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All pipes or ducts used to convey air warmed by steam or hot water shall be of metal or other fireproof material. All steam and hot water pipe coverings shall consist of fireproof materials only.
SECT. 36. All walls, ceilings and partitions inclosing drying-rooms, when not made of fireproof material, shall be wire lathed and plastered, or covered with metal, tile or other hard, incombustible material.
SECT. 36 A: No portion of any building of third class construction to which the provisions of Chapter 635 of the Acts of 1912 do not apply shall be hereafter erected, enlarged, altered, or placed nearer than four (4)
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feet to the line of any adjacent lot or to any other building of the first or sceond class; or nearer than eight (8) feet to any portion of any other building of the third class on the same lot, unless fireproof masonry walls, with openings protected as required by Section 36, are built next to the said lot or other building, such walls to be of thickness provided under Section 17.
SECT. 37. In first or second class buildings all open- ings in walls within four (4) feet of adjoining property lines shall be protected by metal shutters or by metal sash, frames and wire glass.
SECT. 38. Every building of the third class hereafter erected to form a block of two or more buildings shall have a wall of brick, or Portland cement concrete, or other equally substantial and approved fireproof ma- terial between adjoining buildings, completely separating same. Such walls to be of thickness specified in Section 17, carried to under side of roof boarding.
SECT. 38 A: Every dwelling to which the provisions of Chapter 635 of the Acts of 1912 do not apply shall have at least two independent means of egress.
ELECTRIC WIRING AND FIXTURES .
SECT. 39. All wires, appliances and apparatus in the interior of a public building or on private premises, which are intended for the transmission of electricity and to be connected with an outside circuit, shall be made and at all times kept safe, and shall be placed, arranged, attached, changed and maintained by the per- son, firm or corporation owning or using the same, to the satisfaction of the Inspector of Wires appointed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 337 of the Acts of the year 1899. The Inspector of Wires shall have access at all reasonable times to such wires, appliances and apparatus.
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Before any person, firm or corporation shall arrange, fix, or essentially change any such wires, appliances and apparatus, the Inspector of Wires shall be notified and given full opportunity to inspect the said wires and their arrangement and fixtures before the same are covered or enclosed. Wires in the interior of buildings and on private premises shall not be connected with an outside circuit which crosses or runs along, over or under any street or way of the Town without written permission therefor having been first obtained from the Inspector of Wires.
Companies and contractors making any repairs on or installing any electric plants in the Town of Milton shall send a notice to the Inspector of Wires before the work is commenced.
All work and material must be supplied and installed in accordance with provisions of the National Electric code and any amendments or additions thereto.
GAS . FIXTURES
SECT. 40. The burners of all gas fixtures shall be at least three (3) feet below any ceiling or woodwork, unless the same is properly protected by a shield, in which case the distance shall be not less than eighteen (18) inches. No gas bracket on any lath and plaster partition or woodwork shall be less than five (5) inches in length, measured from the burner to the plaster surface or wood- work.
SECT. 41. Gas pipes in any building or structure shall be installed in accordance with the rules and regu- lations prescribed by the company furnishing gas. All gas pipes shall be inspected and tested by the gas company before the pipes are covered, and a certificate of the same from the gas company shall be placed on file with the Inspector of Buildings by the owner of the building or his
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representative. The method of installation of the gas pipes shall be subject to the approval of the Inspector of Buildings.
SECT. 42. Every hot water boiler hereafter installed, to be used for heating purposes, shall be provided with a safety or relief valve of a size not less than that known commercially as one-half (12) inch. Such valve shall be attached either directly to the boiler or to some pipe connected therewith at a point not more than one foot from the boiler.
REGULATIONS MADE BY THE FIRE ENGINEERS ACCORDING TO THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 32, SECTION 46 OF THE REVISED LAWS IN REGARD TO CHIMNEYS, FLUES, FIRE- PLACES AND HEATING PIPES.
SECT. 43. All chimneys hereafter erected shall be built of brick, stone or other incombustible material.
