) All
hearths shall be COMPOSED of in
combustible material. The backs and
sides of all firepiaces are to be not
| less than eight inches thick of brick,
stone, concrete or other incombusti-
BILE material and are to have iron,
terra Gotta or friedrich lining,
whether used for CRATES or open
/ IN
| fireplace, then hearth shall be OF
such area as to permit OF six inches
clearance beyond heater each open
side. (c) All fireplaces in which
heaters are pla ced shall have incom-
| bustible mantels. ca No wood man
tel or other woodwork shall be ex-
posed back of a summer piece; the
| iron work Of a summer piece shall
be placed against the brick or stone
of the fireplace. (e) No fireplace
shall be closed with a wood fire
board. CO When a CRATE Is set in
fireplace, a lining OF fire brick, tile
or cast iron shall be added TO the
fire back.
Chimneys I'm Brick Buildings. Sec.
1852. Chimneys and fiues in brick
buildings. for f1replaces or furnaces,
shall be constructed as herein de-
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buildings when not less than 13 in
ches in thickness may form part Of
chimney.
FIues. Sec. 753.. All flues must
be provided with suitable metal
cleanout door at the bottom and at
the completion of building all fiues
shall be properly cleaned, rubbish re-
moved and fueS left smooth on in
SIDE.
Inspection. Sec. 754. It shall be
the duty of each owner. architect or
builder to notify the Commissioners
of Buildings in writing when work
on any new chimney or flue. or al
terations to any existing chimney or
fiue have been started and should
the said owner. architect or builder
/ fail 20 notify the Commissioners OF
Buildings until after the building
containing the chimney or f1ue shall
! have been completed, he shall be re-
/ qulred 10 furnish such proof as said
| Commissioner shall require, that the
chimney IS not in violation OF any
/ OF the provisions OF this Ordinance;
or shall be required to rebuild as
much of said chimney or fiue as the
/ Commissioner of Buildings shall re-
Quire to comply with the provisions
/ OF this Ordinance.
Certificate of Inspection. Sec. 1855.
| After satisfactory inspection, the
I Commissioner Of Buildings shall is
sue to the owner, architect or build
/ er of each new, remodeled or al
tered chimney or fiue. a certificate
stating that the said chimney or fiue
/ has been inspected and found to be
\ in accordance with the regulations
/ herein prescribed.
Defective Chimney and Fireplaces.
Sec. 756. IL Will be unlawful 20
maintain any chimney or fireplace
/ on any promises when the same does
not comply with the provisions Of
this ordinance. or is dangerous or
unsafe or in any way endangerS the
/ building on such premises or adjoin-