The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-10-05
LEGAL NOTICES
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be covered with loosefitting tin. or the
pipe be covered with at least - inch
of corrugated asbestos. in which lat
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work may be reduced to not less than
3 inches.
No hot air pipe shall be place
in a wooden stud partition or any
wooden enclosure unless 1t be at least
5 feet horizontal distance from the
furnace. Hot-air pipes contained in
combustible partitions shall De placed
inside another pipe arranged TO main
tain u inch space between the two on
all sides. or be securely covered with
u inch of corrugated asbestos. Neither
the other pipe or the covering shall
be within l inch of wooden studding.
and no wooden lath shall be used to
cover the portion of the partition in
which the no air pipe is located Hot
air pipes in closets shall be double
with a space of at least l inch be-
tween them on all sides.
Every hot-air furnace shall have
al least n register without valve or
louvres.
A register located over a brick fur
mace shall be supported by a brick
shaft built up from the cover of the
hot-air chamber: said shaft shall be
lined with a metal pipe, and nc wood
work shall be within 3 inches of the
outer face of the shaft.
A register o placed in the floor
over a portable furnace shall have an
ope space around it of not less than
4 inches on all sides. and be supported
by an in~combustible border. Hot air
registers placed in any woodwork or
combustible floors shall be surround
ed with borders of incombustible ma
terial, not less thar two inches wide.
securely set in place.
The register boxes shall be of metal,
and be double: the distance between
the two shall he not less thar l inch;
or they may De single if covered with
asbestos not less than Ia inch in
thickness. and If all woodwork within
2 inches be covered with metal.
Cold air ducts for hot-air furnaces
shall be made incombustible mate
rial.
Section rs. Steam and not water
pipes. Nc steam or hot water pipe
shall be made of incombustibie bate
work. Every steam or hot water pipe
passing through combustible floors. or
ceilings. or wooden lath and plaster
partitions, shall be protected by a
metal tube l inch larger in diameter
than the pipe, and be provided with
a metal cap. All wooden boxes, or
castings enclosing steam or hot water
heating pipes, or wooden ove to
recesses In walls in which steam or
u WdtCI HedtitiB pipes OF wooden
covers TO receSSeS In walls in which
steam OF hot water heating pipes are
placed shall be lined with metal.
Section n. Dry Rooms. No COM
bustiole material shall be permitted
in the construction of any dry room
hereafter erected. in which a tenn
perature of lbs degrees Fahrenheit or
over may exist. If a temperature
under lbs degrees Fahrenheit is to be
used. the dry room nay be construct
ed of wood. but IL shall be lined
throughout with la inch asbestos,
covered with sheet metal.
If windows are placed in walls or
ceilings of dry rooms they shall be
of wired glass set in fixed incombus-
tihle sash and frames.
Section 20. Stoves and Ranges. No
kitchen range or stove in any build
ing shall be placed less than 3 feet
from any woodwork or wooden lath
and plaster partition. unless wood
work or partition is properly protected
by metal shields: in which case the
distance shall be not less than 10
inches, Metal shields shall be loose
ly attached, thus preserving an air
space behind them.
Hotel and restaurant ranges shall
be provided with a metal hood, placed
at least 8 inches below any wooden
lath and plaster of wooden ceiling,
and have an individual pipe out
let connected to a good brick flue.
The pipe shall be protected by at
least ] inch of asbestos covering. or
its equivalent.
Combustible floors under coal
ranges and similar appliances with
out legs. such as mentioned in Sec
ton 80 in which hot fires are main
tanned, shall rest upon 6 inch foun-
dations built of i~ncombustible mate
rials supported within the thickness
of the floor framing. Such hearths
shall extend at least "a inches in front
and IL inches on the sides and back of
the range of similar heating april
ance.
All coal toves or ranges. with legs,
shall be set on incombustible mate
rial which shall extend at least IL
inches in front.
Section 20. Heating furnaces and
appliances. Any woodwork wooden
iath and plaster partition or ceiling
within 4 feet of the sides or back. or
s feet from the front of any heating
boiler. furnace, baker oven. coffee
rooster. fire-heated candy kettle. laun-
dry stove or other similar appliance.
shall be covered with metal to a height
of at least 4 feet above the floor. This
/, covering shal extend the full length
of the boiler. furnace. or heating APP
pliance, and at least 5 feet in front of
1t. Metal shields shall be loosely
attached. thus preserving an air space
behind them. In no case shall such
combustible construction be permit
ted, within 2 feet of the sides or back
of the heating appliances. or 5 feet
of front of same.
No furnace. boiler. range. or other
heating appliance, shall be placed
against a wall furred with wood.
Heating boilers shall be encased on
sides and top by an i~ncombustible
protective covering not less than Ia
inches thick.
Section 80. Open flame heating de-
vices. All gas. gasoline. oil. or char
coal burning stoves or heating de-
vices, shall be placed on iron stands
at least s inches above combustible
supports, unless the burners are at
least 5 inches above the base with
metal guard plates 4 inches below the
burners.
No open flame heating or lighting
device shall be used in any room
where gasoline or other volatile in
flammable fluids are stored or han
died.
Section 81. Gas connections. Gas
connections to stoves and similar
heating devices shall be made by rigid
metal pipes. For small portable gas
heating devices. flexible metal or rub
Der tubing may be used when there is
no valve or other shut-off on the de-
I vice.
Section 80. Vent flues. Vent flues
4 or ducts. for the removal of foul or
vttiated air, in which the temperature
u OF the air can not exceed that OF
4 the ROOM. shall be constructed of met
al or other incombustible material and
4 shall not be placed nearer than l inch
Y to any woodwork, and no such fiue