SECT. 44. All chimneys hereafter erected, if walls are less than eight (S) inches thick, shall be lined on the inside with terra cotta or tile pipe, made smooth on the inside from two (2) feet below girder, or from the throat of the fireplace, if the flue starts from the latter, and carried up continuously to the top. The ends of all such lining pipes shall be made to fit close together, and the pipe shall be built in, as the flue or flues are carried up. The walls shall be at least four (4) inches thick. No parging mortar shall be used on the inside of any fireplace, chimney or flue. The firebacks of all fireplaces hereafter erected shall be not less than eight (8) inches in thickness if of solid brickwork nor less than twelve (12) inches if of stone. When a grate is set in a fireplace, a lining of firebrick at least two (2) inches in thickness shall be added to the fireback, unless soapstone, tile or cast iron is used and filled solidly behind with fireproof material.
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All chimneys shall extend at least three (3) feet above the highest point at which the chimney cuts the roof and at least six (6) inches above any roof surface within ten (10) feet in a horizontal line.
SECT. 45. Imitation fireplaces intended for use with gas or electricity and not having a flue shall be constructed throughout, including the hearth, of fireproof material not less than two (2) inches thick.
Hearths of all fireplaces and chimney breasts where mantels are placed shall be supported by trimmer arches of brick, stone, burnt clay or concrete at least eighteen (18) inches in width measured from the face of the finished chimney breast and not less than sixteen (16) inches longer than the width of the finished fireplace opening. Wooden centers under trimmer arches shall be removed before plastering the ceiling underneath. Hearths may be supported on steel cantilever beams built not less than sixteen (16) inches into the chimney. SECT. 46. No chimney shall be supported by, started or built upon any woodwork.
In no case shall a chimney be corbelled out more than two-thirds the thickness of a wall to which it is attached, and in all such cases the corbellings shall consist of at least five course of brick. Where chimneys are supported by piers, the piers shall start from the foundation on the same line with the chimney breast, and shall be not less than twelve (12) inches on the face, properly bonded into the walls. When a chimney is to be cut off below, in whole or in part, it shall be wholly supported by stone, concrete, brick, iron or steel.
All chimneys which become dangerous in any manner whatever shall be repaired and made safe, or taken down.
SECT. 47. All hot air furnaces, low pressure boilers, and hot water heaters shall be placed at least two (2) feet from any wooden or combustible partition or ceiling,
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unless such partition or ceiling is properly protected by incombustible material, when the distance shall be not less than one (1) foot.
SECT. 48. No wood shall be placed within one (1) inch of any smoke flue or metal pipe used to convey hot air. No smoke pipe shall pass through any wood floor. No smoke pipe shall be placed nearer than twelve (12) inches to any woodwork unless it is properly guarded by metal shields; if so guarded smoke pipes shall be not less than six (6) inches distant. Where smoke pipes pass through a lath and plaster partition they shall be guarded by galvanized iron ventilated thimbles at least twelve (12) inches larger in diameter than the pipes, or by galvanized iron thimbles surrounded by solid masonry extending through the partition and eight (S) inches larger than the pipes. No smoke pipe shall pass through the roof of any building unless a special permit be first obtained from the Inspector of Buildings.
SECT. 49. Steam or hot water heating pipe shall not be placed within two (2) inches of any timber or woodwork, unless the timber or woodwork is protected by a metal shield; then the distance shall be not less than one (1) inch. All steam or hot water heating pipes passing through floors and ceilings or lathed and plastered partitions shall be protected by a metal tube one (1) inch larger in diameter than the pipe having a metal cap at the floor.
All pipes or ducts used to convey air warmed by steam or hot water shall be of metal or other fireproof material. All steam and hot water pipe coverings shall consist of fireproof materials only.
CHAPTER 8
THE REGULATION AND INSPECTION OF PLUMBING
SECTION 1. There shall be in the Town a department for the inspection of plumbing in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 103 of the Revised Laws.
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SECT. 2. The word "Inspector" without further addition wherever used in this chapter means the In- spector of Plumbing.
SECT. 3. Every plumber before commencing work on any part of the drainage system in a building, except in the case of the repair of leaks, shall file at the office of the Inspector upon blanks provided for that purpose, a description of the proposed work. No such work shall be done in any building unless approved by the Inspector and after a permit is issued therefor. Permits to perform plumbing shall be issued only to master plumbers. Draw- ings of the proposed work shall be filed when required by the Inspector.
SECT. 4. No drainage, waste or ventilation pipes shall be covered or concealed in any way until the same have' been examined and approved by the Inspector. Notice shall be sent to the Inspector when the work is sufficiently advanced for such inspection, and it shall be the duty of such Inspector, within two (2) working days after receiving such notice, to inspect the same; and in case any change therein shall be found necessary, he shall direct in writing the change to be made.
