Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-12

be accommodated in excess Of five hum
dred an additional twenty inches of exit
door width and two foot increase of
width for corridors, Hobbies on passage
ways shall be allowed. No single door
shall be less than tire feet wide. There
can be no less than two exit doors each
not less than three feet in width for the
stage. A common place Of exit and en-
trance may serve for the main floor of
the auditorium and the first gallery, pro-
vided its capacity is equal TO the aggre-
gate capacity of the outlets from the
main floor and the gallery. No passage
leading to any stairway communicating
with any entrance or exit can be less
than four feet in width.
The stairways in all assembly halls
and theatres having a seating capacity
OF more than five hundred shall be built
entirely of incombustible material. Dis
tinct and separate places Of exit and en-
trance shall be provided for each gallery
above the first. Where the seating ca
pacity is for 1000 persons or less only
two direct lines Of stairs will be required
located on opposite sides of the galleries
and in both cases shall extend from the
sidewalk level 70 the upper gallery, with
outlets from each gallery TO each of said
stairways. Stairs leading to any gallery
shall not be left open on both sides. At
least two independent stairways with
direct exterior outlets, shall be provided
for the service Of the stage. There must
be iron stairways from the gidiron and
from the fly gallery above the stage to a
scuttle hole in the roof. All stairways
eight feet and over in width must be
provided with n central rail of metal or
hard wood, not less than two inches in
diameter about three feet above the CEN
ter of the treads, supported on wrought
metal or brass standards of sufficient
strength bolted 10 the treads or risers of
the stairs, OF both, and at the head of
each flight of stairs and on each side of
| the landing the post or standard shall be
at least six feet in height, and tie rail
shall be secured TO such post.
No steam boiler or furnace can be To-
Gated under the auditorium or stage o.
any passageway or stairway or exit OF
the building. No floor register for heat.
ing win be permitted in aisles or pass
ageways.
Stand pipes four inches in diameter
must be provided with hose attachments
ON every floor and gallery, as follows.
One on each side of the auditorium, In
each tiers also on each side of the stage
in each tier, and at least one in tn,
property room and one in the carpenter
shop. If the same be contiguous to the
building.
Each portion of the building devoted
10 the uses or accommodations of th,
public also all outlets leading to tn,
streets, including the open court and cor
ridors, must be well and properly Lighted
during every performance and until tn,
entire audience has left the premises. Al
gas or electric lights in the hall, lobby
or parts of the building used by the audi
ence except the auditorium must be con
trolled by a separate cut OF, located il
the lobby and controlled only in that par
ticular place The gas mains supplying
the building must have independent con
nections for the auditorium and The
stage, and provision shall be made foi
shutting of the gas from the outside oil
the building. When interior gas lights
are not lighted by electricity or Other
suitable appliances, they must be ap
proved by the chief of the Fire Depart
ment. All footlights, except electri,
lights in addition to the wire network
shall be protected by a strong wire guard
and chain, placed not less than two feet
distant from the footlights and tn,
trough within which the lights are PLACED
shall be formed of and surrounded b,
fireproof materials. Assembly halls ant
theatres lighted by electric lights onl,
shall have at least thre separate and dis
tinct circuits.
Each exit which can be used in case o.
fire shall be designated by the wor,
exit" in letters Of such size that car
be read from the opposite side Of the au
ditorium or gallery and so situated i'm
mediately over or on the exits that the,
can be readily seen from any part of tn
auditorium or gallery. A red light mus
be placed over each of the signs and KEEP
burning during the time of the entertain
ment or performance.
The stand pipes, gas pipes, electri
wires, hose. footlights and all an
paratus for extinguishing FIRE OF guarding
against the same must be in charge o
and under the control of the Fire De
partment, and the chief Of the depart
ment, in connection with the building in
spector, is directed to see that the ar