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PUBLIC HEALTH . [ 24 of 1887. ] 989


( 4. ) The basement story of such new building consists of
one single shop, the frontage of which shall face on
a public thoroughfare, and shall be open to the
external air from the floor to the ceiling along the
whole extent of such frontage.
60. It shall not be lawful for any person, who shall have Kitchen, & c .
been allowed to erect any new building, kitchen, or outhouse,
abutting against the hill -side, under the provisions of section
58, or sub - section 1 of section 59 , or for any subsequent owner
or tenant thereof, to use, or suffer to be used, at any subsequent
period, the basement story of such new building, or such kitchen ,
or outhouse, for the purposes of human habitation.
Şub-soil
61. Every person who shall, under the provisions of section drainage.
58 or 59 , leave a clear intervening space or area between a new
building and the hill-side, shall make the surface of the floor of
such area at least twelve inches lower than the level of the base
ment floor of such new building, and he shall lay, to the full
extent of such area , along the toe of the slope of the hill -side,
and to a depth of at least twelve inches below the surface, a line
of hard, sound , stone-ware field -pipes, of not less than three
inches diameter, for the purpose of effectually draining the sub
soil of such area, and he shall not cause such sub - soil drain to
be passed out under the floor of any building, unless any other
mo'le of outlet may be impracticable ; and, in such case, he
shall cause the sub-soil drain to be so lail under the ground
floor of such new building, that there shall be a distance of at
least nine inches between the top of such drain and the surface
of such ground floor.
62. The floor of every area and of every basement story Paving a andof
shall be properly asphalted, paved , or covered over, with a layer are
ndoors.
of good concrete at least nine inches thick and the floor of such
area shall have aa fall , from the external wall of such building
towards the face of the hill-side, of at least half an inch to the
foot.

63. Every area shail be kept, at all times, free and un- Structures
obstructed by structures of any kind other than flights of steps, probibitxi
in areas
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nor shall such area be roofed in, or covered over with glass or
other material. No bridge or flight of steps shall be placed
over any window opening into such area. Every area shall be
provided with a suitable parapet wall, or safe iron railing, or
fence, along its upper edge.
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64. No person shall construct, excel't in a hospital, any waters Water -cloxets
closet or urinal having any communication with (any underground [1891,3.2.) of
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public sewer or private drain without the permission of the Sani
tary Board and any such existing water -closets or urinals so com