The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-24

building which contains the auditorium, the entrance pestihue and every room and pas- sage devoted to the use of the audience, shall Do constructed of hre-proof materials, in- eluding the furrlng of outside or other walls. None or the walls or ceiling shall be covered With wood sheathing, canvas or any onmbust- ble materials, but this shall not exclude the use Of wood waiscoting to a height not to exceed SIX feet. which shall be filled In solid between the wainscoting 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- strueted Of fre-propf 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 flre-escapes in the open courts, and that the partitions and other matters pertaining to dressing rooms 1 snail conform to the requirements herein contained, but the stairs leading to the same shall be hre-proof. All seats in the auditor | ium, 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 it and an aisle | on either side, and no stool or seat shall be placed in any aisle. All platforms in gal lerles, formed to receive the seats shall not be more than twenty-one inches in height of riser, nor less than thirty inches in width or platform. All aisles on the respective floors in the auditorium, having seats on both sides or same, shall be not less than three feet l wide where they begin, and shall be increased in width towards the exits, in the ratio of one ana one-haif inches to five running feet. Alsles having seats on one side only shall | be not less than two feet wide at their begin | hing and increased in width the same as aisles having seats on both sides. The aggre- lnbh | 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 l accommodated on said floor or gallery in the
 ratio of one hundred and fifty superficial l rect or noor room for every one hundred
 persons dradents ior. inclined planes shall l be employed instead of steps, where possible, | to overcome slight differences of level in or | between aisles, corridors and passages Every theater accommodating three hundred persons | shall have at least two exits when accom-
 modating i've hundred persons. at least three
 exits shall be provided, these exits not re-
 ferring to or including the exits to the open l 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 &C.,
 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 | become an obstruction in a passage or corridor, and no such doors shall be closed and locked dur l ing any representation, or when the build- | ing is open to the public. Distinct and sep l provided for each gallery above the first. | common place of exit and entrance may
 serve for the main floor of the auditorium and the first gaery No passage leading to trance or exit shall be less than four feet | in width in any part thereof. All stairs
 within the building shall be constructed of
 ire.-proof material throughout, Stairways serving for the exit of fifty people must
 be at least four feet wide, between raii-
 ings or between walls, and for every ad- l six inches must be added to their width. l In no case shall the risers of any stairs ex- ceed seven and half inches in height, nor 1 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 l use of the public shall be permitted. Where l the seating capacity is for more than one thousand people, there shall be at least two | independent starcases, with direct exterior | outlets, provided for each gallery in the l auditorium where there are not more than two galleries, and the same shall be located | on opposite sides of said galleries. Where
 there are more than two galleries, one or more additional starcases shall be provided, | the outlets from which shall comrnunicate
 directly with the principal exit or other ex-
 terior outlets All said staircases shall be l of width proportioned to the seating capacity
 as elsewhere herein prescribed. Where the | seating capacity is for one thousand people, ! or less, two direct lines of staireases only | shall be required, located on opposite sides of the galleries. and in both cases shall ex- I tend from the sidewalk level to the upper i gallery, with outlets from each gallery to each 1 of said staireases. At least two independent | 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 in-
 closed on both sides with walls of fire-proof | materials. Stairs leading to the first OF
 lower gallery may be left open on one side,
 in which case they must be constructed as
 herein provided for similas stairs leading from the entrance hall to the main floor of the
 auditorium But in no case shall stairs
 sides. When stairs return directly on them- selves, 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
 secured to the wall about three inches dis | tant therefrom and about three feet above
 the stairs, but said hand-rails shall not run on level platforms and landings where the
 
 | stairs. All staircases seven feet and over in width shall be provided with 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 hoted 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 incosed by walls of masonry on all sides,
 and the ceiling of such space shall be con-
 struoted 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 the 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 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 obstruction Such stand
 pipes shall be separate and distinct, reeeiv-
 ing their supply of water direct from the
 main pumps and shall be fitted with the regu- r1st.rr1 nf fI@ LGro nAr art.,.