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Studding on the exterior and interior walls of build- openings in axt intcrZor ntasonry wall shall ex, lugs shall be placed not more than sixteen (16) inches by ten feet. if the opening be in a party or f on centers. unl,,ss the studding be ,increased proportion- shall have a standard automatic fire door on at~iy in size. Provided. however, nothing in this section of the wa]l. If an openings in a shall be con.strued to apply to non-bearing partitions. as an emergency exit, it shall not exceed 48 Sec. ]4. Wood frame buildings two storles high in area, and a self-closing swinging fire door sh .~d~all have :naso~ry or concrete foundations not less than stiLt,ted for on~ of the automatic fire doors. eight inches thick and not less than 15 inches nor more tel openings in ~ fire wall shall not exceed 25 I than live feet in height, ~vith a footing not less than 12 linear length of the wall. inches thick. ~Vhen foundatCons are more than five feet Sec. 19. FLOOR LIGHTS. Except in dw in l'.eigbt, they must not be less than twelve inches openings hereafter made in floors for the tr~ thick. Fo,ndatious for three-story wood frame build- of IZght to floors below shall be covered with ings shall be of masonry or concrete not less than 12 metal frames and bars. The glass shall be no1 inches thick nor less than ~.~teen inches in he'.ght. Wood 2-4 of an inch in thickness and if any glass ~'rame buildings' one story in height that cost more than more than 16 square inches there shall be a e!ght hnndred I$~00.00) dollars shall have masonry or mesh either in the glass or under it. concrete fou:~da~ions not less than one foot in height, six Sec. 20. R~OF COVERING. Every bull 'nciws on tom one foot on bottom and laid four inches after erected within the Fire tinfits shall h below the .qurface on solid ground. resistlye roof covering, and no existing wood Where ni,~rs are used in center wails they shall be at roof. if damaged more than 25 per cent shall t least 18 inches s!luare sad spaced not over five feet on or repaired with other than a ~re-resistive roe enters. This section, together with Section 21 hereo ,~c. ] K. I~p~ter~ shall not be hraeerl to ceiling joists ply to all buildings within the Fire IA,.~its, i unless a eomnlete ~ru".s is formed to the satisfaction of of their location relative to other buildin~ the Building. D srector. lines. See. ~ C'C~NC~P,F'TF~ CONr~qTRUCTION. Concrete Se~. 21. ROOF OFENINGS- Within the for reinforced concrete eon~tr.etion shall consist of a all openings in roofs for the admission of li medi.m wet m{xt.r~ of one part of Portland cement to other than those provided for in Sections nnt more th~n .~ix Darts O1] a~gregate, fine and coarse, in shall have incombustible tkames and sash such proportions, s~ to aredace th~ ~reatest density. wired glass, or ordinary glass may be used, i ~be anal'Iv q~ the materials. the design. and the con- above and below by galvanized steel wire sc strnetion. shall be in accordance with the best engin- a mesh not exceeding one inch, and the wire eerin.~ practice. than No. 12 gauge. ~e. ] 7. PI~OTECTIC}N C)~ ~ND~ OF ~'OODP. N See. 22. EXITS REQUIRED. The te f~EA~{.q. The et~cls of all floor, eeilin~ or roof beams. area" as used enterin~ a party or fire wall ¢rom curiosite sides, shall be. space between exterior walls and fire walls. separated by nt least ~ix inches of sol"'d masonry. ,quc!~ In every buihling hereafter erected, except s-w~rat~nn may be obtained bv cerbel{ng the walls or dwellings, each floor area above the first sY ~ta~ering th~ beams. or the beams m~y be sunDerted vided with at least two means of egress hv steel wall hnn~erm but no wall shall he eorhelled more each other. Nc portion of any floor area sh~ tl,,.qn two inoh~,s for ~]~is n. rD.ose. The ends of all wood-. titan 100 feet front a place o~ egress. en beams which enter walls shall be cut to a bevel to Except in dx~.ellings, no required stairway s msk~ them self-releasing. than ~4 incr~e.:; wide, and ~:~ all public yv~ld~ See. 18. PROTECTION OF WALL OPENING. No tel width of exit doorways. leading therefr~ 220 221