The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-09-01

seventy-hve pounds upon every superb
cial foot above the first floor, and for the
latter floor, one. hundred and twenty
pounds; if to be used as a school or place
of Instruction, not less than seventy-f1ve
pounds upon every superficial foot; If TO
be used for stable or carriage house pur-
poses, not less than seventy-ive pounds
upon every superficial foot; If to be used
as a place of public assembly. not less
| than one hundred and twenty pounds up
on every superficial foot; If to be used
for ordinary stores. light manufacturing
and light storage, not less than one nun
bred and twenty pounds Upon every sup
CRITICAL foot; if to be used as a store
where heavy materials are kept or stored,
warehouse, factory or other manufactur-
ing or commercial purposes, not less than
one hundred and fifty pounds upon every
superficial foot. The strength of factory
floors INTENDED to carry running ma
| chinery shall be increased above the
minimum given in this section in proper
ton to the degree of vibratory impulse
liable to be transmitted to the floor, as
NAV be required by the Building Inspect
or. The roofs of all buildings shall be
proportional to bear safely thirty pounds
upon every superficial foot of their sur
face, in addition to the weight of mate
rails composing same.
Section 25. To defray the expenses of
maintaining the building department and
Building Inspectors fees. no person or
persons shall hereafter move, erect, raise
or alter, or commence to move, erect,
raise or alter. any building or any addi-
ton thereto, without first having obtain
ed from the Building Inspector a permit,
for which there shall he paid to the
Building Inspector the following rates,
viz:
ding, $500.
For the erection of one-story building.
less in area than 500 it, 500.
Dwellings and stores. 500 it. and less
5000 #. and less than 4.50o #. s4.0O.
1890 It. and less than 5000 it. $500.
5000 It. and less than 900 #, $500.
$500 #. and less than 5000 f., $500.
5000 TT. and less than 10.500 IT., SS.O0.
10.500 it. and less than 12,000 #, S9;00;
10000 #. and less than 1000 it, ,Sl0,0O;
$500 added for every additional l,OO0
feet or fraction thereof.
Area is obtained by measuring each
floor at outside walls, thus arriving at
the square or surface dimensions the
floor measurements added together form
the ~total-porches and rear additions will
be included.
Tents used as dwellings to be classed
with buildings.
Permits granting repairs. alterations or
additions shall be as follows:
From $1,000 and below $4,000, 50c;
From 500. 90 and below S250. 90, S1.00.
From $780, 90. and below $4,000, $500.
From $4,000 to $4,000, $500.
From $4,000 and below 100000, Sl.00.
From 81. 600. 90 and below 81, 500.O 90, S5.00.
From 81, 90 and below 100000, $500.
From 50. 000.0 and below So, 000. 90, 500.
From So. 100000 and below S5,00O.OO,
$500 added for every 81, 100000 in value
or fraction thereof.
For the inspection of heating apparatus
and hues in any building IN which same
has not been previously introduced, Sl.OO;
Section %. All timbers and wood
beams used in any building shall be OF
good sound material, free from rot. large
and loose knots, shakes or any mpertec-
tons whereby the strength may be m
paired: and be of such size and dlmen-
siOns as the purpose for which the pulld-
ing is intended required.
studding shall be squared at the ends
perpendicular to their axis. Ihe stud
ding of all supporting partitions shall not
be set more than sixteen inches from
centre to centre; to be doubled at all
openings and corners and we'll tied at the
angles. and shall not be less than w
inches by -four inches for one and two
story buildings, and for three-story bull
dings the studs of carrying partitions of
the first story shall not be less than W
inches by six inches, and for stories over
tom feet in height. the studding of all
carrying partitions shall be br1dged at
the centre by cutting in one continuous
row of material OF same cross section as
studs. and to have one addltlonal row OF
bridging for each additional three feet IN
height. Studs of carrying partitions shall
run through to the g1rder or to the plate
of the partition below, where posSlble;
the plates to be two pieces OF W. inch
by width of Studding spiked together. IN
all cases fire stops shall be cut in be-
tween studding at each floor; same to be
sound material not less thar thirteen
siXteenths of am inch thick, and of sufi-
cient width and length to tightly close
the entire space. In no building shall
any wooden orders, beams or JlnDerS pc
placed nearer than TWO inches TO the out
side of any smoke, hot-alr or other hue,
and all beams or other tfmbers IN the
party walls OF any building hereafter to
he erected, whether quilt of stone brick,
hollow tile or concrete lin bulk or block
shall he separated from the beams or
timbers entering into the opposite side OF
wall by at least our inches OF solid ma
son work. Every header OF more than
four feet or tail beam of more than eight
feet in length. except in buildings to be
used as a dwelling house. apartment
house. tenement house or lodging house,
ar ABOVE the first floor of a hotel, Office
buildings. stable or carriage house, shall
be hung in Wrought-iron Stirrups. each
tier of beams shall be anchored TO the
bearing walls at intervals OF not more
than ten feet with good strong wrought
iron or steel anchors. Where the beams
are supported by girders, the girders
shall be anchored to the walls. AL said
beams OF Orders shall be so anchored
that in falling they shall free their own
anchorage without injury to said walls.
The ends Of beams resting IN girders, if
hutted together end to end, shall be
strapped with ~Wrought-iron straps at the
same beams that are anchored to the
walls. or they may lap each other and be
thoroughly spiked or bolted together. All
floor and roof beams shall be doubled
around openings and under partitions.
All tail beams and headers that are not
carried in stirrups shall be framed or
rest ON "a bearing eleat of at least thir-
teen-siXteenths of an inch by one-third
the width of the timbers: same to be we'll
nailed and the beams thus supported to
be notChed over said bearing cleats and
thoroughly spiked. Where beams are
hung In iron stirrups over the girders.
they must be strapped as before describ-
ed. Floor beams shall not be placed
more than sixteen inches from centre to
centre. Roof beams shall be placed not
more than tWentY-fOur inches centre to
centre. Floor and roof beams must he
properly bridged with cross bridging, and
the distance between the bridgings and
walls shall not exceed eight feet. All
openings I'm frame partitions and walls
shall be provided with headers and lin
tells and trussed SO as to safely carry the
supcrimpOsed load.
Section rs. Whenever frame conetruc-
ton is of wood. even if partially or who'll
~ covered with veneer of brick or stone
it may be deemed a frame building.
Frame buildings hereafter erected or al
tered shall not exceed ~forty-five feet in
height, nor more than three stories and
roof. In no case shall a frame building
be erected within two and one-half feet
Of a side or rear line of a lot, unless the
nearest wall be built of brick or other
"lncombustible material.
Section 20, Girders supporting floor
Joints and carrying partitions with a