The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-23


 entrance vestibule and every room and pas sage devoted to the use of the audience, shall
 De constructed of tre-proof materials, in- cludlng the turing of outside or other walls. None of the walls or ceiling shall be covered With wood sheathing, canvas or any combusti-
 ble materials, but this shall not exclude tho use of wood walscoting to a height not to exceed six feet, which shall be filled in solid between the wainscotng and the wall with fire
 proof materials The walls separating the
 actors dressing room from the stage, and
 the partitions dividing the dressing rooms,
 together with partitions of every passageway from the same to the stage, and all other partitions on or about the stage, shall be con-
 structed of fre-proof material approved by the Inspector of Buildings. All doors In any of
 said partitions shall be of iron or of wood
 covered with tin. All the shelving and cup boards in each and every dressing room prop
 erty room or other storage rooms shall be
 constructed of metal slate or some fire-proof
 material. Dressing rooms may be placed in
 the fly galleries, provided that proper exits
 are secured therefrom to the fire-escapes in
 the open courts, and that the partitions and
 other matters pertaining to dressing rooms
 shall conform to the requirements herein
 contained, but the stairs leading to the same
 shall be hre-proof. All seats in the auditor lum, excepting those contained in boxes shall be firmly secured to the floor and no seat in the auditorium shall have more than six seats intervening between 1t and an aisle on either side, and no stool or seat shall
 be placed in any aisle. All platforms in gall ler1es, formed to receive the seats shall not be
 more than twenty-one inches in height of
 riser, nor less than thirty inches in width of platform. All aisles on the respective floors in the auditorium, having seats on both
 sides of same, shall be not less than three feet
 wide where they begin, and shall be increased | In width towards the exits, in the ratio of one and one-half inches to five running feet.
 Aisles having seats on one side only shall be not less than two feet wide at their begin
 ming and increased in width the same as aisles having seats on both sides The aggre- lphI,t
 ridors, passages and rooms for the use of the
 audience, not including aisle space between
 seats, shall, on each floor or gallery, be sufficient to contain the entire number to be aecommodated on said floor or gallery, in the ratio of one hundred and fifty superficial | feet of floor room for every one hundred persons. Gradients or inclined planes shall
 be employed instead of steps, where possible. | to overcome slight differences of level in or | between aisles, corridors and passages. Every | theatef accommodating three hundred persons l shall have at least two exits; when accom-
 modating five hundred persons at least three | exits shall be provided, these exits not re- | ferring to or including the exits to the open
 court or courts at the sides of the theater. DoorWayS Of exit or entrance for the use | of the public shall not be less than five feet | in width, and for every additional one hun | dred persons or portions thereof to be ac-
 commodated, in excess of five hundred, an | aggregate of twenty inches additional exit | must be allowed. All doors of exit or en- | trance shall open outwardly and be hung 1 to swing in such a manner as not to become an obstruction in a passage or corridor. and no such doors shall be closed and locked dur | ing any representation, or when the build- | ing is open to the public. Distinct and sep- | arate places of exit and entrance shall be | provided for each gallery above the first A common place of exit and entrance may | serve for the main floor of the auditorium | and the first gallery. No passage leading to
 any stairway communicating with any en- | trance or exit shall be less than four feet | in width in any part thereof All stairs 1 within the building shall be constructed of | fre-proof material throughout. Stairways
 serving for the exit of fifty people must | be at least four feet wide, between rail-
 ings or between walls, and for every ad.
 ditional fifty people to be accommodated | six inches must be added to their width.
 In no case snail the risers of any stairs ex-
 ceed seven and half inches in height nor
 shall the treads, exclusive of nosings, be less | than ten and one-half inches wide in straight | stairs. No circular Or winding stairs for the | use of the public shall be permitted. Where
 the seating capacity is for more than one | thousand people, there shall be at least two | independent staircases, with direct exterior
 outlets, provided for each gallery in the
 auditorium, where there are not more than | two galleries, and the same shall be located l on opposite sides of said galleries. Where
 there are more than two galleries, one or 1 more additional staircases shall be provided | the outlets from which shall communicate ! directly with the principal exit or other ex-
 teror outlets All said staircases shall be
 of width prQportioned to the seating capacity | as elsewhere herein prescribed Where the
 seating capacity is for one thousand people, l or less, two direct lines of staircases only | shall Dc required, located on opposite sides
 of the galleries, and in both cases shall ex- l tend from the sidewalk level to the upper | gallery, with outlets from each gallery to each l of said staircases. At least two independent l staircases with direct exterior outlets shall | also be provided for the service of the stage
 and shall be located on the opposite sides of
 the same. All inside stairways leading to the upper galleries of the auditorium shall be i'm
 closed on both sides with walls of are-proof | materials. Stairs leading to the first or | lower gallery may be left open on one side,
 in which case they must be constructed as | herein provided for similar stairs leading
 from the entrance hall to the main floor of the
 auditorium But in no case shall stairs | leading to any gallery be left open on both
 sides. When stairs return directly on them-
 selves, a landing of the full width of both | flights, without any steps, shall be provided.
 The outer line of landings shall be curved, | so as to avoid square angles. Stairs turning
 at an angle shall have proper landing with | out winders introduced at said turn. In | stairs, when two side flights connect with | one main flight, no winders shall be introduced | and the width of the main flight shall be
 at least equal to the aggregate width of the
 side flights. All inclosed stairways shall have on both sides strong hand-rais firmly
 secured to the wall about three inches dis l tant therefrom and about three feet above | the stairs, but said hand-rails shall not run l on level plaIIOf1nS anu ldnQluSS WH6r6 the | same is more in length than the width of the
 stairs. All staircases seven feet and over in width shall be provided with a center hand- | rail of hard wood or metal not less than two inches in diameter, placed at a height of | about three feet above the center of the treads and supported on wrought-iron or brass standards of sufficient strength placed not nearer than four feet nor more than six feet
 apart and securely bolted to the treads or risers of stairs or both. Every steam boiler which may be required for heating or other purposes shall be located outside of the build- ing and the space allotted to the same shall be inclosed by walls of masonry on all sides,
 and the ceiling of such space shall be con-
 structed of fre-proof materials. All door-
 ways in said walls shall have iron doors. No coil or radiator shall be placed in any
 aisle Or passageway used as an exit; but all
 said coils and radiators shall be placed in
 recesses formed in che wall or partition to re- ! ceive the same. All supply, return or ex- | haust pipes shall be properly encased and | protected where passing through floors or
 near woodwork. Stand pipes of two and one- half inches diameter shall be provided with
 hose attachments on every floor and gallery. | as follows, namely: One on each side of the auditorium in each tier; also one on each side of the stage in each tier, and at least one in the property room and one in the car- penter's shop, if the same be contiguous to the building. All such stand pipes shall be | kept clear from obstructions Such stand pipes shall be separate and distinct, recev- ing their supply of water direct from the