An Act in Addition to an Act to Provide for the Regulation and Inspection of Buildings, the More Effecttal Prevention of Fire, and the Better Preserva

Excerpt from An Act in Addition to an Act to Provide for the Regulation and Inspection of Buildings, the More Effecttal Prevention of Fire, and the Better Preservation of Life and Property in Boston Foundations for party-walls Of the aforesaid heights, to be Of block-stone, laid in horizontal courses, not less' than 24 inches thick; and for external walls, not less than 30 inches thick. The bottom course to be at least 6 inches wider than the block stone wall resting thereon. In all buildings over 30 feet in Width, not having either brick partition walls, or girders supported by columns running from front to rear, the external walls shall be increased 4 inches in thickness. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.