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i jCameron Obeyed
feL* Orders
Sr By JAMES CRAWFORD
THAT was what they called him,
the silent, strapping Scotsman,
who had been sent so many times
Into far places after fugitives from
Justice It had come to be a habit.
Whenever news came to headquar
ters of some escaping miscreant,
tor the chief to send for Hugh and
say tersely, "Go, get him, Cnm
eron!" And invariably Cameron
bqth went and got.
• ’ Little was known of his life be
fore he had Joined up with the
Northwest Mounted Borne four
years ago. Rumor had it that, back
In Winnipeg, he had had an un
fortunate love affair, but as that
sort of gossip is likely to attach it
self to a man who reaches his mid
dle thirties without marrying, too
much credence was not given to it.
At the time of the sensational
bank robbery in Winnipeg, then,
Hugh Cameron was a weather-hard
ened, clear-eyed man with no ap
parent interest in life beyond his
dqty.
• He had already heard the main
facts of the case before he was
summoned by the chief—how the
teller had been killed by a fellow
clerk, aided by a confederate who
was said to have been a woman,
and how the murderer had got
away with a large sum.
“An ugly customer," warned the
chief. “He seems to have struck
north, and there Is a chance the
woman may be with hint, although
I doubt that. But he ought not to
be difficult to find by so clever a
man as yourself.”
Three months later, Cameron
was still searching. There had
been clues, yes, but clues which ul
timately led him nowhere, until at
length he fell iu with a band of rov
ing Blackfeet.
“Yes,” they told him. “Man and
squaw living in trapper's cabin. At
big bend In Heron river."
So Cameron, restocked with some
of, their, dried fish, once, again
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headed north. Two days later he
reached the Heron river and made
camp a mile or two below the bend.
Then he calmly waited for dark
ness.
When at. last he set out for the
cabiD, he was pleased to discover a
trail sufficiently warm to indicate
recent use. Stealthily, with his
automatic ready for instant serv
ice* he crept along,' reached the
small, w’eather-stained dwelling,
ilung open the door, then stepped
back violently, his brain in terrible
confusion at sight of the slender
ilgure which had sprung up at his
entrance.
“You—Janet?” he gasped.
Her face, drained of all eolor,
quivered, but before she could an
swer there came a delirious mur
mur from the bunk and at once,
with evident tenderness. _ she
stepped over and patted
a form that lay huddle^ beneath
the blankets.
“Is—Is that Fred Dallas?” he de
manded.
The girl shivered, then nodded.
“It—It can’t be that you, Janet—
that you—oh, was it?”
She made no denial of his un
spoken accusation.
“I have no choice,” said Hugh
grimly. “Nightmare although it all
seeins to me. I place you both urn
der arrest and you must go with
me to Tama rock post. I suppose
you have a boat—”
The next hour was a hideous one
for Cameron. Carrying the gaunt,
unshaven man down to the dug-out,
packing away their<sfcmall pmount
of stuff, silently helping the girl
Into the bow and thrusting a pad
dle, into her hand.
ft Was not until they had pad
died nearly opposite Hush's camp
where he Intended to put aboard
his own belongings, that Janet,
without turning her head, spoke
In a low, tense voice.
“Fire Into that clump of dwarfed
cedars. As you once loved me,
fire!”
“There was an urgency in her
tone to which' Cameron involun
tarily responded. Twice he fired,
and Ills first shot was answered by
a bullet which fortunately for the
ffccupants of the canoe went wild.
Then a dark figure pitched forward
to the bank.
But not for some time did Hugh
altogether understand. Not until
he had paddled ashore and found
a badly disabled man who would
further complicate their Journey to
tffe post and lmd turned to Janet,
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who'flung wildly to Ins’ ami, hys
terically explaining:
“Oil, it's been terrible, Hugh! I
found I loved you, after all, and al
though It took me several years
to conquer my pride, at last I de
cided to find you and see if you
were still free, and stilt loved me.
Jnck, my brother, came with me.
We found you had left for the
North, and Jack said It would be a
lark to try to And you. It was a
] lark until .Tack came down with
tills dreadful illness. We found
the cabin and decided to stay until
he was able to travel. But he grew
worse.
“Then one day that man you .lust
shot appeared. lie made us feed
him. Tonight he had seen your
camp and told me that unless I pre
tended wo were tile ones you were
after, he would shoot both Jack
and me. Ho was hidden outside as
tnu came In, and had you covered..
He ■Intended to make his getaway
after we left, but said he would
follow us downstream, so that if I
gave any sign—I took that wild
chance, however. Oh, if you had
I misfed hint !”
. Tether they managed to bind
I the man’s wounds nnd get him
| aboard, 'nten, for one brief mo
ment, for time was precious, Hugh
took the girl In his arms.
“Darling, there's a good old
padre at Tamarack mission. Shall
we—” *
And Janet gave her answer with
her lips on his.
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Rookie Cop Scores,
JERSEY CIEY— William Gar
roll, a rookie cop, has received a
reward for his viglance. He arrest- _
■ed two men in a. stolen auto a
short time ago, and now the owners
of the car, an auto firm at James
town, N. Y., have made him a pres
ent of it. A letter to him from the
company said that the firm, was
pleased to make the car a gift In
the hope that it would stimulate
similar vigilance on the part of
brother policemen in recovering
stolen machines. It was a big day
for Policeman Carroll 'for one 06
the two men arrested was found
to be a deserter from the Marines. ?
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“Star” In Movies.
