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ORDINANCE No. 24 OF 1887 . 2195


Public Health.


(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 been Kitchen, &c.

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 .

61. Every person who shall, under the provisions of section 58 or Sub-soil
drainage.
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 basement 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 mode of outlet may be impracticable ;
and , in such case, he shall cause the sub- soil drain to be so laid 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 shall be Paving of
area and
properly asphalted , paved , or covered over, with a layer of good concrete floors.
at least nine inches thick and the floor of such area shall have a 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 shall be kept, at all times, free and unobstructed by Structures
in areas
structures of any kind other than flights of steps , nor shall such area be prohibited .
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.