SECT. 5. All drainage, waste and ventilation pipes shall be subjected to the water test before the fixtures are set. After all the fixtures are set, said pipings and fixtures shall be subjected to pneumatic or other reliable pressure test. All such tests shall be made in the presence of the Inspector.
SECT. 6. The drainage and waste piping of every building shall be connected with the public sewer when such sewer is located in a street, way or other land ad- jacent to the lot upon which the building is located, if the sewer is within two hundred (200) feet of such build- ing and is so located as to take the sewerage therefrom. If the building is more than two hundred (200) feet from
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the sewer or a sewer is not accessible, connection may be made with a proper cesspool, provided a permit is granted therefor by the Board of Health.
SECT. 7. The soil pipe of every building shall be of sufficient size to receive, and allow freely to pass, all that enters or should enter the same. All soil pipes shall be of extra heavy cast iron pipe. All drain and connecting ventilating pipes within the building shall be of sufficient size, and made of cast iron with leaded and caulked joints, but galvanized wrought iron pipe may be used for vent purposes. All pipes shall be prop- erly secured to walls and ceilings with wrought iron hangers. Waste pipes shall be of cast iron, of lead, or of annealed brass of a thickness not less than No. 13 Stubbs gauge with brass or cast iron recessed fittings. No soil pipe of any building shall be less than four (4) inches inside diameter, except by written permission of the Board of Health. No vent pipe shall be less than one and a half (11/2) inches inside diameter. No waste pipe shall be less than one and a quarter (114) inches inside diameter.
SECT. 8. All drain pipes shall have a proper pitch, shall have an accessible clean-out, and shall extend to a point ten (10) feet outside of the cellar wall. The pipe from the sewer or cesspool to within ten (10) feet of the cellar wall shall have tight joints. The clean-out, if made accessible, may be placed outside of the cellar wall. All drain or ventilation pipes shall extend undiminished in inside diameter at least two (2) feet above the highest window on the roof. Every drain pipe, except a drain pipe from a building having but one sink, or but one sink with adjoining trays, shall have a suitable trap placed with an accessible clean-out at a reasonable dis- tance from the point where such drain pipe leaves the building. All changes in direction of soil pipes shall be made by Y branches or by curved pipes. No ventila-
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tion pipes on the outside of any building shall be less than two (2) inches inside diameter.
SECT. 9. All joints in iron drain pipes, soil or vent pipes shall be made by thoroughly caulking the same with molten lead. Joints of lead pipes with iron pipes shall be made by soldering the same into brass ferrules by means of a full sized wiped joint and caulking the ferrules to pipes which are of cast iron, or screwing them to pipes which are of wrought iron.
SECT. 10. Every water-closet, urinal, sink, basin, bath-tub, slop hopper, and every tray or set of four or less wash trays shall have a separate trap, placed as near the fixture as possible, except that when two sinks or two basins, or a sink and a set of four or less wash trays ad- join, one trap shall be sufficient. A basin and bath-tub adjoining shall each have a separate trap, and in no case shall the waste from the bath-tub or other fixtures be con- nected with the water-closet trap or water-closet lead outlet pipe.
All fixture traps shall be protected from syphonage or air pressure by special vent pipes having a diameter not less than the diameter of the waste pipe and connected with the waste pipe at a point not lower than the seal of the trap in such manner as to make the vent pipe a continuation of or a Y branch from the waste pipe, ex- cept that the highest fixture on a stack which extends through the roof shall not require such special vent pipe unless the length of the waste pipe from the trap of said fixture to the said stack exceeds three (3) feet. Vent pipes for water-closets shall be of not less than two (2) inches bore and may be connected with the water-closet waste pipe below the level of the trap seal. Two or more vent pipes may be connected together or with a soil pipe, but such connection with a soil pipe shall be above the uppermost fixture connected with such soil pipe. Lead
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vent pipes may be used only where they are exposed to view.
SECT. 11. No drip or overflow pipes from safes under water-closets, urinals, or other fixtures, no overflow pipes from tanks or cisterns, no waste pipes from refrigerators or other receptacles in which food is stored, no rain water conductors, and no steam exhaust pipes, or steam waste pipes shall be connected with any soil pipe. No open- ings shall be allowed in the soil or waste pipe of any building for the purpose of receiving the surface drainage of the cellar except by permission of, and in a manner satis- factory to, the Board of Health. No brick, sheet metal, earthenware, or chimney flue shall be used as a sewer ven- tilator, or to ventilate any trap, drain, soil or waste pipe.
