Handbook for Architects and Builders, Volume 111908 |
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Page 25 - The other members of the board shall receive the sum of five dollars for each day actually engaged in this service, and all legitimate and necessary expenses incurred in attending the meetings of said board. Said expenses shall be paid from the fees and penalties received by the board, under the provisions of this act...
Page 117 - ... floor area of the room, and the top of at least one window shall be not less than seven feet...
Page 156 - ... of the owners of a majority of the frontage on both sides of the street in any block in which such billboard is to be erected.
Page 183 - Inspector, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall execute a bond to the City of Chicago in the sum of ten thousand dollars, with sureties to be approved by the Mayor, conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties of his office.
Page 174 - ... shall be fined not less than twenty-five nor more than one hundred dollars for each offense.
Page 120 - Every such house hereafter erected or converted, shall have adequate chimneys running through every floor, with an open fire-place or grate, or place for a stove, properly connected with one of said chimneys, for every family and set of apartments.
Page 265 - CUBIC MEASURE 1728 cubic inches = 1 cubic foot 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard...
Page 158 - Every owner or agent of any building who fails to comply with any proVision of this section shall be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than two hundred dollars for each offense, and every...
Page 111 - Buildings, and shall be suspended for ten feet by wire rope All ducts or shafts used for conducting heated air from the main chandelier, or from any other light or lights, shall be constructed of metal and made double, with an air space between.
Page 166 - The section of the ordinance the validity of which is involved is as follows : "707. Frontage consents required. — It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to erect or construct any billboard or signboard in any block on any public street in which one-half of the buildings on both sides of the street are used exclusively for residence purposes, without first obtaining the...