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must be so sheathed when concealed. Pipes used for conveying live steam under high pressure shall in no case be brought within g" of any woodwork, unless protected by a fireproof pipe covering at least l" thick when the distance may be decreased to not less than 2". All walls surrounding boiler room shall be of masonry construction for their full height and the ceilings of the entire room shall be either of fireproof construction or metal lath and plaster. In Class "C" or "D" buildings the walls may be made of metal lath and plaster. ~very boiler room shall be provided with a sump hole or blow off chamber and the water or steam from the boiler shall in no case be allowed to blow or discharge direct to the sewer. No wood shall be used in the construction of the floor of any boiler room. Every boiler room shall be provided with a stand pipe not less than 1½ inch in diameter with at least 25'0" of fire hose of the same size attached. Any opening into a boiler room from the interior of the building must be protected with a fireproof door arranged to close automatically in case of fire and where liquid fuel is used under thc boiler a sill of masonry must be placed under the door at least 6" ~igh. In frame buildings where surface fire protection is required, unless masonry con truction is specified, metal lath plaster will be deemed to fulfill the requiremts provided, that the metal lath is of at least 2g guage and the plaster 3/4" thick. On emch building within the fire limits on exterior windows opening above the first floor, unless such windows face on street, or there is no building within 50' 0", and excepting private dwelling houses and churches, there shall be wire glass windows in metal Frames or fireproof doors or shutters and such shutters must be closed and fastened at the end of each day's business. Section 26. For the proper and necessmry pro- tection of life and property, the following fire escapee will be required: On every building any p~rt of which is more than two stories high, that is occupied or designed to be occupied above the first fl~or, for offices, work- shops or public entertainments or assemblages or as a theater, hospital, asylum, place of instruction, hotel, rooming house or for manufacturing, shall be provided with fire escapes as follows: Such fTre escapes to be so placed as to be easily reached from doors or windows at each story. All buildings over three stories in height shall have a metallic standpipe in connection with every fire escape as required above, and where there is more than 5000 sq.ft, of floor area on any story above the first, the building shall be equipped with an additional fire escape for every 5000 sq.ft, or fraction thereof of area. Buildings of class "A" construction not over 6 stories in height and not used for manufacturing purposes above the first floor, shall be exempt from the require- ments of this section as to fire escapes. BefOr~any permit shall be issued for any new building on which fire escapes will be required by this section, the location of every such fire escape shall be shown and shall be approved by the chief of the fire department before permit is issued. On buildings already erected which require a f~re escape, before such fire escape is built, a permit shall be obtained from the building inspector for which he shall collect a fee of $1.00. Such application shall be made on a blank to be furnished by the building inspector, and must show the location of the building and the details of con- struction of the fire escape, and such details of the con- struotion of building, as may be required by the building inspector to determine whether such fire escape is meeting the requirements of this ordinance. Such permits will be subject to the same provisions regarding commencing work and forfeiture of permit as laid down in this ordinance in conn- ection with regular building permits. It shall be unlawful tc occupy any portion of any building above the second floor on which a fire escape is required or where such fire escape has been installed and has not been inspected and approved by the building inspector. If the building inspector shal~ Find upon inpsection that any building is not properly provided tith fire escapes, he shall notify the owners or the persons having charge of such a building that fire escapes are required and such owner or occupants shall have ten days in which to commence con- struction of such fire escape and if such construction is not started within ten days all parts of the building above the second floor shall be vacated immediately. The posting of a notice on the building in a conspicuous spot by the building inspector sha~l be construed as meeting the requirements of this section as to notification. Upon the completion of any fire escape notice shall be given the building inspector and he shall inspect such fire escapes and if he finds the same to beconstructed in accordance with this ordinance he shall i~sue a certificate to that effect without chmrge, but if such work shall have been done without a permit first haeing been procured he shall collect a fee of ~10.OO, and no fire escape shall be construed as meeting the requirements of thi~ ordinance until such m certificate has been issued.