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ARTICLE 14. No part of any structure shall overhang more than three feet from the building or more than one foot over any public way. No sign or other advertising device
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constructed in whole or part of rigid material shall project over a public way or above the roof line of the building.
ARTICLE 15. When second-hand material is to be used, that fact shall be stated in the application filed and no such material shall be used without the approval of a Commis- sioner.
ARTICLE 16. The safe carrying capacity of the various materials of construction shall be determined by the table of working stresses included in the building regulations in force at the time in the city of Boston.
ARTICLE 17. Concrete for foundation shall be made of at least one part of cement, two parts of sand and five parts of clean broken stone, of such size as to pass through a two-inch ring, or good clean gravel may be used in the same proportion as broken stone. All concrete when in place shall be properly rammed and allowed to set without being disturbed.
ARTICLE 18. Concrete for reinforced concrete structures shall consist of a mixture of one part Portland cement to two parts clean sharp sand and not more than four parts screened gravel or broken stone that will pass through a screen having one-inch holes and be retained on a screen having one-quarter inch holes.
ARTICLE 19. Cement shall conform to the specifications adopted by the American Association for Testing Materials. All sand used in cement or mortar shall be clean, sharp grit sand, free from loam or dirt.
ARTICLE 20. In columns and girders of reinforced con- crete the steel reinforcement shall be protected by a minimum of two inches, in beams and walls by a minimum of one and one-half inches, and in floor slabs by a minimum of three- quarters of an inch of concrete. In beams and girders of re- inforced concrete the longitudinal steel shall be so disposed that there shall be a thickness of concrete between the sepa- rate pieces of steel of not less than one and one-half times the
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maximum sectional dimensions of the steel. Reinforced con- crete columns with longitudinal rods shall have at least four steel rods of not less than five-eighths of an inch in diameter. The area of the longitudinal rods shall be not less than one- half of one per cent. of the required cross-section area of the column and shall not exceed four per cent. of the effective cross-sectional area of the column. The longitudinal rods must be tied together to resist outward flexure at intervals not greater than the least width or diameter of column. The steel hoops shall be not less than one-quarter of an inch in diameter and spaced not more than twelve inches apart. In walls of reinforced concrete both faces of the wall shall have steel reinforcement running both horizontally and vertically, weighing not less than one-half pound per square foot of wall.
ARTICLE 21. The physical and chemical properties of all structural steel and all iron shall conform to the Manufac- turers' Standard Specifications.
ARTICLE 22. All brick shall be well burned, hard brick, except that "light hard" bricks may be used, provided the stresses shall not exceed two-thirds of the stresses herein speci- fied for brickwork. When second-hand bricks are used in any wall, they shall be thoroughly cleaned before being used and be whole and good well burned, hard brick.
ARTICLE 23. Terra cotta tile shall be of dense material, hard burned or semi-vitrified, and the minimum thickness for the outside shell in external or bearing walls shall be not less than three-quarters of an inch, and for the webs or withes not less than five-eighths of an inch, and the area of the voids in any such block shall not exceed sixty-three per cent. of the gross area of the cross section of the block. In non-bearing interior walls, the shells and webs or withes shall be not less than one-half an inch in thickness, and the area of the yoids in any such block shall not exceed seventy per cent. of the gross area of the cross section of the block. If the outside
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shell of any block is scored, the thickness shall be measured from the bottom of the scoring.
ARTICLE 24. All floors and flat roofs shall be so' con- structed as to carry safely the weight to which the proposed use of the building will subject them, but the least capacity per superficial square foot, exclusive of material, shall be: For roofs, 40 pounds ; for floors of dwellings, 50 pounds; for office floors, 100 pounds ; for floors of public buildings, school- houses, places of public assembly, stores, stables and private garages, 150 pounds ; for floors of warehouses, storerooms and mercantile buildings of like character, and factories, 250 pounds. Strength of stairs shall be estimated in like manner.
ARTICLE 25. All foundation walls for buildings of first- or second-class construction, if of brick, shall be not less than four inches thicker than the first story walls above, with a base of brick or stone not less than eight inches wider than said brick foundation wall. If built of bubble or block stone they shall not be less than eighteeen inches thick and not less than eight inches thicker than the wall next above them to a depth of six feet below the curb or ground level. Foundation walls for buildings of third-class construction shall be not less than twelve inches thick and not over ten feet in depth.
