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• Os 100 ')400 CO Art . 1 . William Roger Greeley read the following report for the Committee on the Revision of Building Laws November 24 , 1926 The Committee for Revising the Building Laws has met and recommends the f. olloving changes . Page._ 28 , Section 2 , Foundations . Add at end : - Every building hereafter erected or altered for use as a dwelling shall have a cellar at least 61 l0 " in the clear , except as otherwise provided in this paragraph , with direct egress to the outdoors and a stairway to the first floor . The inspector may however waive the requirements for a cellar , providing a heating ' and sanitary system is provided and proper provision made for dry sills and floors , all to his satisfaction . Page 36 . Add at end of Section 16 : - Dwellings . Section 17 . Every room hereafter erected or altered to be used for habit ti sha 1 ,�aQQve t least one window designed to open one -halfNidal st� teu otafi ea of not less than 7 square squ re feet . Stores . Section 18 . Every building hereafter erected or altered for commercial use shall be divided into sections of not more than two stores each by fire walls of masonry at least 8" thick continuous from the basement floor up to the under side of the roof . Page 39 . Section 3 . Add at end of first sentence : - • Except that sills in dwelling houses under 500 sq . ft . in ground area and under two stories high shall be not less than 24 sq . in . in area . Pa e 58 . Article XV . Water Closets . Fourth line after word requ re " add ; - . But unless special permission is given by the inppector to omit same there shall be in every building hereafter erected or altered for use as a dwelling at least one lavatory and water closet in a separate toilet or bath room, ( Insert ) Respectfully submitted , H . L . 'Wadsworth ' W . R . Greeley W . G . Black C . M . Collins J . F . Tibbetts . -*Insert . Add to Article VII , Section 2 . Supports for girders in basement of any building shall be approved iron coliap , brick , stone or concrete piers . ( Wood post shall not be allowed , ) • It was voted to • accept the above report .