Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-07-14

nHf'H- kaQQGF lriltAG 10 and above the roof.
The lowest balcony shall be provided with a
drop ladder reaching 10 the ground There
sliaii &c attached to such IRE escape a thr>ae
inch wEouEht IRON standpipe extending frola
point three feet above the roof or corniee,
and at each story above the first and on
Tie roof there shall he attached two and
one-half inch angle hose valve with male
hose connection and a double or Siamese
female hose connection, at the base of
the pipe, with threads TO conform TO the
SIZE and pattern used ~ the FIRE depart
ment where the building is located. All
such nre escapes shall be maintained at all
times IN good, serYi.eable and safe repair
ana an CONDITION and Zee from membranes
OF any END.
Section 163e-1sa. No tenement. lodging
or boarding house shall hereafter be erected
OF enlarged upon or moved onto any lot SO
as 70 occupy more than ninety per cent
of corner lot, or more than seventy-five
space occupied by ire escapes shall not be
deemed part Of the lot occupied.
section 16S6-1Sy. III Behind every
apartment house. tenement. lodging or
boarding house hereafter erected or enlarged
upon or moved onto any lot which does not
extend from the street to an alley, there
shall be a yard extending across the entire
width of the lot at every point from the
ground TO the sky unobstrueted. except that
IRE escapes or unenclosed outside stairs
may project not over four and one-half feet
from the rear line of the house; and the
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 a 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
snail not be less than ten per centum of the
depth of such lot but shall never be less
than hye feet In every part. The depth Of
the yard behind apartment, tenement, board
Ing or lodging houses built on other than
corner lots, measured from the rear line Of
any part OF such house TO the center line
of the alley. II there is an alley or the rear
IN EFhA tc oil
shall be equal TO ut least one-fourtb of the
height of SUCH building above the ground
level but in no case shall 1t be less than
(2l. No apartment, tenement, lodging or
boarding house shall be erected upon or
moved onto the s front OF any plated lot or
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 clear unobstructed space at
least fifteen feet in width, If either building
be two stories n height, and at least TWEEN
~ feet In width, If either building be three
stories high, and at least twenty-five feet
In width, If either building be over three
stories high.
Section 1e3e-19O. No apartment tene-
ment. lodging or boarding house hereafter
constructed shall have vent shafts, except
for the purpose OF lighting or ventilating
water-closet or bathroom compartments, or
passage ways.
line court measured from the lot line to the
wall of the building, shall be less than three
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.
(2). 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
not exceed thiFty-siX feet in length in all
buildings four stories or less in height; for
each additional story In height such court
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.
(3). No inner lot line court shall be less
than six feet in width, nor less than sixty
square feet In area of unobstructed space
for courts two stories or less in height; no
inner court shall be less than ten feet in
width nor less than one hundred and ffty
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.
"a. 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.
80. At the bottom of every SHAFT or In
ner court there shall be a sufficient access
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 feet
contained in said court
go. 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 such
apartment house, tenement house, lodging
hrap fNarr F- nfnd
Section 1636-192. In every apartment
house, tenement, lodging or boarding house
hereafter erected, every room, except water
closet compartments and bathroom shall
have at least one window opening directly
upon the street or upon a yard or court.
The total window area In such room shall
be at least one-tenth of the superficial floor
area of the room and the top of at least one
window shall be not less than seven feet
above the 1oor and the upper haif or IL
shall be made so as to open the full width.
No building hereafter erected sLh be con-
verified into, used or leased for tenement,
lodging or boarding house, unless every such
room thereof used for such purpose shall
have a window opening directly upon a
street, yard or court; nor shall any build
ing or part thereof constructed and used for
different purpose. be remodeled so as to CON
vert it into tenement, lodging or boarding
house, unless so remodeled as to comply
with the requirements of this section.
Section 1636-193. In every apartment
house. tenement, lodging or boarding house
hereafter erected, one at least Of the win
part thereof shall contain not less than ten
square feet Of glass area. In every such
house three or more stories In height where
the estairs of public halls are not provided
with windows on each floor opening directly
to the outer air, there shall be in the roof
directly over each stairwell a ventilatIng
skylight with ridge or gable ventilators hav-
ing a minimum opening of forty square
inches, or such skylight shall be provided
with fixed or movable lowers The glazed
roof of such skylight shall be not less than
twenty square feet in area.
Section 1636-194. In every apartment
house, tenement, lodging or boarding house
there shall be adequate chimneys running
through 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 heated
vision is made for cooking by gas or cleo
tricity.
Section 1636-195. No room In the cellar
or basement of any apartment, tenement,
lodging or boarding house shall be con-
structed, altered or occupied for living pur-
poses unless all of the following conditions
are complied with: Such rooms shall be at
least eight feet high in every part from the
floor to the ceiling; the ceiling Of such room
shall be at least four feet above the level
of the lot such room shall have window
or windows opening upon the street, yard
or outer court and the total window area
shall be at least one-tenth the superficial
such window shall be made to open the full
width; the walls and floor of such room
shall be damp-proof and waterproof. and
fit for human habtation as determined by
the departments charged with the enforce
ment OF this act.
Section 1636-l96 ~ In every apart
ment house, tenement, hereafter erected ac-
cessible to the city sewer and water system,