SECT. 12. Every water-closet shall be supplied with water from a tank or cistern, and shall have a flushing pipe of not less than one and a quarter (114) inches inside diameter. Flushing valves attached directly to a water- closet may be used, but when used the method of in- stallation shall conform in every particular to the re- quirements of the Inspector.
SECT. 13. Cesspools shall have a top of stone, or arched brick, with iron rim and cover, and may be laid up dry, unless otherwise ordered by the Board of Health.
SECT. 14. No water-closet shall be enclosed with any woodwork.
SECT. 15. None of the provisions of the foregoing sections of this chapter shall apply to the drainage systems of barns and stables, except so far as ordered by the Board of Health, and all drainage systems of barns and stables shall be constructed according to plans ap- proved in writing by the Board of Health.
SECT. 16. Every closed tank or boiler hereafter in- stalled, which is to be used for the storage and supply of hot water, shall, if fed by direct pressure from any source
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outside of the building, have a safety or relief valve and a vacuum valve. Each valve shall be of a size not less than that known commercially as one-half (12) inch.
SECT. 17. Any person violating any of the provisions of Chapters numbered Seven and Eight shall be liable to a fine of not less than twenty (20) dollars nor more than one hundred (100) dollars for each offense, to be paid into the treasury of the Town of Milton.
SECT. 18. Upon the approval of Chapters 7 and 8 by the Attorney-General of the Commonwealth and the publication as required by law, they shall go into effect, and all building laws heretofore adopted by the Town shall be thereby repealed, except that in cases where permits have been issued prior to the approval and publi- cation as above provided, the laws then existing shall govern the work to be performed under said permits.
CHAPTER 9
STREET RAILWAYS
SECTION 1. The annual report shall contain the following concerning the street railways in the Town and the street railway companies owning or operating the same, viz .:-
Copies or full statements of all locations granted to street railways during the preceding calendar year, with all the terms, conditions and modifications thereof, and the terms of any modifications granted during the year of locations previously granted.
A copy of all regulations in force as to the rate of speed, the mode, manner and extent of use of tracks, and the number and routes of cars of any and all such companies made by the Selectmen under the provisions of Sections 40 and 42 of Chapter 112 of the Revised Laws.
A statement of all taxes paid the Town by street rail- way companies during the preceding calendar year,
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which by the terms of Section 47 of Chapter 14 of the Revised Laws are to be applied toward the construction, repair and maintenance of the public ways and removal of snow therefrom within the Town.
SECT. 2. Whenever the Selectmen are of the opinion that additional accommodations for the travelling public are required upon any street railway in the Town, and the company neglects or refuses to furnish the same at their request, it shall be their duty to petition the Board of Railroad Commissioners to order such additional accommodations to be provided under the terms of Section 70 of Chapter 112 of the Revised Laws.
CHAPTER 10
TOWN WAYS
SECTION 1. Every way that shall be laid out for the acceptance of the Town as a Town way shall be not less than thirty feet in width.
SECT. 2. Whenever an existing private way, the fee of which is in the abutters, shall be laid out for the ac- ceptance of the Town as a Town way, the documents relating to such laying out shall be accompanied by a letter from the Selectmen, which shall be filed in the office of the Town Clerk, together with said documents, before such way shall be accepted. This letter shall state that such private way is well built; and that as con- structed it is equal to the average construction of the existing highways of the Town.
SECT. 3. Whenever any way shall have been laid out or altered by the Selectmen, and accepted and allowed by the Town, no entry for the purpose of constructing any part of such laying out or alteration shall be made until all claims for damages by reason thereof shall have been finally adjusted or determined, unless such entry shall be authorized by special vote of the Town.
LEGISLATIVE ACTS ACCEPTED BY THE TOWN OF MILTON
MARCH 19, 1866. Voted, To establish a High School, according to the provisions of Section 2 of Chapter 38 of the General Statutes.
MARCH 2, 1874. Voted, To accept the provisions of Chapter 265 of the Acts of 1873, relative to public landing places in the Town of Milton.
