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The Building Law Of The City Of Boston - Being Acts Of 1907 Chapter 550
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THE BUILDING LAW OF THE CITY OF BOSTON. BEING ACTS OF J907, CHAPTER 550. Published by THE MASTER BUILDERS ASSOCIATION, No. 166 Devonshire Street, BOSTON, October, 1907. CONTENTS. SECTIONS 1-10. BUILDING DEPARTMENT. PAGE Organization, Officers, Powers, etc. . . . 1 SECTION 11. BUILDING TERMS. Definitions of Words Used 7 SECTIONS 12-13. BUILDINGS,... more » REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL. Permits, Prohibitions, etc. 7 SECTIONS 14-16. BUILDING MATERIALS. Brick, Iron, Steel, Concrete, Wood, etc 10 SECTION 17. BUILDING CLASSIFICATIONS. First, Second, Third, Composite . . . 16 Height, Excavations, Piling, etc. . , . . .... . 18 SECTIONS 18-41. BUILDING CONSTRUCTION. SECTIONS 42-76. TENEMENT HOUSES, ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR. Definitions of Terms, Fire-escapes, etc. . . . . . . . . 29 SECTIONS 77-111. THEATRES AND PLACES OF PUBLIC ASSEMBLY. Construction, Courts, Curtains etc 41 SECTIONS 112-124. PLUMBING AND PLUMBERS. Definition of Terms, Registration, Inspection, etc. ..... 49 SECTION 125. HAZARDOUS BUILDINGS AND APPLIANCES Regulations Relative to . . . . ... . ... 57 . SECTION 126. COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. Habitable Buildings Not to be Used for Storage, etc . . . . . 58 SECTIONS 127, 129. ENFORCEMENT OF ACT. Jurisdiction in Equity and at Law . . . . . . . . . 58 SECTION 128. BOARD OF HEALTH, POWERS OF. Relating to Occupants, Light, Ventilation, etc. . . . . . . 58 SECTION 132. NUISANCE. When a Building becomes a Nuisance. . . . . . . . 59 SECTION 133. REPEALS. Acts 1892, Chapter 419 59 SECTION 134. THIS ACT TAKES EFFECT August 1, 1907 ...... 59 THE BUILDIN OF THE CITY OF BOSTON. ACTS, J907 CHAP 550. CIVIL ENGINEERING 0. of C. ANACT RELATIVE TO THE CONSTRUCTION, ALTERATIONAND MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. Be it enacted, etc., as follows SECTION 1. There shall be in the city of Boston a department to be called the building department, which shall be under the charge of the building commissioner. The commissioner, who shall have had at least five years experience as an architect, a builder, or a civil engineer, shall be appointed by the mayor, for a term of five years. He shall receive such salary as shall be fixed by the city council, with the approval of the mayor. The present officers and employees of the building department, except the board of appeal, shall hold their several offices and positions until removed or discharged according to law. The commissioner may, with the approval of the mayor, appoint such number of inspectors, employees, and assistants as the city council shall, from time to time, determine. No person shall be appointed as inspector of construction who has not had at least five years experience- as a builder, civil engineer, or architect, or as a superintendent or foreman or a competent mechanic in charge of construction. The commissioner may appoint as his deputy an inspector in the de- partment who shall, during the absence or disability of the commissioner, exercise all the powers of the commissioner. No officer connected with the department shall engage in any other business or be interested in the doing of work or the furnishing of material for the construction, repair or maintenance of any building, or in the making of plans or of specifications therefor, unless he is the owner of the building or a member of the board of appeal. The clerk of the department shall, under the direction of the commissioner, keep a record of the business of the department, and the commissioner shall submit to the mayor a yearly report of such business. The records of the department shall be open to public inspection. The Acts of 1907, Chapter 550. missionermay require plans and specifications of any proposed structure or for the alteration of any structure or building to be filed with him, duplicates of which, when approved by the commissioner, shall be kept at the buildingduring the progress of the work...

ISBN-13: 9781406779417
ISBN-10: 1406779415
Publication Date: 10/9/2007
Pages: 108
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