ARTICLE 26. All masonry external and party walls of buildings used for dwellings not exceeding twenty-five feet in height shall be at least twelve inches thick in basement and at least eight inches above; for buildings exceeding twenty-five feet and not exceeding sixty feet in height, not less than twelve inches the whole height. All external and party walls of buildings other than dwellings shall be as follows: For buildings not exceeding twenty-five feet in height, at least twelve inches throughout; for buildings exceeding twenty-five feet and not exceeding forty feet, at least sixteen inches in basement and in first story and twelve inches above; and for buildings exceeding forty feet, twenty inches in basement and first story and sixteen inches above. All such walls must be laid in mortar; for first-class construction no poorer than one
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part cement to two parts sand; for second-class construction no poorer than one part cement and one part lime to four parts sand; and for third-class construction no poorer than one part lime to four parts sand. External walls may, if ap- proved by the Commissioners, be built in part of iron or steel, and when so built, may be of less thickness than is herein- before provided or required, provided that all constructional parts are thoroughly protected from fire by brick, terra cotta, or concrete at least four inches thick, and provided the strength of all supports is equivalent to that of brick walls otherwise herein required.
ARTICLE 27. Concrete blocks may be used, if approved by a Commissioner, where terra cotta is allowed by the provisions of this by-law and subject to the same requirements.
ARTICLE 28. Openings for doors and windows in ma- sonry walls shall have good and sufficient arches of stone, brick, or terra cotta, well built and keyed with good and suffi- cient abuttments, or lintels of stone, reinforced concrete, re- inforced terra cotta, iron or steel of sufficient strength, which shall have a bearing at each end of not less than four inches on the wall.
ARTICLE 29. No cutting of timbers for any purpose shall be done so as to reduce the strength of the supporting parts below that required by the provisions of this by-law. No floor timber, header or trimmer beam of any buildings shall be cut into more than two inches in depth for piping without a per- mit from a Commissioner, and no cutting shall be made in any timber at a greater distance than four feet from its supports.
ARTICLE 30. Every wooden beam, except header beams, shall rest at least four inches in the wall at each end, and be bevelled back on top at least three inches, or shall rest upon a girder or column as authorized by this by-law, or shall rest in steel or iron hangers of approved pattern, unless the wall is properly corbelled out four inches, in which case the brick- work or corbelling shall extend to the top of the floor beams.
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ARTICLE 31. All buildings shall be provided with leaders sufficient to discharge the roof water in such a manner as to prevent the flow upon or over a sidewalk, and said leaders may project in a public way not more than seven inches. No roof shall be constructed in such a way as to discharge snow or ice on a public way.
ARTICLE 32. All elevators, hoists, dumb-waiters and lifts hereafter constructed shall conform to the regulations in force at the time in the city of Boston. Clothes or dust chutes shall be constructed or lined with fireproof material.
SECTION III. FIRE PROTECTION. 1
ARTICLE 33. No chimney shall be corbelled from a wall more than the thickness of the wall, nor be hung from a wall less than twelve inches thick, nor rest upon or be supported in any way by wood. All chimneys shall be built of brick or other incombustible material, laid up in best lime or cement mortar. All brick chimneys shall have tile blue lining, except chimneys eight inches or more thick. All chimneys shall ex- tend at least three feet above the highest point at which the chimney cuts the roof and at least six inches above any roof surface within ten feet in a horizontal line. No woodwork of any kind shall be placed at a distance less than one inch from the outside wall of any flue and no nail shall be driven into the masonry of any chimney.
ARTICLE 34. The finished jambs and back of all fire- places, range or grate openings, and the front of chimney carrying the fireplace, shall be at least eight inches thick. Brickwork over such openings shall be supported by proper iron bars or brick or stone arches. All hearths shall be laid on masonry trimmer arches or on bars of iron supporting a proper bed of masonry and shall be at least eight inches longer on either side than the finished fireplace opening, and at least eighteen inches wide in front of the chimney breast.
ARTICLE 35. No smokepipe shall project through any ex- ternal wall or window. No smokepipe shall pass through any
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wooden partition without a soapstone ring or safety thimble of fireproof material of the thickness of the partition. All hot-air register boxes hereafter placed in the floors or par- titions of buildings shall be set in soapstone or equally good incombustible borders not less than two inches in width, and shall be made of tin plate and properly fitted. No metal pipe used to convey heated air or steam shall be placed within one inch of any woodwork, unless it is enclosed in a soapstone or earthen ring, or in a metal pipe with air space between, or otherwise shielded with metal or asbestos, in a manner satis- factory to the commissioner.
