The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-05-16

Section 20. Fire stops. AT each
floor level, In all buildings hereafter
erected. all stud walls. partitions,
furrings and spaces between joists
whore they rest on division walls or
/ partitions shall be firc-stopped with
incombustiblc material In a manner
10 completely cut OF communication
/ by fire through concealed spaces.
Such fire-stoppnig shall extend the
I full depth of the joists and nc least
inches above each floor level. Stair
carriages shall be fire-stopped at
least once in the middle portion Of
each run.
Section 81. Areaways: 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 a wire
screen Of not more than 12 inch
mesh securely attached 70 the un-
derside.
+ Areaways shall not project beyond
the building line.
Section %. Frame Buildings: No
frame building hereafter erected or
altered, in corporate limits, shall eN-
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 frame building
be erected within 3 feet Of inside lot
line. nor within feet Of another
building, unless the space between
the studs on such side be- filled solid
ly with not less than - inches Of
brick work or other equivalent in
oombustible 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 i-inch studs. filled solidly with
brick work laid In mortar, or with
other incombustiblc material II Hath
be used on such partitions. Il shall
be metal lath. Such dividing parti-
tions shall rest on masonry walls and
shall extend 10 underside Of roof
boards. A flush mortar joint shall
De 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
be constructed Of solid brick work
not less than 3 inches in thickness.
Buildings with wooden frame work
clad with sheet metal. or yeneered
with brick. shall be classed as frame
buildings.
Outside the fire limits. when any
building il 20 be erected or brick,
stone. hollow block. or concrete, and
could under this ordinance be con
structed Of wood, the Building In
spector Is hereby authorized and di-
rected 10 allow reasonable modifica-
tons Of this ordinance relating %
brick buildings, In consideration Of
the use Of uncomfortable material
instead OF wood Such notifications
however shall not permit variations
from the requirements 81 Sections
19 rs and %. u this ordinance.
section o. Electrical lnstalla-
lions All electrical Installations
shall be boz accordance with the rules
and regulations promulgated BY the
State Fire Marshal. and no installa.
ton Of electrical equipment shall be
made. except in conformity thereto.
Copy Of said rules and regulations
and all additions thereto. and krvt>
ions thereof, shall be kept on ala, q
the Office Of the city secretary a4d
be subject % inspection as other pub
lie documents Of the city.
Section "a 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 3 inches thick
or il il 20 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 10 its extreme height.
No chimney shall be corbeled out
more than s inches from a brick wall,
and such corbeling shall consist u
at 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
nues for bakers ovens, large cook.
ing ranges. large laundry stoves. and
all flues used for similar purposes,
shall be At least : inches in thick
ness and be lined continuously on
the inside with well burned terra
Gotta or fire-clay chimney tile set in
Portland cement mortar. All such
.chimneys shall be capped with terra
Gotta. stone, concrete, or cast iron.
The smoke flue Of every high
pressure steam boiler. and every -p-
pliance producing a corresponding
temperature in a flue, II built Of
brick, stone, reinforced concrete, or
other approved masonry. shall have
walls not less than ~ inches thick,
and the inside inches Of such walls
shall be friedrich. laid in fire NOR
tar, for distance Of at least 20 feet