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Foundation walls shall not be laid on frozen ground.
Cement blocks may be used for building or underpinnings, provided they conform to the following formula:
One part Portland cement, Three parts good sharp sand, Five parts broken stone or gravel,
Well graded as to size.
Walls
Sec. 9. In all wooden buildings not exceeding three stories in height the posts of which exceed twenty-two feet in length, the sills shall not be less than six by eight inches and the posts and girts not less than four by eight inches; in all such buildings the posts of which are twenty-two feet or less in length, the sills shall be not less than six by six inches, unless the Inspector allows a four by six sill, and the posts and girts not less than four by six inches; in all wooden buildings the studdings of the outside walls shall be not less than two by four inches, set sixteen inches on centres; in all wooden buildings the studding in all partitions carrying floor timbers shall be not less than two by four inches, set not more than sixteen inches on the centres, and resting on girders not less than six by six inches. Ledger boards may be used in place of girts in one and one-half story houses or in dwellings where the attic floor is below the plates if the studding spaces between which shall be filled with
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joists of same size as wall studs, cut in tight so as to prevent a draft in case of fire. All one and one-half story buildings shall have end girts mortised and tenoned and pinned together.
Floor Timbers
Sec. 10. Floor timbers in dwelling houses when of good sound timber set sixteen inches on centres, shall be of the fol- lowing sizes; for a span not exceeding ten feet the timbers shall be not less than two by seven inches; for a span not exceeding four- teen feet the timbers shall be not less than two by eight inches; for a span not exceeding sixteen feet the timbers shall be not less than two by nine inches; for a span not exceeding eighteen feet the timbers shall be not less than two by twelve inches; for a span not exceeding twenty feet the timbers shall be not less than two by fourteen inches; for a span not exceeding twenty-two feet the timbers shall be not less than three by twelve inches; for a span not exceeding twenty-four feet the timbers shall not be less than three by fourteen inches in size, or a size giving their equivalent in strength; there shall be girders not less than six by eight inches under main partitions; there shall be floor timbers doubled, or their equivalent, under all cross partitions in the first floor of all dwellings. Headers and timbers of all openings more than four feet square in first floor of dwellings shall be floor joists doubled or their equivalent, beams carrying main or cross partitions in first floor shall be supported on piers or posts not more than seven feet apart, trimmers on first floor over twelve feet in length shall be sup- ported by a pier or post. The attic floor timbers shall not be less than two by six inches for any attic whether finished or unfinished, to which there is access and which can be used for storage or other purposes. All floor timbers with a span from ten to sixteen feet shall have one row of bridging; all floor timbers with a span of sixteen feet or more shall have a bridging every eight feet, and all bridging stock shall be not less than
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one by two inches. All cutting of floor timbers for the passage of pipes shall be on their upper edges, and no cut shall exceed two inches in depth, or be made more than three feet from the point of support of the timber unless the consent of the Inspector has first been obtained. No cutting in on the under side of a floor timber will be allowed for any reason.
Roof Timbers
Sec. 11. In buildings which are twenty feet or more in width rafters for pitched roofs shall measure not less than two by six inches, and spaced not more than twenty-four inches on centres; valley rafters shall in no case be less than two by eight inches; all timbers herein mentioned to be solid stocks excepting the plates, which may be in two pieces, each two by four inches, thoroughly spiked together. Flat roofs shall be timbered the same as floors.
Double Houses
Sec: 12. Every double house shall have a separating partition plastered on metal lath on both sides, or wholly filled between the studs with brick and mortar or concrete up to the ceiling of the upper finished story and resting on an eight inch brick wall in the cellar.
Projections
Sec. 13. No bay window or other structure, except a cornice, shall be placed on any building so as to project over any public way or square without the permission of the Board of Selectmen, given after due notice and hearing.
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Piers and Columns
Sec. 14. All brick piers shall be built of the best quality of good well burnt hard brick, laid in cement and sand mortar and well wet when laid in warm weather. Brick piers under lintels, girders, or columns of brick buildings shall have a prop- erly proportioned cap of stone, cast iron or steel, the full size of the pier.
Fire Guards
Sec. 15. All air spaces around chimneys, pipes, shafts, etc., and all other spaces which form concealed air passages from one story to another shall have fire stops at each story.
Chimneys and Heating Apparatus
Sec. 16. All chimneys hereafter erected shall be built from the ground of brick, stone or other fireproof non-heat-con- ducting materials, and shall be built plumb, or nearly so, so as to be self-containing.
Sec. 17. All brick chimneys shall be built of hard burned brick plastered outside and inside below the roofing, and laid in mortar one part cement to two parts lime, except that exposed. portions of said chimneys may be left unplastered upon the outside. Said chimneys shall be topped out with brick or stone laid in cement, and the topping out shall not have more than two inches projection unless the bricks are covered by a cap of stone or other non-combustible materials in one piece properly secured; and in no case shall a nail be driven into the masonry of any flue.