ARTICLE 36. Depositories for ashes in the interior of any building shall be built of incombustible material.
ARTICLE 37. All hot-air furnaces, low pressure boilers, hot water heaters and smokepipes shall be placed at least two feet from any wooden or combustible partition or ceiling, un- less such partition or ceiling is properly protected by incom- bustible material, when the distance shall not be less than one foot.
ARTICLE 38. Frame dwellings built in blocks of two or more shall have a brick, terra cotta or concrete party wall, not less than eight inches in thickness between each single dwell- ing and the one adjoining, to extend to a height of at least twelve inches above the roof and be capped with stone, con- crete, or metal, securely fastened to the masonry.
ARTICLE 39. All buildings used for dwellings, offices, or public purposes, hereafter erected, shall have firestops in the interior composed of cement, plaster, mortar, or some incom- bustible material, set solid in mortar in the following manner :
In brick and stone buildings the space between all fur- ring on walls and between the studding of all partitions shall be filled solid and flush to a height of six inches above the floor joists in each story. The spaces between such parts of floor joists as rest upon partition heads shall also be filled to the same width as studding above.
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In wooden buildings the spaces between the floor joists under and above partitions and also between the studs of each exterior wall and of partitions at top and bottom of each story shall be stopped sufficiently to check effectively any draught from one story to another or from the horizontal spaces be- tween floor joists to the vertical spaces in walls and parti- tions. In all buildings the spaces between stringers of stairs and joists of landings, unless unceiled, shall be fire-stopped sufficiently to prevent the passage of air.
The spaces around chimneys inside of studding or fur- ring making air ducts are to be thoroughly fire-stopped with suitable incombustible materials.
ARTICLE 40. All buildings of more than two stories shall have at least two separate means of egress, one of which may be an external fire escape of steel or iron and approved by the Commissioners.
SECTION IV. GARAGES.
ARTICLE 41. Every building hereafter erected or altered to be used as a garage shall be of first-class construction, shall be properly ventilated, and, on all sides having windows or other openings except fireproof doors, shall have an open space of at least five feet from any other building, and no building hereafter erected for use as a garage shall have a basement or cellar except as necessary for a boiler room for the purpose of heating the building. Access to basement or cellar must be through an outside stairway or entrance. The floors must be of concrete or granolithic. Provided, however, that garages used by not more than two automobiles and not for business purposes may be built of frame construction if plastered throughout on the interior with approved incom- bustible material, and located not less than ten feet from the lot line and not less than twenty feet from all other buildings except those of the owner on the same lot. All electric dynamos and motors not actually parts of an automobile shall be located not less than four feet above the floor. All
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incandescent lights not less than ten feet from the floor shall be properly encased in vapor-tight globes protected by ap- proved wire guards, and all arc lamps shall be located at least ten feet above the floor and shall be of the enclosed type. Movable incandescent lights in a garage shall be protected by vapor-tight globes enclosed in approved metal cages and shall be fitted with keyless sockets, and all electric switches and plugs shall be permanently located at least four feet above the floor. If electric charging apparatus is installed or placed in a public garage all such apparatus, excepting the wires leading to the automobiles to be charged, shall be placed within a separate room, separated from the main garage by adequate fireproof floors, ceilings and partitions and any openings from said room into the main garage shall be protected by approved fire doors. Storage tanks for keeping volatile inflammable liquids shall be connected with a suitable vent pipe extending above the roof of the building. No such tank shall be located beneath any public way or within twenty feet of any building except the garage. No such tank shall be of a greater capacity than fifty cubic feet.
SECTION V. SANITATION.
ARTICLE 42. In every apartment of three or more rooms intended for dwelling purposes, access to every living room and bedroom and to at least one water-closet compartment shall be had without passing through any bedroom.
ARTICLE 43. Each room in buildings intended for dwell- ing purposes, except in water-closet compartments and bath- rooms, shall be provided with a window or windows having an area of at least one-eighth of the floor area of the room. The total window area in each water-closet compartment or bathroom shall be at least three square feet.
ARTICLE 44. All rooms intended for use as bedrooms shall be so constructed as to contain at least 500 cubic feet of air for each occupant.
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ARTICLE 45. In tenement houses and dwelling houses hereafter erected no room in the basement or cellar shall be occupied for living purposes, other than for cooking or laun- dry purposes.
ARTICLE 46. All plumbing in buildings erected in this town shall conform to the regulations of the Board of Health.