ST. LOUIS.—Ten men, held, at
police headquarters because they
have records as pickpqckets, have
been chosen to "star” in the movies.
Attachos of the Bertillon depart
ment have selected them to be the
chief figures in a movie, the first
of its kind to he made by the local
police. The films form a part of
the police record of each man, four
movie views in addition to several (
stills being made.
His Treat.
A sportsman who owned a small
estate in Hampshire, invited a
guest for the weekend. On Sunday
the host decided to go to church,
and persuaded his friend to accom
pany him. When the offertory bag
came around, the guest was about
to drop half a crown into it, when
his companion seized his arm. "Put
that in your pocket. Bill,'’ he said,
in an earnest whisper: “your’re
having this with mo!
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BUILDING CODE
OF THE BOROUGH OF LINWOOD,
NEW JERSEY.
AN ORDINANCE.
AN ORDINANCE creating the office
of Building Inspector, prescribing
his duties and regulating the con
struction, alteration, removal, main
tenance and inspection of buildings,
walls and appurtenances in the Bor
ough of Lin wood, Now’ Jersey.
Be It Ordained by the Council of the
Borough of Lin wood:
Section 1. That there shall be in
the Borough of Lin wood a department
to he called the Building Department,
which shall be furnished at the ex- !
pense of the Borough with such sup- i
plie3 for the transaction of its busi- j
n.ess as the Council may approve. Tin* ■
Borough Council of Lin wood shall !
elect a suitable person to be Building
Inspector of said Borough, who shall i
hold his office until January 1st. and i
at the first stated meeting in January \
each year there shall he elected a 1
suitable person to be Building Inspec- |
tor of the said Borough for the term ■
of one year, and until his successor
shall he duly elected and qualified;
and In case of any vacancy by death. I
resignation, disqualification, removal ;
or otherwise, the said Borough Coun- |
cil shall elect another person who
shall he subject to all the penalties
and provisions hereof for the remain
der of the term so vacated. Such
Building Inspector shall not he en
gaged in the building business in the
Borough of Unwood, and shall within
five days of Ids appointment deliver
to said Borough Council a bond for
One Thousand Dollars satisfactory to
the Borough Council, conditioned for
the faithful performance of the duties
of his office.
For his service, the Building Inspec
tor shall receive seventy-five per cent
of the foes received by him.
For the purpose of consultation the
Building Inspector or his assistant
shall he at his office in the Borough
of Linwood for at least one hour each
day, time to bo by him designated,
between the hours of 9 A. M. and 9
P. M.
Section 2. Before the erection, con
struction or alteration of any building
or paid of any building, structure or
part of any structure or wall, or any
platform, staging or flooring to be us
ed for stand or seating purposes, tho
owner or lessee, or agent of either,
or tho architect or builder employed
by such owner or lessee In connection
with the proposed erection, construc
tion or alteration, shall submit to the
Building Inspeector a detailed state
ment in duplicate of the specification,
on appropriate blanks to be furnished
by the Building Inspector, and full and
complete copies of the plans of such
proposed work, and such structural de
tail drawing, in duplicate, of.said pro
posed work as the Building Inspector
may require, which shall bo accom
panied with a statement in writing,
giving the full name and residence,
street and number of the owner* or of
each of the. owners of said building
or proposed building, structure, prem
ises, wall, platform, staging or floor
ing. If an existing building or part of
any existing building is to be demol
ished, such fact shall he stated in said
statement. One copy of said detailed
statement of specifications and plans
shall bo kept on file in the office of
the Building Inspector, and the other
shall be kept on the work and open
to inspection at all times; and the
said'building, structure, wall, platform,
staging or flooring, orjnny part there
of, shall not ho commenced or pro
ceeded with, until said statement and
plant? shall have been so tiled and ap-I
proved by the Building Inspector, and
the erection, construction or altera
tion of such building, structure, plat
form, staging or flooring shall be in
accordance with such detailed state
ment of specifications and copy of
plans. No bouse or building shall be
moved within the said Borough with
out first obtaining a permit from the
Building Inspector. Any permit which
may be issued by the Building Inspec
tor, but under which no work is com
menced within six months from the
time of issuance, shall expire by lim
itation. Ordinary repairs of buildings
or structures may be made without
notice to the Building Inspector, but
such repairs shall not be construed to
include the rutting away of any stone
or b.vtek wall or any portion thereof,
the removal or cutting of any beams
or supports, or staircase. All the pro
visions of this Ordinance shall apply
with equal force to buildings, both mu
nicipal and private. It shall be the
duty' of the Building Inspector to ap
prove or reject any plan tiled with
him pursuant to the provisions of this
section within ten days.
For every permit granted for alter
ations not exceeding five hundred dol
lars '($500.00), the fee shall be one
dollar ($1.00): exceeding five hundred
dollars ($500.00) and not exceeding
one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), the
fee shall be two dollars ($2.00): ex
ceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.00)
and hot exceeding two thousand dol
lar* ($2,000,00). tire fee shall be throe
dollars ($3.00): and for each additional
one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of
cost, the fee of fifty certts ($0.50) shall
be added. For c.very permit granted
for the erection and construction of a
house or building of not more than
four, rooms, the fee shall be two dol
lars- ($2.00): of not more than* six
rooms, three dollars ($3.00): of not
more., than nine rooms, four dollars
C$1.00): of not more than fifteen
rooms ($5.00); for not more than
twenty-rooms, six dollars ($6.00): and
for more than twenty rooms, ten dol
lars (JIO.'OO). For every permit grant
ed for moving a house or building.
the fee shall he five dollars ($5.00).
which permit and fee shall include the
foundation work and any necessary
repairs not .exceeding one thousand
dollars ($1,000.00) in cost; the fee for
the excess shall be as hereinbefore
provided for alterations. For every
permit planted for a heating appara
tus. the fee shall be one dollar ($1.00).