Sec. 18. All chimneys shall be topped out at least two feet above the highest part of the roof to which they belong or three
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feet above a flat roof. No structural woodwork of any kind shall be placed at a less distance than one inch from the outside of any chimney.
Sec. 19. No smoke pipe in any building with wooden or combustible floors or ceiling shall hereafter enter any flue except at a distance not less than twelve inches from said floor or ceiling or projecting beams; and in all cases where smoke pipes pass through stud or wooden partitions of any kind, whether the same be plastered or not, they shall be guarded.
Sec. 20. All smoke pipes passing through closets shall be enclosed in metal pipes with ventilated air space of at least two inches all around. No earthenware pipes shall be used for horizontal flues. No woodwork shall be placed at a less dis- tance than six inches from any metal flue or smoke pipe.
Sec. 21. All hearths shall be supported upon trimmer arches of brick or stone, or upon bars of iron supporting a bed of brickwork and shall be at least sixteen inches longer than the width of the fireplace openings and at least eighteen inches wide in front of the chimney breast. Wooden centering sup- porting a trimmer arch shall be removed before plastering.
Section 22. Brickwork of all grates, fireplaces and ranges shall be not less than eight inches thick. No woodwork shall be secured to the brickwork of any flue. Open fire places shall have fireproof foundations.
Sec. 23. a. The top of every heating furnace or steam boiler shall be kept at least one foot below the lowest part of the ceiling or floor next above it.
b. Registers connected with hot air furnaces shall be set in non-conducting incombustible borders at least two inches wide. Register boxes shall be made of metal with a flange on top to fit a groove in the border, and shall have a one inch air space all around.
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c. Furnace or other pipes conveying heated air shall be of tin plate or its equal, and, except those from hot water or steam radiators, in partitions or between floors shall be double with a free air space between, and elsewhere shall be kept at least one inch away from any woodwork.
d. No wooden flue or air duct of any description can be used for heating or ventilating purposes.
e. A space of at least one inch to be left between all wood- work and chimneys, with the exception of floor timbers, which shall be not less than two inches from chimneys also around. all hot air, steam and hot water pipes where they pass through floors to be stopped with metal or other fireproof material, smoke tight. Steam and hot water pipes to have metal sleeves and collars.
f. All channels and pockets for gas, water and soil pipes to be made smoke tight at each floor.
Steam Pipes
Sec. 24. Steam pipes shall be kept at least one inch from all woodwork or shall be protected by an incombustible ring or tube, or rest on iron supports, with air space of at least one-half inch all around and when passing through partitions or floors shall be surrounded by incombustible funnels at least three-quarters of an inch larger in diameter than the pipes.
Notice of Unsafe Chimneys
Sec. 25. If any chimney, flue or heating apparatus shall be found by the Inspector to be unsafe, he shall at once notify in writing the owner, agent or other party having an interest in said premises, who, upon receiving notice, shall make the same safe.
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Special Construction
Sec. 26. The use of various forms of masonry construction such as concrete, concrete blocks, terra cotta or hollow tile blocks, etc., not expressly provided for in this by-law shall be subject to such restriction as the Inspector may require in order to conform to the standard of strength and safety otherwise required by this by-law.
Safeguards During Building Operations
Sec. 27. Whenever any person is about to erect or alter the exterior walls of a building, within five feet of the line of a street, he shall cause the portion of the site of the building bordering upon the street to be enclosed by a proper fence not less than four feet high and at least five feet from the line of such building, and the same shall be maintained until all liability to accident from falling material ceases; he shall also maintain a proper walk around said fence, as long as the sidewalk is obstructed, and he shall maintain proper lights, if so required by the Inspector, at both ends of such enclosed space from sunset to sunrise. In erecting any building no person shall place, deposit or suffer to remain in any street or highway, any lumber or other building material, rubbish or remains of any old building for a period longer than may be necessary for the work which may be going on; and in case such material, rubbish or remains of an old building shall be necessarily remaining after dark, a sufficient light shall be placed over or near the same, and kept from sunset to sunrise. All rubbish from the erecting or repairing of any building or the removal of an old building, shall be carried away by the person so erecting, repairing or removing such building, at such time as the Superintendent of Streets may direct; and in case of neglect or refusal to do so, it shall be
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removed by the Superintendent of Streets, at the expense of such person. Any person violating any provision of this section shall be liable to a penalty of twenty-five dollars.
Sec. 28. All questions as to the intent and meaning of the by-laws relating to the construction of buildings shall be decided by the Inspector.
