The Building Law of the City of Boston: Being Acts of 1907, Chapter 550Master Builders Association, 1907 - 86 pages |
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Page 44 - All stairs within the building shall be constructed of fireproof material throughout. Stairs from balconies and galleries shall not communicate with the basement or cellar. All stairs shall have treads of uniform width and risers of uniform height throughout in each flight. Stairways serving for the exit of...
Page 9 - In multiple dwellings hereafter erected no closet of any kind shall be constructed under any stair-case leading from the entrance story to the upper stories, but such space shall be left entirely open and kept clear and free from incumbrance.
Page 36 - Every inner court shall be provided with one or more horizontal intakes at the bottom. Such intakes shall always communicate directly with the street or yard, and shall consist of a passageway not less than three feet wide and seven feet high...
Page 8 - Every chimney flue shall be carried to a height sufficient to protect adjoining buildings from fire and smoke, and, unless the roof is covered with incombustible material, shall extend at least four feet above the highest point of contact with the roof. Every...
Page 40 - ... durable nonabsorbent material, properly sewer-connected, and with individual traps and properly connected flush tanks providing an ample flush of water to thoroughly cleanse the bowl. Each such water-closet shall be located inside the dwelling or other building...
Page 37 - ... in every tenement house hereafter erected all rooms, except water-closet compartments and bathrooms, shall be of the following minimum sizes; in each apartment there shall be at least one room containing not less than one hundred and twenty...
Page 43 - ... the exits in the ratio of one and one-half inches to five running feet. Aisles having seats on one side only, shall be not less than two feet...
Page 33 - Behind every tenement house hereafter erected, there shall be a yard extending across the entire width of the lot and at every point open from the ground to the sky, unobstructed, except that open iron fire escapes may project not over four feet from the rear line of the house.
Page 37 - In every tenement house hereafter erected all rooms, except water-closet compartments and bathrooms, shall be of the following minimum sizes : In each apartment there shall be at least one room containing not less than one hundred and twenty square feet of floor area, and each other room shall contain at least seventy square feet of floor area. Each room shall be in every part not less than nine feet high from the finished floor to the finished ceiling; provided that an attic room need be nine feet...
Page 21 - If cast iron columns are used, each successive column shall be bolted to the one below it by at least four bolts not less than three-fourths of an inch in diameter, and the beams and girders shall be bolted to the columns.