Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-23

AN ORDINANCE to regulate and pro-
hibit the use of any Hall, Theatre,
Opera House, Church, School House
or building of any kind whatsoever
to be used for the assemblage OF
people, unless the same is provided
with ample means for the safe and
speedy egress of persons therein as
sembled. in case OF alarm.
The Common Council of the City of
Lancaster do ordain as follows:
SECTION l. That in addition to the
requirements of the statutes of the
state of Wisconsin applicable to such
places of assemblage as are mentioned
in the title of this ordinance, the main
stairways and halls or passage-ways, II
any, leading to every such place OF as
semblage shall be at least Eight (S)
feet wide, and kept free from obstruc-
ton: and all doors leading from every
such place of assemblage and in any
such passageway shall open and swing
outward and the stairs to any gallery
of any such place of assemblage shall
be at least Six g. feet wide, and all
doors thereto shall open outward; and
all doors to other exits from any such
place of assemblage shall open out
ward, or slide easily aside from the
exit opening; and every exit from any
such place of assemblage shall have
the word exit" placed above it in
plain letters that can be easily read
from any place in the hall from which
it can be seen; and doors from the
main hall or room of every such place
of assemblage shall open at least
Eight ~ feet wide as near as may be
to the head of the stairway, if any,
leading thereto; and no chairs shall
be placed or used in any aisle of any
such place of assemblage during any
assembly of people therein.
SECTION 2. Every stage Of any such
place of asSemblage provided with
drop curtains, shall have an asbestos
drop curtain placed inside it's front
partition and in front Of all other cur
tains thereof, large enough to cover
and we'll covering when dropped the
whole front opening of the stage, and
in good order ready to be dropped
instanter, during every assemblage OF
people therein; and to show that the
same is in good working order the
same shall be dropped after the hour
appointed for any assemblage therein
and before the beginning of the per
Torrance or exercises to be held.
SECTION 3. No detached inf1am-
mable rubbish shall be allowed to ac-
cumulate or remain in or about any
such place of assemblage or the build
ing in which the same is situated.
SECTION 4. A reliable fireman shall
be detailed and present in a wing of
the stage of every such place of assem-
blage having a stage, and be there pro-
vided with convenient hand or auto
matte fire extinguishing apparatus
ready for instant use, and he shall see
to it that all the provisions of the law
and Of this ordinance are complied
with, and be ever on the alert to guard
against fire, throughout the continu-
ance of every assemblage of people
therein: and said fireman shall be paid
by the owner of such place one dollar
for each time Of such service.
SECTION 5. A fire drill shall be held
once week by the teacher in each
room of every school in this city
throughout each term of school.
SECTION 6. 1t shall be the duty of
the chief of the Fire Department of
this city to enforce the provisions of
Chapters $40 and $50 of the Laws of
Wisconsin passed in the year 1901, and