The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-10-05
LEGAL NOTICES

egress remote from eacn other. one
of which shall be enclosed stairway
as provided In Section ~. or a door
way in a fire wall leading 10 another
floor area separately provided with
adequate stairs or other independent
means of exit. Such doorway serv-
ing as an emergency X IN a fire
wall shall be protected by an auto
matte and a self closing fire door as
specified IN Section II. No portion
of any floor area shall be more than
100 feet from a place OF eFress Ele-
vatdrs shah not be considered as a
required means of egress as specified
in this section.
Except In dwellings. no required
stairway shall be less has A. inches
vide. and in all public buildings the
total width of ext doorsvays leading
therefrofn shall at least be equal 10
the total width of the s'airw avs which
they serve.
The total width of stairway, interior
and exterior. provided for the occu-
pancy of each floor and those above,
shall be not less than ~ Inches Tor
the first so persons and ~ inches for
| each additional so persons to be ac-
c~ommodated thereby. The stair treads
| hall be not less than 9Ia inches wide,
and the fisers not more than 7 ga
inches high Windows in sueh re-
CURED stairways are prohibited
Every school. hospital and thea
ter. over one story high. shall have
at least two stairways constructed
entirely of incombustible materisi To-
Gated remote from each other and
continuous from grade n to the
top most story
All exit doors in schools. hospitals.
theaters and other places of public
assembiage. shall open outward.
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floor level in all buildings hereafter
erected, all stud walls. partitions. fur
rings and spaces between 1oists where
they rest on division walls or par
titions. shall be fire-stopped with in
combustible material in q msnner to
completely cut off communication by
| fire through concealed spaces. Such
fire-stopping shall extend the full depth
of the ioists. and at least 4 inches
above each floor level. Stair car
riages shall be fire-stopped at least
nee in the middle portion of each
run,
Section 10. Areaways. All area
ways shall be guarded with suitable
ratings. or be protected by i1cum-
bustible covers or gratings. II gratings
be used. they shall have a wire screen
of not more than " inch mesh Sc
curely attached to the under side.
Open areaways shall not project be-
| yond the lot line,
Section 10. Frame buildings. No
frame, building hereafter erected or
| altered shall exceed two stories or
80 feet in height. except that private
dwellings may be three stories or 40
feet high.
No frame building hereafter erected
for any occupancy other than grain
elevators, coal elevators and pockets.
ice houses and exhibition buildings,
shall atsuF a ar9strA ornu o0a.Aa{nn
the following: One-story building 1900
square feet, two story building 5000
square feet.
In no case shall a frame building
be erected within 5 feet of the side
of or rear lot line. nor within 10 fee
of another building. unless the space
between the stud on such side be
filled solidly with not less thar 2iz
inches OF brick work or other equivs-
lent incombustible material.
In rows of frame houses the di-
viding walls OF partitions between
houses shall be built of brick. hollow
tile. concrete or other i-ncombustible
. inch studs. filled solidly with brick
work laid In mortar, or with other
in~combustible material and be covered
with metal Hath and plaster. Such di-
viding partitions shall rest on ma
onry wallis and shall extend to under
tfut VI IVOl UOdIuo4 n IIuSIi liDIiaI
Joint shall be made between the
roof boards and the wall or parfi-
ton. In rows of more than three
houses evefy alternate division wall
or partition shall be constructed of
solid brickwork not less than 8 inches
n thickness.
Buildings with wooden framework
clad With sheet metal or stucco or
veneered with brick. shall be classed
0s frame buildings.
Outside The fire limits. when any
building is to be erected of brick,
stone. hollow block, or concrete, that
could under this ordinance be con-
structed Of wood. the City Clerk is
hereby authorized and directed 70
allow reasonable notifications of this
ordinance relating to brick buildings.
In consideration of the use of incom-
bustibie material instead of wood.
Such notifications. however, shall
not permit variations from the re-
quirements of Sections IL. Is and "a
of this ordinance.
Section ri. Electrical Installations.
All electrical Installations shall be in
accordance with the National Electro
cal Code. and no installation OF efec-
tricai equipment shall be made, except
IN conformity thereto.
Section % Chimneys. The smoke
flue of every high pressure steam boil
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corresponding temperature in a fIue.
II built of brick. stone. reinforced con-
crete or other approved
shall have walls not less than y inches
thick, n the inside 4 inches of
slicti walls shall be fire brick, laid in
Ire mortar. for a distance of at least
70 feet from the point where the
imoke connection OF the boiler en-
ters the f1ue.
Metal smokestacks ma be permit
led for boilers, furnaces and similar
apparatus. where large hot fires are
Used, provided they have a clearance
rom all eombustible material of not
'ess than one-half the diameter of the
tack. but not less han Is inches I'M
less the eombustible material be prop
rfy guarded by loose fitting metal
hields. in which case the distance
hall not be less than IL inches. Where
iuch stack passes through a COM
oustible roof. IL shall be guarded by
a galvanized iron ventilating thimbIe
extending from at least 9 inches be-
low the underside of the ceiling or
roof beams. TO at least Q inches above
ne roof. and the diameter of the
ventilating thimble shall be not less
than SO inches greater than that of
he smokestack. Metal smokestaeks
nan not be permitted TO pass through
floors.
Section %. chimneys for Low
temperature Appliances. All Chin
news which form a part of a build
ng construction. and not used for hieh
pressure boilers. or other FURNACES
where high temperatures are main
aimed, shall be constructed In accord-
anee with the requirements of fhe
Ordinance for Construction of CHM
'teys issued by the National Board
Of Fire Underwriters.
Section p. Smoke pipes. No smoke
pipe snail be within IL inches of anv
or wooden iath and
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