The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1922-02-09

CepI W0en fronting on q street not
less than 80 feet wide, or where no
other building is within IS feet of
such opening. The Wall Of building
in the same plane as that in which
! the opening is situated, shall not be
| considered as coming within the in
tent Of this rule. All openings in the
side and rear walls of the first story,
except show windows, shah be protec-
ted a. prescribed in this section when
within IS feet Of another building.
Section Al. Exits Required. The
term floor area as used IN this sec
ton shall mean the entire floor space
between exterior walls and fire walls
| In every building hereafter erected,
except in private dwellings,, each floor
area above the first shall be provided
with at least two means Of egress re-
mote from each other, one Of which
shall be an enclosed stairway rs pro-
vided by Section 80, or q doorway in
! . fire wall leading to another floor
area separately provided with ade-
quate stairs or other independent
means of exit. Such DOORWAY serv-
ing Is an automatic and q seh-closing
fire door, as specified in Section "a
No portion Of any floor area shall be
more than 100 feet from . place Of
e1resa. Elevators shall not be con-
sidered rs a means Of egress As spec
flied IN this section.
| Section A. Smoke Pipes No smoke
pipe shall be within IL inches Of any
woodwork, or any wood framework
and plaster partition or ceiling.
Where smoke pipes pass through =
wood and plaster partition they shall
be guarded by galvanized iron venti-
lated thinbles at least II inches
larger in diameter than the pipes, or
by galvanized iron thimbles built IN
at least inches Of brick work or
other incombustible material
No smoke pipe shall pass through
any floor, or a roof having wooden
framework or covering, except as
prescribed in Section 81.
Section 49, Hot Air Pipes and Re
gisters. All heater pipes from hot
air furnaces where passing through
combusti5le partitions, or floors,
must be doubled Tin pipes with at
least l inch air space between them
Horizontal hot air pipes leading from
furnace shall be not less than 8 m
ches from any woodwork, unless the
woodwork be covered with loose fit
ting tin, or the pipe be covered with
corrugated asbestos, in which latter
cases the distance from the woodwork
may be reduced to not less than 3
inches
No hot air PIPE shall be placed in
q wooden stud partition or any wood
en- enclosure unless it be at least
feet horizontal distance from the fur
mace. Hot air pipes contained IN COM
bustible partitions shall be placed IN
side another pipe arranged to main
tain y inch air space between the two
on all sides, or be securely covered
with y inch of corrugated asbestos
Neither the outer pipe nor the cover
ing shall be within one inch of wood
en- studding. Hot air pipes IN closets
shall be double, with space OF at
least / inch between them on all sides
Every not air furnace shall have
at least one register without valve or
louvres-
A register located over brick fur
mace shall be supported by brick
shaft built up from the cover of the
hot-air chamber; said shaft shall be
lined with 4 metal pipe, and no wood
work shall be within inches OF the
outer face of the shaft
A register box placed in the floor
over a portable furnace shall have an
open space around it of not less than
4 inches on all sides, and be support
ed by an ineombustible border.
Hot air registers placed IN any
woodwork or combustible floors shall
be surrounded with borders of incom-
bustible material, not less than 2 in
ches wide, seeusely set in place
The register boxes shall be of me-
tai, and be double; the distance be-
tween the two shall be not less than |
l inch ;~or they may be single if COW
cred with asbestos not less than 1-S
inch in thickness, and if all woodwork /
within 2 inches be covered with tim.
Section A. Stoves and Ranges No
kitchen range or stove in any building
within the fire limits except as here
matter prescribed shall be placed less
han feet from any woodwork or
wood frame work and plaster parti-
ion. unless woodwork or partition IS
properly protected by metal shields,
n which case the distance shall be not
ess than 10 inches. Metal shields
hall be loosely attached, thus pre-
serving an air space behind them.
Section ~. Steam and Hot Water
Pipes No steam or hot water pipe
ilan Dr wItiIIn / IIcu amy ~vvu-
york Every steam or hot water pipe
,assing through combustible floors
II ceilings, or wooden lath and plas-
er partitions, shall be protected by
metal tube inch larger IN diameter
han the pipe and be provided with Z
METAL cap. All wooden boxes, or cas-
ngs enclosing steam or hot water
eating pipes, or wooden covers to re-
esses in walls in which steam or hot |
,ater heating pipes are placed, shall )
e lined with metal.
Section IS. Dry Rooms No com 4
ustihle material shall be permitted IN v
ne construction of any dry room here +
fter erected in which 4 temperAure !
{ l25 degrees Fair. or over may eS- .
t. If = temperature under l25 de-
rees Fair. is to be used, the dry o
,om may be Constructed of wood, but e
shall be lined throughout with l-S C
ch asbestos, covered with sheet me- S
i.
II windows are placed in walls or y
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