The Winslow mail., 1923-06-08

(c) Wooden fences not over feet high
I'D Small out houses not exceeding $50
square feet in area, and feet in height
covered with incombustble material.
Section 5. In rows of frame houses the dividing
walls, or partitions between houses shall be built
of brick, terra-cotta, concrete other incombust-
BILE material, they may be built with four inch
studs filed sodly with brick work laid in mortar,
or with concrete or other incombustibe material.
Such stud partitions shall be covered both sides
with lath, incombustible plaster board and plas
ter. Such dividing partitions shall rest masonry
walls, and shall extend to the underside of the roof
boards. A flush mortar joint shall be made between
the roof boards and the wall, partition In
of than three houses, every alternate division
WALL or partition, shall be constructed of solid brick
work. solid concrete block, plain concrete, not
less than inches thick, of reinforced concrete
not less than five inches thick.
Buildings with wooden frame work, clad with
sheet metal, covered with stucco, veneered with
brick, shall be classed frame buildings
Section 6. Any existing wood frame building
within the fire limits which may be damaged by
fire, decay, otherwise, to amount greater than
one half of it's original value, exclusive of founda
TONS shall not be repaired rebuilt but shall be
subject to condemnation by che Building Inspector,
and shall be removed, taken down.
Section Z. The design of all buildings shall
conform to good engineering practice to carry safe
y all loads, specified to be imposed thereon. The
following table gives the live loads in pounds
square foot, which shall be used in the design of
building.
Theatres, Assembly Halls and Other places of As
sembIage:
Auditorium with fixed seats -..--,...--~.-.-... 70
Lobbies, passageways, starways and audito-
RUINS or places of assemblage without fixed
seats 100
Dance halls 100
Theatre
School Buildings, Libraries and Museums:
Glass rooms and rooms for similar use 60
Corridors, laboratories and similar public
public parts of the building ----..-.-----,..- so
Hotels Dwellings,, Apartments and Tenement houses
Club Houses Hospitals and places of Detention:
Dwellings, first floor 40
Dwellings, floors above first -.------.--.-.-.-. 30
Private rooms and apartments (other than
dwellings, 80
Public corridors, offices ,lobbies dining
rooms, etc. so
Office Buildings:
First moor 1oo
Floors above first -----,----------------~---- so
Grand Stands lou
All Stairs -.-.----.- 100
Work shops. factories and merchantie es-
adjustments --..---------.--.--- loO
I'm warehouses, work Shops factories and
mercantile establishments used for the sale
storage or manufacture of heavy merchan-
disc or machinery, the floors shall be design II
ed to carry all loads safely, including AIN
allowance of at least 25 per cent for vibrat-
ion where vibration occurs)
Roofs ..,.-.,.--.-..,-.--. 80
Sidewalks ......---------.---- l5O
I'm any building where the maximum floor
load is than $50 lb. per square foot
the sidewalk must be designed to safely car
ry such maximum load)
Wind presseur, 80 ID. per square foot of ex-
posed surface.
Wherever concentrated loads occur exceeding
the load per square foot given in the above table,
special provision shall be made in the design to sus
tain them or the construction SO planned that the
concentrated load shall not produce higher unit
stresses than the load per foot specified Tor
the type of building under construction.
Section 8. Proportioning of the various load
carrying parts of buildings and structures shall be
governed by tables given in standard arthtecs and
engineers hand books
If required, the applicant for building permit
shall file with the building inspector complete plans,
drawings specifications and details, showing the
size position and reinforcement of structural mem
bers and schedules for the loads of all columns,
girders beams and joists.
Such plans, drawings, specifications and details
shall possess the approval in writing and signature
of licensed architect, engineer.
Section 9. All concrete and mortars of any
mixture of any nature whatsoever must be compos-
ed of good clean material, mixed in proportions
conforming to good engineering practice.
Section 10. The average bearing power of soil
in locality has estimate of four tons
rpr square foot All foundations must be calculated
on this basis unless otherwise directed by the build
ing inspector.
Section H. The following tables give the min
irnum thickness of exterior masonry walls of build
ings within the fire limits.
DWELLING HOUSES