For every permit granted for any pur
IK>se other than as hereinbefore spec
ified, the fee shall be in accordance
with the fees herein provided for al
terations and repairs.
No permit shall bo issued for the i
public highway for moving buildings,
between the first day of July and the!
first day of September, without the,
permission of the Borough Council.
Section ‘A. It shall be the duty of
the Building Inspector to visit and in
spect all work while in progress or for
which a permit hits been granted,
within the limits of the said Borough,
to see that work is' being done ao- .
cording to the provisions of this Ordi
nance; to visit and inspect any build
ing heretofore erected, for the pur
pose of determining whether such buil
dings and all parts thereof, including
the heating, cooking and lighting ap
pliances, are unsafe and dangerous to
life and limb; to enforce all provisions
of this Ordinance and to prosecute in
the name of the Borough of Linwood
any person or persons whom he shall
find violating any of the provisions of
this Ordinance. In any case where
the Building Inspector may determine
that any huilding, structure, wall,
chimney, flue, smokestack, fireplace or
support, heating, cooking or lighting
appliances are unsafe and dangerous,
lie shall, upon three days’ notice in
writing to the owner or the owner’s,
agent, served personally or left upon
the premises, require the -owner to
immediately remedy such dangerous
condition or remove the building or
**art thereof considered unsafe and
dangerous. Should the owner refuse
or neglect to do so. the Building In
spector is hereby authorized to cause
the same to be done and to collect
the costs thereof from the owner, by
an action at law. If necessary. Where
the danger arises from defective heat
ing or cooking apparatus and appli
ances. the Building Inspector shall or
der the occupants of the huilding not
to generate or have any heat in any
range, stove, stove-pipe, chimney, hot
air flue, steam pipe or smoke stack,
until the dangerous condition has been
eliminated, and any person refusing
to obey such an order shall ho doom
ed guilty of a violation of this Ordi
nance.
r^,f* building Inspector
shall have free access, in his official
capacity, to any lands or buildings
within the Borough of Lin wood, at
reasonable hours, for the purpose of
inspection consistent.twith the prnvis
ions of this Ordinance, and any owner,
agent, contractor, occupant or olh#r
person refusing him such access shall
be deemed guilty of a violation of this
Ordinance.
Section 5. The Building Inspector
shall keep a record of- all permits by
h in granted, all violations of the pro
visions of this Ordinance, and all oth
er business of the said Building De
partment, spbrnlt to the Borough
business, ascertain all facts and make
all returns required by law relative to
buildings; make a monthly report on
the last business day of each month
to the Borough Council of all permits
by him granted, stating in this report,
the amount collected for granting of
each permit, and turn over to Bor
ough Treasurer that sum in full, with
such other reports as may be required
or deemed necessary. He shall at all
times keep the aforesaid records open
Tor inspection of the public.
Section t>. Any applicant for a per
mit from the Building Inspector, re
quired by this Ordinance, whose ap
plication has been refused, or any per
son who has been ordered by tho In
spector to incur any expense, may ap
peal in writing to the Mayor, stating
therein the reason therefor. If the
appeal shall be from an order refusing
a permit, it. shall he taken within fif
teen days from the refusal of such
permit and not thereafter. If tho
appeal is from an order to take down,
remove or remedy a dangerous build
ing or structure, or n dangerous wall
or sign, it shall be taken within throe
days from the issuing of such order
and not thereafter. In computing the
time in which an appeal may bo tak
en. if the last .day shall fall on Sun
day or a legal holiday, the appeal
shall be taken on the next succeeding
day. Notice of appeal may he given
by leaving same at the ofllce of the
Mayor or of the Borough Clerk. The
Mayor shall then forthwith refer same
to the Public Safety Committee, who
shall immediately proceed to carefully
consider the said appeal and make
decision thereon. The decision of any
two shall be the decision of the Com
mittee.
Section 7. All clay brick used In
buildings shall be good, hard, well
burnt brick.
Section 8. The sand used for mortar
in all buildings shail be clean, sharp
grit sand, free from loam or dirt. Lime
mortar shall he made of one part of
we.lbslscked, thoroughly burnt lime,
and not more than four parts of sand.
Cement mortar shall be made of ce
ment and sand in proportion of one
part cement and not more than thre.e
parts sand, and shall he used Imme
diately after being mixed. Cement
lime mortar shall be made of one part
of lime, one part of cemont and not
more than three parts of sand to each.
Section 9. Concrete for foundations
shall he made of not less than one
part of Portland cement to three parts
of Band and five parts of clean broker
stone of such size as to pass in any
way through a two (2) inch ring, or
good, clean gravel may be used in the
same proportion as broken stone. The
cement and stone or gravel used shall
be measured and mixed dry. All
concrete when in place shall be prop
erly rammed and allowed to set with
out being disturbed.
Section 10. When hollow concrete
building blocks are to be used for
buildings they shall he composed of
at least one part standard Portland
cement, and not to exceed five parts
of clean, coarse, sharp sand or gravel
or a mixture of at least one part of
Portland cement to five partsW crush
ed rock or other suitable aggregate.
