The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-05-23


tlons Tor safety against fire and pan
lc are compiled with.
Section 90. Fire Stops, AZ each
floor level, In all buildings hereafter
erected. all stud walls, partitions.
furrings and spaces between joists
where they rest on division walls or
partitions shall be e-stopped with
lncombustible material In a manner
90 completely cut Oft communication
by fire through concealed spaces.
Such fire stopping shall extend the
full depth Of the joists and at least
{ inches above each floor level. Stair
carriages shall be fire-stopped at
least once In the middle portion Of
each run.
Section 81. Arcaways: All area
ways shall be guarded with suitable
railing, or be protected by incom-
bustible covers or gratings II graf
ings be used they shall have wire
screen OF not more than IL inch
mesh securely attached 20 the I'M
derside.
I Areaways shall not project beyond
the building line.
Section %. Frame Buildings: No
frame building hereafter erected or
altered, in corporate limits, shall ex-
coed two stories or 30 feet in height,
except that private dwellings may be
three stories or 40 feet high.
No frame building hereafter cree
ted for any occupancy other than
grain elevators, coal elevators and
pockets, ice houses. and exhibition
buildings, shall cover a ground area
exceeding the following: One story
building 1900 square feet, two-story
building 5000 square feet.
In no case shall a frame building
be erected within feet Of inside lot
/ line, nor within feet Of another
building, unless the space between
the studs on such side be filled solid
I ~ with not less than l-2 inches OF
brick work or other equivalent in
combustible material.
In rows Of frame houses the div
iding walls or partitions between
houses shall be built Of brick, terra
Gotta, concrete, or other incombust-
ible material: or they may be built
with finch studs. filled solidly with
3 brick work laid IN mortar, or with
other incombustible material. II lath
/ be used on such partitions, Il shall
| be metal lath. Such dividing pHrti-
tions shall rest on masonry walls and
shall extend 20 underside Of roof
I boards. \ flush mortar joint shall
/ be made between the roof boards and
the wall or partition. In rows Of
more than three houses. every alter
nate division wall or partition shall
I poe constructed of solid brick work
mot less than inches in thickness.
Buildings with wooden frame work
clad with sheet metal. .or veneercd
with brick, shall be classcd as frame
buildings
Out dc the fire limits. when any
building Is % be erected or brick,
stone. hollow block. or concrete, and
could under this ordinance De con
|structcd Of wood, the Building IN
srcctor o. hereby authorized ard di
rcctod % allow reasonable modifica-
tons Of this ordinance relating 20
brick buildings. IN consideration Of
the use Of incombustihle material
/ instead 81 wood Such notifications
however shall not permit variations
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10, Z and 25, Of this ordnance.
Section 23 Electrical lnstalla-
tons: All electrical installations
shall be IN accordance with the rules
and regulations promulgated By the
State Fire Marshal. and no ins'alla-
ton Of electrical equipment shall be
made. except IN conformity thereto
Cory 81 said rules and regulations
and all additions thereto. and revis-
ions thereof. shall be kept on file in
the office u the city secretary and
be- subject 30 inspection as other pub
be documents Of the city
Section pa Chimneys and Fire
places: Except as herein provided,
all chimneys in every building here
after erected, and all chimneys here
after altered or rebuilt shall be con
structed Of brick, stone, or reinforced
concrete. No masonry chimney shall
have walls less than inches thick
or Il is TO be lined in the inside with
well burned terra Gotta or fire-clay
chimney tile set in Portland cement
mortar or plastered in Portland Gem
ent in which case the wall shall be
not less than inches thick. The lin
ing shall be continuous from the bot
tom Of the flue 20 its extreme height
No chimney shall be corbeled out
more than s inches from a brick wall,
and such corbeling shall consist Of
al least five courses Of brick.
Brick set on edge shall not be per
mitted in chimney construction.
Chimneys Of all low-pressure boil
ers, or furnaces. also the smoke
flues for bakers ovens. large cook
ing ranges. large laundry stoves, and
all fluos used Tor similar purposes, I
shall be al least s inches in thick 4
ness and be lined continuously on /
the inside with well burned terra
Gotta or fire-clay chimney tile set in 1
Portland cement mortar. All such T
chimneys shall be capped with terra
Gotta, stone. concrete, or cast iron.
The smoke flue Of every high
pressure steam boiler, and every APP
pliance producing a corresponding
temperature in a flue. x built Of
brick, stone. reinforced concrete. or
other approved masonry, shall have
walls not less than ~ inches thick,