ARTICLE 47. The Board of Health shall have authority to enforce the provisions of this section.
SECTION VI.
ARTICLE 48. This by-law shall take effect on its passage and approval by the Attorney-General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
BOARD OF HEALTH
OF THE
TOWN OF BRAINTREE
For the Year ending December 31, 1913
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Printed by Order of the Town
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BEE PRINT BRAINTREE, MASS. 1914
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REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH
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SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF MEATS.
Braintree, January 1, 1914.
To W. B. Skinner, Clerk of said Board.
I hereby submit the following report:
I have inspected and stamped from Jan. 1, 1913, to Jan. 1, 1914, two hundred and eighty-three (283) calves, five (5) lambs, two hundred and eighty-three (283) hogs, and twenty- five (25) cows, four (4) of which were condemned.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIS H. MARTIN, Inspector of Meats.
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REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH.
The Board of Health submits its report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1913, as follows :
COMPLAINTS.
Dumps
25
Ashes
11
Dead Animals
4
Other Nuisances 59
200
DISEASES DANGEROUS TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH.
Jan.
Feb.
1 Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Oct. Nov. Dec. ₩ Sept. 6
Diphtheria
Scarlet Fever
1 1 1 1
5 4 14
Tuberculosis
2 1
1 1
1 1 1
1
3 10
Measles
8 1 56 42 31 23
1 163
Chicken Pox
1
Whooping Cough
1
1 2
1
1 1 5
1 1
*Tonsillitis
4
2
6
9 2 57 46 38 34 3 1 3 4 6
5 208
* Reportable during epidemic in Sharon, Mass.
It is also worthy of note that the two cases of Typhoid Fever were not contracted in Braintree but brought in from outside sources.
MICROSCOPICAL EXAMINATIONS FROM JAN. 1 TO NOV. 1, 1913.
Diphtheria 24
Tuberculosis
41
Released from quarantine
4
Miscellaneous
67
On Nov. 1, 1913, this board discontinued this branch of its work as it entailed the expenditure of a great deal of time. The State Board of Health now makes nearly all of these examinations and is giving prompt returns.
Thirty-seven milk licenses were issued. The producers in Braintree have materially improved their plants. More light and better sanitation have been the rule. Only one dealer received a conviction during the year. Several complaints have been made to the authorities in neighboring towns con- cerning conditions of production and these have been at- tended to.
2
Typhoid Fever
1
Cerebral Meningitis
Mumps
201
The following licenses were also granted :
Stable 16
Soap, Greece and Tallow 2
Scavengers 3
Slaughtering
6
Undertakers 2
The fees from the above, in connection with those of the meat inspector, milk licenses and telephone, totaled $179.55- which was turned over to the Selectmen.
F. HERBERT GILE, M.D., Chairman. WALTER B. SKINNER, Secretary. JOSEPH G. BAILEY.
INSPECTORS OF PLUMBING.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
Braintree, Mass., Jan 1, 1914.
To the Honorable Board of Health :
Gentlemen :- We have the honor to present the following report of the department of Inspectors of Plumbing for the year ending Dec. 31, 1913.
One hundred and twelve permits to perform plumbing have been issued by us on application. The approximate valuation of this work is $22,705. One hundred and seven inspections were made by us; five permits unfinished.
We thank the Board of Health and master plumbers for the aid they have given us in helping to properly carry out the plumbing ordinance; which has greatly improved the sanitary conditions of our buildings, and done much to safe- guard the health of our citizens.
Respectfully submitted,
W. B. SKINNER, Insp. to Sept. 1, 1913. J. E. LUDDON, Insp., F. L. CHANDLER, Dept. Insp.
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POLICE DEPARTMENT
Braintree, Dec. 31, 1913.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
Gentlemen :- I submit herewith my report of the work performed by the Police Department during the year ending December 31, 1913.
Whole number of arrests 130
Residents of Braintree
84
Non-residents 46
Male 126
Female
4
CAUSES OF ARRESTS.
Trespassing
3
Short weight
1
Insane®
3
Bastardy
1
Slaughtering swine without a license
1
Abduction
1
Assault
20
Disturbing the peace
12
Drunkenness
39
Adultery
2
Nonsupport
5
Truants
2
Stubborn children
1
Larceny
9
Attempt to rescue a prisoner
1
Idle and disorderly
2
Carrying a loaded revolver
1
Riding on a freight train without permission
1
Lewd and lasciviuos person 1
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Malicious mischief 4
Evading car fare 2
Slaughtering calves when the inspector was not present 1 Liquor law violation 5
Sent to State Alms House at Tewksbury 1
Warrants served for outside officers 10
Came in on default warrant 1
DISPOSITION OF CASES, DISTRICT COURT.