Blocks shall not he more than thirty
six inches in length, not more than
ten inches in height, and in width not
loss than eight inches; blocks mav
have hollow spaces, providing that not
more than_ one-third of each block is
hollow. If the blocks used for foun
dations for brick, cement or hollow
tile buildings have recessed ends, all
the butt joints shall be filled solid
with cement and sand mortar: if tlio
blocks have square ends, without re
cess, they shall be set one-quarter of
an inch apart, and the joints filled
with cement grout. All concrete
blocks on the corners and angles shall
be cast in one piece; mitering will not |
be allowed. Blocks shall be at least
fifteen days old after casting before
being used in any building wall and i
stand a tensile test of one hundred I
and twelve pounds to the square inch. I
and twelve hundred pounds com pres- !
sion test. With the exception x>f size,
thin clause shall apply to cement '
block. j
Section 11. Aft excavation shall he !
properly guarded and protected so as 1
to prevent the same from becoming
dangerous to life and limb, and shall
be sheet piled when necessary to pre
vent the earth from the adjoining
property caving in, by the person or
persons causing excavations to be l
j made. They shall also comply with!
State Buws covering excavations.
Section 12. Proper foundation walls
1 or piers and their footings of masonry
or other suitable material shall be
provided for the support of buildings.
All foundation walls shall be at'least
four inches thicker than the base of
the first story next above them, if
built of brick or concrete, and eight
inches thicker if built of stone. Foun
dation walls for frame dwellings, not
over two and one-half storjos in height
■shall not he less than eight inches
thick; if of brick or cement block or
j concrete or hollow tile, not less than
twelve inches thick; if of stone, ex
cept that external walls extending
more than five feet below the surface,
shall he four inches thicker than
herein specified. All foundations shall
be suflicSently strong to resist lateral
pressure. The bottom of foundations or
footings of external W'alls or piers
slutII be at least three, feet below the
ground surface and not exposed to
frost; except for open porches, private
garages and buildings of light frame
construction where there are to be ho
plastered walls, the foundations must
he started at least two feet below the
surface, provided that in all cases
foundations shall he at least optr foot
I or base course shall bo of stone or
concrete, or both, or stepped-up brick
I work! of sufficient thickness and ardk
[to safely bear the weight to-be im
I posed thereon, and supported on piles
where necessary. Foundations of oth
er material than piles shall be so pro
portioned that the loads upon the soil
shall not exceed the limits for the
different kinds of soil than heroin giv
en. to wit: sand and loose gravel,
three and one-half (3’,4) tons per
square foot: dry hard clay, three and
one-half (8*£) tons per square foot.
For soils other than those above s|tac
illod, the load shall be determined, by
the Building Inspector. No founda
tion shall be laid on any soil contain
ing organic matter. If the footing or
base course be of concrete, the con
crete shall not be less than ton inches
thick for eight inch walls, nor less
than twelve inches for twelve inch
walls, and not less than eight inches
wider than the bottom of wall resting
upon it. If stepped-up footings of
brick are used the steps or offsets, if
laid in single course, shall not exceed
one and one-half inches, or, if laid
in double course, then each shall not
exceed throe Inches. If cement blocks
are used for footings the voids shall
be filled with cement grout composed
of one part Portland cement and not
more than two parts clean, sharp sand.
Section 13. Tiers shall be built of
dimension atone, stone, concrete, hol
low blocks, or good, hard brick. Stope,
block or brick piers shall be laid in
cement mortar. Every exterior pier
shall be securely anchored to the
beams of girders at the level of each
tier. The height of any isolated pier
shall not be greater than ten times
the least horizontal dimensions of the
pier. Every pier of less than nine
square feqt in cross section which
supports any beam, girder, arch or
column upon Which a wall rests, or a
lintel spanning an opening over ten
feet wide on which a wall rests, shall
have built into, it at vertical intervals
of not less .than thirty inches, steel
plates five-sixteenths of an inch thick
or stone bonders not less than four
Indies thick. Every steel plate or
stone shall have the same horizontal
dimensions as the piers into which it
is built. Every Pier which supports a
column or girder shall have immedi
ately below# the column or girder a
suitable cast Iron or-eteel plate to dis
tribute the load over a sufficient area
to comply with the permissible stress
■for the material supporting it.
Section 14. The walls of all build
ings. other than frame buildings, shall
he constructed of stone, brick, iron,
steel, cement concrete (in hulk blocks
or reinforced concrete), or other ap
proved hard solid and incombustible
material. All buildings shall be in-,
closed on all vertical sides with inde
pendent or party walls. The walls
and piers of all buildings of brick or
stone shall be properly kind solidly
bonded with closed joints tilled with
mortar. They shall be built to a line
and carried up plumb and straight.
Section 15. No brick, stone, concrete
or mason work of any description
shall be done when the temperature is
below twenty-eight degrees Farenheit
at the point where the work is in pro
gress. No frozen materials shall be
built upon.
Section 16. No wall or walls of any
building shall be carried up more than
two stories higher in advance of any
portion of the walls of said building,
except that in the case of the wall
bearing buildings the exterior walls
may be carried up so that the iron
and steel work shall not he at any
time more than live stories in advance
of the walls, but this provision shall
not apply to buildings in which the
walls are carried independently by
girders at each floor.
Section 17. The walls and beams of
every building during the erection or
alteration thereof shall be strongly
braced from the beams of each adja
cent story, and when required shall
also be braced from the outside- until
the building is inclosed.
