Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-30

height, the running length of the wall CON
tanning windows in the angles of said
courts shall not exceed four feet. Nothing
in this section contained shall be construed
so as to permit the reduction of any inner
court by cutting off the corners thereof
where such court is less than eight feet in
width, measured from the lot line to the
opposite wall of the building.
In constituting said sections the building
height of the building is to be measured
from the curb level to the top of the high
est wall inclOsing forming such court.
When a tenement house hereafter erected
exceeding three stories in height has no
basement and the cellar ceiling is not more
than two feet above the curb level, the
courts mentioned in the preceding sections
may start at the level of the second tier
of beams Where the inner court starts at
the second tier of beams. a portion of such
court having a least horizontal dimension
equal to the minimum width of the court
as prescribed by sections dinner courts and
inner courts continued of this regulation,
shall be left unbuilt upon, and shall COM
municate directly with the intake required
by section Cnner courts continued of this
regulation.
Nothing in this section contained shall be
construed so as to permit any room with
out window opening on the street or yard
or on a court in every part the dimensions
prescribed in the foregoing sections. Where
court starts at the level OF the second
tier of beams in whole or in part and the
bottom Of said court IS a skylght over
store or hail, proper access to the top OF
said skylight shall be provided, and said
skylight shall be so arranged as to be
easily cleaned.
Rooms, Lighting and Ventilation.
90. In every tenement house hereafter
erected every room, except water closet
compartments and bath rooms shall have at
least one window opening directly upon
the street upon yard or court of the
dimensions specified in sections of yards
10 and including sections on outer and in
ner courts" and such windows shall be so
located as to properly light all portions or
such rooms. Whenever a room OF such
tenement house opens upon an inner court
less than ten feet wide measured from the
lot line to the opposite wall of the building
such room shall be provided with a sash
window, communicating with another room
IN the same apartment, such window to
contain not less than ten square feet of
glazed surface, and 10 be so made as to
readily open. No tenement house shall be
so altered that any room or public hall or
stairs snail have its light or ventilation di-
minished in any way not approved by the
inspector of buildings.
Windows in Rooms.-(6). In every tene-
ment house hereafter erected the total win
dow area of each room, except water closet
com partments and bath rooms. shall be a
least one-tenth of the superficial area of
the room. and the top All least of one win
{
above the floor, and the upper half of it
shall be made so as to open the full width
No window shall be less than twelve square
feet in area between stop beads.
Rooms, Size Of.
90. In every tenement house hereafter
erected all rooms, except water closet COM
partments and bath rooms shall be of the
following sizes: In each compartment there
shall be at least one room containing not
less than 40 square feet of floor area, and
each other room shall contain at least sew
enty square feet of floor area.
Each room shall be in every part not less
than nine feet high from finished floor to
finished ceiling, provided that an attic room
need be nine feet high in about one-half its
area.
Alcoves-(S). Above rooms must conform
to all the requirements of other rooms
Public Halls.
(9). In every tenement house hereafter