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Page 127 - tenement house," when used in this chapter, means any house or building, or portion thereof, which is either rented, leased, let or hired out, to be occupied, or is occupied in whole or in part as the home or residence of three families or more living independently of each other, and doing their cooking upon the premises...
Page 136 - ... in any case. The percentage of absorption (being the weight of water absorbed divided by the weight of the dry sample) must not average higher than 15 per cent., and must not exceed 22 per cent.
Page 502 - Charleston, shall be constructed also in accordance with the rules and requirements of the building code recommended by the National board of Fire Underwriters...
Page 261 - ... minimum. In all wiring special attention must be paid to the mechanical execution of the work. Careful and neat running, connecting, soldering, taping of conductors and securing and attaching of fittings, are specially conducive to security and efficiency, and will be strongly insisted on.
Page 127 - ... iron or other hard incombustible material, and in which no woodwork or other inflammable material is used in any of the partitions, furrings or ceilings. But this definition shall not be construed as prohibiting elsewhere than in the...
Page 415 - The above features, combined with the almost total lack of sprinklers, and absence of modern protective devices generally, numerous and mutually aggravating conflagration breeders, high winds and comparatively narrow streets, make the probability feature alarmingly severe.
Page 143 - J per cent, except that when the lower figure is still above 1000 pounds per square inch, the loss in strength may be neglected. The freezing and thawing process must not cause a loss in weight greater than...
Page 415 - In fact, San Francisco has violated all underwriting traditions and precedent by not burning up. That it has not done so is largely due to the vigilance of the fire department, which cannot be relied upon indefinitely to stave off the inevitable.
Page 167 - Frame Buildings Damaged. — Every wood or frame building with a brick or other front within the fire limits, which may hereafter be damaged to an amount not greater than one-half of the value thereof, exclusive of the valuation of the foundation thereof, at the time of such damage, may be repaired or rebuilt...
Page 31 - To influence the introduction of improved and safe methods of building construction, encourage the adoption of fire protective measures, secure efficient organization and equipment. of fire departments with adequate and improved water systems, and establish rules designed to regulate all hazards constituting a menace to the business.