The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-15
Nc. 500 A. published June 10, 1909.
CHAPTER 394, LAWS OF 1909

| AN ACT to create sections 1886 20 to
lH36--201 INCLUSIVE for the RECITATION
| of the construction Of apartment houses.
| tenement houses and boarding and lodg-
ing houses In cities CT the first class.
| The people OF the State OF Wisconsin, repre-
| scented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
! Section l. There are added to the stat
! utes twenty-five new sections to be NUN
bered sections l636-1s0 to 1e36-2ol in
| Section iGS6--1so. The provisions of
this ,,s act shall apply to and be in :, ,~ree In
OF the provisions thereof shall apply to
ana be In force n any city of the second or
| third class In which the common council
| same or such designated part or provisions
Thereof shall so apply and be in force In
| Section 1636-1S1 u. An apartment
! or tenement house, in the meaning OF this
act. is any house o. building. portion,
thereof, which is rented. leased let or hired
| out TO be occupied as a home or residence
| " three or more families living inGspend-
emily ard doing their cooking or having
facili ,:e FOR FOR, doing their cooking upon the
premises, and having common right in the
stairways. yards and water closets or some
| Of them.
CO. A lodging or boarding house is any
house or building or portion thereof In
which six OF more persons are harbored. re-
| ceived or lodged for hire. or any building
or part thereof which Is used for six or
more persons NOT members of the family, to
sleep IN or occupy as lodging
(3). An apartment is room or suite of
rooms occupied or designed to be occupied
| AZ family domicile.
"a. yard Is an open, unoccupled space
| on the same lot with tenemsnt, lodging or
| boarding house, between the rear line of the
| house and the rear line of the lot.
| 90. A court Is an open. unoccuplcd space
| other than yard, on the same lot with
tenement, lodging or boarding house. A
! court entirely surrounded by house or
! building Is an inner court. court bounded
| on one side and both ends by house or
k,,l aud IVA pt1 Ix, ~
| line Is an inner lot,line court. 4 court ex-
| tending to street, alley or yard Is
| outer court, court with one side on
! lot line and opening to street or yard or
| both Is an outer lot line court.
80. shaft includes exterior and in
terror shafts whether for light, air, ele-
, A vent shaft Is one used solely to ventiiGtc
! or light wstercloset compartment, bath
| room or passageway.
| 90 A public hall is a hall corridor. or
| pnssageway not within an apartment.
tS). A stair hail includes the stairs stair
| landings, those portions of the pubic halls
through which 1t is necessary TO pass in
| gettin, from the entrance floor TO the roof,
| and the enclosing partitions.
| go. A basement 3 story partly; but
| the level OF the lot.
t1O). A cellar Is story more than one
| half its height below the level Of the lot.
1ll, An attic is an enclosed portion OF
| a building above the top story and Is not to
be construed or counted as a story.
(12). The expressions ''fre-proof and
| ..'frc-pr9of construction" wherever here
! in used, means construction OF walls.
| piers partitions, floors, roof and stairs IN
which no wood or other nflammable ma
teria is used, In which the several s tII
| fire resisting materials and In which all
| structural parts Of steel and iron are thor
oTghy from sp fire ny an ample
| proof tenement lodging or boarding house
Is one OF fire proof construction. But this
definition shall not be construed as pro
| hibting, elsewhere than in star halls or en-
| trance halls. the use OF wooden flooring on
top Of the fire proof floors or the use Of
hardwood rnils to stairs;
! adjacent TO tenement. lodging or boarding
house varies, the mean or average grade or
such street or lot shall be considered tho
| grade Of such street or lot
90. lot line Is the boundary line on
! either side of the proposed building prfanises
! and lot Is such building premises open
| and unoccupled by any building.
Section IG38-1S2. Before the erection,
! construction or alteration except minor re
repairs. of any apartment house tenement
| house, boarding or lodging house. or any
! part Of such building the excavation OF
| any cellar therefor IS commenced, the owner
or lessee. or agent or e.ther or the architect 5d
| In connection With the proposed erection or
| operation. shall apply to the building In
for to 20 such the
! exact site TO be occupied and Indicate by
| diagram the dimensions thereof and loca ton
Of the building thereon. and state the ma
ter.a,s to be used. the dimensions and esti-
! mated cost of the proposed building and the
| probable time to be occupied in the compile.
! tion. The application shall be ACCOMPANIED
| by detailed statement of the specifications,
| a full and complete copy of the plans or
such proposed work and such structural de
tsl drawings of such proposed hGlldng as
! statement giving the full name and resi-
! dcnce street and number. of the owner or
| each OF the. owners Of such proposed eui,d,
| Ing also the rame and res dence OF the
| architect and contractor. Said statement
| and specifications and cony of Plans. shall:
Il approved; be kept on file IN the once .,o OF
| the city building inspector. and the erection.
| construction or alteration of such building
| shall not be commenced or proceeded with
| until such statement and plans shall nave
| been so filed and q permit issued by such
hrjlding inspector, and when proceeded with.
| the erection. coz struction or alteration OF
! such building shall be carried on In accord.
| anre with such approved detail led statement
| Of specifications and copy of plans and not
| otherwise If the detailed statement OF
| specifications and copy OF plans indicate
! that the building contemplated VIII not IN
ali rssnects be in accordance with the re-
! ouirements of this act, the building inspec,,
tor shall refuse 70 Issue permit until SAD saia
! nnda to conform In every respect with the
requirements Of this act.
section 16SG-1s3 Every Try, .a niparthm nene
| hereafter erected, five stories or more above
| cellar or basement. shall be of hre-proof
construction.
Section 163e-1s4. IN every non-ire
| lroof. as well as fre-proof tenement. iodg
! Ing or boarding house hereafter erected
| three stories or more in height. exclusive OF
! cellar the Gour of the first story above the
| cellar shall be of fre-proof construction.
| section 1636--1S5. The stair halls in
all non fire proof as well as treproof rene
| ment houses herea fter erected shall be con
| structed as in this section specified. IN
! hon riding or lodging house hereafter erected.
! which either is occupied or is arranged to
| he occupied by more than two tamll.es on
| any floor or which Is four stories and cellar
| In height the stair halls shall be construct
! cd OF nre-proof material throughout. In
| onartment. tenement houses and boarding
| and lodging houses hereafter erected three
stories and cellar in height. and winch also
| are not occupied or arranged TO De occu-
| MED by more than two families on any noor:
! the stair halls shall be mace OF nireproot
| or open mill construction. Enclosing par,
| titions shall be either tire-proot OF niled
with incombustible materials.
Section 163G-lS8. All shafts hereafter
| constructed in apartment houses, tenement
! i"dcinc and boarding houses. shall be con
strnctsd dre-proof throughout. No Gle
| vator shall be built In the well-hole or the
| stairs but shall be enclosed in separate IRE
! proof shaft
| house tenement, lodging or ooarolhe mouse ~
hereafter erected, exceeding two stories In
! height and every snch building heretofore
| crocted which at the time of the passage
| and implication of this act Is not provided
! With sufficient Iron fire escapes shall have
! on the outside thereof. one or more open
md balconies Such Are escapes In tene-
| mcut houses shall open directly from at