Section 18. In all brick walls every
seventh course shall be a header
course, except where the walls are
faced with brick in Flemish or run
ning bond, in which latter case every
seventh course shall be bonded into
the backing by cutting,the course of
the face brick and putting in diagonal
headers behind the same, or bv split
ting the face brick in half and backing
the same with continuous row of head
ers. Where the face brick is used of
a different thickness from the brick
used for backing, the course of the
exterior and interion brick work shall
bn brought to a level bed at. intervals
of not more than ten courses in height
of the face brick, and the face brick
shall he properly tied to the backing
by a header course of the lace brick.
Face brick shall he laid at the same
time as the backing and shall in no
case' be laid after the backing is in
Section 19. The minimum thickness
of all hearing walls shall bo in accord
ance with the schedule below. In
determining the thickness by means
of these schedules, the height of the
walls shall he* measured to the point
of complete support, whether this be
a foundation, a beam or a girder. For
dwellings, hotels, tenements, schools
and similar structures, the minimum
thickness of walls shall be as follows:
STORIES 1
1 . 8
2 . 8
3 .12
4 .16
5 .16
6 __20
j 7 ......20
IS .24
. STORIES
2 3 4 5
S
S 8
12 12 8
16 12 12 12
16 16 12 12
16 16 16 12
20 16 16 16
6 7 8
12
12 12
12 12 12
I I.ti-UMH'S, wamiouscs, Knops,
stores, stables, theatres, churches,
public assembly buildings and others
of the same class, the minimum thick.
ness of walls shall be as follows:
First 15-15-30-30-45-15-60-60-75-75-100.
HEIGHT ft. ft. ft. £t. ft. ft.
15 ft., or less .... 8 ,
15 ft.-30 ft.12 12
SO ft.-45 ft.16 12 12
15 ft.-60 ft.16 16 12 12
I 60 ft.-75 ft.20 16" 16 12' 12
| 75 ft-100 ft.24 20 20 16 lfi 16
i Section 20. When the height of any
I wall exceeds one hundred feet it shall
I he proportionately increased in thick
ness in general accordance with the
I above schedule as shall be approved
I by the Building Inspector.
Section 21. In all buildings, with
! over one hundred feet in length, walls
| shall be four inches thicker through
| out than is required by this Ordinance,
t unless they are properly braced by
cross walls, piers, buttresses or simi
I lar means.
j Section 22. In case the walls of any
i building are less than twenty-five feet
apart, and less than forty feet in
depth, or there are cross walls which
{ intersect the walls, not more than for
ty feet distant, or piers or buttresses
built into the walls, the interior walls
may be reduced in thickness in just
proportion to the number of cross
walls, piers or buttresses, and their
nearness to each other.
Section 28. The exterior and di
vision or party walls over fifteen feet
high, excepting where the front walls
are to be finished with cornices, gut
ters or crown mouldings, shall have
parapet walls not less than eight in
ches in thickness and carried two feet
above the roof, and all such walls
shall be capped with stone, concrete,
terra cotta or cast iron.
Section 24. All party walls In semi
detached or double buildings shall be
of brick, stone, hollow tile or concrete
(in bulk or block) construction, or
brick tilled to a thickness of four in
ches between the studding and faced
on both sides, with plaster board o»
mptul lathing, and covered with at
least one good «coat of adamant or
other approved hard wall piaster, and
said wall shall extend from tho top
of the cellar wall to the top of the
m fters.
Section 25. Every chimney hereaf
ter erected shall be-of hard brick'
stone, concrete or other approved in
combustible material, and shall ex*
tend at least.four feet above the high
est point of contact with the roof; ex
cept where'"' the chimney projects
through-the top ridges of the roof,
the extension shall be fit least two
feet above the ridge. Every chimney
shall be properly capped with terra
^cotta. stone, cast iron or other ap
proved incombustible v^eatlicrproof ma
terial. No chimney shall rest or in
any way depend upon woodwork for
support, except in buildings so con
structed as to render it impracticable
to do otherwise: and in all cases
where supnorting woodwork is used,
the method of construction must first
be approved by the Building Inspector.
No smoke flue intended for the use or
accommodation of a range or heater
shall be less than eight inches by eight
inches, and no smoke flue intended for
the use or accommodation of a range
and heater shall be less than eight in
ches by twelve Inches. All flues shall
be properly cleaned upon the comple
tion of the building. The side walls
of brick or concrete chimneys shall
be not less than four inches thick out
side of the flue linings. Flues without
linings shall have walls eight inches
thick, and any partition walls between
adjacent flues in- the same chimney
shall not he less than four inches thick
pnd no' woodwork shall he. less than
six Inches away from the face of the
flue. In briclc chimneys the corbeling
shall consist of at least five courses
of brick, but no corbeling of more
than four inches shall he allowed in j
eight inch brick walls. 1
Section 2(5. AH fireplaces and chlm- 1
- ney breasts where mantels are placed.
1 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 he 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 plastering the ceiling underneath.
If a heater is placed in* a fireplace,
the hearth shall he the full width of
the heater. No lirenlaoe shall he elos
j it] with wood flreboard. ’ Where a
grate is set in a fireplace, a lining of:
(Ire brick at least two inches hi thick
ness shall he ’added • tq the fireback.;
unless soapstone, tile dr c*st iron is
used, and filled solidly behind with
tireproof material
Section 27. Floor Eoads. Every
floor, roof. yard, court or sidewalk
! shall be of sufficient strength In all
parts to bear safely any imposed loads
whether permanent or temporary, in
addition to the dead loads dencoding
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, ac
cording as the, floor may bo intended
or used for purposes indicated: v.
