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229 6-3 Any owner or buildar shall have the right of appeal to the govern- ing body of the municipality relative to any decision made by any inspector. All such appeals to the governing body shall be made in writing and addressed to the Clerk of the municipality. 6-4 Until provision for permanent support has been made, excavations shall be properly guarded and protected to prevent the same from becoming dangerous to life or limb, and, where necessary, shall be sheet-piled or braced to prevent the adjoining earth from caving in, by the person causing the excavation to be made. 6-5 The person causing any excavation to be made shall prevent the move- ment of earth in the adjoining property and the trees and natural objects thereon or therein and maintain or restore all public side- walks, curbs, pavements and the property of public utilities located within the street line, which may be affected by the excavation. This shall include any damage which might be caused to the surface of the public street as a result of the loading or unloading of mach- inery to be used in connection with the excavation for or the con- struction of a building, the movement of such machinery on the aaid surface of the street or the improper use of the edges of the driving surface of the street and the boulevards adjacent thereto in the delivery of building materials, 6-6 Foundation walls or other permanent supports shall be carried not less than three (3) feet, six (6) inches below the grade of the ad- joining ground, except when erected upon hardpan or solid rock, and they shall rest on solid gnonnqbr on leveled rock, or on piles or other suitable foundation, when solid earth or rock is not found. 6-7 Garages or other small buildings of frame construction used as acc- essery buildings may be constructed on a concrete slab without foot- ing. Slabs upon which such buildings are to be built shall conform with the requirements of paragraph 6-9. 1 6-8 Any accessory building such as a garage, utility, etc. connected, attached or situated in such a way on the property as to make future attachment possible, shall require footings of the same depth and bearing as the building to which they are or may be attached. 6-9 Garage, terrace, porch and dwelling floors, where of concrete construc- tion, without footing shall have a minimum thickness of four (4) inches. These slabs shall be laid on a bed of gravel, cinders or other app- -- roved material not less than four (4) inches thick. The bed may be omitted if slab is properly reinforced. 6-10 Concrete slabs usea in driveways shall conform with the provisions of paragraph 6-9. 6-11 An expansion joint shall be provided between driveway slab and con- crete apron at garage door and in each driveway at intervals of not more than thirty (30) feet. -26-