Sec. 29. In these by-laws the following terms shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them: "Alteration" means any change or addition. "Cellar" means a basement or lower story, of which one-half or more of the height from the floor to the ceiling is below the level of the street, if adjoining, or if not on a street below the average grade of the ground out- side the wall. "Foundation wall" means that portion of any external wall below the grade of the ground outside the wall and that portion of any partition or party wall below the basement floor. "Party wall" means every wall built in order to be used as a separation of two or more dwellings. "Partition wall" means an interior wall of masonry in a building. "External wall" means every outer wall or vertical enclosure, except a party wall of any building. "Height" of a building means the distance from the top of the roof. "Tenement" or "Apart- ment" house means any building for three or more families or for two or more families, where the building is in part for mer- cantile or manufacturing purposes. "Inspector" means the Inspector of Buildings appointed under Section 1 of this by-law. "Building limits" means the building or fire limits heretofore prescribed or which apply to any permanent or fixed flues or passages built into any building for conveying away the products of combustion from furnaces, stoves, boilers, ranges or fire- places. "Repairs" means the reconstruction or removal of any existing part of a building or of its fixtures or appurtenances by which the strength or fire risk is not affected or modified, and not made in the opinion of the Inspector for the purpose of
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converting the building in whole or in part to a new use. "Thickness" of a wall means the minimum thickness of such wall. "Persons" shall mean individuals, co-partnerships or corporations.
Penalty For Violation
Sec. 30. Whoever violates any of the provisions of the preceding sections of this by-law shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars for each offence.
Sec. 31. The provisions of these by-laws shall not apply to buildings and structures owned and occupied by the United States or the State of Massachusetts, nor to bridges.
Boston, Mass., August 24, 1920.
The foregoing By-Laws are hereby approved.
J. WESTON ALLEN, Attorney-General.
Attest :
JAMES E. KELLEY,
Town Clerk.
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TOWN WARRANT
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Middlesex, ss.
To Walter A. Hill, Constable of the Town of Wilmington, Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and in the manner prescribed in the By-Laws of said Town, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town qualified by law to vote in Town affairs, to meet and assemble at the Town Hall on Monday, the seventh day of March next, at 5.45 o'clock in the forenoon, the polls to be opened at 6 a.m. and may be closed at 4 p.m., for the election of Town Officers.
Article 1. To elect by ballot a Moderator to preside at said meeting.
Art. 2. To bring in your votes on one ballot for three Selectmen who shall also be Overseers of the Poor and Board of Survey; one Assessor for three years; Town Clerk, Treasurer, Collector of Taxes, Constable, three Fence Viewers, one School Committee for three years; two Trustees of the Public Library for three years; one member of the S. D. J. Carter Lecture Committee for five years; one Tree Warden; one Trustee of Trust Funds for three years; also to vote on the following questions, to wit: Shall license be granted for sale of certain non-intoxicating beverages in this Town? "Yes" or "No."
You are also hereby further required and directed to notify and warn the said inhabitants of the Town of Wilmington
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who are qualified to vote in elections and Town affairs therein to assemble subsequently and meet in Town Meeting at the Grange Hall, Wildwood Street in said Wilmington, on Monday the seventh (7th) day of March next, A. D., 1921 at eight (8) o'clock p.m., then and there to act on the following articles:
Art. 3. To choose all other Town Officers for the ensuing year.
Art. 4. To hear the reports of Committees and act thereon.
Art. 5. To see how much money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for General Government, Protection of Life and Property, Tree Warden, Forest Fire Wardens, Health and Sanitation, Highway, Roads and Bridges, Support of Poor, Dependent Widows, Soldiers' Relief, Schools and Mainte- nance, including Transportation, Tuition at Vocational Schools, Public Library, Cemetery, Interest, Notes Payable, Street Lights, State and County Tax, Printing, Care of Town Clock, Contingent Fund and Tax Abatements.
Art. 6. To see how much money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the observance of Memorial Day, and to determine how the same shall be expended.
Art. 7. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money in anticiption of revenue of the present financial year.
Art. 8. To see what method the Town will adopt for the collection of taxes and to determine the compensation of the collector.
Art. 9. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of fifteen dollars for the up-keep of Regan Park at the junction of High Street and Middlesex Avenue, or do anything in relation thereto.
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Art. 10. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of one thousand dollars, to be expended for public health work as done by the public health nurse, under the supervision of the directors of the Wilmington Public Health Nurse Association or do anything in relation thereto.
*Art. 11. To see what action the Town will take in reference to disposing of the North, East and West District School Buildings.
*Art. 12. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $200 or some other amount, and elect a director for demonstration work in agriculture and home economics, the money to be expended by, and the director to serve in co-operation with the County Trustees for Aid to Agriculture of the Middlesex County Bureau of Agriculture and Home Economics, under the provisions of Chapter 273, General Acts of 1918; it being understood that $75 of this amount shall be used to provide local paid supervision of boys' and girls' club work.
