River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-07-15

Thc lowest balcony shall be provided with
drt1t ladder reaching to the ground. There
shall be attached to such fire escape three
nch wrought iron standpipc extending from
a point within five feet Of the ground to
point three feet above the roof or cornice,
and at each story above the first and on
the roof there shall be attached two and
one-haR inch angle hose valve with male
hose CONNECTION and double or Siamese
"Y' female hose connection, at the base of
tne pipe, with threads to conform to the
SIZE and pattern used By the fire depart
such Ore escapes shall be maintained at all
times in good, servi cable and safe repair
and condition and Tree from membranes
Section 1Gse-1s0 No tenement. lodging
or boarding house shall hereafter be erected
or enlarged upon or moved onto any lot SO
as to occupy more than ninety per cent.
OF corner lot, or more than seventy-nYe
per cent. OF any other lot, provided that the
space occupied by fire escapes shall not be
deemed part Of the lot occupied.
Section 1G36--189. ~ 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 unobstructed, except that
Ere escapes or unenciosed outside stairs
from the rear line OF the house; and the
depth Of said yard measured from the ex-
IRENE 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 hum
dfed feet In depth, the depth of the yard
shall not be less than ten per centum of the
than Ave 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 OK
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 be equal to at least one-fourth OF the
height OF such building above the ground
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 AUDITING upon but one
street, where there ID 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 q
the same unless there be between such
buildings O clear, unobstructed space at
least fifteen feet In width, II either building
be two stories In height, and at least TWEEN
ty feet In width, IL either building be three
stories high, and at least twenty five feet
In width, II either building be over three
stories high.
section 1e3s-19o. No apartment, tene-
ment, lodging or boarding house hereafter
constructed shall have vent shafts, except
for the, purpose Of lighting or yentlitating
water-closet or bathroom compartments, or
Section Y63e--191. ~. No outer lot
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
srease 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 thirty-six feet in length, In all
buildings four stories or less IN height Tor
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.
(3). No inner lot line court shall be less
thar 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 nifty
square feet in area for courts two stories
or less In height; and for every additional
story every such inner court or inneI lot
line court shall be increased In size BY at
least one linear foot in Its length and one
linear foot in its width.
IA. No court or vent shaft shall be COW
cred by q 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.
(S). At the bottom of every shaft or In
ner court there shall be a sufficient access
to such shaft or court as to enable IL TO pc
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.
(6). 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
house or boarding house Is erected
In
house, tenement lodging or boarding house
hereafter erected, every room, except wafer.
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 floor
area Of the room and the top of at least one
window shall be not less than seven feet
above the door and the upper half of It
shall be made SO as to open the full width.
No building hereafter erected shau be con-
verified into; used. or leased for q tenement,
lodging or boarding house, unless every such
have q window opening directly upon q
street, yard or court; nor shall any build
ing or part thereof constructed and used for q
different purpose, be remodeled so as to con-
vert 1t 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
dows provided to light each public hall or
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 provided
with windows on each floor opening directly
70 the outer air, there SHAH be IN the rooI
directly over each stairwen ventlatins
Rkyngh1 with ridge or gable ventilators hRv-
Ing minimum opening OF forty square
Inches or such Rkylighf shall be provided
with dxed or movable louverHs The glazed
EOOf Of such skylight shall DO not less than
twenty square test In area.
Section 1086-IoA In every apartment
house tenement lodging or boarding house
there ahall ha adeQuats chtmneys running
Through every door with en- open nre plHca
or CRATE, or place for stove properly con-
necfed with one Of said chimneys for every
hy turnaca, hot water or steam and pro-
vision u made for cooking By gas or cleo
Rxtcity.
Section 1ssS--1eG No room IN ne eetiar
Or basement Of any apartment esnament,
lodging or boarding house shan be con-
ntTUcted, altered or occupied koR living pur>
pOeaa unless all Of the following conditions
least eight feet high In every part from the
door 60 the ceiling me ceiling Of such Ecom
Shall be ct least four feet above the level
OF khe lot such room shall have window
Or windows opening upon tha street, yard
o. outer court and the total window ares
nooF area Of the room one-hal9 OF sash OF
such window shall be made 20 open the 8nll
width the walls and moor % such room
shall be damp-proof and waterproof. and
sc Tor human habitaSon as determined By
chs departments charged with the enforce
Section 16s6waee. f11. In every apart
EuRut house, tenement, hereafter erected 40
cnesible to che city sewer and water system
water~closets shall be provided as follows