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

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Building Inspectors fees, no person or
persons shall hereafter move, erect, raise
or. alter. or commence to move, erect,
ton thereto, without first having obtain
ed from the Building Inspector a permit,
for which there shall be paid to the
Building Inspector the following rates,
viz:
For moving or raising a house or bull
For the erection of one-story building.
less in area than 500 #, 50. 90.
Dwellings and stores, 500 #. and less
than 5000 #. $500.
5000 #. and less than $500 it., $500.
4,5OO IT. and less thar 5000 it., $500.
5000 TT. and less than 1900 it., $500.
1900 #. and less than 5000 it., 800.
5000 TT. and less than 10. 500 it.. $500.
10000 #. and less than $4,000 it, 5000.
$4,000 #. and less than $4,000 IT, $1,000.
$500 added for every additional 1000
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 $4,000 and below $4,000, s1.00.
From S250.00 and below $500. 90, $2.00
From $4,000 to $4,000. $500.
from 0IDH.UD anu DtlOW 81 ,UVU.UN, 04.UU.
From i 1000. 90 and below 81, 10000, $500.
From 81, 500.0 90 and below so, ZOO. 90, $500.
From So, 900. 90 and below SO, 000.0 90, $3.50.
From SO, 100000 n below So, 600 o,
$1,000.
$500 added for every 81, 900. 90 in value
or fraction thereof.
For the inspection of heating apparatus
and fiues in any building in which same
has not been previously introduced, s1.00.
Section &c. 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 imperfec-
tons whereby the strength may be i'm
paired; and be of such size and dimen-
sions as the purpose for which the build
ing is intended required.
Section 81. All timber columns and
studding shall be squared at the ends
perpendicular to their axis. The 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 well tied at the
angles, and shall not be less than two
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 two
ten feet in height, the studding of all
carrying partitions shall be bridged at
the centre by cutting in one continuous
row of material of same cross section as
studs. and to have one additional row of
bridging for each additional three feet IN
height. Studs of carrying partitions shall
run through to the girder or to the plate
of the partition below, where possible;
the plates to be two pieces of two 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 than thirteen
siXteenths of an inch thick, n of sufti-
cient width and length to tightly close
the entire space. In no building shall
any wooden girders, beams or timber be
placed nearer than two inches to the out
side of any smoke, hot-air or other hue,
and all beams or other timberS in the
party walls of any building hereafter to
be erected, whether built of stone. brick,
hollow tile or concrete lin bulk or block
shall be separated from the beams OF
timbers entering into the opposite side OF
wall by at least four 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,
or 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
han ten feet with good strong wrought
iron or steel anchors. Where the beams
are supported by Orders. the girders
shall be anchored to the walls. All said
beams or Orders shall be so anchored
that in falling they shall free their own
anchorage without injury to said walls.
The ends of beams resting on girders. if
butted together end to end, shall be
strapped with w~rought-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 cleat of at least thir-
e-en-siXteenths of an inch by o~ne-third
the width of the timbers; same to be well
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 t~wenty-four inches centre to
centre. Floor and roof beams must be
properly bridged with cross bridging, and
the distance between the bridgings and
walls shall not exceed eight feet. All
openings in frame partitions and walls
shall be provided with headers and lin
tells and trussed so as to safely carry the
superimposed load.
Section 2S. Whenever frame conetruc-
ton is of wood, even if partially or who'll
ly 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
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incombustible material.
Section 30. Orders supporting floor
joints and carrying partitions with a
span of eight sf feet or or less less between 5ssS than piers efs
inches by eight inches or fou inches by
ten inches. Orders for porches not over
seven feet between bearings, and carry
ing not more than sixty square feet of
floor surface shall be not less than four
inches by six inches. If over seven feet
and not more than nine feet between
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hundred and twelve square feet of floor
surface, they shall be not less than four
inches by eight inches.
Section 80. Stills for all frame buildings
shall be not less han three inches by six
inches. Plates hall consist of two pieces
two inches thick by the width of stud
ding spiked together.
Section 81. First, second and third
floor ioists in spans over twelve feet. but
not over sixteen feet, shall not be less
than two inches by ten inches. All other
floor joists, except in attics in of
twelve feet and under, shall not be less
than two inches by eight inches and all
to be spaced not more than sixteen inch
es from centre TO centre. All attic joists
of spans of sixteen feet and under shall
not be less than two inches by eight
inches, and may be spaced not over
t~wenty-four nch centre to centre.
Porch joists in spans of fourteen feet and
under will not be less than two inches by
eight inches, and may be spaced not more
than twenty inches, centre to centre. In
summer cottages where no plaster is to
be applied, joists shall not be less than
two inches by eight inches in spans of
not more han fourteen feet, and first
floor and porch joists shall not be spaced
more than sixteen inches ms twenty
inches respectively, and above the first
floor spacings shall not be over twenty
four inches, centre to centre. Joists in
all frame buildings shall be doubled
framed bridged, etc. as provided by Sec
ton 81 of this ordinance. All joists to be
framed over Orders and have a lap of at
least four inches where possible. In ball
loon framing the ribbon board supporting
ioists shall not be less than thirteen-siX-