Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-07-21

-. JUS per square foot The baiconv e e,su NY
''2 hoor sha an De provided with a goose
= lowest ba.eony shall be provided with
{ ~ adder reaching to the ground Tb bn .
iuch wrought iron standpipc extanTina tFl1ee
8 Joint within i've f-ct OF the ground 70 ,oia 4
I NJ three feet above the roof or cornice
tae roof there shall be attached + ano On
C;e-haif inch angle hose valve with m nda
hose connection and a double or Siamese
= female hose connection, at the base oS
tEe pipe, with threads to conform 70 tp pa
re. and pattern used by the fire dena-+
nent where the building is located. "a All
saeh fire escapes shall be maintained ar oil
times in good, seryiceable and safe renal
and condition and free from incumbrances
Section 16Se-1ss. No tenament ,odo,r
or boarding house shall hereafter be erected
or enlarged upon or moved onto any lot az
as to occupy more than ninety per cent.
per cent. of any other lot, provided that tbe
space occupied by fire escapes shall not be
des sestion p asss q 5ss lot occupied
apartment house, tenement, lodging or
b6arding house hereafter erected or ENLARGED
upon or moved onto any lot which does not
shall be a yard extending across the entire
width of the lot at every point from the
ground to the sky unobstructed, except that
fire escapes or unenclosed outside stairs
may project not over four and one-half feet
from the rear line of the house: and the
depth OF said yard measured from the ex-
treme rear wall Of the house to the rear
line of the lot shall be as follows The
depth OF the yard behind such house here
after erected upon corner lot sail not be
less than ten feet In every part provided
that where such lot is less than one hun
dred feet IN depth, the depth of the yard
shall not be less than ten per centum of the
depth Of such lot, but shall never be less
than I'VE feet In every part. The depth of
the yard behind apartment, tenement, board
Ing or lodging houses built on other Than
rom fho liz,
any part of such house to the center line
of the alley. if there is an alley or the rear
line Of the lot where there is no alley,
shall De equal to at least one-fourth of the
height of such building above the ground
level, but in no case shall it be less than
ten feet.
(2). No apartment, tenement, lodging or
boarding house shall be erected upon or
moved onto the front of any plated lot or
other parcel OF land abutting upon but one
street, where there is another building upon
the rear of the same lot or parcel, or upon
the rear OF any such lot or parcel where
there is another building upon the front of
the same unless there be between such
buildings a clear, uu0bstructed space at
least fifteen feet in width, If either building
II feet In width, If either building be three
stories high, and at least twenty five feet
ln width, if either building be over three
Section 1636-190 No apartment, tene-
ment, lodging or boarding house hereafter
constructed shall have vent shafts, except
tor the purpose of lighting or yentilating
water-closet or bathroom compartments, or
passage ways.
Section f636-191. a.. No outer lot
line court measured from the lot line to the
feet for buildings two stories or less in
height. For buildings more than two stories
IN height, the width of such court shall in
crease one foot for each additional story.
(2C. Where an outer court is situated be-
tween wings or parts OF the same building
or between different buildings on the same
lot the width of said court measured from
wall to wall shall not be less than eight
feet In any part provided the court does
buildings four stories or less in height; for
each additional story in height such court
shall increase one foot in width ; and for each
additional ten feet of increase or fraction
thereof in the length of such court the en-
tire width shall be increased one foot, and
the increase In width shall be cumulative.
81. No inner lot line court shall be less
than six feet In width, nor less than sixty
square feet in area of unobstructed space
Inner court shall be less than ten feet in
width nor less than one hundred and fifty
square feet in area for courts two stories
or less In height; and for every additional
story every such inner court or inner lot
line court shall be Increased in size by at
least one linear foot in its length and one
linear foot In its width.
(4l. No court or vent shaft shall be COW
cred by a roof or skylight but shall be
open and unobstructed from the bottom
thereof to the sky. No fire escape or stair
way shall be constructed therein unless the
court be enlarged proportionately, and have
direct exit outside of the building.
i51. at the bottom of every shaft or in
ners court there shall be sufficient access
TO such Shaft or court as to enable 1t TO be
properly cleaned out. All such inner courts
shall have an intake for fresh air, Leading
from street or yard, the area of which in
take in square feet shall equal two one
thousandths of the number OF cubic reet
contained In said court.
49,. No building shall hereafter be al
tered or enlarged to encroach upon the
space reserved by law for light and air, on
the lots or parcels Of ground on which iha saen
house or boarding house IS erected.
Section 1636-192. In every apartment
hereafter erected, every room. except water,
closet Compartments and bathroom shall
have at least one window opening directly
upon the street or upon yard or court;
The total window area in such room shall
be at least one-tenth of the superficial hoor
area of the room and the top OF at least one
window shall be not less than seven feet
above the floor and the upper malt OF II
shall be made SO as to open the full width.
No budiug hereafter erected snail De con
verified into, used or leased for tenement,
lodging or boarding house, unless every sucn
room thereof used for such purpose snall
have a window opening directly upon
street yard or court nor shall any puild-
ing or bart thereof constructed and used for
d Ierent purpose. be remodeled SO as 10 CON
vert-It into tenement, lodging or poarulng
house. unless SO remodeled as TO comply
with the requirements of this section
Section 1631--193. In every apartment
house, tenement, lodging or boarding mouse
hereafter erected, one at least OF the WIN
dows provided TO light each pubic nan OF
part thereof. shall contain not less than ten
square feet OF glass area In every sucn
house three or more stories in height where
the stairs OF public halls are not pfoYiaeiu
with windows on each floor opening dlrectly
to the outer air, there snail be IN the rooI
directly over each stairweI ven.nIa hnI
sktllght with ridge or gable ventliators nav
Ing minimum opening OF lprty sgdaadd
inches, or such skylight shall be proylaedd
with fixed or movable lowers. Inc giazeo
roof of such skylight shall be not less tnan
twenty square feet in area.
Section 1636-194. In every apartment
house. tenement, lodging or boarding mouse
tbrot,ah every floor with an open fire place
or crate or place for a stove properly con-
nected with one of said chimneys for every
apartment, unless the apartment Is Heateu
nv furnace, hot water. or steam and pro
vision is made for cooking by gas or cleo
tricity.
section 1e36-195 No room in the cellar
or basement Of any apartment, tenement
lodging or boarding house shall De con
strncted altered or occupied for living pur-
noses unless all of the following conuitlons
are complied with: Such rooms snan pe a.
least eight feet high IN every par. s acS room
shall be at least four feet above the ieVet
of the lot such room shall nave winuoM
or windows opening upon the street, yaau
,r enter court and the total WINDOW area
.nsii he ar least one-tenth the supernclai
moor area of the room one-haIt OF SASH "
such window shall be made to open tne iuli
width; the walls and noor OF sucn ne io ond
fit for human habitation as Determined Cy
the departments charged with the ENFORCE
ment OF this act.
ment house tenement hereafter erected &C
cessibe TO the city sewer and water system,
water-eIosets shall be provided as Ioiiows