The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-29
No. 800, A.. Published June Is. 1853
CHAPTAR S94a LAWS OE. lSna.

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No. 900, Al Published June Is, 1859.
CHAPTER 1874, LAWS OF 1903.
1e86I26i incius.ve s' for the 'q Tegusatd 10
OF the construction of apartment houses.
tenement houses and boarding and lod:.
ing houses in cities CT the first class.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
scented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows:
Section l. There are added to the stat
utes twenty-five new sections to be num-
bered sections 1636-1S0 to 1636-2O1 in
elusive, to read:
this act shall apply to and be in force in
cities Of the first class only, but all or any
of the provisions thereof shall apply. TO
cara pc class Ia In WheS the co council
thereof shall by ordinance provide that the
same or such designated part or provisions
thereof shall so apply and be in force in
Section 1636-1s1. ~. An apartment
or tenement house, in the meaning OF TINS
act. is any. house or building, or portion
thereof, which is rented. leased, let or hired
OUT to be occupied as home or residence
Of three or more families living independ-
emily and doing their. cooking or having
fatalites for doing their cooking upon the
premises, end having common right in the
stairways. yards and water closets or some
~. lodging or boarding house is any
house or building portion thereof in
which six or more persons are harbored. re-
ceived or lodged for hire, or any building
or part thereof which is used for six OF
more persons not members of the family, to
sleep in or occupy as lodging. .
ID. An apartment is a room or suite Of
rooms occupied or, designed to be occupied
as family domicile.
az. A yard is an open, unoccuped space
ON the same lot with a tenement, lodging or
boarding house, between the e 1 rear line OF the
10. A court is an open, unoccupied space
other than yard on the same lot with a
tenement, lodging or boarding house A
court entirely surrounded by house or
building is an inner court. A court bounded
ON one side and both ends by a house or
building and on the remaining side by lot
tending to a street, alley or yard, is an
outer court court with one side on
lot line and opening to street or yard or
both Ia an outer lot line court g..
go. shaft includes exterior and In
terror shafts. whether for light, air, ele-
vator, dumb-waiter or any other purpose
A vent shaft is one used solely to ventilate
or Light a watercloSet compartment, bath
room or paSsageWay.
(7). public hall is hall, corridor, or
passageway not within an apartment. ,.
landings, those portions of the public halls
through which it is necessary to pass In
getting from the entrance floor to the roof
and the enclosing partitions.
(9). basement is a story partly, but
not more than one-half its height, below
the level Of the lot. ....
half It's height below the level Of the lot.
O1). An attic Is an enclosed portion or
a building above the top story and Is not to
be construed or counted as a story.
.'fre~proof construction wherever here
in used means construction. of w@lls,>
which no wood or other infammabie ma
terial Is used. in which the several struc-
tura1 parts are made OF hard, incombustlble;
fire resisting materials and in which. all
structi,rai parts Of steel and iron are thor
oilghiy projected from Dire by an ample COW
ering Of such fire resisting material. fire.
Is one of fre-proof construction. But this
definition shall not be- construed as pro-
hibiting, elsewhere than In stai- halls or en-
trance halls. the use of wooden flooring on
hardwood rails to stairs.
i.(13), Where grade In the street or lot
| adjacent to tenement, lodging or boarding
house varies, the mean or average grade OF
such street or lot shall be considered the
| grade Of such street or lot.
(14) lot line Is the boundary line on
either Side of the proposed building premises
to be indicated as such on the lot diagram.
and lot Is such building premises opsn
and unoccup!ed by any building
Section 1636-1S2. Before the erection,
construction or alteration, except minor re-
repairs Of any apartment house, tenement
house, boarding or lodging house, or any
any cellar therefor is commenced. the owner
OF lessee or agent or either or the architect
or builder employed by such owner or lessee
In connection with the proposed erection or
operation, shall apply to the building in
spector for permit to do such work. The
application for such permit shall state the
exact site to be occupied and Indicate by
diagram the dimensions thereof and location
| of the building thereon. and state the ma
terials to be used, the dimensions and esti-
mated cost Of the proposed building ana the
! probable time to be occupied in the comple-
| ton. The application shall be accompanied
by detailed statement of the specifications:
a full and complete copy OF the plans OF
such proposed work and such structural de-
tail drawings of such proposed building as
the said officer may require, and written
statement giving the full name and resi-
dence street and number of the owner or
each of the owners of such proposed build
ing also the name and residence or the
architect and contrae tor. Said statement
and specifications and copy OF pans, snall:
If approved. be kept on file in the ONCE OF
| the city building inspector, and the erection,
construction or alteration OF such D9lloing
shall not be commenced OF proceeded WIN
until such statement and plans shall nave
been SO filed and a permit issued by such
building inspector. and when PROCEEDED VIII:
/ the erection, construction or alteration OF
such building shall be carried on in accord
ance with such approved detailed statement
Of specifications and copy OF plans ana nos e
otherwise, If the detailed Statement OF
specifications and copy Of plans ,, Indicate n tie
that the building contemplated VIII not IN
all RESPECTS be in accordance WIN tne re-
quirements of this act, the building lnspec,,
for shall refuse to issue permit. until said
s enc and plans shall have been
made to conform in every respect with the
re9 Santion SSe 81 Every apartment
house, tenement lodging or boarding house
hereafter erected, five stories or more above
collar or basement shall be OF nre-proof
construction
Section 1sss-1s4 In every non,fre-
proof as well as fire-proof tenement. lodg-
ing or boarding house hereafter erected:
three stories or more in height. exclusive or
cellar. the floor Of the first story above the
cellar shall b Of yeprTSSf e s4a Sas in
all non-fre. proof as well as hreproof tene-
mant houses hereafter erected shall be con-
strncted as in this section specified. In
everv apartment house, tenement house,
boa riding or lodging house hereafter erected,
which either is occupied or is arranged TO
be occupied by more than two families on
any floor or which is four stories and cellar
in height. the stair halls shall be construct
ed of iRe-proof material throughout. In
apartment, tenement houses and boarding
and lodging houses hereafter erected three
stories and cellar in height. and which also
are net occupied or arranged to be occu-
pied by more than two families on any foor.i
the stair halls shall be made of flre-proof
or open mill construction. Enclosing par
titions shall be either firc-proof or filled
Section 1636-1S6. All shafts hereafter
constructed in apartment houses. tenement,
lodging and boarding houses. shall be con-
vator shall be built in the well-hoe of the
stairs but shall be enclosed IN separate IRE
proof shaft.
Section 1e36-1s7 Every apartment
hereafter erected, exceeding two stories In
height and every such building heretofore
erected which at the time of the passage
and publication of this act is not PROVIDED
on the outside thereof. one or, more open
iron fire escapes consisting of stairWayS