Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-01-25
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Tho frame Of tho platform shall be made
Of wrought iron ar steel angles Of the fol-
lowing dimensions, to-wit;
Fer building Ing n ,S Class nv inches 6 %,
5-i6 inch, except on the building side
Of the platform. where the dimensions
shall be not less than 9 inches by Inches
For a building in Glass -" not less
than . inches by inches by 6.l6 tnch'
except on the building side of the piat
form, where the dimensions shall he not
less than inches by inches by J-lj
inch.
rho angles at the ends of the platform
shall extend through the wall and Sha J.
be firmly secured by nuts and A. inch
square washers at least q Of an incn
thick.
The floor of the platform shall be made
Of 5-t6-iuch by pinch wrought iron or
steel stats. running AT right angles to the
face OF the building and placed not more
than one inch apart and well secured at
stats shall he supported al the center by
a wrought iron or steel angle not less
than 3 inches by inches by SIG inch, So
curely bolted or riveted at each end To
tho outer frame Of the platform.
The balcony shall be provided with an
outside top rail made OF wrought iron or
steel angles, Of the following dimensions,
to-wit:
For a building in Glass ~" "R,". or
&C. 9 inches by 2 inches by .5-tG inch;
For q building Of Class D. ~ inches
by l1a inches by "A men, Salu IHll SIlall
be not loss than feet 10 inches above the
floor of the balcony. Tho ends OF said
rail shall extend through the wall and
shall he firmly secured by nuts and 3-inch
SQUARE washers at least "a Of an inch
thick. In tho space between tho rail and
the frame of tho platform there shall he
placed upright standards or iilling-in bars
not less than y inch round Sgi or square re
firmly riveted to the top rail and TO the
frame of the platform. and shall be placed
not more than inches apart
The opening IN the floor of the balcony
for the stairway shall be not less than
20 inches by 10 inches The stairway shall
be not less than is inches in width, and
shall be constructed rs follows; 49,. ,.ua
than 5-16 inch by 4 inches. the .treads
shall have a rise of not more than II
inches and shall he Of 5-16 inch by inches
steel. with langes at the ends of eacn
tread. and shall he Tiveted at each end
10 the strnger with two 5-16 inch rvets.
The stairway shall have an inclination
of inches horizontal to 12 inches vor
less than 20 inches wide at the top and at
the bottom of the stairway. The stair.
way shall be provided with q handrail
at each side of not less than | inch gas
pipe. which shall he continuous from the
topmost balcony to the lowest balcony.
The platform shall he braced and sup
inches by Inches by 5-16 inch wrought
iron or steel angle the upper end of
which shall be firmly riveted or bolted
to the frame of the platform. and the
lower end shall he securely embedded in
the wall. Provided, that whore the plat
form is more than feet in length there
shall be an additional support Of the de-
scription aforesaid for each additional !
shall he placed as nearly as practicable
equidistant apart.
There shall be an iron gooseneck lad
der extending from the balcony at the
above
The portion of the ladder from
the balcony to the top of the wall shall
be parallel to the general face of the wall.
The ladder shall be not less than 10 INCHES
wide. The sides Of the ladder shall be
made of 1s-inch by 2 inches wrought iron
Or steel. The rungs shall be of q inch
more than IA inches apart. The base of
the ladder shall be securely riveted or
oolted to the floor Of the balcony. The
upper end of the ladder shall be fastened
with bolts to the roof of the building. The
adder shall also be well braced with
wrought iron or steel brackets, built into
Or bolted to the wall of the building
These brackets shall be placed not more
All parts and details of the construc-
ion of balconies, ladders, stairways and
landrails shall be firmly supported and
so as to be perfectly rigid, dur
able and secure.
Each balcony shall be tested by the
owner or builder thereof at his own eN-
DenSe whenever required SO 10 90 DS Ili's
of Buildings, with a dead
load of 100 pounds per square foot of
floor area. If the balcony shows any
weakness in construction or anchorage,
1t shall be strengthened at once by the
owner or builder and made in every way
satisfactory to the Superintendent Of
Sec. 6. This Ordinance is urgently
for the immediate preservation
II the public peace, health and safety;
md the City Clerk shall certify to it's
by a two-thirds vote of the
Council, and cause it to be published
nee in the Los Angeles Herald and
and thereafter 1t shall take
Effect and be in force.
I hereby certify that the whole num-
DER of members of the City Council of
he City of Los Angeles is nine, and
hat the foregoing Ordinance was
passed by a two-thirds vote OF said
Council at its meeting of January %, 1906,
ly the following vote, to wit:
Ayes-Messrs. Ford, Hitler. Harmon,
Kern, Smith and Summerland
-.
Noes-None.
H. ]. LELANDE,
City Clerk.
Approved this 2Sd day of January. 1906
OWEN McALEER,
1-25-1t Mayor.