The Winslow mail., 1926-10-15


BE 1T ORDAINED, by the Common
Council of the City of Winslow
as follows:
Section 1: Section 1 of Article
1 of Ordinance No. 119 of the City
of Winslow, be and the same is
hereby amended to read as follows:
The office of the Building In
spector of the City of Winslow is
hereby created and established. He
shall be appointed by the Common
Council of the City of WinslOW and
shall hold office until his success
sor is appointed and qualified.
Section 2: Section 1 of Article
of Ordinance No. 119 of the City
of Winslow, be and the same is
hereby amended to read as follows:
No wall, building or part thereof
shall be built and no enlargement
or alteration made to an existing
wall, structure, or building until
duplicate plans showing the details
of the proposed work, accompanied
by duplicate specifications covering
material or materials to be used,
has been submitted to and approved
by the Building Inspector, and 2
permit issued for the proposed con-
struction or alteration. One set of
the approved plans and specifica-
tions shall be retained by the
Building Inspector and the other
set shall be kept at the building
during it's construction or altera-
ton. No changes from the ap-
proved plans shall be made until
revised plans and specifications
have been submitted to and approv-
ed by the Building Inspector.
No wood frame buildings shall
be moved from without the fire
limits, and no buildings of any type
shall be moved until permit has
been obtained from the Building
| Inspector.
Section 3: Section of Article
of Ordinance No. 119 of the City
of Winslow, be and the same is
hereby amended to read as follows
All buildings and structures here
matter erected within the fire lin
it's of the City of Winslow shall
be of fire proof construction, ex-
cept as hereinafter provided.
The term "fire proof construc-
tion" shall apply to all buildings
in which all parts that carry loads,
or resist strains, all exterior walls
and interior walls, all stairways,
and all elevator enclosures, are
made of incombustible material,
and in which all metallic structural
members are protected against the
effects of fire by coverings of a
material which be entirely incOm-
bustible, and slow heat conductor.
Such coverings on columns and
girders shall be not less than two
inches thick of approved material,
and on other structural parts not
less than one and one-half inch
thick. This thickness shall be out
side of the extreme edges of the
structural members.
All electric wiring installed IN
buildings of any style within the
fire limits of the City of Winslow
shall be enclosed in conduit, and
all connections, switches, ETC., shall
| be enclosed in fire proof material
of type appropriate for use with
conduit.
The following building materials
shall be accepted as fire proof con-
struction: Brick, plain or rein
forced concrete, hollow tile, con-
crete block, stone and terracotta
| blocks.
The Building Inspector shall
have the authority to approve other
materials not listed above.
Section 4 Section II of Article
of Ordinance No 119 of the City
of Winslow, be and the same is
hereby amended to read as follows:
The following tables give the
minimum thickness of exterior
masonry walls of buildings within
the fire limits.
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