The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-07-05

/ cept where the chimney projects
through the top ridges of the roof,
feet above the ridge. Every chimney
shall be properly capped with terra
Gotta. stone. cast iron or other APP
proved incombustible weatherproof ma
terial. No chimney shall rest or in
any way depend upon woodwork for
support, except in buildings so con-
structed as to render ii impracticabie
to Go otherwise; and in all cases
where supporting woodwork is used.
the method of construction must first
be approved by the Building Inspector.
No smoke fiue intended for the use or
accommodation of a range or heater
shall be less than eight inches by eight
inches, and no smoke fiue intended for
the use or accommodation of n range
and heater shall he less than eight in
ches by twelve inches. All flues shall
be properly cleaned upon the compile
ton of the building. The side walls
of brick or concrete chimneys shall
be not less than four inches thick out
side of the fue Innings. Flues without
Innings shall have walls eight inches
thick. and any partition walls between
adjacent nues in the same chimney
shall not he less than four inches thick
and no woodwork shall be less than
six inches away from the face of the
fue In brick chimneys the corbeling
shall consist of at least five courses
of brick. but no corbeling of more
than four inches shall be allowed in
eight, inch brick walls.
Section rs. All fireplaces and CHM
ney breasts where mantels are placed
whether intended for useful or, orna-
mental purposes. shall have trimmer
arches to support hearths. The arch
es shall be at least twenty inches in
width, measured from the face of the
chimney breasts, and they shall be of
brick. stone, concrete or burnt clay.
The length of "A trimmer arch shall
not be less than the width of the
chimney breast. Wood centers under
trimmer arches shall be removed be-
fore piastering the ceiling underneath,
If a heater is placed in fireplace.
the hearth shall be the full width of
the heater. No fireplace shall be clos
ed with wood flreboard. Where q
CRATE is set in fireplace, inning OF
fire brick at least two inches in thick
ness shall be added to the fireback,
unless soapstone, tile or cast iron is
used. and filled solidly behind with
fireproof material
Section 81. Floor Loads. Every
shall be of sufficient strength in all
parts to bear safely any imposed loads
whether permanent or temporary. in
addition to the dead loads depending
thereon. provided. however. that no
floor in any building or extension TO
an existing building hereafter erected
shall he designed to carry less than
the following live loads per square
foot OF area. uniformly distributed, ae-
cording as the floor may be intended
or used for purposes indicated:
Forty (40) pounds for residence pur-
poses and hotel bedrooms.
Seventy-fiv 75) pounds for school
ton.
one hundred 000) pounds for places
of assembly, including public portion
of hotels.
One hundred and twenty G20)
pounds for ordinary stores light man
ufacturing and light storage
The roofs Of all buildings shall be
proportional to bear safely thirty
pounds upon every superficial foot of
their surface. in addition to the weight
of materials composing same.
Section 2S. 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
imperfections whereby the strength
may he impaired; and he Of such size
and dimensions as the purpose for
which the building is intended require.
Section 20. All timber colunNs 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 center to center; to be doubled
at all openings and corners and well
tied to the angles, and shall not he
legs than two inches by four inches
for one and two story buildings. and
for three story buildings the studs Of
carrying partitions of the first story
shall not be less than two inches by
six inches, and for stories over ten
feet in height. the studding of all
carrying partitions shall be bridged at