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

rups, 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. the girders shall he an
chored to the walls. All said beams
or girdcrs shall be so anchored that
in falling they shall free their anch-
orage without injury to said walls.
The ends of beams resting on Orders;
if butted 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 he thoroughly spiked or bolted to-
gether. Alleiioor and roof beams shall
be doubled around openings and under
partitions All tail beams and head
ers that are not carried in stirrups
shall be framed or rest on q bearing
cleat of at least thirteen -siXteenths
of an inch by one-third the width OF
the tifnbers: same to he wei naiied
and the beams thus supported to he
notched over said bearing cleats and
thoroughly spiked. Where beams are
hung in iron stirrupS over the Orders,
they must be strapped as before de-
scribed. Floor beams shall noL ne
placed more than sixteen inches ffom
center to center. Root, beams siaii
be placed not more than twenty-iour
inches from center to center. Floor
and roof beams must be. properly
bridged with cross bridging, ana tne
distance between the bridgings ana
walls shall not exceed eight feet All
openings in frame partitions and walls
shall be provided with headers ana
lintels and truSSed so as to 'Safely car
'ry the sliperimposed load
Section 80. Whenever frame con con-.
strrction is of wood. even II parnaiiy
or wholly covered with veneer oil
brick or stone, it may deemed q frame
building. Frame buildings hereafter
erected or altered shall not exceed
forty-lve feet in height. for more IMAM
three stories and roof. In no case
shall frame building he erected with
in two and one-half feet of side or
rear-line of a lot, unless the nearest
wall be built of brick or other m
combustible material.
Section. 81. Girdeps supporting floor
ioists and carrying partitions with
span of eight feet or less between
piers or columns. shall be not less than
six inches by eight inches or four m
ches by ten inches. Girders for por-
ches not over seven feet between bear
ings. and carrying not more than sixty
square feet of floor surface shall be
not less than -four inches by six inch
es. IF over seven feet and not more
than nine feet between bearings and
CARRYING not more than one hundred
and twelve square feet of floor sur
face, they shall be not less than four
inches by eight inches.
Section 80. Stills for frame buildings
shall not be less than three inches by
six inches Plates shall consist of
two pieces two inches thick by width
of studding spiked together.
Section 49, First, second and third
floor joist 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 spans of twelve feet and under.
shall not be less than two inches by
eight inches and all to be spaced not
more than sixteen inches from center
to center. 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 twenty
four inches center to center. Porch
iOiSt in spans of fourteen feet and un-.
der viii not be less than two inches
by eight inches and may be spaced
not less than twenty-four inches. cen-
ter to center. In summer cottages
where no plaster is to be applied
ioist shall not he less than two inches
hv eight inches in spans of not more
than fourteen feet, and first floor and
porch joist shall not be spaced more
than sixteen inches and twenty inches
respectively, and above the first floor
spacings shall not be over twenty fou"
inches. center to center. .Toist in ali
frame buildings shall be doubled
framed brdged, etc. as provided nv,
Section 20 of this Ordinance All
loists to be framed over Orders and
where possible. In balloon framing
the ribbon board supporting ioists
shall not be less than thirteen six
teenths Of an inch bv five and three
quarter inches. and shall be of strong.
sound material. All rafters Of eight
feet spans OR less shall not be less
than ten inches by four inches over
eight feet. but not more than four
teen feet, spans shall not be less than
two inches nv six inches: over four
teen nj oh fact
spans shall not he less than two inch
eS by eight inches, providing that in
al cases where spans measure more
Than ten feet. collar beams, purlins or
other suitable system of bracing shall
be applied TO each rafter All roof
spans shall be measured horizontally.
Roofs of q pitch less than six inches
10 the foot of run and floor josts of
SPANS over eighteen feet shah be con-
structed to carry safe load. as pro-
vided under Section 81 of this Ordi-
nance.
Section "a. studding of outside
walls and two-story buildings to he
not less than two inches by four inch
es; three-story buildings. such as
stores. halls, tenements and factories
the studding of first floor shall be not
less than two inches by six inches and
shall be bridged and provided with fire
this Ordinance. All main corner posts
of outside walls shall be not less than
four inches by six inches.
Section IS. The safe CARVING ca
pacltv. OF the various materials of con-
stliction shall be determined by the
tables contained in Trautwine or Kid
der's current edition handbook.
Section 30. All structure exposed to
WIND shall be designed to resist hor-
izontal wind pressure of thirty poin,ss |
for every square inch of surface thus
exposed, from the ground TO the top of