Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-10


The following is the full text of the addi-
ton it is proposed to add to the article
named:
''Sec. 6. Judges may be removed from
office by concurrent resolution of both
houses of the Legislature, if two-thirds OF
the members elected to each house concur
therein; but no such removal shall be
made except upon charges which shall be
entered upon the journal of both houses,
nor until the party charged shall have had
notice thereof, and an opportunity to be
heard"
SAFETY OF PUCLIC BUILDINGS.
The committee on public buildings to
whom had been referred Mr.. Grimshaw's
bill for the protection of life in public
buildings, reported back substitute for
the same yesterday, with recommends
ton that it pass:
Section 1. provides that owners and
leesees of tenement lodging rooms,
boarding houses, hotels, public halls, or
places of amusement, schools, hospitals,
asylums, work houses, jails, manufactures,
of two or more stories, must provide pro-
lection against fire and escape therefrom,
as provided in this act.
Section classifes buildings as follows:
1. Hotels of two stories and ten or more
rooms. 2. Hotels of three or more stories.
3. Tenements OF boarding houses of three
or more stories and occupied by twenty or
more persons. 4. Buildings used for pub
lie amusement with seating capacity of
more than three hundred. 5. Educational
institutions of two or more stories. 6.
Hospitals and asylums of two or more
stories. z. Jails and ,workhouses. 8.
Manufactures of more than two
stories, and employing more than twenty
five persons.
Section provides for the appliances to
be used, as follows: Buildings under CLASH
fication /, that each $500 superficial feet
to be provided with either an..inside stand
pipe, with hose connection, and have in
readiness, connected with water works of
sufficient power, or one chemical fire ex-
tinguisher. Buildings under classification
2. for each $500 superficial feet, to be sup
piled with stand-pipe and hose as above,
with hose on each floor and a~constant
water pressure; or for each 5000 superb
cial feet, a two and half inch metallic
stand pipe, with metallic ladder attached
above the first story and extending above
the roof, with access to it from each story;
also, for each $500 superficial feet, at least
one chemical fire extinguisher on each
floor occupied as sleeping apartments.
When stand-pipes and hose are not prac-
ticable then in addition to the extinguisher
three barrels of water to be kept on each
floor used for sleeping purposes. Each
sleeping apartment above the second story
is to be furnished with rope, or other
practical fire escapes of sufficient length to
reach the ground. A red light must be
kept burning through the night, atthe head
of each stairway, and at the head OF other
exits, if any, where shall also be kept a
sign giving directions.
Buildings under classification 3, shall
also have, for each 5000 superficial feet, at
least one outside stand-pipe, two and one
half inch or longer, and at least one non
combustible ladder or stairway for each
twenty persons occupying the building
above the first story.
Buildings under classification 4, shall
be provided with at least one stand-pipe,
running to the stage, with proper hose con-
nections; also, fire extinguisher always
charged and placed to protect the scenery.
In case the stand-pipe is impracti-
cable then the stage to have two
chemical fire extinguishers, and at least
one barrel of water and two pals. And
all such buildings shall have such number
of exits and non-combustible stairways,
ladders or fire escapes as may be specified
by the authorities.
Buildings under classification are to
be provided, when practicable, with an
inside stand-pipe, as in classification =,
or an outside stand-pipe, as provided IN
same classification; also one chemical tire
extinquisher on each floor above the first;
also such exits of such area and such num-
Der of non-combustible ladders or stair
WAYS. as may be determined by the au-
thorities.
Buildings under classification 6, same as
in 5.
Buildings under classification Z, shall be
provided with either stand-pipe and suf
ficient hose, or fire extinguisher on each
floor, but this does not apply to buildings
built of stone, brick or iron, with non-com-
bustible partitions and roof, practically
ire-proof.
Buildings under classification 8, for each
$500 superficial feet, to be provided with
either an inside stand-pipe and hose, with
sufficient water pressure always ready to be
put IN mOJlOn; OF IOr odcu o'Ooo A0Oo
of area one two and one-haf inch metallic
stand-pipe with metallic ladder, above
the first story as in classification 2; also
one fire extinguisher On each floor above
the first; also for every forty persons en-
ployed above the second story one non
combustible stairway, or for every twenty
persons one non combustible ladder, loca-
ted outside the building and accessible
from each story and the roof.
Sec. 4 provides that the fire extlngulsh-
ers to be use shall be either the Babcock
or Champion Portable machines
Sec. makes it the duty of every fire
warden, marshal, or chief of police, or
where these officers do not exist other
recognized officials, to enforce the pro-
visions of the act, and persons failing to
comply after the proper notification shall
pay fine of 800 and costs of prosecution,
the money so received to be devoted to the
use of the common schools of the district.
Upon motion of Mr.. Cullen the bill was
referred to special committee of five,
consisting of Messrs. Cullen, Grimshaw,
Hartley, Porter and Frank.
Routine Report.
House met at 10 am, Speaker Fletcher
nresidinp. Devotional exercises, roll call