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HE only material that ever stood a twenty-four hour fire

and water test. Recognized by the highest authorities as the most reliable of all the systems now on the market.

The best class of buildings in Montreal, and elsewhere, are fireproofed with this same material. Among others we may mention the following :-

The Bank of Montreal head office and bran

ches; the Star building; the Sun Life building; the London & Lancashire; the Canada Life; the Guardian; the Bank of Ottawa; the Metropolitan; the Sovereign Bank; the Grand Trunk Ry. Offices; the Stock Exchange; Strathcona Hall or McGill Y.M. C.A.; Royal Victoria College; Hospice Auclair; St: Charles Borromée College, Sherbrooke; St. Laurent Convent; Extension to Mount St. Louis College; Extension to Coristine building; Hochelaga Bank, Quebec; Ottawa Citizen building; Ottawa Post Office; extension to Western block; also the new Bell Telephone building in Montreal; the Canada Malting Co., and over fifty others.

Among the buildings in construction are the Lindsay building; the Commercial and Training School; Royal Victoria Nurses Home: Postal and Fire Stations, etc.

By consulting us you have the benefit of our seventeen years experience in this most important branch of the building construction.

The Montreal Terra Cotta Lumber Co.

Room 26 Board of Trade

N. T. GAGNON,

Telephone Main 3378.

Secretary and Selling Agent.

The

Locomotive & Machine Co. of Montreal, Limited

Steel Bridges, Buildings,
Roof Trusses and all
Similar Structures

Fabricated and
Erected

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STREETS, WATER, COMBUSTIBLES,

EXPLOSIVES, STREET LINES AND SEWERS, Etc., Etc.

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BY-LAW TO REGULATE THE CONSTRUCTION, ALTERA-
TION, REPAIR, REMOVAL AND INSPECTION OF

BUILDINGS IN THE CITY OF MONTREAL,
AND TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS BY FIRE.

THIS BY-LAW SHALL BE KNOWN AND REFERRED TO
AND CITED, AS "THE MONTREAL BUILDING

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(PASSED 4TH FEBRUARY, 1902. No. 260.)

AS AMENDED BY BY-LAW NO. 306, PASSED 14 DECEMBER 1903, AND BY-LAW NO. 337, PASSED 2 OCTOBER, 1905. DEPARTMENT OF THE INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS.

Section 1.-There shall be in the City of Montreal a Department, to be called the Department for the Inspection of Buildings, which shall be charged with the enforcement of the provisions of this by-law, as hereby providing for the survey and inspection of buildings and the protection of the same against fire or accident.

The said Department shall have its office in the City Hall, and shall be maintained at the expense of the city.

RECORDS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC INSPECTION.

Section 2.-The records of the Department shall be open to City officials, and all parties whose property may be affected by the matters to which they relate.

STAFF OF THE BUILDING INSPECTOR'S DEPARTMENT. Section 3.-The staff of the said Department shall consist of a Chief, to be known as the Inspector of Buildings, as many Assistant Inspectors as may be found to be necessary, appointed by the City Council, and of such other subordinates as may be appointed by the Fire and Light Committee.

INSPECTOR: MUST BE AN ARCHITECT.

ASSISTANTS MUST BE PRACTICAL BUILDERS. Section 4-The Inspector of Buildings shall be an architect of at least ten (10) years practice. The Assistant Inspectors shall be men of experience, and experts in building construction, in its several branches.

INSPECTORS NOT TO ENGAGE IN ANY BUSINESS.

Section 5.-Neither the Inspector nor Assistant Inspector shall be employed or engaged in any other business, or be interested in any work for buildings, or for furnishing of materials.

INSPECTOR'S ASSISTANT TO ACT IN HIS ABSENCE Section 6.-In case of the temporary absence or disability of the Inspector, he may appoint one of the Assistant Inspectors as his deputy, who shall, during his absence or disability, exercise all the powers of the Inspector, the whole subject to the approval of the Fire and Light Committee.

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