Forty MO) pounds for residence pur
poses and hotel bedrooms.
Seventy-five (75) pounds for school
classrooms or other places of instruct
One hundred (100) pounds for places
of assembly, including public portion
of hotels.
One hundred and twenty (120)
pounds for ordinary stores, light man
ufacturing and light storage.
The roofs of all. buildings shall be
proportioned to bear safely thirty
pounds upon every superficial foot of
their surface, in addition to the weight
of materials composing same.
of good, sound material, free from rot
large and loose knots, shakes or any
imperfections whereby the st i-ength
may,he impaired; and be of such size
and dimensions as the purpose for
which the building is intended require.
Section 29. All timber columns 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 angled, and shall not bo
less than two Inches by four inched
for one and two story buildings, and
for three story buildings the studs of
carrying partitions of^ihe first story
shall not be less than two inches by
six inches, and for stories over ton
feet in height, the studdiflg of all
carrying partitions shall be bridged at
the center by cutting in one continu
ous row of material of same cross
section as studs, and to have one ad
ditional row of bridging for each ad
ditional three feet in height. Studs
of carrying partitions shajl run
through to the girder or to the plate
of the partition below, where possi
ble; the plates to he two pieces of
two inch by width of studding spiked
together. In all cases lire stops shall
be cut in between studding at each
floor: ^ame to be sound material not
less than thirteen-sixteenths of an
inch thick, and of sufficient width and
length to tightly close the entire
space.
in no building shall any wooden gir
ders. beams or timbers be placed
nearer than two inches to the outside
of any smoke, hot-air or other flue,
and all beams or other timbers in the
party walls of any building heroafter
to be erected, whether built of stone,
brick, hollow tile or concrete fin bulk
or block) shall bo separated from the
beams or timbers entering into the
opposite side of wall by at least four
Hncbes of solid mason work. Every
»eader of more^han four feet or toll
beam of more than eight feet in length
except ip buildings to be used ns a
dwelling house, apartment house, ten
ement house or lodging house, office
building, stable or carriage house,
shall be lump: in wrought Iron stir
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 be- an
chored to the walls. All said beams
or girders shall be so anchored that
in falling they shall free their anch
orage without, injury to said walls.
The ends of beams resting on girder**,
if hutted 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. All Hoor and roof beams shall
bo doubled around openings.and under
partitions. Ail tail beams and head
ers that are not carried in stirrups
shall be framed or rest on a bearing
cleat of at least thirteen-sixteenths
of an inch by one-third the width of
the timbers; same to he well nailed
and the beams thus supported to he
notched over said bearing cleats and
thoroughly spiked. Where beams are
hung in iron stiwups over the girders,
they must be strapped as before de
scribed. Floor beams shall not be
placed more than sixteen inches from
center to center. Roof beams shall
be placed not more than twenty-Tour
inches from center to center. Floor
and roof 'beams must be properly
bridged with cross bridging, and the
distance between the bridgings and
wails shall not exceed eight feet. All
openings in frame partitions and walls
shall be provided with headers and
lintels and trussed so as to safely car
ry the superimposed load.
‘ Section 30. Whenever frame con
struction is of wood, even if partially
or wholly covered with veneer of
brick or stone, it may deemed a frame
building. Frame buildings hereafter
erected or altered shall not exceed
forty-five feet in height, for more than
three stories and roof. In no case
shall a frame building he erected with
in two and one-half feet of a side or'
rear line of a lot. unless the nearest
wall be built of brick or other in
combustible material.
Section 31. Girders supporting floor
joists and carrying partitions with a
span of eight feet or- U*Ss between
piers or columns, shall he not less than
six inches by eight inches or four in
ches by ten inches. Girders for por
ches not over seven feet between hear
ings. and carrying not more than sixty
square feet of floor surface shall he
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 stir
face. they shall he. not. less than four
inches by. eight inches.
Section 32. Sills 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 33. 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 foet and under,
shall not he 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. Porph
joist in spans of fourteen feet and un
der will not. be less than two inches
by eight inches and may be spaced
not less than twenty-four inches, cen
where no plaster is to be applied,
joist shall not be less than two inches
by eight inches in spans of not more
than fourteen feet, and first floor and
porch joist shall not he spaced more
than sixteen inches and twenty inches
respectively, and above the first floor
spacings shall not be over twenty-four
inches, center to center.* Joist , in all
frame, buildings shall be doubled,
framed, bridged, etc., as provided by
Section 2!i of this Ordinance. AH
joists to he framed over girders and.
have a lap of at least four inches
where possible. In balloon framing
the ribbon board supporting joists
shall not he, less than thirteen-six
teenths of an inch bv five and tliroc
'nuarter inches, and shall be of strong,
sound material. All rafters of eight
feet spans or less shall not be less
than ten inehes by four inches; over
eight feet, but not more than four
teen feet, spans shall not be less than
two inches bv six inches: over four
teen feet, but not over eighteen feet,
spans shall not he less than two inch*
j es by eight inches, providing that in
i all 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.
1 Roofs of a "pitch less than six inches
to the foot of run and floor joists of
: spans over eighteen feet shall be con
structed to carry a safe load, as pro
vided under Section 27 of this Ordi
I nance.