Art. 13. To see how much money the Town will raise and appropriate for the purchase of a Steam Roller, or what they will do in relation thereto.
*Art. 14. To see if the Town will instruct the Selectmen to pay the Sealer of Weights and Measures a salary of one hundred and fifty ($150) dollars per year, and raise and appro- priate funds to cover same.
Art. 15. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of three thousand ($3,000) dollars for the purpose of extending Macadam on Church Street, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 16. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of two thousand ($2,000) dollars under Chapter
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525, Acts of 1910, to be expended under the direction of the Massachusetts Highway Commission, or do anything in relation thereto. (Salem Street.)
Art. 17. To see if the Town will vote to lease the Town Farm, for Agricultural purposes, or what they will do in relation thereto.
*Art. 18. To see if the Town will accept Cross Street Extension to Cottage Street, also Cottage Street as laid out by the Board of Selectmen, or what they will do in relation thereto.
*Art. 19. To see if the Town will vote to accept Grove Avenue, Extension to Lake Street, as laid out by the Selectmen, or do anything in relation thereto.
Art. 20. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $37.50 account of Salary of the Building Inspector for the year 1920, or do anything in relation thereto.
*Art. 21. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Selectmen to contract for street lighting on Federal Street from the junction of Federal and Concord Streets to the junction of Federal and Woburn Streets and to raise and appropriate a sum of money to cover the expense of same, or do anything in rela- tion thereto.
*Art. 22. To see if the Town will instruct the Selectmen to contract for two electric street lights to be installed on Mystic Avenue, and to appropriate a sum of money therefor.
*Art. 23. To see if the Town will instruct the Selectmen to contract for electric lights to be installed on Boutwell Street or do anything in relation thereto.
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*Art. 24. To see if the Town will instruct the Selectmen to contract for electric lights to be installed on Ballardvale Street to property of E. F. Day', or do anything in relation thereto.
*Art. 25. To see if the Town will instruct the Selectmen to contract for electric lights to be installed on Nichols Street from Shawsheen Avenue to Shawsheen River, or do anything in relation thereto.
*Art. 26. To see if the Town will vote to elect a Road Surveyor as provided by Section 1, Chapter 41 of the General Laws, or do anything in regard to the matter.
*Art. 27. To see if the Town will vote to appoint a Finance and Warrant Committee of ten members to give hearing for all departments relative to the appropriation each department may require for the ensuing year, and pass on all articles to be inserted in the Warrant for the annual Town Meeting and make a report to be inserted in the annual Town Reports, or do anything in relation thereto.
*Art. 28. To see if the Town will vote to open the electric railroad from Perry's Corner through Wilmington Center to Hudson's Corner so called, or do anything in relation thereto.
Art. 29. To see if the Town will vote to reconsider that portion of the vote passed under Article 24 of the Warrant for the Annual Meeting, March 1, 1920, whereby it was voted to adjourn to the first Monday evening in March and successive Monday evenings, till all articles have been acted upon, and substitute in place thereof the second Monday evening in March or do anything in relation thereto.
*Art. 30. To see if the Town will vote to amend Sections 3, 10 and 11 of the Town Building Regulations or do anything in relation thereto.
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Art. 31. To see how much money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the purpose of resurfacing Main Street. for a distance of 1,700 feet, or do anything in relation thereto.
Art. 32. To see if the Town will vote to accept the provi- sions of Chapter 155 of the Acts of 1918. (Highway.)
*Articles inserted on petition.
Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at the time and place of said meeting.
Given under our hands and the seal of said Town this the fifteenth day of February, A. D. one thousand nine hundred and twenty-one.
THE WHITEFIELD ELM
FRANK W. DAYTON, CHARLES F. PERRY, ASA G. SHELDON, Selectmen of Wilmington.
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INDEX
Assessors' Valuation, 1920,
115
Board of Health, Report of
139
Carter Lecture Course Committee, Report of
137
Chief of Police, Report of
124
Collector's Account
117
Construction of Buildings, By-Laws
155
Departmental Recommendations
112
Fire Department, Report of
126
Inspector of Animals, Report of
140
Inspector of Meats and Provisions, Report of
141
Jury List
11
Librarian's Report
149
List of Library Books
150
Overseers of the Poor, Report of
114
Public Health Nurse Association, Report of
145
School Committee, Report of
53
Sealer of Weights and Measures, Report of
142
Superintendent of Streets, Report of
135
Town Accountant, Report of
81
Town Clerk, Town Meetings. Report of
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Births Registered
44
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66 Marriages Registered
46
.. Deaths Registered
50
66
66 Recapitulation
52
Treasurer's Report
119
Tree Warden's Report
144
Trustees of Trust Funds, Report of
122
Town Officers, 1920
5
Town Warrant
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