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ow 4-53. Roofs of buildings which are more than 35 feet in height, or 3500 square feet in area, shall be covered with hard incombustible materials of standard quality, such roofini' however, shall'rank not lower than Underwriters Laboratories Class B", farm outbuildings excepted. 4-54. Roofs of all dwellings and all buildings not exceeding three stories, or thirty-five (35) feet in height, or thirtY-five hundred (3500) square feet in area, and not used for factories, warehouses or mercantile pur- poses may be covered with composition shingles or ready roofings a grade ranking not lower than Underwriters Laboratories Class "CD. ' 4-55. Debris occurring in the building area shall be removed. 4-56. The garage, terrace and porch floors, walks, and driveways, where of concrete construction, .hall have a minimum thickness of four (4) inches. The slabs shall be laid on a bed of gravel, cinders or other approved material not less than four (4) inches thick. Bed may be omitted if slab is properly reinforced. 4-57. An expansion joint shall be provided between driveway slab and concrete apron at garage door and in driveways at intervals of nöt more than thirty (30) feet. 4-58. Splash blocks constructed of concrete or other approved material shall be installed at the bottom of all downspouts or leaders of dwellings containing basements, exoept when downspouts or leaders are connected to sewers or dry wells. The splash blooks shall be arranged to oarry rain water at least three feet from the building. 4-59- All concrete shall be poured continuous. 4-60. Concrete shall not be poured in freezing weather unless proper precautions are taken. 4-61. The type, construction and location of wells shall be in accordance with the recommendations of the Minnesota State Board of Health as out- lined in their bulletins, Small Water Supplies and Sewerage Systems, pub- lished in 1938. 4-62. The type, construction and location of septic tanks or cesspools and tiled disposal fields shall be in accordance with the recommendations of the Minnesota Department of Health as outlined in their bulletin, Small Water Supplies and Sewerage Systems, published in 1938. 4-63. The effluent from a septic tank must discharge into an approved absorption field, cesspool or sewer line. It shall never be disoharged direotly into a stream or open ditoh. 4-64. The minimum standards and requirements as outlined in the Minnesota Plumbing Code, dated July 20, 1937, as amended May 9, 1939, shall aþply in the oonstruction of every dwelling. 4-65. Electric wiring shall conform to the requirements of the agency furnishing the power and shall be inspected before being concealed.