Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-08
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posed to erect. construct or change the
location Of q fire escape or fire escapes,
the general dimensions Of such building
and the number and height Of the stOr-
les thereof the name Of the owner Of
such building, and the purpose for which
10 Is to be used and the name OF the con-
tractor for the work for which such per-
NIT s desired. In case said Board OF Pub
lie Works shall find that the proposed
work will conform to the requirements
Of tho Ordinances Of said city, they shall
Issue a permit for the doing Of said
work. N the work authorized thereby Is
not begun within 10 days from the date
thereof such permit shall be and become
void, and before such work can be com
menced a new permit shall be taken out
therefor and the same fee as herein
fixed for the original permit shall be paid.
lt shall be unlawful for any person.
firm or corporation owning, having
charge or control of any building re-
quired by the Ordinances OF this city to
be provided with a FIRE escape or fire
escapes, to permit any portion of said
building above the second floor to be
occupied by any person or persons until
after all fire escapes required by this Or
dinance shall have been completely in
stalled on said building, IN accordance
with the requirements OF this Ordinance,
and shall have been Inspected and ap-
proved by the Board Of Public Works as
herein provided. Upon the completion OF
building. said person, firm or corporation
shall give notice thereof, in writing
to said BCaTd Of Public Works Works
Works shall inspect said fire es-
cape or fire escapes. and II the same
prove to be constructed In strict accord
ance with this Ordinance they shall issue
certificate to that effect, without charge
therefor, unless said work shall have
been done without a permit, as above
provided, In which case they shall be
entitled to collect a fee of one dollar for
such certificate.
FIRE ESCAPES
Sec. 100. For the proper and necessary
building more than two stories at front
or rear in height, that is occupied. or de-
signed to be occupied, above the second
story by three or more families, or that
| is used. or designed to be used, for offices
work shop, or public entertainm or
assemblages: every building three or more
stories In height at front or rear; every
| building used and occupied, or so con
structed as to be capable Of being used
or occupied, as a theater, hospital, asy-
lum. seminary academy. college, hotel
ment house lodging house. factory, mill
| or mandatory; and every school build
| ing of more than two stories in height al
front or rear, rear, shall be provided and
| bined with metallic balconies, platforms
and railings firmly secured to the outer
walls and erected and arranged in such
way and in such proximity to windows
| or doors Of each story above the first as
to render said fire escapes readily ac-
| cessible for the escape Of the inmates In
case of fire, and for the use of the fire
department, and all such buildings as
| above described, which are more than
| three stories in height shall have a metal
| lie standpipe in connection with every
| fire escape required by this Ordinance
| such standpipe to be of the size described
In this Ordinance. On every such build
| ing there must be at least one fire escape
connected with every floor above the
| first floor. Every such building of Glasses
| "B" and &c" containing more than five
thousand square feet Of floor area on any
| floor above the first story shall be pro-
yided and equipped with an additional
fire escape for every additional five thou.
| sand square feet of area, or fractional
part thereof, contained in the floor OF
| largest area above the first story, and
every such building Of Class ID" con
| struction containing more than four thou
sand square feet of floor area on any
equipped with an additional fire escape
for every additional four thousand square
| feet OF floor area or fractional part
thereof contained In the floor of largest
area above the first story.
| Provided, however, that where buildings
| of Class "A" are used exclusively for Of
flee purposes above the first floor the re-
escapes, shall not apply On every ;, other 9TH
fire escape for every ten thousand square
feet of area or fraction thereof. in the
| floor of the greatest area above the first
|
story.
SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE EREc.
| TION AND CONSTRUCTION OF
| FIRE ESCAPES
| Sec. 121. The materials and mode OF
construction for fire escapes shall be as
follows:
The balcony shall be not less than forty
inches in width, and not less than eight
| feet In length.
The frame of the platform shall be
| Lac ~
For buildings of Glass "a" "B'' or &C."
not less than 3 inches by 3 inches
1ea wbsre Sa tn9 the
shall be not less than inches by inches
| by 5-16 inch.
For a building of Glass D. not less
than inches by inches by 5-16 inch, ex-
cept on the building side of the platform,
where the dimensions shall be not less
than by by 5-16 inch.
The angles at the ends of the platform
shall extend through the wall and shall be
firmly secured by nuts and 4-inch square
washers at least II, Of an inch thick. ;,
The floor of the platform lat shall be ZEN made de
steel Stats, running at right angles to the
face of the building, and placed not more
than one inch apart and we'll secured at
| each bearing by riVets or bolts. These
Stats shall be supported at the center by
a wrought iron or steel angle not less
than inches by A inches by SIG inch. Sc
| curely DOlIeu OF TlNeleu dL edCu SIlu "
the 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 dimen-
sions, to wit:
For building of Glass "a" "B'' or &C. y
2 inches by inches by 5-16 inch.
| For building of Glass ID" 112 inches
by 1la inches by a inch. Said rail shall
be not less than 2 feet 10 inches above the
| floor of the balcony. The ends of said
rail shall extend through the wall and
shall be firmly secured by nuts and 3-inch
square washers at least ss of an inch
thick In the space between the rail and
the frame of the platform there shall
be placed upright standards or filling-ln
bars not less than " inch round or square
wrought iron or steel, which shall be
firmly riveted to the top rail and to the
| frame of the platform and shall be placed
not more than eight inches apart.
| The opening in the floor of the balcony
| for the stairway shall be not less than
| 20 inches by 40 inches, The stairway
shall be not less than Is inches in width,
and shall be constructed as follows:
The stringers shall be of steel not less
than 4 inch by 4 inches, the treads shall
have rise of not more than II inches and
shall be of 4 inch by 4 inches steel, with
hanges at the ends of each tread and
shall be riveted at each end to the
stringer with two 5-16 inch rivets. The
| stairway shall have an inclination OF