Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1901-04-18
ORDINANCE NO. 236.

An ordinance requiring fre-escapes, fire.
exits and fre-emergency doors in all
theaters, opera houses, halls of enter
tainment, churches and all buildings
over two stories high within the City CT
Aberdeen. and providing a penalty for
the violation thereof
The City Council of the City OF Aber-
deem do ordain as folows
SECTION /. That the owner or owners,
manager or mama, RS OF any opera house,
theater, hall OF entertainment OF church
within the City OF Aberdeen, which said
opera house, theater, hal OF entertain
ment or church shall be operated by such
owner or owners, manager or managers,
as place wherein people may congre-
gate, shall make, or cause to be made,
equip and maintain, fire-escapes, fire
doors and exits as in this ordinance
provided.
SEC. 2. That every theater, opera
house, hail Of Entertainment or church
within the City OF Aberdeen, the first floor
of which shall have Il seating capacity OF
three hundred OF less, shall be provided
with at least one door on each side or
ends OF said first floor. which said door
shall open outward and the bottom. or
/ sill, OF said door shall he level with said
floor and each ii SAID doors shall be not
/ less than six and one hall feet high and
not less than five feet wide, and there
shall be one such additional door on said
first floor, conveniently located, for every
one hundred people. or fraction thereof,
in excess OF said three hundred people,
and every floor or gallery above the first
iocr thereof shall be provided with one
such door for every one hundred and
fifty persons of the seating capacity there.
Of. And all aisles and passage ways shall
| be kept free and clear OF chairs and other
distractions.
SECS Each door, as in section one Of
this ordinance provided, shall be provided
with proper stairways at least four feet
wide. properly rallied and guarded, SO as
crowd in case Of fire, and said doors, and
each Of them, during all the time of per-
iormauce OF other gathering, shall he and
remain unlocked; said doors shall be
swung from the outside except in cases
where space will not permit, when they
shall be sliding doors.
SEC. 4. Every building within the City
OF Aberdeen, of more than two stories in
height, shall be provided with good and
sufficient lire.escapes from all floors above
the first story so rs to permit OF free and
safe exit therefrom in case Of fire. One
to each story, or more if the marshal
shall so direct. Escapes to be constructed
as follows: a wrought iron platform
mot less than 8 feet by feet) with rim
two and one-half by three.eighth inches
and five.eighth inch round clossbars two
inches apart, supported by one inch
wrought iron braces, one from above and
two from below; with substantial rail
round PLATFORM connected with wrought
iron ladder two feet wide. Runners two
and one.half by three.eighth inches.
rungs one.half inch round fourteen
inches apart.
Sec. 5. Every owner, manager or other
person or persons having charge OF any
thcater. opera house, hall Of entertain
ment, church or building Of more than
two stories in height within the City OF
Aberdeen, who shall fail to comply with