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Sec.109. MATERIAI, FOR FOUNDATIOTdS. Foundations walls of ar?y building must be built of"hard brick, stone or concrete, unless such building be'of ?rame o r the con-struct3on, wheil tile o r concrete blocl€s ma,y` be used, and vdhere there is a cellar or basecnent the exterior walls below the surface of the ground sh411 be f?xlly.protected from dampness by a coating of Portland cetnent mortar ivhich sliall be not less than - one-half(2) inch thick, to be viell troiveled on, ?:nd left smooth and whole ready to receive the water-proofing. . After the cement has thoroughly set, it shall be completely coated ovei wa th tar, or other water-p roofing campouild acceptable to the Buildino Insp.ector, this coating to be mopped or brushed on so as to completely cover and protect-same, and no filling in to be done until same has been inspected and approved by him. ? Wherever hollow tile is used, such tile shall be laid ivell below the frost line and properly pr,otected to prevent breaking or crushing. All foundation vialls, including footing for saane, regardless of the kind of ma,terial used, shall be, laid up vaith Portland cement mortar. If hollovv tile i's used, the manner of laying same shall be the swme as for h'ard brick, to be well' shoved up, and all joints thoroughly filled tivith mortar. ' Sec.110. FOUIQDATIONS FOR Dti`lELLING HOUSES. Fiollow vitri=ied tile or cement blockmay be used in the foundation of tile or frame dwellings. They shaTl be no less than twelve and one-half(l2-21) inches or one and o ne-nalf brick thick and not less t2ian fourteen incizes of irregular stone rubble. Ho11o1Qr tile shall be used in conjunction with brick, in all brick and tile buildings, such brick to.be laid in all cases on the outside.face of all exterior walls..'' All tile walls to start on a footing course oi Urick, to be of at'least two courses in height and to project at least two inches each side of vaall above. If hollow tile in conjunction cuith brick is used for dwelliilg foundations over one (1) story high, not less th.an eight (8) inch tile'shall be used with a single course of brick. Every fourth course shall be a header course of bricl: with back stretchers, making the wall not less than twelve and one-lialf.(12-2) inches thick.' Foundation wa.lls must be so constructed as to amply provide for all loads that may be imposed upon them, especially concentrated loads and thick enough, to' sustain any adjoining lateral pressure to which they may be subjected. If the cellar floor is more than six (6) feet'belorv the grade level, walls are to be increased one-half (2) brick in thickness over the above givdn dimensions. ) If there is no cellar and a frame dwelling is not more thari one a.nd one-half (12 storiea high, the foundation vrall may be one (1) brick thick, ii of brick, and not over two l2) feet above. the grade.. . Holloxv, tile (r='cement blocks cannot be used in the foundation of buildings de- signed for the occupancy of moie than two fami].ies. Sec.lll. FOOTINGS, KI1t1DS OF. . The footing courses shall be of `stone ,or con- crete, or stepped up brickvPOrk, or steel beams bedded in coiicrete or a com?ination of any of the same; all to be of sufficient thickness, strergth and breadth to safely bear the weight to be i.mposed thereon. , .- All foundations shall have footings Gt least 8 inches vPicler than the wall and tvrelve (12) inches svi.der all around than the piers or columns. ' Coner.ete footings to be not less than S" thick. Stone footing to be not less