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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1913
Page
13
Special notice outlines minimum fireproofing for brick or stone firebacks and fireplaces, boiler protections on combustible floors, ventilation with metal shields, and distances for hot air furnaces pipes, steam lines, ranges, and stoves. It details brick foundations, metal shields, and proper clearance to reduce fire risk in heating installations.
Stoves must be supported on iron legs or rests, with distances from lath or plaster, woodwork, and ash pans guarded by metal shields. Gas stoves require iron stands or elevated burners with guard plates. all ash receptacles be galvanized or masonry. Smoke pipes must maintain minimum clearances, pass through ventilated thimbles, and require permits for roof installations with specified guard dimensions. Drying rooms require fireproof walls, and hot heating appliances need Building Inspector notice and approval before concealment or changes.
Detailed code sections cover wood beams, headers, trimmers, and bracing with specified clearances from flues and walls. It also outlines wall anchors, straps, and column caps, truss timber rules, bolt washers, bulkheads, awnings, stables, fences, oil storage, fireworks limits, and duct and light shaft requirements.
Special notice outlines fireproof elevator enclosures with brick or iron walls, skylights, and fire doors. It requires guards or gates on every floor, automatic trap-doors, and close daily by occupants. Also details dumb waiter shafts with fireproof walls, skylights, and self closing doors. A screen under elevator sheaves is mandated.
The section limits street front or side projections to one foot beyond the building line and requires show windows to be built of noncombustible material. Projections must maintain at least eighteen inches from a party line. Cornices and gutters must be fireproof and well secured with iron welds, not dependent on woodwork, and shall extend no more than five feet.
The article details mandatory stair and fire escape requirements for new and existing buildings used as offices stores factories hotels lodging houses or schools. It specifies stair counts widths treads risers landing placements and railing standards. It also covers fire escape balconies doors scuttles ladders painting and enforcement.
The text outlines standpipe requirements for stairways and rooftops, Siamese connections, hose specs, and valve setups. It prescribes automatic fire pumps, tanks, and clearances, plus elevator readiness, auxiliary apparatus, and sprinkler systems for mercantile and manufacturing buildings, with fireproof doors and shutters standards.
The ordinance divides city buildings into five classes based on fireproofing and materials from whole fireproof construction to metal siding, with definitions for each. It also establishes three fire districts named the Fire Proof District, the Inner Fire District, and the Outer Fire District.
Description of a boundary line for the First Fire Limits or Fireproof District A in San Antonio. The route follows the San Pedro creek and river meanders, Market Street, East Commerce Street, various alleys and curb lines, Bonham, Blum, Crockett, Nacogdoches, East Houston, Avenue E F D, Travis, Obraje, Main Avenue, West Houston, West Commerce, and Camaron streets, ending at the place of beginning.
Boundary lines define Second Fire Limits and Brick Building District B in San Antonio with detailed street-by-street delineations. Regulations for District A Inner Fire District, District B, and District C Outer Fire District impose fireproofing, wall, and roof requirements, prohibit wooden structures, and set fines for violations.
The rules restrict frame structures to two stories and an attic of thirty feet, with towers and spires allowances for wood. Setback distances, fireproofing, and fire-stopping are mandated, plus brick or similar walls near lot lines and brick siding options beyond fire limits.
The chief of the fire department and Building Inspector require public buildings such as churches theaters and halls to ensure exits and access are unobstructed and properly lit. Aisles and passageways must be kept free of chairs sofas and other obstructions and only staff police or firefighters may stand in them during performances or services.
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