Adultery, committed to House of Correction one year. . 1
Adultery, found not guilty and discharged 1
Abduction, discharged
1
Bastardy, continued
1
Assault and battery, fined $15 each
3
Assault and battery, fined $25
1
Assault and battery, fined $5 each
2
Assault upon an officer, fined $25
1
Assault upon an officer, fined $25, appealed
1
Assault with intent to murder, discharged
1
Assault and battery, paid cost
2
Threat to assault, discharged
2
Assault, discharged
2
Assault and battery, discharged
1
Threat to assault, discharged
1
Assault and battery, case continued
1
Assault and battery, found guilty, sentenced three months in the House of Correction
1
Assault and battery, sentenced to one month in the House of Correction, case suspended
1
Disturbing the peace, fined $10 each
4
Disturbing the peace, fined $15 each
2
Disturbing the peace, discharged
3
Disturbing the peace, fined $20
1
Causing a disturbance, fined $25
1
Causing a disturbance, fined $5
1
Defaulted, came to court and paid $20
1
Drunkenness, paid fines of $10 each 15
1
204
Drunkenness, paid fines of $15 each 4
Drunkenness, paid fines of $5 each 5
Drunkenness, placed on file
1
Drunkenness, released
1
Drunkenness, placed on file, paid cost
2
Drunkenness, discharged
3
Drunkenness, probation
1
Drunkenness, sentenced to House of Correction 4 months
1
Drunkenness, sentenced to House of Correction, ten days
1
Drunkenness, sentenced to House of Correction 3 months
1
Drunkenness, sentenced to House of Correction 6 months, suspended
1
Drunkenness, sentenced to House of' Correction 6 months
1
Drunkenness, sentenced to State Farm, case suspended.
1
Drunkenness, sentenced to State Farm
1
Larceny from a building, found guilty, sentenced to six months in the House of Correction
1
Larceny, found guilty, sentenced to three months in the House of Correction
1
Larceny, found guilty, his case placed on file
Larceny, fined $10
1 1 1
Larceny, found guilty, sent to Concord
Larceny from a garden, case continued
1 3
Larceny of an automobile, case taken to Hingham Court Malicious mischief, paid cost $3.40 each
Trespass, fined $3 each
Trespass, fined $10
Attempt to rescue a prisoner, fined $10
Committed to Taunton Hospital
3
Sale of intoxicating liquor, discharged
1
Liquor nuisance, placed on file
1
Keeping and exposing liquors for sale, fined $300 1
Liquor raid 1
4 2 1 1
205
Illegally soliciting order for liquor, fined $50, appealed 1 Nonsupport of family 4 1 1
Nonsupport of family, discharged
Idle and disorderly, continued
Idle and disorderly, continued until 1914.
1
Lewd and lascivious person, continued until March, 1914 Evading car fares, found guilty and made restitution Slaughtering swine without a license, paid costs, $16.70 Having in his possession 4 veal carcasses which had not
1 2 1
been inspected, paid $25 and his case placed on file 1 Truant, sent to the Union School in Walpole 1 1
Stubborn child, case continued
Stubborn child, found guilty, sent to the State Indus- trial School in Lancaster
1
Carrying a loaded revolver, fined $50, case continued. . Riding on a freight train without permission, fined $15 Short weight, fined $15 and his case placed on file · Sent to the State Alms House at Tewksbury
1
1
1
1
Total amount of fines imposed $1026.30
Complaints for minor offences such as fruit and vege- table stealing and all kinds of depredation on Sundays which I think can only be prevented by having Sunday officers stationed in each part of the town during the summer and fall months.
HORACE F. HUNT, Chief of Police.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Board of Water Commissioners
OF THE
TOWN OF BRAINTREE
For the Year ending December 31, 1913
PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE TOWN
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BEE PRINT Braintree, Mass. 1914
ORGANIZATION
Board of Water Commissioners for the Year 1913
HON. JAMES T. STEVENS, Chairman JOHN KELLEY . WILLIAM C. HARRISON BENJAMIN F. DYER, Treasurer WILLIAM E. MAYBURY, Superintendent W. L. GAGE, Secretary and Collector JOHN W. MULCAHY, Engineer
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