The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-26
Rules for Churches.

in case of fire or panic and in accord
ance with orders Of the building in
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Is ! Rules for Churches.
Section 4O.-All churches, now
standing or hereafter erected, must
have outward swinging doons at the
exits from al ASSEMBLY and the
auditorium, and in the auditorium the
seats must be fastened to the floor
and there must be no more than seven
seats between aisles. In the case OF
pews,:. twenty-five inches are allowed
| for each seat. Side aisles must be 2K
feet, and other aisles three feet in
width, Main exits must have width
OF twenty inches for each 100 seats in
the, auditorium.
Section 41.-In any church here
after built the floor must not be more
than five feet from the level Of the
Threshold Of the main entrance.
Section AIN churches hereafter
built the heating plant must be sur.
rounded by freproofed walls, ap.
proved by the building inspector.
Section 43.-No woodwork or other
inflammable material shall be used il
any Of the walls, floors, partitions OF
stairWays of any church seating more
than 1000 hereafter built.
Section u 4.--The use of revolvine
doors in o7department stores is pro.
hibited. unless there are provided ad:
ditional doors of sufficient width" il
which" case the latter must be kept un.
locked and arranged to swing out
ward.
Section 45-There must be provided
for every schoolhouse outside stair
way leading from any basement where
classro oms are!1ocated, and. these must
be- at least three feet in width for
every 100 pupils.
@I, Hits Department Stores.
Section 46-In department stores
where easements are used as sales
rooms there must be an outside stair
wayS three feet wide for every 5000
feet of floor space and one stairway
four feet wide leading to the ground
floor inside. Where the floor area is
between 5000 and $500 feet in any
department store there must be. two
continuous lines of stairway, remote
from each other, and one more line
of stairway for every 5000 feet addi-
tiOnal, and these must be increased
proportionately for. every department
store. whose floor space exceeds Is, 900
feet. These stairways must be at least
three feet six inches in width.
/ Section: mo public hall or, lodge
room = shall hereafter be maintained
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not, of ffreproof construction. Il.
: Section 48.-Pernnission is given to
use any concert hall complying with
the ordinance for. entertainments or
performances in which. stage scenery
or apparatus for theatrical purposes
are not employed: 49,:
Section 49.-The walls, floors, partf-
tons, ceilings and stairways and roofs
of all auditoriups7 seating 800 people
or more, or Of any building containing
a PUBLIC hall OF: auditorium above the
third floor seating 800 people or more,
hereafter erected or altered, must be
of fireproof- construction.
Right to Examine Buildings.
Section 50.-The inspector of build
ings and elaisI assistants have the right
to enter any building effected by the
provisions Of the ordinance at any
reasonable time for purposes Of ex-
animation. t@<nT &,e&
Section 51.--No more persons than
those for whom there are permanent
seats.:shau he admitted into any audi
toriun. -. The chief of police is re-
quire enforce this provision.
Section .52.-Continued violation of
the ordinance is made "a separate Of
Tense for every, day Of such violation,
and the construction. maintenance,
alteration or repair of any building,
except along the lines laid down by
the ordinance, is forbidden.
Section 53.-Violation of any pro-