MARCH 4, 1878. Voted, To accept the provisions of Sec- tions 23 to 32 of Chapter 24 of the General Statutes, rela- tive to the establishment of a board of fire engineers.
MARCH 3, 1879. Voted, To accept the provisions of Sec- tion 21 of Chapter 38 of the General Statutes, relative to the election of School Committee.
DECEMBER 8, 1879. Voted, To accept the provisions of Section 1 of Chapter 234 of the Acts of 1878, relative to truants and neglected children.
MARCH 1, 1880. Voted, To accept the provisions of Sec- tion 1 of Chapter 234 of the Acts of 1878, relative to truants and neglected children.
MARCH 5, 1883. Voted, To accept the provisions of Sec- tion 10 of Chapter 48 of the General Statutes, relative to truants and neglected children.
MARCH 7, 1881. Voted, To accept the Act of the Legis- lature, Chapter 158 of the Laws of 1871, entitled, "An Act to Provide for the Election of Road Commissioners."
MARCH 3, 1890. Voted, To accept the first nine sections of Chapter 51 of the Public Statutes, said chapter being en- titled, "Of Betterments, and Other Assessments on Account of the Cost of Public Improvements."
FEBRUARY 12, 1891. Voted, To accept the Act authoriz-
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ing towns and cities to lay out public parks within their limits; being Chapter 154 of the Acts of 1882.
MARCH 2, 1891. Voted, To accept the provisions of Chap- ter 386 of the Acts of 1890, relative to the election of Town Officers.
FEBRUARY 3, 1894. Voted, That the Town does hereby accept the provisions of Section 268 of Chapter 417 of the Acts of the Legislature of Massachusetts passed in the year 893, relative to the election of a separate Board of Assessors.
NOVEMBER 28, 1894. Voted, That the Town hereby accepts the provisions of Chapter 324 of the Acts of the Leg- islature of 1894, entitled, "An Act Relative to the Reservation of Spaces in Public Ways."
MARCH 4, 1895. Voted, That the Town hereby accepts the provisions of Chapter 309 of the Acts of 1885, entitled, "An Act Authorizing Cities and Towns to License Groves, to be Used for Picnics and Other Lawful Amusements."
MARCH 4, 1895. Voted, That the Town hereby accepts the provisions of Section 272 of Chapter 417, Acts of the Legislature of 1893, relating to the election of Sewer Com- missioners in towns.
MARCH 4, 1895. Voted, That the Town hereby accepts the provisions of Chapter 462 of the Acts of the Legislature of 1893, entitled "An Act to Authorize the Establishment of a Building Line on Public Ways." .
MARCH 4, 1895. Voted, That the Town hereby accepts the provisions of Chapter 218 of the Acts of the Legisla- ture of 1894, as amended by Chapter 473 of the Act of the same year, being "An Act Relative to the Election of Boards of Health in Towns."
MARCH 4, 1895. Voted, That the Town hereby accepts the provisions of Sections 20 and 21 of Chapter 50 of the Public Statutes, relating to the establishment and grading of sidewalks, by the Selectmen.
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JUNE 29, 1895. Voted, That the Town accept the pro- visions of Chapter 304 of the Acts of 1895, entitled, "An Act to Authorize the Town of Milton to Construct One or More Systems of Sewerage."
MARCH 1, 1897. Voted, That the Town accept Chapter 101 of the Public Statutes, entitled, "Of the Suppression of Common Nuisances."
MARCH 1, 1897. Voted, That the provisions of Chapter 481 of the Acts of the year 1894, be accepted, entitled, "Regu- lation and Inspection of Buildings."
MARCH 5, 1900. Voted, That Chapter 344, Acts of 1899, entitled, "An Act to Make Eight Hours a Day's Work for City and Town employees," be accepted.
MARCH 3, 1902. Voted, That the Town accept Section 18 of Chapter 122 of the Revised Laws, relative to the appoint- ment of an Inspector of Wires.
MARCH 3, 1902. Voted, That the Town accept Chapter 38 of the Revised Laws of Massachusetts, relative to the election of a treasurer of Public Library Trustees.
JULY 14, 1902. Voted, To accept Chapter 307 of the Acts of 1902, entitled, "An Act to Supply the Town of Milton with Water."
AUGUST 16, 1902. Voted, To accept Sections 58 to 64, inclusive, of Chapter 48 of the Revised Laws, relative to jurisdiction of towns over highways and county bridges.
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