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

Existing Boards. Sec. sac. All
signs. sign and hillboards. when the
same are repaired. altered or
changed. shall be made in conform
ity TO the provisions OF this ordi-
nance. All double deck sign or bill
boards and all signboards whose
/ height exceeds Z 3 feet. or whose
length or location does not comply
with the provisions herein contained
and all signs whose construction or
/ location does not comply with the
provisions herein contained, shall be
I made TO conform with this ordi-
I nance, or removed entirely. This ar
/ ticle shall not apply 10 electric signs.
ARTICLE XLvL
Safe Guards.
! Sidewalk Protection. Sec. $50
( Whenever any building within four
feet OF or abutting on the street line
/ is constructed. altered or repaired 10
| a height OF more than one story. a
substantial temporary protecting
cover over the sidewalk shall be
| erected and maintained during such
construction or repair Provided,
that such protecting cover shall not
be required on streets where the
average daily pedestrian traffic on
the building side of the street does
not exceed 500 persons between the
hours OF a m. and 5 p. m.
/ Such sidewalk cover may be one
half Of the width of the sidewalk but
shall not be less than five feet wide.
unless otherwise permitted in writ
ing by the Building Department.
The roof Of same shall be Of solid
Llank not less than two inches thick
with a solid rail at the outer edge
not less than 80 inches high, all rig
idly supported on heavy timbers and
posts and OF sufficient strength to re-
sist the force OF falling materials.
The headroom under such protect
ing cover shall not be less than
eight feet above the adjoining side
J walk, IL provided with suitable steps
or an easy graded approach at each
/ end with proper handrails and 1t
must be kept open and unobstruct-
ed by material, rubbish or snow al
all times.
When II becomes necessary to re-
, construct the permanent sidewalk or
TO build a vault under the sidewalk
: heavy plank walk not less than
, four feet wide shall be built in the
; street on a level with and connected
to the adjoining sidewalks, and so
constructed as not TO obstruct the
} flow OF water in the gutter.
! Such sidewalks shall not be main
, tanned outside of the curb line more
than AS hours after the retaining
, walls around such vaults have been
built to grade or the sidewalk work
is completed.
Staging or ScaToIding. Sec. Ssh
, In the construction of any steel, iron,
, frame or other building having a
clear story OF twenty-five feet ele-
walton, from the ground or excava-
ton, a staging or scaffolding with
closed plank flooring shall be placed
, under the whole extent Of beams
! girders, trusses or joints OF such
, story upon which structural work
; ers, carpenters, masons or other per
sons are working. and not more than
ten feet below the under side OF
, such beams, Orders, trusses OF
joints.
In other types OF construction two
or more stories in height at perman-
, ent or temporary floor shall be laid
, over each horizontal tier OF beams
above the first floor before any wal
or walls are carried above the leve
|, OF same. Such floor or floors shall
be made Of material fitted together
sufficiently close and sufficient tC
prevent persons, materials or sub
stances of any kind, falling from
! above, from going through the same
I ana SuCn HOOrS snail De SulilCleIllll
secure as to prevent their tipping
lup or giving away under a person
Z or persons walking over same. Th'
: floors above referred to shall b'
. embodied in the specifications ant
4 fully described by the architect o
. | owner. In erecting, constructing o
| repairing any wall. chimney. smok
: stack, tower, cupola, bridge; frame
! work, dome, arch, waterpipe, stan'
pipe, tank, pole, staff, coal bunker
> roof dwelling or structure of an
, kind whatever thirty or more i
4 height where there are no well de
. fined stories, sections, girdens1 jOistS
y beams or trusseS, crossing or inter
secting the same, where the EN-
. ployes are working, there shall b
d staging or scaffolding placed no
more than 10 feet below where tn
: masons. carpenters, structural fro
z workers or other employees are work
I ing on such building walls or struc
T lures aforesaid. such staging o
y scaffolding shall be placed and main
e tanned in such manner as to proven
the falling through of such emplOye
L or materials, and in such name
= that workmen and others having
right to pass under or along or nea
d such structures shall not be injure
g by the falling of any materials o
f any workmen. Whenever workme
are employed and are working o
2. any such structures and are Usin
o or working on any staging or seal
e folding, swing, hammock or simila
= Continuance, it shall be the duty c
Il the owners of such structure and a
s contractors, sub -contractors, an
employers to maintain at all time
y that workmen are employed thereon
\ railing or other devices to max
/, such staging, scaffolding, hammock
0 or other devices safe, and if me
e are working over and above to kee
e and maintain a second scaffOldin
or other device above the one upO
II which such wOrkmen are employe
n so as to prevent any workman froI
e being injured by falling objects froI
q above.
n Supports and Carrying Capacit,
II Sec. $50. Where outside scaffold
II are supported by continuous SUP
ports from the ground or by thrust
r outs through windows or wall open
.e ings, above thee third story the
u shall be at least three feet wide an
Al built with a carrying capacity {
four times the load which may com
u upon them; they shall have 4
n plank floors with 10-inch curbs an
. 2x4 hand rails 30 inches high. Whe
n above the fifth story such Outsid
\ scaffolds shall have the space be
p tween the curb and handrail file
= with heavy wire netting not over
- inch mesh, or 7-S-inch boards NJ
- over 2 inches apart, all well secure
n and braced.
- Hosting Machines. Sec. $50.
:, any person, firm or corporation lie
:, or cause to be used any elevatin
:, machines or hosting apparatus
- the construction or building Of an
building or o-her structure for III
: purpose Of lifting or elevating ma
q terials TO be used in such constru,
- ton, such person, firm or corpora
- ton engaged in constructing sue
= building shall cause the shafts ar