This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 edition. Excerpt: ... when not made of fire proof material, shall be wire lathed and plastered, or covered with metal, tile or other incombustible material. 52. Bake ovens--Hake ovens shall rest on solid foundations or metal beams; the sides and ends shall be at least two feet from any wood work, and the crown or arch at ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 edition. Excerpt: ... when not made of fire proof material, shall be wire lathed and plastered, or covered with metal, tile or other incombustible material. 52. Bake ovens--Hake ovens shall rest on solid foundations or metal beams; the sides and ends shall be at least two feet from any wood work, and the crown or arch at least four feet from ceilings that have wood joists. The hearth in front of all bake ovens shall extend at least three and one-half feet beyond the face thereof. 53. Smoke houses--Smoke houses shall be constructed throughout of incombustible materials, and shall be provided with ventilators at or near the top, and with guards not less than four feet above the fire bed, sufficient to prevent the meats from failing into the fire. If such smoke houses open into other buildings, such openings shall be protected by iron doors or shutters, properly and thoroughly constructed. 54. Shaving pits--Shaving pits in all factories where wood working machinery is used shall be constructed of brick, stone or other incombustible material, and shall be separated from the boiler room by standard fire doors. All such factories shall have metal chutes' leading to said shaving pits from each wood working machine. 55. Stand pipes--All factories, office buildings, hotels, apartment houses and tenements over four stories in height and all buildings exceeding eighty feet in height shall have either inside or outside a metalic stand-pipe, four inches in diameter or larger, extending to and above the roof so arranged that engine hose can be attached to the same from the street and shall have one Siamese automatic valve within five feet from street grade, and one hose valve at each floor above the first and on the roof. All hose couplings...
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