The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-09-15

JUIsIsf UtHT1TS OF BITUGT6 HUI-IU DC IFso
than thirteen inches in thickness; provid-
ed hat in all cases the thickness of all
walls shall be determined by the Building
dhhspeetor' ana d. IN hn aeGordand d WIN inten 1de
ed uses. All eight-inch foundation walls
shall be constructed of hard brick.
The following table shall govern the
thickness of ali brick walls except as set
forth heretofore:
One story. .........
Two Stories. ,..... 3
Three Stories. .....l2 3
F FRaF Stories Stories: . III. IS i Is e 8 8
Six Stories. .......2o I6 16 u 8
E fsysf Stories r -. "a 20 20 20 Is Is Is 1SS s 8
and whenever and wherever the Building
Inspector may deem necessary pilasters
of four inches greater thickness than the
width, shall be built up and properly
bonded in with the brick walls for the
support of Orders. beams and trusses.
the stories of which shall not exceed ten
feet in the clear. In all brick walls every
seventh course shal be a header course,
brick, and in which case every seventh
course shall be bonded with iron ties or
by h~erring-bone bond
Foundation walls of all frame main
buildings to be not less than eight inch
es. brick or concrete.
Porch piers, piers for 'one-story rear
kitchen or. rear sheds not less than
twelve inches.
Four inch brick wall may be used be-
tween porch piers.
Footings of concrete for frame build
ings to be ten inches in depth and eight
inches wider than wall carried on them.
Footings of concrete for two-Story
brick buildings to be fourteen inches in
depth and twelve inches wider than wall
carried on them.
Footings of concrete for three-story
brick buildings to be eighteen inches in
depth and twelve inches wider than wall
carried.
Footings for four stories and over to be
as determined by the Building Inspection
Department.
No eight inch brick wall to be over
twenty-five feet in height.
Twin houses and houses built in rows.
must lave ar eight inch brick fire wall
between each building, carried above roof
to a height of at least twelve inches.
Section II. All clay brick used in bull
dings shall be good, hard. well-burnt
brick. Salmon brick may be used for
filler, but shall not show in inner or out
Section 10. In all buildings hereafter
erected. altered or constructed. all Chin
neys shall be built of brick. stone or 9TH
chimneys shall have at least eight inches
of brick work all around their fiues, UNI
less same are lined with terra-cotta fue
Innings, in which case four inches of the
brick-work may be omitted; the inside of
all chimneys shall be of ~hard-burned
brick, and to have all joints struck, ex-
ceDt Wnere hue innings are uSeQ. All
chimneys shall be topped out at least two
feet above the apex of the roof. CHM
neys extending eight feet and over from
any portion of a roof, to be braced with
nected by Y inch iron stays secured to
~rafters, two stays to each chimney.
Section 10. Concrete for foundations
shall be made of not less than one part of
and five parts of clean broken stone of
such size as to pass in any, way through
a two (2J inch ring, or good clean gravel
may be used in the same proportion as
broken stone. The cement and stone or
gravel used shall be measured and mixed
dry. All concrete when in place shall be
properly rammed and allowed to set
without being disturbed.
Section IA. When hollow concrete bull
ding blocks are to be used for buildings
they shall be composed of at least one
part standard Portland cement, and not
to exceed five parts of clean, coarse,
sharp sand or gravel. or a mixture of at
least one part of Portland cement to five
parts of crushed rock or other suitable
aggregate. Blocks shall not be more
than t~hirty-six inches in length. not more
than ten inche in height and in width
not less than eight inches. nor more than
sixteen inches: blocks may have hollow
spaces, provided that not more than one
third of each block is hollow. If the
blocks used for foundation for brick, ce-
ment block or hollow-tile buildings, have
recessed ends. all the butt joints shall be
filled solid with cement and sand mortar;
If the blocks have square ends, without
recess, they shall be set ~one-quarter of
an inch apart, and the joints filled with
cement grout. All concrete blocks on the
corners and angles shall be cast in one
piece; mitering will not be allowed:
Blocks shall be at least fifteen days old
after casting before being used in any
building wall and stand a tensile test of
one hundred and twelve pounds to the
compression test. With the exception of
size, this clause shall apply to cement
brick.
Section is. The walls of all buildings,
other han frame buildings. shall be con-
tructed of stone, brick. iron, steel, ce-
ment, concrete Tin bulk. blocks or rein
forced concrete), or other approved hard.
solid and ncombustible material. All
buildings shall be inclosed on all vertical
sides with independent or party walls.
The walls and piers of all buildings of
idly bounded with closed joints filled with
carried up plumb and straight.
Section Is. No brick, stone. concrete or
done when the temperature is below
twenty-eight degrees Fahrenheit at the
point where the work is in progress. No
frozen materials shall be built upon.
building shall be carried up more han
two stories higher in advance of any
portion of the walls of said building, ex-
cept that in the case of the wall bearing
buildings the exterior walls may be car
ried up so that the iron and steel work
shall not be at any time more than five
provision shall not apply to buildings in
which the walls are carried independently
by Orders at each floor.
Section IS. The walls and beams of
every building during the erection or
alteration thereof shall be strongly brac-
ed from the beams of each adjacent sto-
ry, and when required shall also be brac-
ed from the outside until the building is
Section 10. In all brick walls every
sixth course shall be a header course
except where the walls are faced with
brick in Flemish or running bond, in
which latter case every seventh curse
shall be bonded into the backing by cut
ting the course of the face brick. and
same, or by splitting the face brick in
half and backing the same with a con
%tinuous row of headers. Where the face
brick is used of a different thickness
course of the exterior and interior brick
work shall be brought to a level bed at
intervals of not more than ten courses in
height of the face brick, and the face
brick shall be properly tied to the back
ing by a header course of the face brick.
Face brick shall be laid at the same time
as the backing and shall in no case be
laid after the backing is in place.
Section 20. When the height of
wall exceeds one hundred feet it shall be
proportionately increased in thickness in
general accordance with the above sched-
ule as shall be approved by the Building
Inspector.
Section 81. In all buildings. walls over
one hundred feet in length shall be four
inches thicker throughout than is requir-
ed by this ordinance, unless they are
properly braced by cross walls. piers.
buttresses or similar means.
Section %. No timber shall be used in
any wall of any building where stone,
brick. or iron is commonly used, except
inside lintels and brace blocks not more
than eight inches in length.
Section 90. All fre-places and chimney