Section 24. Studding of outside
walls and two-story buildings to he
i 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 bo not
| less than two Inches by six inches and
j shall bo bridged and provided with fire
tops as provided under Section 2!> of
j this Ordinance. All main corner posts
ef outside wails shall he not less than
four h»ehes by six inches.
Section 35. The safe carrying ca
pacity of the various materials of con
struction shall be determined by the
tables contained in Trautwine or ICiU
d. r’n current edition handbook.
Section 34.. AJ1 structure exposed to
wind shall he designed to resist a hor
izontal wind pressure of thirty pounds
for every square inch of surface thus
exposed, from the ground to the top of
same, including the roof in any direc
tion.
Section 37. No stove-pipe In any
building with combustible floors and
ceilings shall hereafter enter any flue
nearer than twelve (12; inches from
the floor or ceiling, and in all cases !
when smoke, pipes pass through the j
stud or wooden partitions, floor or I
roof, whether plastered or not, they i
shall be bricked in or guarded by eith
er a. double collar of metal, with at
least two (2”) inches of air space all
around and holes for the circulation of
air, or by a soapstone ring or solid
casting of plaster-of-Paris, not less
than three (3”) inches in thickness*,
and extending through the partition. 1
Section 88. In all cases where hot
water, steam, hot air or other furn
aces are used, the furnace smoke pipe i
shall be at least two feet below the
•joists or celling above the same, un
less said joists or ceiling shall be pro
perly protected by a shield of metal
plate suspended above the said pipe
with at least thrcoOnches of space <or
the free circulation of air above and
below the said shield, in which case
the smoke pipe* shall be kept at least
ton .inches from .the aforesaid joists or
ceiling; and the tops of all furnaces
set in brick must be covered with
brick, slate or metal supported by iron
bars, and so constructed as to be per
fectly tight; said covering to be in ad
dition to and at least six inches from
the ordinary covering to the hot-air
chamber. The tops of all heating fur
naces not set in brick shall be at least
ten inches below the joists or ceiling,
with a shield of meta.f plate made
tight and suspended below flic said
joist or celling at’ least three inches
and extending one foot beyond tX'
furnace on all sides. No boiler to he
used for steam or motive power, and
no furnace shall be placed on any floor
above the collar floor unless the same
is set on non-combustible beams and
arches, or an incombustible platform,
and in no case without a permit from
the Building Inspector. The fee for
permit for boilers and furnaces' for
heating purposes: two ($2.00) each.
Section 39. All hot-air registers set
in the floor of any building shall be
set in a border of soapstone or other
fireproof material, and all floor .regis
ter boxes to be made of sheet'metal
with flange on top to. fit the groove
in the border, the register to rest up
on the same, and there shall also be
an open space of t\vo Inches on all
sides of the register box. extending
! from the under side of the ceiling to
I the border of the floor, the outside of
the space to be covered with a cast
ing of metal, made tight on all sides,
and to extend from the under side of
the aforesaid ceiling up to and turn
under the said border. No tin or met
al flue or flues, pipe or pipes, or reg
ister box or boxes of a single, thick
ness of metal, used and intended to
convey heated air in any building
hereafter to be built, altered or repair
ed, shall be allowed, unless the same
be built in a wall of brick or stone.
In all other eases the said flue or
fluesjupipe or* pipes, register box or
boxes, shall be made double, that is.
two pipes, one Inside the other, at
least one-half inch apart, or covered
with wire lathing, and the studding
covered with tin or other fireproofing;
Provided, that it shall not apply to,
pipes leading from a heater to the
hot-air flue. No wood furring or lath
| shall lie placed against any-flue, metal
pipe or pipes, used to convey heated
air or steam in any building. No
permanent or stationary heatipg appa
ratus of any kind whatever shall he
introduced in any building now erec
ted without a permit from the Build
ing Inspector. Metal shields for fire
stops styall he placed at ,the upper ter
minus Of all hot-air pipes, in all cases
where such hpt-air pipes are con
structed in wooden partitions.
Section 40. All brick set ranges
shall sat on hearth of brick, slate
or cement. The said1 hearths to ex
tend ftt least twelve inches beyond the
face of the range. Where n kitchen
range is placed within ten inches of
a. wood stud partition, in a building
existing prior to the passage of this
Ordinance, the said partition shall be
shielded with metal from the floor to
the height of not less than tv\<b feet
above the range: and in buildings
■ constructed after the passage of this
Ordinance, where the range is placed
within ten inches of a wood construe-'
| ted partition, there shall be a foitr
i inch brick wall to a height of not less
I than three feet above the height of
the range, and from there the stud
ding may continue from a two-inch
by four inch sill to the next floor
be a ms.
Section 41. It shall be unlawful to
place or to maintain any building ma
terial, boxes, or debris of any kind
unon the street without first having
obtained a permit for such purpose
troi\ the Building Inspector. Such
permit shall state the location of the
building, the amount of1 space to he
occupied, which in no case shall ex
ceed the width of the property, and
not exceed one-third of the width of
driveway, and In no cane shall any
materials be placed within two and
one-half feet of any railroad track^.
or within twenty feet of any fire-plug
or within ten feet of any street cross
ing and the gutter shall be in all cases
left open and clear of any obstruction
for a Width of fifteen inches from the
curb. The height of any pile of ma
terial shall in no case exceed twelve
feet: provided, that a sufficient pas
sageway shall be at all times left un
encumbered between said building ma
terials and the opposite curbstone on
all streets for the passage of vehicles.
