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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1913
Page
31
Special notice outlines fire safety rules for brick and stone fireplaces, boilers, hot air furnaces, and stove placement. It requires thick firebacks, metal shields over ceilings and beams, proper foundations, metal ducts, and protected floors and partitions. It also details clearances for hot air pipes, steam lines, and kitchen ranges to reduce fire risk in buildings.
The notice outlines minimum clearances and shielding for stoves on wood floors, guard requirements for ash pans, and metal pipes for gas connections. It details venting thimbles, concealed hot water systems, wood beam bracing, wall anchoring, and timber work standards to ensure structural and fire safety in buildings.
Bay andiel oriel or show windows may project one foot beyond building lines and must be noncombustible. Cornices and gutters must be fireproof with iron anchors. no cornice may extend beyond five feet.
The text outlines extensive code provisions on walls, cornices, awnings, bulkheads, stables, fences, storage of oils, fireworks, areaways, and ducts. It specifies fireproofing, dimensions, clearance, and construction requirements for roofs, skylights, light and vent shafts, elevators, hoists, and related structures in Districts A B and C, aiming to prevent fire hazards and ensure safe egress across multi story buildings.
The article details fireproofing rules for wells and water shafts, elevator enclosures, dumb waiters, and screen protections. It specifies guard gates, trap doors, fire doors, and masonry thicknesses, with requirements on skylights, wire glass limits, and enclosure heights. It cites inspector approval for materials and mandates self closing doors and fireproof construction through all shaft levels.
The ordinance mandates multiple continuous stairlines in new office store factory hotel lodging school buildings over 2500 sq ft, with one line per 5000 sq ft of lot area beyond 5000, increasing with lot size. Widths min 3 ft 6 in, up to 5 ft. uniform treads and risers not over 8 in high and 10 in wide. landings every 11 ft, with central placement for straight runs. banisters and rails required.
Fire safety rules require means of egress for buildings with three or more families and multiuse structures. Exterior fire escapes may project up to four feet with iron balconies and stairs at angles not exceeding sixty degrees, plus goose neck ladders to the roof, and balcony widths and railings meeting precise dimensions. Fire escapes must be painted and kept clear of obstructions, with penalties for removal of impediments. Scuttle ladders and bulkheads must be accessible, with interior locks prohibited on multi family buildings.
Standpipes required in buildings over 55 feet high with 4 inch pipes, and over 100 feet with 6 inch pipes. Structures must endure 300 psi test, be zinc or galvanized steel, and positioned in fire proof stair enclosures or near stairs. In multi street frontages, standpipes at each end and in large areas.
Detailed requirements for standpipes including Siamese connections, hose standards, and drainage. Mandatory automatic sprinklers in mercantile and manufacturing buildings, water supply options, elevator readiness, and fire district classifications. Fireproof doors shutters and exterior window protections are specified, with nightly closure rules and maintenance duties.
An ordinance divides the city into five building classes by fireproofing and materials. It also defines fire districts A, B, and C with districts to be defined within the document.
Boundary line of the First Fire Limits extends from Dolorosa street crossing San Pedro creek east to Market Street and along various streets to the San Pedro creek, detailing curb lines and alleys along Dolorosa, South Flores, Dwyer, Market, East Commerce, Bonham, Nacogdoches, East Houston, Avenue E, Bik building, Avenue D, Travis, Obraje, North Flores, Camaron, West Commerce, and the San Pedro creek return to the origin.
The document outlines Boundary Lines of Second Fire Limits or Brick Roll District B and Building District Co and inner fire district rules. It details street boundaries from Fourth Street to various avenues, and specifies construction standards for fireproof districts including roof materials, wall thickness, prohibited buildings, and penalties for violations.
The text outlines height limits for frame buildings including elevators and monuments, area restrictions for frame structures, setback and construction requirements with fireproofing, and fire-stops. It also allows the Building Inspector to authorize reasonable modifications for brick buildings built outside fire limits when combustible materials replace walls.
Public bail section 118 requires all public buildings including churches theaters and halls to have aisles and passageways kept clear and properly lit with heating and safety devices directed by the fire chief and building inspector for fire or emergency use. Only authorized personnel may occupy aisles during a performance.
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