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

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be not less than Il inches. Metal
shields shall be loosely attached,
thus preserving an air space behind
them.
Hotel and restaurant ranges shall
be provided with a metal hood,
placed nj least inches below any
wooden lath and plaster or wooden
ceiling, and have an individual pipe
outlet connected with a good brick
fiue. The pipe shall be protected by
at least inch OF asbestos covering,
or its equivalent. =,
Combustible floors under coal
ranges and similar appliances with
out legs, such as mentioned IN Sec
ton 81, in which hot fires are main
tained, shall be protected by sheet
Of metal, or i-s inch layer OF as
bcstos building lumber. which shall
be covered with not less than 4 inch
es of masonry set in cement mortar.
Such masonry shall consist OF one
course Of finch hollow terra Gotta
or Of two courses OF brick OF terra
Gotta, at least one Of which shall be
hollow, and be laid 20 preserve a free
circulation Of air throughout the
whole course. Concrete may be sub
stituted for a course Of solid brick
II desired. The masonry work shall
be covered by sheet metal OF not less
than No. 20 gauge, so arranged as
not 90 obstruct the ventilating pas
sages beneath. Such hearths shall
extend at least % inches in front and
~ inches on the sides and back OF
the range or similar heating APP
pliance.
Al coal stoves or ranges, with
legs, shall set on iEcembustible ma
tcrial, which shall extend at least IL
INCHES in front.
Section 81 Heating Furnaces and
Appliances: Any woodwork, wooden
Hath and plaster partition or ceiling
within feet Of the sides or back, or
ak feet from the front Of any heat
ing boiler, furnace, bakery oven, cof-
fee rooster, fire-heated candy kettle,
laundry stove or other similar APP
pIiance, shall be covered with metal
20 a height OF at least feet above
the floor This covering shall extend
the full length OF the boiler. furnace,
or heating appliance, and TO az least
5 feet in front Of 10. Metal shields
shall be loosely attached thus pre-
serving an air space behind them.
In no case shall such combusitble
construction be permitted within 2
feet OF the sides or back of the heat
ing appliance. or feet in front OF
same.
No furnace, boiler. range. or other
heating appliance shall be placed
against a wall furred with wood.
Heating boilers shall be eneased
on sides and top by an incombustible
protective covering not less than l
i2 inches thick.
Section 32. Opcn-Flame Heating
Devices. All gas. gasoline, oil. or
chArcoal-burning stoves or heating
devices, shall be placed on iron
stands at least 6 inches above com
bustiblc supports, unless the burners
rre NJ least inches above the base,
with metal guard plates I inches be
low the burners
No open flame heating or lighting
device shall be used in any room
where gasoline or other volatile in
fInrnmable fluids arc stored or han
died
Section SO. Gas Connections: Gas
connections 10 stoves and similar
heating devices shall be made OF
rigid metal pipes. For small portable
ras heating devices flexible metal or
rubber tubing may be used when
there Is no valve or other shut-oh on
the device.
Section 81. Trash Receptables:
All receptables for ashes. trash, gar
bage. and refuse shall be Of galvani
red iron or other incombustible ma
terial.
Section IS. Vent Flucs; Vent
flues or ducts. for the removal Of
foul or vitiated air, in which the
temperature Of the air cannot exceed
that Of the rooms. shall be construc-
ted Of metal or other incombustible
material, and shall not be placed
nearer than | inch TO any woodwork,
and no such flue shall be used for
any other purpose.
Section 80. Safety Of Design All
parts Of every building shall be de-
signed 10 safely carry the loads 70
be imposed thereon. and shall in all
respects conform TO good engineer
ing practice.
Section 81. UNSAFE Duiolnkss
Every building. structure, or part
thereof. which shall appear to the
Building Inspector TO be dangerous.
BY reason Of bad condition Of walls,
defective construction. overloaded
floors, lack OF guards against fire, or
other causes. shall be held 70 be un-
safe. The Building Inspector shall
Immediately notify the owner or
lessee 20 cause the same 20 be made
safe, and shall also affix a notice Of
the dangerous character Of the struc-
ture in a conspicuous place on the
exterior wall Of such building, and
10 person shall remove or deface
such notice so affixed. The owner
or party having an interest in such
unsafe building or structure, being
notified thereof in writing by the
Building Inspector, shall Immediately
cause the same TO be made safe and
secure, and II any such building shall
be used for any purpose requiring n
license therefor. the mayor may re-
woke said license on neglect OF the
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