Section 42. Danger signals shall be
placed on and about any building
which may ho In any street, alley,
avenue or public passageway nftor
sundown, which said building may be
in progress of moving: also there shall
he placed on any piles'of building ma
terials, debris, etc., and at any exca**
rations made in any street, alley, av
entie or public passageway for the
protection of any person or persons
passing by same. •s
yection 43. No gas, water or titter
pipes introduced into any house ejr
building shall bo let into any joist or
beam unless-.same is let in at a not
greater distance than three feet from
a supporting partition or gilder; and
in no case shelf said pipe or pipes be
let into beams, girders or joists to. a
greater depth than two inches.
Section 44. The side line of- at*y
street as established by the Borough
Engineer shall be deemed the building
line. No building or pa^t thereof shall
project beyond the building line of .
any street except the following:
Cornices may extend beyond th®
street line not over two feet, provided
that no. part of such encroachment
shall be less than eight and one-half
feet from the pavement. Main cor
nices may extend over street line npt
more than four feet. Window sills
and heads may project over the street
line not more than two inches. $0
stationary awning projecting on a
public highway shall be permitted apd
no awning shall be less than seven
a'nd one-half fpet above the sidewalk.
Section 45. All box. bay or oriel
windows or stairways built of fraipe *
shall extend not more than three and ’
one-half feet from the outside walls f
upon which the same are built, and
shall not bo built nearer than two and
one-half feet to any party or division
yection 46. All fences shall be erec
ted entirely within the building liua,
and he properly braced.
Section 47. When wainscoting is
used in any building, the surface of
the walls or partitions behind sugh
wainscoting shall be covered, flush
with the ground, 'and down to the.
floor lines, with plaster or plaster
boards, before any wainscoting is put
Section 48. Private garages accom
modating three cars or less .may be
placed under porches provided that
the floors are made of concrete or ma
sonry with all interior wood work
covered with plaster board approved
by the National Board of Fire Under
writers, one-half inch thick, covered
by sheet metal; or covered with two
thicknesses of one-quarter -inch as
bestos board laid with tight staggered
joints nailed to beams or strips npt
more thari sixteen inches apart on
centers: or covered with three-quapjter
ihch thickness of Portland cement
mortar on metal lath. -v •; ,
Living quarters shall not be placed
above any garage or oil station unless
the garage or oil station is of fireproof
cpnstruction throughout.
yection 40. Manner of Storage of
Grade A Fuel Oil—Fuel oil to be used
for commercial, heating and power
purposes shall he at all times contain
ed in metal tanks with all openings or
connection^ through the tops of the
tanks. Fuel oil storage tanks sh^ll
be buried underground below the level
of any piping to which they may be
connected, with the tops of the tanks
not loss than two (2) feet below the
surface of the ground; or, in lieu, of
the two (2) feet cover of earth, tanks
may be burled under twelve(12)Inches
of earth, well tamped, covered by at
{ least six (6) inches of concrete which
l shall extend at least one foot beyond
the horizontal outline of tanks in all
directions.
1 Section 50. No storage of gasoline
in excess of five gallons shall be al
lowed in private garages,
1 yection 51. Gasoline in quantities
not exceeding 5,000 gallons may toe
stored within or adjoining any retail
oil station or public garage or private
garage, provided the storage facilities,
piping, etc., are installed in conform-,
ity with provisions of Section 4ft upon
Fuel. Oil.
bection 52. No storage tank Or gas
oline pump shall be placed within $ie
linos of any sidewalk or portion Of
the public highway. The fee for per
mit for storage tanks for fuel oil or
gasoline: capacity 1.000 gallons or laiss
three ($3.00) dollars each; capacitv
over 1,000 gallons, five ($6.00) dollar's
Section 53. The provisions of Sdfe
tions 10, 50, 51 and 52 shall apply to
present as well as new installationb,
but a period of two years after this
ordinance becomes'a law shall be Al
lowed for compliance therewith.
Section 54. Advertising signs, pos
ter boards and painted bulletins mttv
be built In ground locations, and sh&it
not have a height in excess of twelve '
feet above the ground level, and shall
not be within ten feet of any building
line. The fee for permit for advertis
ing signs, poster boards and painted
bulletins on walls or ground locations,
shall he the sum of one ($1.00) dollar
for each 250 square feet of sign arija
or fraction thereof. -c
Section 55. Any person or persons
violating any of the provisions of this
Ordinance shall, upon conviction «
thereof, he subject to a fine of not e*- i
ceeding one hundred ($100.00) dollars
or imprisonment not exceeding thirty
days, at the discretion of magistrate
or judicial officer trying the offender,
for each offense. VV
Section 56. All ordinances and parts
of ordinances inconsistent herewith,tie
and the same hereby are repealed. *
Section 57. Thip Ordinance shal
take effect .immediately.
The foregoing ordinance was- Intfcpr m
duced at a regular meeting of Bor- r
ough Council, held in Boroiigh Hall.
Borough of Lin wood, N. J., Mondav
evening, June 6, 192-7, and was passed
on first reading, and will be considered
on second reading and for final pas
sage at a regular meeting of BorouSh
Council to be held in Borough Hall
Monday evening, July 18. 1927, at 8
o’clock, daylight saving time, at which
persons Interested
will he given opportunity to be heard
concerning tho same.
JAMBS PARISH;
. . T „ Borough Clerk'.
Dated June 6, 1927. 4

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