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374 Partially or entirely covered with four inches of brick or stone work, shall be termed fr ams buildings, Wood frames covered with metal, whether the frames are sheathed or not with boa rds shall be deemed frame buildings. GRADE. The surface of the ground, court, lawn, or sidewalk adjoining a building. (a) Established Grade. The grade of the Street curb fixed by the Depart. ment of Public Works, or &igineering. (b)Natural Grade. The undisturbed natural surface of the ground. (c) Finished Grade. The grade of the exposed surface of the ground when the proposed structure is completed. GARAGE. A building in which is housed for any purpose selfpropelled vehicles designed for the use of inflammable liquids for fuel or power, where tanks for such liquids are attached to the machine, whether or not such tanks contain any inflammable liquids. GIRDERS. A structural piece of material placed horizontally or nearly so, which supports tho ends of beams or joists or large floor slabs. HOTEL. Every building, or part thereof, intended, designed, or used for supplying food and shelter to reidents or guests, and containing more than fifteen (15) sleeping rooms. INCOMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL. A substance which iaill not burn and which when heated to a point of disintegration will not support combustion. LINTEL. The beam orgirder placed over a door or window opening; with th e ends resting directly on the wall. LOAD, fa) The Dead Load. The actual weight of walls, floors, roofs, partitions, and all other permanent construction. (b) The Live Load. All imp)sed fixed, or transient loads, other than the deal loads, due to the use or occupancy of buildings and their exposure to the wind pressure, and the elements. $ODGING HOUSES. Any house or building or portion thereof, in which pero ns are harbored or lodged, for hire a single night or less than a week at a time at any one period, or any part of which is let for any one person to sleep in, for any terra lees than a week. owne r s . LOT LIN& The line of demarcation between the properties of different LENGTH OF BUILDINGS. The greatest horizontal dimension of any building shall be its length. MASONRY. Built-up brick work, stone or tile. OFFICE BUILDING. Every building which shall be divided ihto roomst designed or used for office purposes, and no part of which be used for living purposes' excepting only for the Janitor and his family. OFFSET. The shoulder or difference in thickness of a wall. PARTITIONS. A non-bearing wall reaching from the floor to the ceiling or partially to the ceiling, separating the rooms one from another, of an apartment, or wall of like character separating one portion of a store, office building, or other establish went from other portions of thesame, PARTY LINE. Same as lot line. PIERS. Isolated masses of masonry or concrete, forming supports for structural members.