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r777- -2- r accompanied bIT a plan of the lot showing the dimensions of the lot and cue location and size of the building or buildings to be erected, to€ether with location of cesspool or septic tank and water supplies . A record of such applications and plans shall be kept on file in the office of the Building Inspector. uection 3 . General Provisions Applicable to all Buildings . Para . 1 . All wooden construction in buildings hereafter erected shall be built vaith sills , posts , studs and plates properly braced and framed so { as to develop the maximum strength and rigidity consistent with the purpose � for which they are to be used . Para. 2 . All materials used shall be of sufficient strength and size to safely carry the loads they may be subjected to without exceeding the allowable working stre ,gth . 1 . All lumber and timber used in load bearing members shall be sound, free from rot and large or loose knots , and damaged yr diagonal or spiral grain; and shall be at least equal in quality to the `y following commercial grades : studs , posts , planks , beams , joists arid rafters, y No. 2 Common: and girders and timbers T:i� . 1 Comr.ion. All lumber sizes herein specified are nominal sizes . Para . 3 . Excavation. 1. All excavations shall extend to solid ground. 2. All excavations shall extend at least 1811 below the finished grade . � Para. 4. Footings . 1. All footings , when foot' i are necessary, must be masonry. 2. P-jnimum footings shall be as folloti�rs : a) Under foundations of one story buildings, six inches truck, and a three inch projection on . either side of the wall. (b) Under foundations of one and a half and not more than two story buildings , ei"ht inches thick, and four inch projection ! on eithe-i- side of the wall . ( c ) Under a twelve inch thick wall, eight inches thick. ( e ) all chimneys must extend to solid ground and. have footings which pro ect at least six inches on all sides and are at least eight inches thick. ( f�' All footings shall b e of such width and thickness as to safely � resist the superimposed load without exceeding at any point the allowable 1 bearing capacity of the soil. 2. Para. 5 . Foundations . 1 . All foundations shall be of such width and thickness as to safel resist the superimposed load without exceeding the allowable working strength , and can be of concrete, brick or stone . Iiiini- mum requirements shall be as follows : ( a) six inch thickness for poured concrete supporting one story wood frame structure without basement . (b) Eight inch t ..ickness for all other poured walls . ( c ) Eight inch thick- ness for all masonry unit walls that extend up to eight feet below finished. grade . Maximum total height of foundation wall supported- to be not more than thirty feet to eaves and thirty-five feet to ridge . ( d) twelve inch. " thickness for all masonry unit walls that extend more than eight feet below ! outside finish grade . One story frame buildings , not intended for human habitation riav be built on cement piers provided tl�,-It the distance between piers is vaithin 4D the limits of the r-,axiraur;i spans for wood girders . Para . 6. Piers for Girders . 1. First floor girders rust rest on solid. mdsonry or cement filled steel columns . 2 . On block foundations , cells of E ,blocks below_girder must be filled with cement to form solid bearing-- or 3 . RiasonryPjlasters not less than four, inches b=F eight inches shall be '.1